Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-11-03
General sessions.

Present-Recorder Morris and five other Judges.
Opsning Of the Nor,mdcr Trm-Their honors
took their seat at ~ O'Clock; two important func-
t,onariss being absent viz: the venerable High Con-
stable and the District Attorney. For the latter
w d. Graft of'eatcd, whilst the post OF the former
was filed up by his son, Benjamin.
The panel &C CIR nd Jurors called over,
and only eight appearing their honors rected the
sheriff to summon a new panel for Saturday next.
The following heavy calendar of prison case
was submitted to the Court
Calendar Of cases TO go before the Grand Jury
Killing, I; assault with latent to kill, 2; robbery, 81
perjury 4; forgery, 8; burglary, 2; grand lsrceny.
10; petty larceny 10; assault and battery, l2total
so Convicted q; indic ed and not tried 81; witness
I: bastsrdy, 4, disorderiy persons, l-i6. Grand
total-l05.
The following convicts were then arraisned and
sentenced by Judge Lynch, 1" TO suffer some"
Thomas Tsy lor, de criped old man, convicted OF
as,aulting his wife, it'll intent To kill her. took pre-.
cedence on this occasion The Court gave him two
years at Sing Sing; at which sentence the di.conso.
late wife, whowas not killed, raised o great cut.
William Wright who had been convictci OF per.
jury, was adjudgtd to five years, as a caution to
affidavit makers and pipe layers, who so rife in
this community Just AT prcsest
Alexander Wood, convicted of forgery in the
ocnd degree, five years only" as his Honor quaint
IL observed.
Robsr, Findlay, alias Farley, one Of the respect
able" hotel robhcrs,was ajudg,d To- five years.
Charles w Smith, remarkably hands some youth
dressed in the heghth of the fashion,a as the tai
lors say, was next put in the box. This hero 10 Of
"aghiy respectable connexions in the State Of Yer
mont, md great interest is TO be used to get him
| a parA ON from Gov. Seward. For the present he IL
sdjs6ged TO rusticste two years at that fashionable
we-ering place known as Sing Sing
| Phillip Keaugh was also adjudged TO two years.
| John Mack an incorrigble thief, convicted OF a
petty larceny, il being his second oh,nce, was like
wise sdiudged to two years.
Isaac Jaeklin, gigantic negro, who had whipped
one Of the indefsugables, was adiudgod to The six
months
ses erai Jury cases we're called, but TO aceommo-
! ds.e IN, accused was permitted 10 stand over
1 Among the number was that of Calvin q Newcorbe,
which coald not be tried for two good PERSONS, one
I vac that on, Of the judges a director in the
Nah attain Bank and privately aware Of all the facts
t, pro and con Another was, that material witness
Wa engaged o. go 90 Europe at two o'clock in the
ri 70 oor hut expe cd 20 get back in 30 or ~
da.v As their Hnnors thought the steamships might
s,iepcndsd on they gave the witness the requisite
r,reis sion and % course all about That ernbezze
pgnt y will not be exposed Tor some time.
To. ir Honors having disposed oi a few nnimpor
ta,t nations and adjourned until Tuesday at VI
I p. NJ
| ur1optps TaFArtEs-Wc notice tho arrival a
1 New Orleans OF a number e troops dssti,od 10
Florida. Thev ere accompanied by some dozen ~
moro eetaia1is ciefains from ,he settlements we'
tbe Mississippi who are going On With The d'sigi
n cGsciing peateibc settlement Of d.heuiue's
they car.