The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-03-01
NEW.YORK CITY.

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| New YoRK, February 29.-An Albany
dispatch says the Judiciary Committee
will recommend the impeachment oil
Judges Cardozo and Bernard.
In the case Of the killing Of Mrs. Brown
6y the Hudson River Company, by a
dummy engine, recently, the coroner's
ljury rendered q verdict to, the effect that
lhe companywas directly responsible fot
her death.
Frank Dion, Of, Brooklyn, beat James
Bennett Of Toronto, match game of bill.
lizards, for $3.50, in Brooklyn last night.
One Of the matters which Is said to
have been presented 10 the Judiciary
Committee against Judge Cardozo, charg.
es him with holding q decision in a sim.
pie case since 1870, and then asserting
that the notes Of the case had been lost,
and he Gould not give "a decision. The
suit was for the recovery, by q sister Of q
dccedent, of property left her.
Tho impression Is prevalent here that
while Leet & Co., may lose the general
order business, they will continue to re-.
tain the keys Of their bonded warehouse.
1t Is understood that the district attorney
cannotproscute the merchants who bribed
the custom house officers. In the testi.
monY taken before the investigating
committee, the statute excepting such
witnesses from liability, II independent
proof arises in the prosecution Of the off.
GERS, is to be made the bnsis of the suits
against the merchants. H1rsI
The Court to-day heard the arguments
OF Messrs. Bartlett and Mexican, counsel
OF Stokes, who addressed the Jury in sub
stantation Of their plea that the drawing
and all the proceedings in obtaining the
grand jury by which the Indictment was
found against Stokes, were illegal.
In the Stokes case, District Attorney
Garvin in replying to the remarks Of
Stokes counsel, said it was said by Stokes
counsel, that the grand jury was packed,
who packed it? Not Col. Fisk, for he
didn't know he was going to be shot. Mr..
Graham Of Stokes counsel, interrupting.
No, but he packed the jury because he
was going TO shoot Stokes. This created
sensation, which was checked by, the
Judge. 3. ,1i ', n. = -
The evenining papers state that, in
conclusion, Judge Garvin asked the Court
to charge the jury to find verdict for
the people, as the questions involved were
entirely legal ones. .....
Court adjourned. ...'-. .'.'.
In the Common Pleas Court, Mayor
Hall and counsel appeared, and dense
crowd was present. The Court proceed.
ed to obtain the twelfth Juror. Several
parties were examined and rejected. The
twelfth juror had not been selected up to
8 o'clock. a.!
There were sixteen offers Of bonds to-
day, amounting to 81, ,16G,95O, from 10S.9O
to 110H. The amount advertized for
purchase is 81, 100000, and if bought will
beat 10S00 to 1O9.24.
Large numbers Of Crispins, last even.
ing, together with members of other
trades unions, stopped several non society
men, and the police were compelled at
one time to clear the City Hall Park by
free use OF their clubs.
Acar full OF passengers on Fulton ave.
nue., Brooklyn, last night, was fired into
BY one OF q gang Of ruttians, near Wander
bilt avenue. No one was hurt. No ar.
rests.
The last Juror was obtained in May
or Halls case this afternoon, and the pros.
ecution will commence tomorrow.
The horses, harness and carriages Of
Conkling, the defaulting treasurer OF the
Market Savings Bank, were sold at auc.
tion, bringing $2,40O. a4
Three members Of the Nineteenth
Ward gang who assaulted the police or
Saturday night, were sentenced, to-day
TO each, one year sn the penitentiary.
Mrs, Remser has sued the Brooklyr
Board Of Health, Claiming &1o, o,OnO dana
ges, for the loss of theservices Of her son
who was removed from her house in Jan
uary, 1871, to tho smallpox hospital
where he died.