The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-03-16
General Sessions.
Before Recorder Tslmadge, Judge Lynch, and Aide
smith and tsedney

Smith and Sedney.
JAMES r. WHrrNG, Esq, District Attorney.
MARCH l5.-sLvEsTER LEVY, Jew, was put
trial for receiving stolen goods, knowing them
be such appeared in evidence that Levy became pos
sessedof several pair of boots that had been stolen from
the hoo, of John Hicks sol Pearl street. the 9th
OF November last and that he told MIR John Bew of 236
William street TO whom he sold two pair for S., that
he had purchased them iron man at reasonable
price Be0iIl gave Information to Hicks and on LEWIS
being informed that the boots had been stolen he delivered
them up TO the The court charged that there
not sufficient evidence to convict and the jury returned
STEPHEN THOMAS, who halls from Philadelphia,
tried indictment for forgery in the second degree in
passing SO counterfeit bill purportng to be of the Elk
ctane Bank Of Salem, Mass Robert Turnbull grocer,
of 2os Varick street stated that SO note of the above
named description passed at his store the night in
question, Ny man named Jacob Lewis who purchased
aquarter of tea. boy named Robert Wheeler belong
ing 10 the store sent to watch Lewis, who him
meet Thomas, the accused at the corner OF King and
Varck streets They both arrested alter and
the tea that had been purchased found IN Of the
pockets OF Thomas and nine counterfeit bills of the
description found on the ground where they
arrested No evidence offered by defence but that
the prosecution being incomplete, the jury returned
dict OF not guilty and the acquitted was remanded for trial
another Indictment for a similar offence.
RoBBING A VrssEL.-Four boys named James Kilhene,
James Sherwood, James Armstrong and William Brown,
cabin of the soop Glide, the 10Th OF February and
stealing clothing &c valued at about $40 The jury
ycted them and the court sent Brown to the House Of
Refuge and kllhene Sherwood and Armstrong to the
State prison for two year,
THOMAS PARKS, the notorious was tried second time
indictment for burglary in the third degree in
breaking the station house Of the officers the Points,
and stealing pair of boots He convicted, and the
court sentenced him to the State prison for four years and
six months.
Il NOHe Prosse9 entered in the indictment against
Ellen Campbell, Tor passing counterfeit money. il being
evident ia the sesnter could not be proved.
william Reed print seller and porter about Washing
ton Meret, tried charge OF burglary in enter
ing the premises OF VIM. II Hsstesd, of the
ket twas proved by A. V Reynolds that the accused
offered el lin four OF The hons snd alleged that they
had been xiv, him 20 SELL The defence alleged that
the accused y s Of weak mind particularly when lit
tie ntoXcae and Cd he had been brought into the Of
fair through ae influence Of two men, who left the city
immediately sitter the accused arrested The jury
acquitted him. and the ordered him to be dscharg
cd.
John Hunt This bold negro baggage smasher
tried tr stealing vsse containing clothing of the
Tue OF SIS the property of Horace A Manchester, from
the cart Of Richard Clifford public porter as he
passing through Courtandt street. asormy might've
weeks ago.
The convicted the prisoner and he was sentenced
by the State Prison for three years and six
months.
OBSCENE PuBLtcATIors-Daniel Austin was tried for
misdeueanor in publishing obscene paper called the
New York Sporting Whip. The prosecutions evidence
only 20 show that the accused compostor
hpaper and the jury under charge ofthe court found
him not guilty.
Pleaded GuLrY. -Thaddeus w. Meighsn, then pleaded
guilty being editor Of the above obscene paper, and
Temanded for sentence.
The court adjourned till II oclock this morning.