The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-02

wheels soundsd, the hands OF inc c'9cs k
spun around ano Hnany stopped Al hre
minutes TO eleven. .he e1act tihIs ~
the day The DOR OF Tho JUDGES cnv"l
hers opened. and Judge ingfahsn waineu
In and took his seat on the bench. ra'pei
Time had been fooled ...
The indictment against Lizzie carney.
accused OF completely IN ths kililns on .
sailor named Walsh N s,a,,i bayar' s'''''
Judge Ingraham then swore "a tteIss
Carroll. Penny. and Walsh. and leit tne
bench without declaring ,orfnai "a-
journment-New York ltsraId. ~
The Court OF oyer and Terminer ana OF
Caol Delivery was established IN .loo.s
one year after Peter Stuyvesants capitu,
lation Of New Amsterdam. by the DuSe %
York. TO whom the territory NAG v r,as
coded by virtue Of a patent from Snar,,r TIE
III. OF England. through his father., Nh
law. Lord Chancellor Clarendon. Ine
Duke OF York promulgated wnst w"s
thereafter known as me 9ss,ses was
established as the highest tribunal IN .he
proViuce This court corresponded 70 we
Courf of Common Pleas, which. IKE ,ne
Court OF oyer and Termtner ana OF uao '
Delivery goes jut OF sA's 80 norvene ~
any time by special warrant from tns
Governor But II capital onence- n ~.
been committed, the Governor anu s lie
Council were further empo"eIsu W -, "a
"A q.
Terniiner and Of Gaoi Delivery ~nen ~
was certified TO them that NOR ma" sIs,,no
months would elapse before the s'tt'hs
of the Court of Asszes- - tasad
entirely on the English Constitution VIII
little or no regard To the Dutch isw5
already in practice. made u -,
offence fit for the consideration y,
Court Of over and Terminer and OF rsoi
Delivery. and punishable by deatn, , LOT
amy person 10 deny the true Goa or l.iS
attrihutes". for AN Indian 10 voN."V,",
or perform outward worship TO the ueNn,
OF age TO ''srnite" their father and mo'.ler'
unless forced thereto In self-preserNatoi..
This last crime was punlsha0ie by os".n
only when the charge was preierreu pS
the father or mother OF the o"ehSi"s
child Vt
When the English evacuated New YORK,
i'm November. 1873, Justice LUDLOW. lhe
only remaining colonial judge OF ,hc Sus
preme Court. went TO Canada .1lo az ~ pa
Inc judicial records, including hose OF the
over ard Terminer and OF Gaol DehNsty'
were carried away by the English Con-
scquently. the record OF tns t Duut ~.
over and Terminer and Of Gaol Dewey
extends back only TO the 18th OF Mercn,
1874. at which date the first book or re-
cord of the court n marvellous soecinlcn
of clerkly handwriting and uuraole Dinu'
ing. was opened. The first session OF ,ile
court. convened as state court mus
recorded, was held on March ~, 1Is4 Ia
Feder.l nan. i'm Wall street Chief JUS
tice Morris OF the Supreme Court AS
sociate Justice Hobart Mayor lanes
Duane who took the oath OF offlce IN
February. 1874. and five Of the seven
newly-elected aldermen OF this city pre-
sided. and the prosecutor was the ~
torney- General OF the state. VINO 10 re-
ferred 10 in the record as Mr. Attorney
The city was divided into only seven
wards. and its population was oafeiy
2oOO0 The courts sessions We're iisi1 VI
an almost bare room, ana ektenoeu nv
the night. candles being USED. III Sd,.gs
contrast 10 this frugalty OF SURROUNDINGS
is the place where the last session OF sne
court VIII be held to-day. This ~ me
courtroom. certainly the finest IN me
United states. a study in blue anu you
decoration. enriched with mural decors-
ton OF a high order. blazing at dusk with
electric lights. and guarded by many
officers I'm uniform, bearing the arms OF
the State upon their brass buttons.
Clerks Of the Court Of General sessions
have always acted as cler ks OF the Court
OF oyer and Terminer and OF Gaol Dellv-
cry az well Following this precedent,
the Appellate Division OF the Supreme
Court has appointed az special deputy 10
the county clerk OF this city ana assign
ed 10 duty az clerk OF the new Part l.,
Trial Term Of the Supreme Court Tor the
Trial OF Indictments, John +. carroii.
clerk OF the General Sessions, ana WI
liam ~ Penney and Henry Welsh, depu-
~ clerks OF the General Sessions, as his
assistants Mr.. Carroll was appointed "a
court attendant in the General Sessions
by former Recorder Smyth fifteen years
ago. and has gone through q regular or
der of promotion. He has been success
sively clerk of the Seventh Judicial Dis
trict Civil Court, clerk OF the Special
Sessions. and clerk of the General Ses-
sions Mr.. Penney and Mr. Welsh are
able and experienced clerks.--New York
Times