The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-12-12
General Sessions.
Before Recorder Tallmadge and Aldermen Waterman and
RaWson


JONAS D. PHILLIPS Esq, acting District Attorney.
Drc ll.-NoHe Proseq,i On motion of Mr. T. Warner
counsel for Alfred Love indicted Tor false pretenceS M
obtaining cargo Of coal worth S27l, from Mr. Wiiuan
Yates Of Albany mol pros. entered by consent o.
the District Attorney and the tourt-the complainant
being perfectly satisfied from circumstances that have
come to his knowledge since his complaining that Mr.
Lovett had intention to commit fraud in the matter
Renton and Mark Thomas then put his trial for
riot (aenen and Thomas have not been arrested) =,
It appeared from the testimony the case that on the
evening of the 18th OF June last the engine house of
pany No. 49, in Twontysixth street was attacked ny
mob while theCompany were holding their monthly meet
ing in the room above and othenisses thrown in
and finally the engine dragged from the house taken into
Bond street. and there defaced and the leader jacket cut
strips. There evidence to Prove that Sexton
was in any respect in the outrage and the Dis
tct Attorney abandoning the case Tor the prosecution
the jury rendered verdict OF not guilty;
Grand Lnrceny--George Lawrence and Henry Johnson,
two coored men, tried for stealing barrel oil gn
worth $50 the goth of last month"; from the store Of
Francis Linneman corner of White and Church streets
The principal evidence in the that of lad
named George Teord who testified that he saw both the
accused rolling the barrel from Mr. Llnnemans store on
the evening in question and which afterwards found
in n ceer at the Of Walker and Church streets,
where they had taken it for concealment
The Jury found the prisoners guilty and the Court SEN
tenced them to confinement in the State Prison Tor the
term of two years
Another Grand ACKNOWLEDGEMENT sprggs, also co.
lored man. tried for stealing two coats from the
dwelling Of Mr. Edward C. Delavan No. SO Greenwich
street. on the 18th ult worth $40 one Of which was the
of Mr. Delavan and the other belonged to Mr.
Lowell g. Nicholas the property taken from the en-
and officer Stephens arrested the prisoner soon alter
| the robbery, and found one OF the coats on him. 80
The Jury rendered verdict of guilty OF petit larceny
only as but found upon him, and the Court
sent him to the Penitentiary for months
The prisoner is old thief and the Court regretted
that the Jury had treated him lenieny as it was desir-
able that the community should be rid OF such character
for greater length of time than that which the law au
thorised by their verdict.
.qnoherWiliam smith was also tried for grand lar
ceny stealing the 25h of last October four pieces
mouseln de lane worth $40 the property oil Mathew pa
| ley of No As William street.
The property taken out of wagon, while being
conveyed from Beaver street where Mr paiey ma pf
soner doubt existed if the right oil property was
| fairly vested in Mr.. Daley
The prisoner rmanded to be again tred lot the OIL
/ fence under an amended indictment .
Burelaru-William Mulligan, implicated with william
Jones was then tried for burglary In the hrs degIee
Oakley of No IL Carmne street. on the night OF tns
81 July and stealing thcrefom accs, gloves &c wortf
| 20 dollars. .,
man named Crump was recently tried for being th'
accompce Of the above named accused but acquu ed
of the goods were in the mouse
OF houses the officers surprising them but were suose
quenty arrested The goods were found at NO S COS
An attempt was made prove abb the part OF tn
defence, whc failing, the jury found the priso ner
guilty l.I .rr .lI.
.4nother Bwgia,y-wm. Jones, implicated with VIM
Iuigan, and who had demanded separate trial 70
trial
The identity of the prisoner being concerned in h,
burglary insufficient and the jury therefore rendered
4 verdict of not guilty. ,
Sn,,nce-After the trial Of Jones concluded. the
'ont called up William Mnlgan for sentence He madt
long appeal TO the bench but the records OF the court
showed that he had previously been convicted oil hig
rhine sentenced for ten ears and paroned before the
expiration of that had expired the Recorder pro
nounced the following that he he imprisoned in the state
prison for ten years
Thc Case Of Charles f. Isenprice indicted for man
slaughter in the first degree in abbng Abraham large
the Odd Sept last during racas which resulted IN th'
eah of said Barger, was then called on Jury was EN-
panneIled in the and the Court sgnifed that as
hour the day late they would not proceed to hear
testimony till tomorrow
The Grand Tnqnesi-The Grand Jury came into Court
18th number of new indictments found by them and the
prisoners were arraigned -,
Adjourned to tomorrow 0his day. at II o'clock, A. NJ