The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-01-12
General Sessions.
Before Recorder Tamadge and Aldermen Purdy and Van

dervoot
JAMES r. WHITING Esq. District Attorney.
JAN 1.-THE Of Hamilton and Bergen indicted for
conspiracy to defraud the Atlantic Insurance Company OF
large sum of money.
informed the Court and District Attorney that they de-
INJURED to new indictment recently found by the Grand
day week to hear argument Of favor of sustain
ing demurrer and the response of the District Attorney
thereto.
Plea Of Gahy-Peter J: Valentine, Elijah Brown, Jr.,
and William Norris, pleaded guilty to indictment for
keeping disorderly house al the Bowery Cottage, No.
29s Bowery, where gambling, &c. is carried Plea
cognized and recorded-sentence deferred It'll Friday.
.another-James T. Rogers pleaded guilty to assault
and battery on John Thompson Sentence postponed till
Friday.
Trial for Bmglary-Philip Green then tried for
burglary in the third degree in breaking into the shop Of
Mr. Edmund Broadway No 80 Sixth avenue, on the night
of the 18th December, by means of false keys.
The jury found the prisoner guilty and the court sen
fenced him to the State prison for four years and six
months, being an old offender.
.7ssauA and BatferyThomas Kearnan and James kear.
nan were ITsd for an assault and battery on John
October last The jury found the accused guilty. Sen
MOI Pro-In the case of William Gels indicted for an
assault and battery Daniel Weyerbacker, mol pros.
entered, the complainant did not appear and the
Another Plea of Gmlty-Thomas Horton indicted for
keeping dorderly house in Barclay street pleaded gull
The Grand Inquest-The Grand Jury came into court
and having found number Of bills Of indictment, after
delivering them retired
then tried for the above offence charged with dsposng
goods left in his possession for storage by Eon Barber
at No Centre Market Place, for rent &C. whereas ii
alleged that Punke agreed to store the goods with
charge during the temporary absence of Mr. Barber
to Rhinebeck.
E. BARRIER testified that he left the goods in the posses.
sion Of Puuket and paid him seventy for
age and that his return to this city the 18th of May
having left in April. demanding his furniture he
found that great part of it had been disposed Of, and
Plunke told him it for storage. The amount of pro
pery disposed of amounted to $3.50 That he had obtained
"a ind nj kaff in tnn Cnprt fnf
$780, but could any thing upon it he
not indebted TO Plunkett when he left the city, having
paid him all rent SC due him on leaving for Rhnebeck.
Mrs BARBER, the wife of Mr. f. Barber, testified that
her return with her husband to the city, having only been
absent twelve days she found her property had been re-
self and husband silver bedding &c, &c for which
she would not take 5000 On her demanding her goods
Punket would not deliver them stating that he required
storage, but would never state the amount She called
tune after time, but could get no satisfaction.
Barber and his wife to ge the goods plunkett said he
had sold part of them for his claim bit would not say
what such claim was, and would sell the remainder He
would give account Of sales and conducted himself in
very unbecomng manner to the applicants for settle
ment.
Before the defence commenced except the opening
of Thomas Warner Esq. counsel for the accused the
Court stated that they should not hear any further tes
| mony to-day.
Cunningham indicted for attempt to steal and Henry
Grew for libel contained in the Rockland Standard
did not appear when called to trial. Their bail for
| feted Adjourned.
THAT TRUNK.-Mr. d. D. Howard, of the How
ard House, returned from Washington last evening
He arrived in the midnight train, and Immediately
| reported himself to the Mayor In consequence
Of the storm, the New York papers containing the
report, did not reach him in Washington unit
Wednesday evening. He first saw the statement
in the Herald, and departed the next morning ant
arrived stated above. He is prepared to confron
any Of his accusers, and will Immediately refut,
the outrageous and groundess charges made agans
him by the Courier q Enquirer.
THEATRIcAL.-The Seguin troupe are still at Mo
bile So is Silsbee-so is Henry RUSSELL the 70