The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-09-09
General Sessions.
Before Recorder Tallmadge, and Alderman Brady and

before he00rueT IauHauSe anu AlueImuu bTduy anu
Dunning.
SEPT. sth-sESrEsoEp.-Edward E Powers who had
entered plea Of guilty TO an assault and battery Robt
Andrews, was sentenced to pay fine OF S..
PLEADED GuILTY--Medad Raymo entered plea Of
guilty to assault and battery by cutting James OBren
on the head with saw.
RssBINe Dry GooDs sronE.-James Crump, mpead.
ed with Robert sutton William Jones and William Null
gan tried for burglary in the FIRST degree for enter
Carmine street the night of the Sd OF July and steal
ing DR., goods valued at about $40 The burglary was
clesrly proved and the goods found in the house
where the accused and the others arrested The
defence called number OF witnesses, who testified to the
former good character ofhe accused.
The prosecution called officer A. NJ c. SMITH, who
that the accused old thief and of the
be key makers and conefs in the country.
BARNAsAs OSBORN clerk OF the police testified that the
reputation the accused bad and that he known
as counerleer. 1t was also proved that Mugan the
burglar, in the house at the time that Crump was
rested, and that the wife OF Muigan stated that he had
committed the burglary that night.
The Jury, after short absence, returned verdict OF
not guilty, and the accused was discharged
ANOTHER STORE RoBBERY.-Francis Brown implicated
with Aug Nichols tried for burglary the
cond degree in breaking into The store Henry c. Moore
81 Greenwich street the IL August and stealing dry
goods valued NJ $3.50 The emily evidence agons Brown
being the finding Of green purse similar 10 the los
in his possession when arrested he was acquitted by the
Jury
STEALING HARNEss.-ssmuel Downs was tried a
charge Of stealing set OF harness valued at $40 from the
stable Of Henry McDouga OF the corner Of Forsyth and
harness horse bazaar Crosby street. and had them
placed the auction book Tor sale The harness was al
forwards identified and the accused confessed his guilt
when arrested The jury found him guilty, ana few
days was allowed him to obtain nfhdav of good char.
acter.
| ASSAULT AND BArTERr-william Dexter Benson was
tried Tor assault and battery on Charles Oakley. az
that Benson had left tie house of Oakley without
quarters rent and hen found by Oakley at the
Lafayette Hall he assaulted him and showed him against
the WALL to njure him severely The defence prov
ed that Oakley came to the place where and
alter the former was ordered out he raised cane as TO
strike Benson and the latter then gently showed him out
of DOORS The defence called John Crawford who stated
thath hat oath md he
had dealings with him and owed Oakley judgment for
debt Robert J. Bonsteel also stated that the character
Oakley generally bad The jury retired but could
not agree, and were therefore discharged
noe prossqui entered the indictment against
John Lent and samuel sPrngsed for grand larceny, in
| FoRFEirED BAL-The District Attorney ordered the
following recognzances to be forfeited and prosecuted
not half OF whom responsible TOT the nent OF
cent to dollar Of the amount for which they are
ponsibe. Here some twenty cases Of forfeiture
and ii is plain to oe perceived that several of the i'm
portanf entered with sole view to allow the
cused persons chance 10 escape justice.
William Mullgan, burglar OF well known notoriety
dry goods store ofAbbey Oakley, in July las-basd by
Ebenezer Peck, and Francis J. Grant, in the sum OF
Samuel Norton end Charles Williams, the former on
two indictments for grand larceny and the latter for
three-eaed by William Norton and Francis J. Grant in
John B. Wright for false pretenees in obtaining gro
ron o .ory 81 aed 70 .Ge
| Grant, in the sum OF $1,000. :!
James Kenney, John Cummings Patrick keenan,, Leon
| ard Myres, Elias Cronter, William H. Berry, and vii
liam H. Hill, for riot and assault and battery at the en-
CINE house. SO Varck streetbaled by Isaac g. Seixas
Alexander C. McDonald William Ewing, Charles Mac
farlare, John A. NJ Walg Charles Blacklin. and
| Theodore Payne. ,,
Stewart snd James Johnson, from the house OF r. H. Mac
lay-b iiled by William Groves in the sum Ct $3.50
John Matheson and William Burns. for cutting the
| head Of Peter Hart-bailed by James s. Smith,
Michael Slsvin and Francis Donnelly for beating
| Samuel Boyd-bailed by John Stein.
Rchard Flanagan for beating Joseph Nicholeny in his
own house-baed by Mathew Qun.
| John Giles and James B Martin, for striking Lewis
Narv Woods, Indicted for keeping house Of i'll fame
at l6 Reed street-baed by John McCuy in the sum Of
| $3.50.
Maria A. Thompson and Dennis Kahoe, for sggrava
led and violent assault and battery Susan Smithtaed
by Henry Csrrol, James German, and James Cruise.
Robert McNslly, for violation of pilot laws-basd by
Charles Devlin in the sum OF $500.
Timothy Hays for beating Thomas McCarty- baied by
| Michael Howe.
Patrick Dryer for beating Samuel Carpenter, a city
William NJ. Grggs, William Day. and Francis sa yre
for aggravated assault end battery hobart H. Shan
| non, an oficer-baed by Richard Rimbal.
David 8. siners, ,or choking Charles Gordon-bailet
| by Valentine FIugher.
Margaret SgIaD, Martin Hsun and Elizabeth Hsun, fol
an assault ana battery on Charlotte Desn-bailed by
| Casper Burkerman.
james Harrington assault and battery on Sarah Jan,
| II arrDpton-hniled by John Willis in the sum Of $2tU
Thomas Cndbertb far malicious assault and battery
| stephen d. AlbeTtson-bailed by VIM II. Adds
| John Giles for striking VIM. ID. Lownes-bailed b,
| James Casey
James D. Sherwood for misdemesnor, in rescuiny
prisoner from officer schnoll-bailed by VIM D. sher
wood end Henry Leek
The Cour, then adjourned to Monday morning at Il
o'clock