The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-09-22
General Sessions.
Before Recorder Tallmadge aud Aldermen Brady ant
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Before Recorder ralmadge aud Aldermen Brady and
Dunning
JAMES r. WHITING, Esq, District Attorney
SEPr -Dschgrgsd-John 0 Shaughensy, indicted for
keeping dsorderly house at ITO Cedar street. entered
plea OF guilty but discharged as the nuisance had
been abated.
Jacob S nds, the colored preacher, who indicted
with Henry Wright on charge oil receiving portion OF
the specie stolen from the brig Arandah at Quarantine
was discharged noie prosequ having been entered as
the evidence not sufficient to ensure conviction.
.attsmpted Nrdel. A big, bury negro, named Little
ton stevens tried cssrge OF assault and battery
with utent 10 xiii his wife saah stevens The &c
cused went 10 the hsasG OF V Roosevelt, 1871 Broad
way, where his wife lived as servant on the An OF Au
gust last and ef,f having h3d some conversation with
her il Whch she sad he wished not TO live with him
any more and she shodld spend her day with the family
she in, she well treated. He then called her
black Itch Knocked her down and drew piece OF iron
with Which he heat her. and threatened while beating her
to XIII her. She finally escaped by falling out OF win.
dow and the ruff arrested. d.. Gurdon Buck es-
tee that her ghesd cut in several places her COL
lar bone broken ana her body bruised ia many places
Ne defence offered, and the jury returned mme-
da.e verdict of guilty which Immediately followed
up by the sentence Court sent him TO the State
prison Tor two years.
Assault aud Battery Nth Intent to KiH-A young man
named Will m Donnelly, put upon his trial for an
assault and battery with intent to kill Luke Goodwin
the 3Oh August last by swapping loaded horse pistol at
his breast The prosecution proved by Goodwin, that
while he seated in the tin sop OF Peter Haney OF l0
Houston street on the above ay some dispute arose
decision giving Patrick Consn the preference the
accused OF finishing Of work. he drew hoIs pis
tol from his breast. and without any cause snapped
ney that the accused had loaded the pstol few days
vious and that the time of swapping he took the pis-
admitted that they were all little toded but he could
tell how much they drank how often they mad
The horse here and such another
ookng instrument OF death was rarely seen in court OF
Justice The latch pan was broken off and the rust
that mad corroded made it lock like implement of
cent days Hesney testified that the had been broken
by the Grand Jury as in good when the
cused attempted to fire it, although he couldn't say there
any printing in it. The defence conducted by ENocH
tho oh nj thn teSfim for
the incomplete and the appearance of the
pistol such argument against any imaginable attempt
to XIII any body any living thing offered no rebuttipg
evidence and the submitted under the charge Of
the The jury, without leaving their seats, return
ed verdict and me court IN cGn'aera
tAugu sentenced him to ten days imprisonment in the
city prison.
Trials of Mike Wa,sh.-several indictments against
this person for libel set down for trial this morning
DAVID GRAHAM and r. 81 WILSON, Esqrs, appeared as
counsel for accused and asked posponement of all the
until the October term OF the court, also post
ponemen of judgement in those where vercts had been
rendered against him. The DsrRIcr ATTORNEY objected
70 the unless the proper smdavs were made
rial witnesses. An affidavit was then made by counsel
stating that the accused not ready for trial owing to
the shorness Of time since the indictments were found
The Court stated that the term OF the court for this month
expired by law Friday Of this week. leaving but two
the trials to 20 a until the October term of the court
Case of Sutton and THettord-The Indictment aga ms,
Robert sutton and William L. Thetford, charged with
burglary the third degree, in entering the Exchange
Office of Moses Baker Son, in Chatham Square, the
2Ch of January ls4i and stealing $685. was taken
and the parties appeared for trial. On examination Of the
testimony the accused taken in commission the Court
and District Attorney satisfied that an ID, had been
clearly proved Of the absence OF the parties at Phia
dephia at the time the burglary was committed that
conviction could not be made and the Court therefore
with tho Of the District Attorney ordered noiie
rrosegu be entered, and they discharged. The
sum OF Ss46 was taken from Thetfcrd at the time
his arrest which then delivered to Mr. Baker, his
giving ndemnying bonds for its return in case of the
acquitta OF the accused parties, surrendered up
him, and the bonds returned to his possession.
The Courtthen ijonrned till this morning at IL o'clock