Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-11-10

General Sessions.


Present Recorder Morris, and four other Judges
Nov. 9-Only eleven grand Jurors answering to
their names, the Court discharged them until Tues
day in the hope Of getting five additional jurors by
that time.
Thomas Meary, one legged loafer was put TO the
bar, charged with assault and battery with intent 10
kill.
Morris Sullivan swore that he was in Orange street
Sunday night intending to get bed there. After
taking of his boots and putting on pair OF slipper,
he thought he would 80 and get some supper, and
what was goirg in OF the cellars hard by.
Whilst there he met the prisoner some dispute
arose. whereupon the latter stabbed him twice in the
right thigh, and in the belly. On receiving the
wounds, Sullivan called out that be gone man,
and could not tell what happened to him afterwards.
The defence set up was that the witness
pretty well how come you so ish, and whilst IN
that condition intraded himself into Mearys private
apartment, and there took nnwarrantable hbernes
With Mistress Meary.
To substantiate this allegation one Peter Collins,
q prisoner, confined in tne Penitentiary, was
called 10 the stand, when he testified that he in
the prisoners cellar the night Of the sffray, and
heard Meary ask Sullivan 50 what he did there with
his wife! did not hear the answer, but knows
sullivan struck Meary with clab before the stab
The jury, after half an hours consultation, found
Meary not guilty.
Augustus Williams, a negro, was But on his trisI,
Il appeared that Il. prisoner offered himself a.
bail for man named Daniel O'Conner. and justified
before Judge Ingiss 10 the posses sion Of the ne
ees'ary property, by which ruse O'Conner escaped
| the ends of justice.
The prisoners Counsel set up that his client had
been over-persuaded by O'Conaers lawyer to com
init the offence. To tins it rejoined that O'Cor-
ners lawyer never saw the prisoner until he
before Judge Ingss to give the bail; and that mere
| over said O'Conner bolted without sying The law
yer for the habeas corpus or anything else The
jury convicted Williams.
William Johnson, alas Clarke, alias MGlpnry, "a
highly respectable young gentleman I" aged Is, was
sext put to the bar charged with entering the dwell
ling house Of Mr.. Babcoek, University Place, and
carrying from thence sundry satin dresses, and
other articles IL female fms to the value of near
Iy $50. The old clothes dealer whs purchased the
stolen property Of the prisoner, clearly Unidentified
him, and the Jury found him guilty.
There were other indictments against Clarke, TO
which he preferred 10 plead guilty.
Alvin Baldwin, Of the State Of Ohio, aged Is, was
placed at the bar. charged with constructive lar
in despoins tailor Of suit Of Clothes on the
18th OF April last by ordering them to be sent the
City Hotel, where he got possession ofthe garments
without pay ing the tailor.
An affidavit was now produced setting forth that
said taller did reside at No 20 Nassau street, but
that he had gone To the West Indies q spe cial mis-
sion, and would not return for q year The Court
ordered Baldwin TO be discharged This young gen
temsn's connections also "highly respectable
The Court then adjourned.