The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-06-23
General Sessions.

/ Alderman
william shaler, Esq, Acting District Attorney.
JUNE 22At the opening of the Cosrt the list of jurors
being called six of the Grand and seven of the petit
| fined S25 each.
| Bills of Indictment against HeTick g. Eopesrhc pre-
sent Grand Jury have found two bills against Herrck
Ropes publishers OF the Aurora for libel Thomas
smith, ESQ., OF this city These bills dismissed by
the previous grand inquest, but the complaint having
third indictment obtained on the complaint Mr. Smith.
Pleaded GaMy-John Mcclure the old COW thief,
pleaded guilty to the charge OF grand larceny in stealing
two cows from Thomas kiloran OF $50 18th street.
| will be sentenced on Friday.
Case of George Somes.The trial of this man. indicted
Tor passing counterfeit money is set down for Thursday
: Qhs) morning.
Highway Robter Tried.-A young man named Francis
Jones, butcher, implicated with William Smith and Da-
mel Cammerdy, was put upon his trial, charged with
highway robbery. Mr. Jacob Amos, the complainant, Of
la Second street. testified that Tuesday morning 18th
inst. between the hours of and o'clock, wkie he
returning from party that had been held at the house
his employer and passing through Orange street he
attacked by three men, dragged up alley and portion
of his clothing stripped from him. lie could not recog
Mise the prisoner but fully identified Smith, who in
prisoners box adjoining him, of the parties con-
cerned in the robbery Jacob Leish, who resides
the alley where the robbery took place the rob-
berry from his window and recognized both the prisoner
and Smith being concerned in IT, The defence conduct
ed by c. W. Terhune Esq presented evidence to prove
abiby two girls ofthc pave who resided at house of i'll
fame in Anthony street, of them stated that prisoner
slept with her the night the robbery is alleged TO have
been committed and another stated that she him in
bed IN the morning at nine o'clock young man,
named John Patterson who has charge of the house,
and an old salt, named Charles Stanton both stated
that Jones slept in the house above named all night
Stanton that he had the toothache ell night and
therefore, he could Mt sleeps that he walked the from
eleven o'clock till seven the next mornings and therefore
Jones could not have left the house without being heard
by him. Several other persons who slept in the house
testified TO the points.
The prosecution then called the wife of Leitoh who
the robbery from their window and who recognized
both the prisoner and Smith being the persons who
committed the robbery.
officer Stevens arrested prisoner he havng:becn point.
ed out to him in the street by Mrs. Lech The
morning the robbery was committed Officer McMahon
stated that he found the aud that had taken
from complainant in possession Of Daniel Cammerdy,
OF the parties indicted.
Acting District Attorney SnALrp commended, in sum.
ming up that the evidence produced by prisoner to prove
abb such if admitted TO be correct would be
dangerous 10 the liberty OF citizen who walks our
streets during night That believed by the jury nothing
would be easy than rogue 10 make previous ar
rangement with his mistress leave the house during the
night commit robbery then return and when arrested
bring the inmates such promises TO prove that he slept
there on the night the crime was committed, md
thus escape the penalty Of the law Judge Lynch charged
the ury in pointed manner relative 70 the reception Of
such testimony and the jury after short absence return
ed verdict Of guilty The punishment for the offence is
not less than years imprisonment In the State prison
On the of the verdict the prisoner became
much excited and shed tears profusely The Court
stated they should sentence him on Friday.
Grand larceny Danicl J. Stewart broad pug noscd
darkce tried charge of grand larceny in stealing
street on the 9th of May positive proof being
alduced that prisoner stole the violin owing the alb
OF Peter Williams 10 whom he offered il for sale the
Jury returned n verdict OF not guilty.
The Court then adjourned TO this morning at eleven
o'clock.