The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-01
BUSINESS IN THE OTHER COURTS.

The trial of John scannel in the Court of Oyer
and Termner for the shooting of Thomas Donohoe,
was resumed yesterday. The only witness ex
amined was the medical expert who was called the
previous day for the defence. His examination
occupied the whole OF the session. At the close
prisoners counsel intmated that the defence
would rest. The jury were permitted to go to their
homes over the adjournment till Monday morning
unattended by court officers. Judge Brady stating
that he had all confidence in their Of duty to
themselves, to the Court, to justice and to the
people at large to justifyng him in permitting them
to go to their homes.
The new trial growing out of O second codlcil to
the will of the widow of Rev. DR.. Gray, and which
1t is attempted to set aside, was concluded yester
day before Judge Barrett holding Supreme Court,
Circuit, former actress is the leading claimant.
The full particulars will be found in the report In
our law columns. At the time of the adjournment
Of the Court the jury had not agreed upon verdict
and they were ordered to bring in sealed verdict,
which win be made known this morning.
An efectual crusade seems to have been insti-
tuted against referees bills. In Supreme Court
Chambers, yesterday, Judge Harden ordered re-
feree's bill, amounting to $780, to be cut down to
$780,
The February term OF the General Sessions was
concluded yesterday. While the two branches OF
this Court were in session during the month the
unprecedentedy large number OF 200 prisoners
were disposed of, which shows that the prescott
ing officers and Recorder Hackett and Judge Suth-
erland have been efficient in the discharge of their
respective duties.
Simon Donau, who had been arrested on bench
warrant and charged with having been concerned
In the manufacture Of Illicit whiskey at Newman's
distillery, Spring Valley, ROckand county, had his
bail reduced yesterday by Judge Blatchford from
SIS, 00o to $4,000.
Nicholas Berger was yesterday held by Commits
Eioner Belts to await the action Of the Grand Jury
on charge Of having been concerned in the sale
OF counterfeit currency.
Joseph Perry, who was arrested at the Five
Points, in this city, ut late hour Thursday
evening by Deputy Marshal Bernard on charge
OF having committed perjury as witness on behalf
OF the plaintiff in the now celebrated Of
George w. Bowen vs.. Nelson Chase, will be ex-
amined today before Commissioner Shields. 1t is
expected that some interesting and astonishing
disclosures will be made-that we shall have an
other novel chapter in the history OF the great
Jumel suit.
Thomas Embre, q colored cook, whe had been
charged with characterization on board the Ameri-
can bark Agnes was yesterday discharged by Com
missioner Osborn.
United States District Attorney Bliss states, in
reference to the case of Jackson and Pohamus, who
had been indicted Jointly with Paymaster Hodge
for embezzlng 100000 the property OF the govern
inert, that he has received instructions from the
Attorney General to enter nolle proseQatt in the
case OF POlhamus and Jackson, as it had been held
that the law under which they had been indicted,
applied only to officers Of the United States.
Whether they can be indicted under any other law
for the offence alleged against them is matter the
District Attorney has not yet examined.