The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-04-20
General Sessions.
Before lis Honor Recorder T~allmadge and Judges Lynch
and Noah

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JAMES r WHrrrro, Esq. District Attorney.
Arm 49,. chsrsed With Receiving Stoien Pie Iron, &c.
Of receiving aud purchasing several pigs of iron. and va.
lued at So, and several moulding TASKS, the PROPERTY Of
| on the 18th Of January last. The articles were ronnd IN
the house of McAfee, and the only defence set nm bv
racter Of his client, which was attested 70 by humble Of o
witnesses.
The Jury returned a verdict of guilty, after an absence
Libel Suts-The suits against Lucius T. Comstock for
libel on VIM. J. Burritt, in their newspaper, were as to
who are the original vendors Of the Balsom of Liver.
vsort, were passed ever to the next term.
The Flash .4gain.-The silt against the proprietors of
time since, when the jury could not sgree, was called.
when George Wilkes, one Of the defendants stated that
the paper had been discontinued, and that he had devoted
his time to different pursuits. He therefore thought that
as the ends Of the prosecution had been accomplished it
wasa case in which a noHe proseqn should be entered.
zsnces of w. J. Smelling were declared forfeited. fhs
suit on the second indictment will not be tried.
The Express B. Townsend, one of the
editors Of the New York Express, appeared in court and
pleaded guilty to the indictment found against him for
aa 4,h of of F Fearuss last S'D No ind niic 4 = euuHs Weqe 0 iou ans
against James and Erastus Brooks, MIR. Cutting having
been satisfied with the result in one case.
Grand Larceny An old convict. named John r.
Glaize, was tried on an Indictment for Grand Larceny,
in stealing fourteen coats and IA pair Of pantaloons from
the tailor's store of John Assler, lac Leonard street on
the 7th OF January last, was found guilty, end owing to
his previous bad and notorious character, the Court SEN
fenced him to seven years In the State Prison.
Petit Jurors Fined.-Eive of the Petit Jurors, whose
names were called, being absent, the Court imposed a
Chargad Nth Embszziins several bags efFsed-A young
man, named James Davis, was put on his trial, charged
owns a steam mill at No. SO Clinton street, with emce1.
cling four bags of feed, valued at IS, at different times
Mr.. Harrington was unable to sustain his position, and
the defendant, through the aid Of William Shaler Esq,
was acquitted almost Immediately after the case had
been submitted to the jury.
schaap, who keeps a jewellery store at 1861 Bowery,
wastried for receiving $lss worth ofsilver plate that had
Clinton place, on the 7h of February last. The prose.
cution proved that Schaap sold eleven of the silver tea
spoons that tsa been stolen, to Martin Joseph in sx.
the spoons thu: sold had been stolen. Officer WEIGH
testified that 6chaap told him that he had purchased the
spoons from a man who offered them for sale at O'Clock
on the night after the robbery had been committed. Tho
store on Monday night that he purchased the spoons Of
a man whe offered them for sale.
Mr.. McCarty was then called and stated that the
eleven tea spoons found In schsap's possession were in
his house on the Monday night that schaap alleges he
! bought them. He did not retire to rest until eleven
| O'Clock, and he remembers seeing the spoons in the base
ment OF his house previous to going to rest A clerk re-
,bat Sse T irf, the Ssn stoIs sbos, Was Sslf fa as., ! Ie a! c1isnc e, state, Msni
day evening, and on opening the store on Tuesday morn.
ing he fosnd the eleven spoons on the counter. The
ju ry, after an absence Of an hour, returned a vervict Of
not guilty;
the following offences, not Appearing in Court to an.
swer, their rscognizances were declared forfeited.
Conspiracy MRS Margaret Potter, Sarah Munday,
alias Catherine Wright, and Mrs. Charlotte Munson,
charged with q conspiracy, in inducing Sarah Munday
to swear a bastard child upon Henry Coulter. Coulter,
1t appears, had married the daughter Of Mrs. Potter, con.
trary to consent Of herself and her liegc lord, Henry
Potter, grocer, and the result was this conspiracy to de.
stroy the character Of Coulter.
.4rson.-John Villa Hixon, charged W III setting FIRE 10
the second story Of store No. l6 Plat street, on Nov. 10th
ls!i, which had been occupied by him.
FASTING Counterfeit Monty.-Wm Brom we'll, charged
WIN passing sso counterfeit note Of the Commercial
B snk Of Lower Canada, on Owen Wes.lake. of 255 Grand
GtTeet OF n IOtn oil March lGin
Insuring Lottery N~um5ers.--Jscob Peterson. indicted
for selling policies to Jane Johnson on the l7th Of March
last.
False Pretences-John w. yelling. indicted FIR nh.
tanning s6i4 "a worth of cloths, assimeres taiiors trim.
mings, &c. from Samuel NJ. Blatchford & Co. by false
An sod Fsree's'' Reeosni-anees Forfeited Troy
who has occupied a junk saop, &c. at 20 Anthony street
indicted for receiving silver ware valued at 500, with
win A. Pierce on the 10Th of March last.
Grand Larceny WIN. Hatheld, indicted for stealing
Lewis D,ty, corner Of Third street and the Bowery, on
the It'll Of May. ls4l.
Assault and Bst'ery-ssrah Thompson and Elizabeth
Glover alias Thompson, indicted for assaultinp and beat.
ing Catherine Horton, of l9 Monroe street.
Discharged "A woman, named Jane Gibbs, charged
with stealing a watch from Charles r. Day. on the Dist
of February last, was dischar ged, Day having left the
city, and having recovered bis watch.
More Iadiefmen,s for Libel :. Three Indictments were
found on Monday by the Grand Jury against the publish.
ers Of the paper called !" The Whip for libel, and circu-
lating an obscene print.
J. Smelling, in the case above al uded to among the for.
feited recognizances, surrendered him, and he vas com.
mitted to prison.
The Grand Jury came into court, and stated that thew
had concluded their labors, when they were discharged.
Rror AT BowDoIN CoLLreE.-There was a dis.
graceful riot among the students of this college
last week. The college was considerably damaged
and Professor Goodw WIN much injured.
Ify- thea RE.-Th performances At
this theatre tonight, are, as usual, of a pleasing. attrac-