The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-04-18
General Sessions
Before Recorder Talmadge and Aldermen Leonard an d
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Leonard
Purdy
J.W. srRANo Acting District Attorney.
APRIL l7At the opening OF the court the counsel for
Jacob and Abraham Guns moved that their be
poned until the next term the ound that their consc
onous scrupes we're such that they could not attend
mig the present term as was the Passover The court
allowed the case to go off Till the May term
FIXED Sixtesn absent petit jurors fined So EACH
and eight officers the amount Of their pay for the day
GRAND LARoENY.-Jost ph Murray, John wilkins End
George Wellesly tried a charge of Grand Lar
ceny, in stealing the pocket hook of Bishop Grswold
containing sos, the 9th OF October last while on his
passage from Boston to this city The Indictment charges
the money to be stolen irom Archibald Grswold and
the proof went to show that had been tax from Alex
ander V. Griswold The Court therefore charged that
under the indictment the Jury compele acquit
the prisoners, which they did
GRtND LARctNv-lsaac Adams, alias John M. Shaw
was tried on charge OF Grand Larceny for taking $500
from Horatio Otis OF 1853 Duane street but Con.
pecticut tappesred in evidence that Otis advertised for
partner in business, when he rect ived letter IRON
some person signing himself John M Shaw, who after
wards called upon him. That they then agreed to pur.
chase out the stock OF the grocery store OF Andrew
Brombush OF Varick and Broome streets and on
the lb'hot February previous to proceeding TO law
yers office to settle the lease Shaw obtained from OTIS
the sum OF 5000 being his share OF the money he adj
'anced, as agreed upon. Instead Of paying the
morey to Mr. Bronhush, Shaw, who was afterwards
proved TO he Isaac Adams ran off with the money and
K. It out OF the way until he arrested The ndct-
ment, charging the money as stolen from Horstion N
Os instead Of Horatio was fatal and the Court charged
the Jury that under they bound scquit the pr
soner He then ordered to be rocommited prison
until new indictment could be prepared by the present
Grand Jury.
NoLlr PRosEauI entered in the case of Phi!etus
Foy on charge OF obtaining gold lever watches valued
at $3.50 under false pretences from Savage, Crosby and
Co, 81 Liberty street This done the request of
the compliments they having been since satisfied with
theexplanaion made by Fox, he having most probably
settled the hill.
PmOr CAsr-Owen Prescott tried on a charge of
msdemeanor, in violating the Pilot laws OF this State by
nIo'ing the schooner Thomas Crbben through HurI
Gate on the 9th Of October last and the brig moud
on the goth OF July last. Charles w. Sheffield, Hul
Gate pilot testified that he Prescott board the brig
Raymond the 9th OF June, and ed potsge
from the captain and left the vessel in charge
Thomas A. Harris another Hur ate pilot testified that
escot piloed the schooner Thsmas Cribben through
the Gate the 10th OF Oct. The defence commended that
the case not fully proved in the instance Of the brig
Raymond, and that there positive evidence that
he accused was the pilot Of the Thomas Cribben but
merely that he on board the vessel acting
tant to the captain The jury alter absence OF nearly
an hour returned into Court with verdict of guilty and
the accused was requested te attend on Friday next
The Court then adjourned till this morning eleven
O'Clock.