The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-09-13
General Sessions.
Before Recorder Tailmadge and Aldermen Martin an

| General Sessions
Before Recorder Tallmadge and Aldermen Martin and
| Dunnipg
| JAMS r. WHrrrso, District Attorney.
SEPT IA note prossqn was entered In the case OF
Edward Bedlow indicted for assault and battery
William A. Beecher, OF Waveriy House, payment OF
| costs.
ATTEMPTED Robbery and Assault "A short knotty head
ed black fellow named Samuel Daley, was tried q
charge of assault and battery with intent to rob Michael
Crown. The complain AIT testified, that the night OF
tho 26h August of last year, the accused in company
with man named Alexander Davis came to the grocery
store OF Anthony Crown at the corner Of Anthony and
Little Water streets at late hour in the night and after
obtaining admission, and calling for something to drink
and asking for some which not paid for
Davis struck him with slung slot and knoc kcd him par
tally down, when Daily participated in the assault
Davis arrested AFTER and tried and convicted Of
he offence The accused as defended by Mr. Drinker,
who selected by tho Court but there being testi
mony to contradict toe CHI rye, the jury ieund him
the prisoner time to show by entries the Custom House.
that he had sailed hand from this port to Portland,
Maine previous TO the time of tho allie assault and
therefore, not in the city when 1t was committed.
"A Flare up betloesn Parners-Bernard McLarnau was
| tried assault and battery william NJ Slater, the
goth J,nela The parties partners Of me Eagle
Hotel corner OF hudson and King streets and dispute
arising rsativeto dissou en McLarnan raped Slater
over the head with ball bat and the jury found him
| guilty.
.another Assault and Bauery-An old cogger named
JOAN Flood appeared to prostcnte another old oddler
named Hugh McEiroy, who had interiered with him
while h. vas getting barrel oiswill and pushed him in
| The mud Tho OLD egreed TO forgive him. and the
jury red in the option by hndng him not guilty
Mac le the court qnite spushty, with his thanks and
| " good luck to them ALL
Stealing specie.J ,hn Clark the colorcd steward Of
the brig Arsndah, Csatnn How land and two other black
men, named George Wilson and John w. Brown,
ed charge OF grsnd larceny, in stealing - 200 in
specie from the CABIN Of the brig, while she was living
At the quarantine. the 18th OF August last Officer
McCirath testified that he arrested Wilson and Brown
near Harrisburgh, where they confessed taking the
money, and restored SlO0 of their goten gain. About
5000 !o The same money was ionbd in possession Of
| Brown which he said he received from Wilson's wife,
although thu day previous he deIied thai he knew her,
VIM sHALrR Esq was assigned by the Court to defend
the prisoners and that the fact OF Browns
sion of portion OF the money not sufficient evidence
TO convict him oil the larceny.
The steward, CLARK, rose and said that Brown and
Wilson both with him when the money
stolen.
The Jury found them all guilty, but recommended
Brown to mercy
Disoraeriy Mary Davis was tried for keeping
disordery house at No. "a Pe street Samuel N. Long
of No - Psl street, who keeps an appltsand in the
Bowery, testified nat he had some go into
he house of Mrs Davis who looked suspicious and car
ried themselves very strange Several other witnesses
testified that they thought, IRON appearances, that the
ouse was an sssgnaon house The defence, conducted
by Mr.. Strang called Thomas Garland, who was
city Waterman last May, who testified that he never saw
go out OF the house that he knew to be of
had character but he had heard noise there proceeding
| fiomRp ottsck upon the house by man who was ar
rested On cross-.xamnation, Garland stated that ne
was remov ed from the watch going with a woman
James Valentine another watchman, who was on that
.eat said he and woman go into the house.
but could not tell whether the woman was bad or not
Eugene Courtney, who lives near by said he had been
in the house Of Mrs Davis twice; that he went into the
kitchen to take back axe he had ground that
ne not 60 there to grind an He had heard some
the neig hbors talk about the house. but had heard
more OF them not" The submitted, and tho
Jury returned verdict Of not guilty.
William G.. Wa'rous dischsgsd.-This man, who was
indicted with Albert e. De Merritt one Of the fnsncisrs
1895 TOR obtaining bill of goods valued at SEQ -,
rom Mrs r Garner, was Discharged there not being
evidence sufficient to convict him.
NoHe Pros,qas The District Attorney ordered noils
prosequis to be entered in the following cases =
John Jacks and Eliza Jacks, his VILE for assault and
battery in beating John c. Parker.
John Southw ELL for assault and battery on jacob Po
lander, com lsnant not appearing.
Jacob Reinhemer and Augusta Reinheimcr, for
saut and battery, in beating Jonas tment
3rawn bv mistake. An indictment against kelisr FOR
beating Renheimer was also dismissed Tor the same
Alexander M1hsuvey, for assault and battery FL.
| len Molahsn-by requesl of complainant.
| Forfeited Bail-The names of the following persons
having been called, and not answering their rccogni-
declared to be forfeited ordered to he pro-
| Charles southwick indicted for conspiracy with
Charles Harrington in combinngt to procure divorce
Kingston false testimony to be ssered in the Court Of
Chanccrybailei by Francis Grant whose fsreitures
the past week amount TO several thousand tollsr
Robert McCeyreD, captain Of the ship kalsmuoo, FOR
assault ana battery on Conckln Brush-bsiied ny DANIEL
| c. K,ngsland.
Edward Lippman, for assault and battery, in striking
Raphael Mayer-baed by Henry bslii'ter
Richard Laurenson, for assault and battery In break
the house of Ann Lsursnson, and attacking bcr with
| 4 kuile-bailed by Andrew OCennor .
C}eorre Mcclure Tor assault aud battery, in backing
III eys OF Robert Fotter-bailed by John FOSTER.
Henry Kukrk assault and battery, in striking Tho
mas Baker, an officer of the 9Th ward-bsed by John
Anderson.
Owen McCsbe for assault and battery Jshn Tho.
mas-baed by Mich ael mann.
Michael McCarty and Frederick Falkland, for assault
aud battery Patrick Eleason--bailed by Edward ID.
Mckinney and VIM. II Mckinney.
James MADDEN and Richard H. de- for assault and bat
erv, 10 beating Wright Csse-baled by James Ingls
and Richard Hyde.
Henry Wright, Tor Receiving stolen goods, knowing
them to he such-baied by Henry X s,ivers
Samuel Norton and Charles Willisms, for grand arce.
in stealing clothing valued at ss5 from the house Oh
Moses II. Ogden, the 2Oh OF February latb1ied ~
William Norton and Francs J. Grant in the sum OIL
| $1,000.
The Trial of Isssb Shipmdn for grand larceny "ihoe
| the first called up this morning at III O'CLOCK
The Court then adjourned this morning at II o'clock