New-York daily tribune., 1844-11-23
Court OF sessions.


Reorc the Recorder and Aldermen WISsHIP and HAS
BRoucK. NJ C. PATERSON, ESQ. District auo'''e'.
Senfesecs--Johu Ciemen, =, convicted oil perjury
swearing falsely ys to s eeaeeS y. ssSSfs a State
Prison for 9 years md months
Samuel Johnson, colored, convicted OF burglary
SsS Fssecd S o 5sss Ss ae ssy g S 'S
John A. Munroe, convicted Of an assaatard BAT.
ery on Charles OConne Esq in he City Hail. o was va s Sed
e hf Sy RsG" un Sa the Roa ae Be- PAID
Motion TO set aside Verdict In pursuance at
previous notice. Mr. Jordan moved me Court 70 SET aside .ne
s case Of Wa RaT
e ep Sr. jordan read two adav showing th9t the Jury
Se ef coaft e%Hf u The evening 10 the public house Of laaqh FH
lon No a Elm street TO paake o. ood an aief & very es aU
sprIos vnos liquors 10 be gwen 70 any OF the Ju'y
h ron sne ecnaier nearly M Of brandy BY the bar
keeper the jury room, and that the greater part OIL was
drunk by the jury.
The District Attorney, per contra, read two oifi-
d,y from two OF the urors-vz Ncs,r. Henry A. Hurburt
and Lewis H. oswho depose TINT at the request @ ei some
with the dinner by the bar OF which eS. OF Inc u9r
nd hn er bse Sn the Brandy was drunk Su,
lint no nra appeared be the least Infected by The small
peI.on during dmncr or before after except the officers
who had them charge and then within the limits OF the oath
they had taken.
MIR, Jordan enforced his application 10 set aside
the verdict By appropriate remarks and cited 1lthoI'jes IN
support @ e seS ee n ae or reasons adce
gRaeYey why the verdict should be set uside the jurors
were highly respectable and sober men, were not at all %
enced by The liquor drunk and that other nesuan what
ever had occurred He also cited nuhoes IN answer 70 those
read by M jordan OF modern date md showing that
the cases cited by Mr. Jordan had been reviewed b. Subsequent
Courts 10 this county and IN s:nses Sna 'na III e s 9
therefore, hat hec cause shown that he verdict should
ct n:de M t. Jn @ a aa eesSS y our s
Court and that the Court were bound 70 set the verdict
ASIDE and grant new tral 10 DAVE.
The Recorder, after stating the lacts and the law
rs understood by tho Cout Oh the subject, stated TINT
ony the Court Ind come To the determination TO eny the
motion to inside the verdict und would suspend the sen
tenco until the could be carried to the Supreme Court for
their adjudication.
Mr.. Jordan then moved that the prisoner be ad-
mtte to BAIL pending the decision Of the Supreme Court
The Recorder said that the question ol admission to bail must
be eit unti! nsccrnmea whether the Supreme Court
entertain tie motion for admission to bail
Grand Jury-The Grand Jury came into Court,
and stating that Their business completed discharged
for the term, with the thanks OF the Court.
Forteitures --Aiulford Howe, indicted for bur-
sary in the rst degree. and stealing silver from the
house Of, Frances Hewe not appearing his iecognizance
was forfeited.
The Delinquent OHicers.-Messrs. Hyer, Ryder
and Mount officers of the Cos who had charge of the jury
the e%e Of Davis and ad net psea m S to
having IN pnrt they did hear the order of the Court
in the severely reprnGnded by the Recorder. who
said that the offence grave one that he wns IN favor
that his colleagues the bench opposed to their
dismissal und favor ony of reprmand which His Honor
TrieI for Forgery.-Henrywell Vincent was
sd @ m H q Psse 5 % Cd sSE 10 IN D@s a, e S Il Of M
of swis and Broome teet. on the I'd October,
payment for three sngs worth OF tea, receiving Si2 IN
c1nnse Another with him when the bll passed
who escaped. AT his arrest four s5 counterfeit bills
Just placed them. He desrO after being arrested
made. States evidence Of and entreaed officer Benan
n,ercede for him.
The defence introduced testimony show that the accused
the afternoon III question, at work IN Jncobsee
aad continued there until about o'clock without leaving
CThe time alleged that the bill passed about the mid.
Nc cAster the accused so to keep tor m the day be-
fore.
Pea Of Gui5ty.-Ezra Smell, who had hitherto
pleaded guilty t9 TIanf larceny was permitted e withdraw
fenced 10 noaths confinement IN the City Prison.
Trial for BnrgLdry.--Samuel Smith, Jesse
seph Thompson cooed boys then tired fer bugla
rousy entering the premises Of Isaac s. Lloyd, Is Lach.s
during the month OF October last The fnmy absent
the time from the city The house entered by forcing
pac in the front basement door, The property stsen
sisted of aics' and gentemen wearing apparel musical
box n.ae clock &C. worth altogether abou, $500 Part
the property subsequently found shop Centre
street end other articles different puygnbrokers shops AID
Dks of the boys with The clock al The supposed
chldens dresses Mt Abram Caiherinestree', BY
guest of one Of the accused Josepb Thompson.
musical box was ao proved icer Baker recognized The
remaining four he having caught them the premises pur
Joining thereom three four days after n been broken
There proof OF who committed the burglary.
They ell stated IN their examination that person named
Sare tnow convicted OF similar offence broke opea the
premises
The Jury found them all guilty of petit larceny
only. Samuel Smith sentenced 10 the Peniten;nry for
months, and the Others from TO months each.
The Court adjourned TO Saturday morning, II
O'Clock.