New-York tribune., 1841-12-09
COURT OF SESSIONS.

COURT OF SESSIONS.
TUESDAY. Dec. 7.
Deiore the Recorder Jldie. Lynch X Noah aud Al
Germen Purdy and B!adhu:st.
Davis Gov was tried for au ASSAULT and battery
Charles G. Gr.ino, tha proprietor Of tic Brosn jug
Tavern No. Hudson street The 1t ol September
last The parties ls'd III asoiun. Louses aud til. al.
fray originated about the rirMor wuy ipto sud Of
YARD -cty Them which both purties claimed rghts,
aud from which Gov attempted eject emilia aad used
force for that purpose. The july found Tie defendant
guilty.
J,ha VanOrdeu tried for sInbs2zemeni, charged
with having cmb-zzled >i2 0! orb Of groceries belong
his empl yers. is.-s. Cobb l.! Of No :2j
Front street, on oh SSp'-sber last. It appcar"c
Inst Stephen B.rgcn, of New Orleans, "cgt rIth DIR.
John Breu OF No. - Pesl The store Of com
Prinant= purchased the goods uf accused pay ing
tnog for hem, but taking th.n OF tac aecused pay
neni for pre- s'ing debt. Tkcy removed II the
rreniae of iir OBrion b. BERGEN order AID sold 10
others by Bergen, who il proved, man OF pro-
petty. The goods charged the book Stephen
Bergen. NcwburEh who ed snd kept public
hou there and good, but discovered that he
did live there aud that the goods lad been
OBrens, for Mr.. Bergen, of NeW-creia,. The nc
cscd when charge with the offence, said he would
his uncle and it if he had TO sell The coat OIL In,
back. Mr. Lyman TOLD O'Bnea that ho would cXpend n
considerable send to the State Prison. lie
81 per the safes he made. Tho Jury found him
guilty.
David LuGn was put upou hs trial for grand larceny
in stealing goods from Race and after jury
sworn Mr.. Bacon, Esq OF counsel, nerposed plea OF
pu,s ddreu aud proposed TO prove that Rice the COM
plunsnt had been The State Prison aud served his time
out. and could be any Court and after
interchange of remarks be~ecn the counsel and the
Court juror witidawn and the prisoner remanded
Thomas Moore mpeadsd with several others Was then
put upon hrs ra for abduction WIKI intent 10 n'h aud
defe J,uc Aun Toole the l!h Of JAY lat.
James McAlyu deposed hat after rug at Stevens, At
the ohokcn, the prisoner called Mss Tooc and
other girls an name, and her brother knocked
ha, down that Moore then told to 20 aud ge'
me other down and after the gr and her
mo,lor and another girl took eak when witness, hear
ing them threaten TO boat; rowed cut INTO The
river and soon after Jane came running down, being
friph uca she wished To get uio tue boat ana
he took her IN rowe. towards the Ne~iofk shore
that then approached III one oi which Prison
or was and h- brother FuncIS Moore boarding The e0at
gave McAvin terrible besliag, and threatened 10 SINK
the Loal unless he suffered take the gr ssd she
was forced 10 enter The boat aud they cd OF with heE
ND the river aud landed vi her Tho hos we've eAas-
in. Miss Tools snd threatened her before they started
for th. CIV The prisoner did the boa; OF wit
George Hawks OF the accused, witnessed that he
saw the ir ia the boat Franco, Moure and Others
but is not certain the prisoner tue boat lie
roboralcd The stronger part Of The other witness.
Jane Ann Tooic dcposed beng lioboken with her
mother that the prisoner called them bad names when
her brother Knocked HIM down that she and her mother
md another rirl took walk go gktencd by the csss
ur of younr men of on her mother, got su board
the boat wlih MeAPia, rowed out INTO the river
when tn ee boats cane up. hch we're Frank M"ofe
and his bro her win others Frank got on bears
the bsat she was in, HcApn terribly, threatened 10
soset the boat unless she with them, sud she md
Prisoner VA. urged hy brother ~ beat McApn, Bat
refused They then ed her up tie rNer 10 Bull 5
icrry snied took bsI retired place IN the woods,
aud there held and all outraged aud abJsed her when
prisoner sad ;bey had kept her long enough They teen
wost of 10 the boat ner with them landed near ire
House and again all outraged her person including
the pr,,oncr After ois the, suffered her 80 home
Beriamlu Hadly part the testimony OF
the three other the prosecution rested
The defence commenced oc.Uck ami Two witnesses
named Gsorc, Crsis hen and Peer dePoscd 10
most of the Tact, stated b, Witnesses hut sand
thai the prsouer did participate IN the skug OF the
81, from the boat and that taken Bulls Ferry
INTO the woods bai nothing improper doue
10 her as f4r tney knew.
For the prosecution, Mrs. PtGbe SilA mother OF Ms
To,.e deposed 10 the stated by h,r daughter up
L, ,h lime of her beng taken boat and carried
mn the river, and hna, OF her return home.
The case was summed up 10y Mr. Benedict Tor The de-
fence and bv Mr. Shacr for the people and, after a
charge from Judge Lynch the ury retired, and returned
Ui,h verdict OF guilty.
SPECIAL. SESSIONS.