The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-03-17
General scssion
before Judges Lynch and Mean, and Aldermen Lao

- and Balls
MARCH iS-I'iai for Assaah and battery .ciak
."e<nt 20 ANA man named Robert Mofatt was
.reo LOT committing an agsrava,ed assault and bat
Icy OF wsman named Mary McLsushlin. of Ne
% Sner'h street, on the 2Oth Of last month. He
was In state Of intoxcaton At the time and struck
the woman with an axe on her hand and v.r;os.
0Iner parts Of her body Her thumb was broken
on one hand and two fingers ON the other. There
no evidence to show that he actually intended
70 XIII the woman, the jury returned a Verdict az
assault asd battery only. and the court sentenesd
h'm 70 FIX months IN the Penitentiary. ln aH TT1-
", 1!s~ Jor R0b6tng Church.-A man named John
s MnAs was tried for breaking into St. Marks
from the robing or vesry room . clsrxvman'. bi.ck
SIX gown, three scars and silk nandk chief
me prosecution proved that the prisoner offered 10
Ga III scar resembling The one that was stolen, to
corner OF Duane and Chatham streets, for one DOL
,ar' That lawson had previously bsen informeA
Wm. y. Di:brow, the sexton OF the churc b. lhat
me caSfen mao bse. broken open and several ssars
ana other articles stolen, aud when White offered
the scarf Tor sale he arrested him. The prisoner
when arrested stated that O man named John Du.
.enoary had given him the scarf to sell. for sone
~. w ne wed MIN. Tho defence was conducted
oy W. Ierhune Esq. who produced step daush
yer OF prisoner to sustain hin STATE mt made when
arrested. She stated that ON Monday evenip.
:. ehS su 70 man named John Dasenbury came
,Ss nc. ,,as house and borrowed psnkniis; that
the next DAY he called again and ON comDlaisipr
about the low state OF the fire in the room White
told him he had no more wood. Dussnberrv then
gave him silk scarf and told him TO sell Il and ESQ
served atsrm in the State Prison. TIE inve.ritv
quittal. , -- - -'''--S
Irrai for Passing Counterfeit Mo~ey--A woman
hosey, who was tried Yesterday On the sa-c
charge and acquitted) was put on her trial fer At
tempting, ON the 18th Of February. TO pas, . conn
terie't $S note Of the Tradesmsn's Bank Of this
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snsss at the store of John Young, l5S Houston ~.
Ins prosecution proved the note 10 be counter
eit and also the attempt to pass the uste And nv
Lloyd Bryant, one Of the city marshall, an admis-
viousiy passed number Of these Bills on diderent
persons. she also stated that she had purehased
I'VE OF the 50 notes from . Mrs. Jeroiomsu. for
Si,Ao each, and number Of others iron q nan
doubt, fictitious, as the prisoner IL one Of re
knowing Ones and NO doubt has long been en-
gagged ny the leaders Of the counterfeit sasQ b this
cry 20 exchange their notes. The number Of per
TINS city would seem almost incredible published
but 1t Is well known that persons who are holding
respectable situations in society arc In the daily
habit OF dealing in this kind of money. A case re-
Gently tr.n:pitsd at the Upper Police, in which
which VIC have not heard Of before the Sessions.
What has become Of the charges against him
Inc prisoner was ably defended BY Theron Rudd,
ano ucnIy nusseI, Esq0, through whose skill
the jury returned 4 verdict Of not guilty. To the
closing speech Of Mr. Rudd may sks consider her
selfindebted fora discharge and release fron long
confinement in the states' Prison. esxs
Disorderiy Housekssper Corricted.-A woman
named Mary Ann Barns, whe has recently kept a
disorderly house on the F" Hsok," was put upoa
her trial, and pleaded guilty to the charge.
Stealing a Copper Sugar Pan.--A man named
Jacob Asransn:, who Is inpleaded with Tyler J.-
was tried yesterday and convicted, was placed on
his trial ON charge of stealing . copper sugar
pan from Abner Mills, Of avenue d, on the l4th sf
January last. Mr. Hutchins, a earlman, stated that
Abrahams was present when the copper was delivs-
red to him 10 carry from the wharf, foet Of Broons
street that Omsted paid him for carting the cop
per, and was the principal person concerned in ma
King the bargain with him TO convey II into the
lower part Of the city, where il was seld. The
prisoner was defended by C. w. Tsrhuns and CAL
vim Pepper, Esqs and the jury after being absent
for about half An hour were discharged, they not
being able to agree. - ~ t'trI
The csurt then adjourned to this morning at IL
o'clock. .n a ~ 800 .. :.