Year: 1876

seemed to have pronted by his somewhat prolonged
rcst and to be in moro than usual vigor and he
will probably have opportunity to draw upon 1t all,
fer the calendar while not containing any case OF un
usual interest, very heavy one The Recorder VIII
have to dispose OF it alone room has yet been
provided for the holding Of another part There was
an unusually large attendance yesterday Of members
of the Bar other persons interested in the various
cases. together with prominent citizens who had been
summoned TO do jury duty.


on the bench were also seated Judges Gdersleeve
and Sutherland The Grand Jury was empanelled, with
Sinclair Tousey as foreman His Honor called ther
attention to the Epecia statutes to be given IN charge
and then speaking OF the complaint made by the Grand
Jury short time ago, about the room in which they
we're compelled to SIT he said, It seems to me that
is great reproach TO this community that court oil
such usefulness this should be so neglected by those
whose duty It Is TO provide proper quarters that IL re.
maned for Grand Jury to appeal TO the Court 10 sell
defence You, gentlemen know, as do, that the Grand
Jury Is formed OF the very best in this county,
and It certainly demands least such consideration OF
the county authorities as TO give them decent ana
proper quarters yet they had recently to present 70
tho Court the fact that their utterly lnsuni
cent regards space; that they are cold cheerloss
and unvenllaed The petit jurors also were forced TO
lay similar complaint before Judge Gildersoeve dur
ing the last term do not pretend to say where this
blame lies, but 1t lies somewhere You will remember,
gentomen that during the last year crime had so in
necesstate the election OF another Judge
in this Court to hold double sessions. The Legis
lature passed law providing for the election OF such
Judge, and in the law was Incorporated provision THAT
the Commissioner OF Public Works should provide q
suitable room Tor holding tho court. Since May
last, however, the matter has remained in abcyance
The Judge was elected, and the judges are all
here ready discharge every duty imposed upon them
Yet this Court which probably requires the attendance
OF 100 900 men every year, Is confined TO this ROOM
We disposed OF 700 indictments last year whllo the
Oyer and Torminer disposed OF hfyour with nine
judges speak Of these things now In order that the
people may know that the judges arc ready 10 carry out
the duties imposed upon them by the statute but
unable 10 do so for want Of proper quarters"


SENTENCE OF REX, THE FoRGER


William ]. Rec convicted Of forgery in tho third do
gree Friday last, for having, FebrAary 90 1875
uttered $40 900 promssory note payable at the Ninth
National Bank to the order of l.. NJ Bates Co.. who
remanded for sentence till yesterday was brought
10 the bar and sentenced by Judge Glderseeve 10 live
years in the State Prison. His counsel, Colonel Spen
and ex-Recorder Smith, then went before Judge
Donohue aud obtained stay oil proceedings. The case
will be further argued before him next Thursday,


ROUTINE WORK.


The usual business OF the court then proceeded
with Several Of the cases tried ended In acquttas
and worc Of special interest