New-York tribune., 1841-11-16
COURT OF SESSIONS.

MONDAY, November 10.
Before the Recorder, Judges Lynch and Noah and
Aldermen Leonard and Hatfield.
George Williams, coorcd man, tried for burglary
i'll the degree entering with false key the dwell
leg house OF Alexander Watson, No. Is White street at
o'clock on the night of the i;h instant with intent to
steal. Mr. Watson heard some perscn enter and goiTg
out of the back rarior whore he sitting fouad the
prisoner in the entry with night key in his hand which
he dropped but picked up again attempted conceal
Another key also fsund his possession. HIS cxcsse
on being found there was. that ne looking for
named Thomes. The jury found him guilty Of at
tempt TO commit grand larceny, and he sentenced
10 the State Poison for 2ysars
TRIAL FOR MAssLAucHTER.-JRcob Foster and John
Goodw in tried for mansaugh,c IL the 18th degree IN
causing tho death OF Jshn Pend Of the OF 9th
avenue and IL street. May, 1870 From the testimony
of Justice Taylor and Others appeared tha; the pt'on
ers we're wachmen and thu, the deceuse who had been
ill., aud was very weak and achle had lel his home on
the evening of the I'D May take walk, but thst beng
overcome with weakness be sni down IN the Middle OF
the Sd avenue between Eth and Sh streets, unable 10
proceed further He was there foaud late mt night by
watchmen Brady Il Hinchman, 10 whom no sad he he'd
been Sick and was feeble and wished to be conducted 10
his hcme He WAS then perfectly sober snd apparently
unnjured and conveyed distance toward his resi-
dcnce and passed ever TO wstehman OF district who
conducted him the watch house. On the mornng oil inc
2Sd May early, he brought to the Upper Po!ice vi
nee by the prisoners BY whom he dragged across
Warrington Parade Ground, and along the street ara
when he arrived at the Police Office he was frIshtiay
Iaceraed and injured. The clothes about the knees
of the SKIN aud flesh from the sides Of his
feet and knees so that the muscles OF the veins and
bones exposed. He he had been dragged and
ws sick eud feeble. The excuse the prisoners gave
dragging the that be obstinate and in liquor
and refused walk-thous he unable He said also
that the prisoners had heat hiB with clab which they
dexied Foster exercised deep regret at the injuries
Penfield but Goodwin appeared Indifferent Pcnfed vas
conveyed TO the Bellevue Hospital where died on the
9th Nav Drs Wagstaf, Clarke, Whiting. and Boquet
made post.mortem examination, and united ascrting
the causes Of tho death of Penhed the injuries he ha
received ir his limbs, &c.
For the deience proved by n. B. Monifor Clerk
Of the Police that Foster carrying fenold his
back i'll Great Jones towards the Police ofce while
Goodwin held ks legs bat she office appeared 10 have
been sceratcd by dragging = wasproyed also that Pen
field found by wa,chman Shankland in 10th ST. aca
the svenu, about l2 O'Clock the night Of the 81
May. He appeared be drunk, very filthy, and wa
carried by Of them to the watch house. ThesneS
merRng no was sent he found the Upper Police
Once With Foster, aud wen, distance when he re-
fused CO. the Assistant Captain Of the Watch, Mr
Sinclair up and told him that If he would not go be
mast be dragged when he consented to CO. and started