The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-09-21
General Sessions.
Before the Recorder and Judge Lynch.

SEPT. 2O-Ssntence-Philip Boon, an ebony negro who
was heretofore convicted OF stealing gold watch key
Peaded guilty TO another Indictment for petit larceny
and the Court sentenced him months mprisonm.nt
| in all ~ '
| Trial for Assault aud Battery-Thomaa Mullen .
white man. was tried for assault and battery on ne
gress named Louisa Hanson, no a OF his at
No 80 Crosby street. The assault Complained OF was
committed in attempting eject her from the premises
and the accused struck her with hammer as we'll as
| with his fists
The jury found Mullen guilty and the Court sentenced
| MIN to pay fine of $40.
Rows al a FuneraL-Patrick OConner, Philip O'Con.
ner and Simon Styles put upon their trial Tor an
assault and battery on James Behan, of % Cherry street,
| on the 29th OF May last.
About dozen witnesses examined from whose
testimony it appeared that country the
ant and prisoners who all from the Emerald Isle died
al the City Hospital and in order to his body
being inferred ut Potter's Field sufficient amount
raised by subscription give him decent christian burial
Inc body was removed from he hospital and being
properly walked, arrangements made for its burial
Here difficulty between the managers the
raj as to the order and direction the should
take on It's way to the burial ound, and hence the
sault complained Of TIL evidence very cont sdic-
but the charge was sustained to the satisfaction of
the JURY VINO found all the accused guilty. The Court
sentenced Patrick O'Conner Simon STYLES 10 pay
me o. ssS each and Philip OConner to pay fine oil $40,
the evidence showing he equally active in the
assault.
Trial for LibelChares G. Scott was tried for libel
on John T. Ln'en at that time city waichmon, pub
lished IN an obscene paper called The Flash ON the
2tth OF July last The article complained of bellous
charges Linsen with having connection in alley.way
IN Marion street with filthy aking prostitute
The publication was admitted by the defendant and
justification set up
The District Attorney read the article and rested the
case ~ VAC
WILLIAM DILL was called by Mr. snfeu for the DE-.
fence and testified that he the lehman talking to
woman in Mulberry street. He felt somewhat suspi-
ciousand followed them about unit he the woman 20
into an alley in Marion street. and afterw Linsen
coming out of the alley buonng up his clothes He had
some ersation with the watchman oil his conduct and
he underworld to hide his cap, he could tho
number. The woman had fastened the gate in the in
sde and witness clmed the fence and brought
out. He saw the rounds-men and told them his story
ana 'hey raped LOT Lnsen who came up, and then wit
ness went to the Wooster with the wo
man and Linsen and made complaint against the watch
man. ana TOLD the captain where he iGed in no
should be wanted.
George CHRISTIE, testified that he was roundsman ON
the night IN question, and coroborated Dls testn ony
in relation to what occurred when they met him it'll the
woman Linsen admitted to witness that he was talking
to the woman who told him fellow had endeavored 10
steal her shawl but denied having gone the alley with
her in toto.
TRUxToN TAYLOR was also roundsman and a partner
OF Chrse's he corroboraed Chrise's testimony and
further said they raped for Lnsen three he
answered When he came up Dill said eyes, that is the
man." Linsen replied, say not up the alley
ALL" At that time Dill had not charged Linsen tn going
up the alley in his presence.
with Lnsen, Dill and the woman and coming he
heard Linsen tell Dill that perhaps he would catch him
in similar scrape some time other"
Defence here rested.
JOHN Il. LINsEN called for the prosecution reside at
o66A MacDougal street, a cartman, and have been
wachman the best part of the time Tor years On
the night in question was walking down Marion street.
ana saw man having hold OF a he let .
and crossed over and went down Broome street. The
woman came to and said fellow tried steal her
shawl told her go home, and she up alley
Marion street. supposed she lived there stopped
in front OF the alley, when Dill up accused me
ofhaving been in the alley with her. and told open
the gate told him it of his business he then
wanted the number Of my cap Invent about my bust
ness and the next heard the roundsman ing for
me, and saw the woman, Dill and the roundsmsn toge
Their. and went to the wachhouse where Captain Forbes
dismissed all the complaints the having said Dill
had insulted her, and tried to steal her shawl.
JOHN c. FoRBEs testified he at the time CAPTAIN of
the third district watch The parties to the watch
one Of my men in a suspicious situation with a womsn in
an alley in Marionsree and told the has
here Linsen denied the charge altogether. The wo-
man said Dill had insulted her, and the Gilman had
protected her she having called him for
knew Linsen to be man Of good character, and dis
charged all the parties and Linsen back his post
The testimony here closed and the counsel on both
sides having declined summing up the Recorder briefly
charged the Jury, defining the law of libel that
they were satisfied that the charge true and pub
shed with good motive and for jusfable ends, then
they would acquit the accused the law however, made
them Judges both OF the law and the fact in the case
The jury after an absence Of five minutes returned
verdict OF guilty. recommending the prisoner the mer-
cy Of the court.
Forfeited Recogn,zances.-John Mckinney against
whom the grand jury have found three Indictment. for
receiving stolen goods failing appear when called for
trial, his recognizances were forfeited.
HESRv T. FIELD, indicted for grand larceny also for
assault and battery could not found hen called for
and his reCognizances were estreaed.
Magdalene Wagdon, indicted for logging somebody
likewise made herself scarce and suffered her bonds
be forfeited
The Court adjourned till wednes day morning, eleven
o'clock.