The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-11-22

Calendar tor Wednesday-Nos. l2 Is, 49, IT, 49, a. D.
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General Sessions
Before Recorder Tallmadge and Aldermen Emmans and
JAMES r. WHITING, Esq. District Attorney
TUESDAY, Nov Sentence Of George Wilks.-At the
opening Of the Court George Wiks who entered plea
of guilty two years since to indictment for publishing
The Flash" as an obscene sheet arragned for
tence motion of the District Attorney in accordance
with previous notice
cLERK-George wilks, what have you to say why sen.
tence should not be passed upon your
WLKs-l might say great deal but have had hard.
y time to examine the counter adavits presented by the
District Attorney made by several printers formerly at
tached to the Subterranean" charging with writing
various articles for that paper merely request little
more time for that purpose.
REcoRDER-The Court intended to pass sentence at the
last term of the court when atfidavs put in by
yourself in Justification but the District Attorney asked
for time respond them counter adavits and the
sentence was, therefore postponed until this
the meantime you have presented adavts in reply
and We therefore, do not feel justified in delaying judg
ment in the
WnKs-Before passing sentence have few words to
say. Two years ago this case called up in this
George Woodbridge indicted the parties engaged in
publishing THE Flash" as obscene sheet Wool
and his bail forfeited and only person who
appeared to answer The case was tried and the jury
disagreed when Mr. Brady my counsel said he had seen
the District Attorney and that the only object of the
prosecution appeared to be to suppress the publication of
the sheet he advised me to go into court enter plea of
guilty, withdraw from any further connection with the
paper and further proceedings would be stayed against
me On this representation came into court, had
and admitted the publication, which amounted to a
technical plea of guilty. ] withdrew from the pa
per and it was discontinued notwithstanding that
the other parties who escaped afterwards
gagged in publishing "The Whip" and other papers
OF similar character Since the prosecution
Mr. slamm, who presented affidavit to THIS Court
which distinctly showed by the records Of the Court
scented BY the printers Kmber KRAFT and Robins w pfs
Were engaged on " The Subterranean," charging me
with writing articles for that paper, contain specific
evidence mputng the authorship of any particular article
charged as bbeous, and therefore they amount to no.
thing in legal To couneract these statements,
here present the court affidavit made yesterday by
Michael Walsh to the following effect He then read the
affidavit which stated that Walsh himself had written all
nearly all the articles published in The Subterra
mean" charged as ibelous.
The RECORDER then proceeded to deliver the sentence
of the Court He commented on the circumstances at.
tending the casehe character of the publication-the
youth Of the accused his talents and his recent
nection with The Subterranean," and supposed author
ship OF various articles Of beous character that had
appeared in that paper. He commented with peculiar
force upon the character of certain portion of the public
lacks narrowing up the feelings of families and innocent
and unofending persons and stated that in all be-
fore this Court parties so offending should be visited with
the most severe punishment He then sentenced Wilks
TO Imprisonment in the city prison for month which
he said he hoped would not only warning to
him. but to all others who concerned in publishing
sheets of an Infamous and lbelous character.
Case Of Young Saunders-The young man, Henry
Saunders formerly clerk in the employ of Austin vii.
mering Co. auctioneers indicted several charges of
forgery in passing checks in the of the firm
ous banks of city in connexion with Ragge and his
wife withdrew his plea of not guilty and entered plea
of guilty to the indictment the check for $500 passed
the bank of the State of New York. He remained in
against Ragge whose trial set down for to-day. y
Case Of Maiinda and alexander Hogu.-David Graham,
touchers" badgerers" charged with grand larceny
in robbing Mr.. Sore of $40 and asked postponement
Of the case until Thursday morning as he had not had
The Court assented and the down for trial
In the meantime there is doubt that an at.
tempt will be made before of the Judges
lease them bail, which which will prevent any further
action in the matter Sorrel is in custody of officer
ton witness in the We shall keep sharp look
out every movement connected with this affair." and
give the individual who offers bail and the Judge who
takes it, all the nooriety that such defeat to the ends Of
Justice will entitle them to-
PASSING: Counterfeit Money-An elderly woman, named
Elizabeth Saunders known for the past twenty years
dealer counterfeit money tried charge of pass
ing 81 counterfeit note ofthe Centreville Bank of War
wick RI, John sheridan, Of 80 Broome street. The
tact proved and the scnter shown by her passing
another bill of the description +. Street. of ~
Broome street the same evening The Jury returned
verdict of guilty The Court, in passing sentence said
she had been known countereiter for twenty years
and that her husband just out Of the State Prison.
where he had been sentenced for similar offence She
then sent to the state prison for five years.
Case Of Libe-Tabo Watts print dealer, was tried for
a libel on VIM. T. Longworth, of Directory Long.
worth The libel was written and posted on the shutter
ofhe door othe store 6 Nassau street which had been
recently occupied by Longworth and Watts co-part
II consisted of the following words:-
hereby post VIM. T. Longworth rogue, liar
and coward. TALBOT WATTS
Young Longworth was called upon the stand and adj
med that he confessed judgment in favor Of his father
and the property of himself and Watts levied upon
and removed under the judgment. The counsel for de-
offered 10 the truth of the libel i'm every mar
tcular but the court nmated that unless the was
posted with good motives and usable ends would
he of proving the truth of the charges
understanding the case was submitted to the jury under
the charge of the court. After short DELAY the
turned n verdict of guilty but sentence suspended.
Btvelary.-A black fellow, named VIM. J. Cooper vas
tried burglary in the third degree in entering
window astenngs &c. valued at $40 found guilty and
sent to Sing Sing for two years and six months
GRIND Lapceny.-Two boys named George Pennway
and John Anderson tried for grand larceny in steal
ing quantity of gold and silver pencil &C. valued
at S3397 from John Levson l06 Chatham street por
ton of the property stolen valued at about 500 found
their possession and the jury therefore convicted them
petit larceny only Being under sixteen years of
leaving the court Pennwny cried out at the top of his
voice I'll make some oi you suffer for this by Christ
you're all a damned set OF rogues any how"
Trial Of Rage and his wife.Henry NJ Ragge and Hes
G. his wife were arraigned for trial indictment
forgery in the third degree in passing the 3ls of
August a check on the Seventh Ward Bank for $4,000,
purporting TO have been drawn by Austen, Wilmerdng
K CO. JonN w. EpMoNps, Esq. appeared associate
with District Attorney in the trial of the and
DAVID GRAHAM and VIM NJ PACE, Esgs for defence. AZ
ter the rejection of several the jurors who had express
ed an opinion relative to the parties jury sworn
and the case will be continued this morning
Forfeited Recogni dncesThe following named persons
answering to their their recognizances were
declared offeted-Jamcs r Rogers, for assault and
battery on John Thompson OF ~ Wall street on the 10Th
of August, baled by Levi d. Samm Morris Levy, for
grand larceny in stealing 200 muskrat skins from Vaen
tine Bitner, baied by Joseph Levy.
The Court then adjourned till this morning at III o'clock
when the case OF Ragge will be continued.