, 1874-06-07

Pachea 1uBt as the defendant and Constable
please. he can prevent it. if he will and it is
clearly his duty to do So In the first place. the
Justice should never deliver the veuire {jury
warranty to either party; and in the next place,
he should never deliver tho venire to q Con-
stable selected by either party, or to Constable
it is ascertaiued upon the return Of venire that
tho Constable has been employed by,
or in any ray made the servant Of
ct either party, it is the duty Of the Justice to
discharge that jury, and issue 3 newveniro to
another Constable, who will summon 3 fair and
impartial jury. It il the duty Of. u Justice or
any other Court to see that q q fair and impair
tlal' jury is impaneled, that Justice NAV be
done between the litiSants. Otherwise, tho jury
is mockerY and Justice dethroaed. SESEx.
CRIMINAL.
THE CRIMINAL COURT.
The Grand Jury continues it's sttings, but has
returned no new indictments during the past
three days. The Court conyenes every morning
in readiness for any business that may be
brought before 1t, but for want OF causes ready
tor hearing has adjourned from day to day. To-
morrow, however, it is expected to make up for
the past days by putting in a full days work.
TUE POLICE COURTS.
George Britton WAS before Justice Scully yeB-
terday, charged With tho larceny Of $40 from
Mr.. Bruce and gao from John Dorrell at I'll
West Twelfth street. He Was held in $500 bai1
for trial.
The case OF John Hussey, for picking the pocket
OF Mary Whittle, was called before the. South
Side Police Court yesterday, and continued till
tomorrow under S100 bonds.
Victor Carney amused himself Friday last BY
making target Of Frank Il. Leufft On Western
avenue. and fired some five or six BAota at him
from his revolver. without effect. For this little
sport he WAS arrested. and yesterday was
brought before Justice Bovden, who continued
his casa till Tuesday. under $500 bonds.
Robert Thompson, q negro boy, was arrested
Friday. charged with burglary at the Central
Hotel on Market street. Up to a short time ago
be WAS employed in the hotel, and the evidence
produced yesterday when the party was brought
before Justice Boydeu was not sufficient to hold
him on the charge Of burglary, therefore it WAS
changed to that Of dlsorderIS, and Thompson
WAS fined SIS.
William Dooley WAS arrested Tor larceny. on q
warrant eworn out before Justice Boyden, Fri
day afternoon, by Walter Baron. Baron COM
plains that few days ago he lost a valuable COW,
and after searching for aud not finding her, he
happened into Bridgeport slaughter-lousc, aud
there he found all that WAS Loft OF her. identify
ing her hide, which WAS hanging in the establish
mont. He was informed that Dooley had driven
her to the slaugnter-pen and disposed Of her.
Yesterday he was brought before Justice Boyden,
who continued the case till the 9Th inst. under
$500 bonds
Yesterday the three prisoners, George Dun
can, George T. Thomas. and Willialn Woods.
who il il alleged. committed the assault ~ on Or:
Powell Friday, and robbed him OF S10O. were
brought before Justice Doyden. Dr.. Powell
was waiting for over IN hour for the case, which
was delayed for tho presence OF an associate
Justice. At 2:30 o'clock Justice DeWof made
be found. The prisoner Thomas, for the want
OF identity, WAS discharged. Duncan ana
Woods were held till Wednesday next, and their
bail reduced from 81 600 to $500 each.
". 4. Bardou, . man who keeps female EN-
| ployment bureau, digressed from his regular
and legitimate bualDess SO far as to allow
sharper By tho name Of J. B. White, alias Shaugh-
passy. to induce him to visit saloon on Van
| Bu1en street for the ostenaible purpose Of in-
du1gipg in glass OF lemonade. but in reality to
| introduce him to the game of three-card monte.
Bardon got tho lemonade, but White got Bar
! don's waIch and IS note. which he bet that he
| could turn up the s'littlo joker" Not eucceed~
ing in accomplishing this difficult feat, he caus-
| cd the arrest Of the card-thro.ez. Yesterday,
! Justice Boyden fined White, alias Shaughnassy,
ought to be fneu also for having SO little sense
as to allow himself to DO chexted in that man
ner.
| Some few '6eeks Bostouian, named Weden-
| miller, was robbed Of about 81, 900 by q fellow
| who played the old acquaintance game on him.
and who followed him to his boarding house at
| the corner OF Canal and Monroe streets, and got
away before morning with Wedenmiller's money.
| 1t will be remembered that young man was
brought before Justice 9cully the morning after
the robbery took place charged with having com
| mitted it, and, there not being sufficient evl-
dence to hold him. he was discharged. seret.
Mcdonnell then received orders to work up the
case. and, Il posable, bring the real culprlts
| in. Tbs Sergeant was rewarded Tor his efforts
Friday last, aud arrested two miuwHglts who
I ar4ff1 al md
roo Streets whero the robbery was committed.
| who gave their names IS Peter Champion and
William Mclaughlin After tbelr arrest they
acknowledged having robbed Wedenmlller, and
handed over $3.50 Of the stolen funda. Yester-
day they were arraigned before Justice Scully,
pleaded guilty, and were held in bonds OF 81 800
| till Saturday next. Wedenmiller has been tele-
| g1aphed, and will appear against them.
The opinion Of the City Law Department in
regard to Sec. OF CHIP. so, City Ordinances,
| governing the manner OF keeping open saloons
| on the Sabbath day, differs from the oplnlon OF
| section of an ordinance passed in 1865 to an
! ordinance passed March 81, 1874. He claims
| that Law cannot be passed to-day to cover
defective ordinance that may be passed ten years
| hence and thinks he WaR right IN dlschargug
! tho offenders who Were before him on the 30th
| OF last month. Justices Boyden and Kaufman
| do not agree with Justice Scully, and on
the same day that Scul1y dischargedthe offenders
before him, Boyden hao III. beMls. o. tue 4'oA
| Garden aud Mr. Kiychof. Of Clark street, be-
| fore him. He discharged then, with the remark
TINT this was the first orenso brought to bis no
| tice, and he dlslked to fine them when there
| we're hundaeds Of others in the South Division
who were guilty Of the m odenae nns IN
we're brought before him. Justice Boyden in
tends to be governed by the decision Of the Law
Department, as its views ara tho same
rs be stated on the 30th Of Nay, when Hemls
| haze 1, ,Sr do 7HarH
| that he means business, Yesterday morning Pat
rick O'Brien appeared before him under the
charge Of violating this ordinance last Sunday and
was lined $40. From this fine Mr. O'Btien ap-
other liquor-dealers up for tho same oGense, and
q fine inflicted in each case. Justice Kaufman
also had seven Offenders Of tho Bame nature
before him, and inflicted fine of
| 81 each (ths cost OF arrest) for keeping open
| their saloon-doors on the Sabbath day without
| Hind. s}utters or scroeua Eupt. Rehm has