The New York herald., 1844-12-10
General Sessions
Before the Recorder and Aldermen Schefelin an
Seaman.

Seaman.
MATHEW G. PATERSON, District Attorney.
DEC. Cease IF WikcF and Doyle.-In the case Of
Wikoff and Doyle indicted for lo.l upon George D.
Bowling. Mr. Doyle asked the Court to allow the cause
go off consequence Of the absence of one OF the de
PENDANTS in Philadelphia and OF important witness
the defence, Mr.. Richard sutton He said he moi
until he became aware of the fact through the public
prints He then presented affidavit setting forth the
materiay Of the witness, Sutton without whom the
fendants could not safely proceed to trial.
The Court suffered he cause TO go If without day. and
the defendant said he would use all due diligence in get
Motion of James Hunt The Counseler at La,o and SUNDAY
Officer to hare The Reporter Of the New York Herald
AID. ScHiEFFELIN-n the matter OF the motion OF Jas
Hunt to have the Reporter Herald excluded
report Of the trial of Hunt The court have examined
that report land although all the facts in the
por% a out they to say that there
in giving the facts Of case Tor there things which
should not be stated The feel disposed to CIV.
give to any attacks upon any persons
who may be brought before the court The present mat
s sn b. ans
not that 1t contains certain personal illusions the
ner OF the trial ard the court consider that
improper in any case to indulge in any remarks ref
upon the conduct appearance OF parties inendn
TO unpleasant lngs The court hope the
aud that the reporters will be more caeiula aThe court ao
not feel called upon to act upon the notion and
raid in his the Court please allow me to be
understood in this matter.
-(Interruping him)-The Court cannot hear
an thing more in this matter
Husr-Qn astonishment-Do understand the Court
to say that the reports c0rrecf1 Do they say so7
Alderman scHiyrrELIr-Yes sir Yes sir
HUf-Now sir It Is stated here that the Distrc. At
oIney consented TO enter the noe prossqui RELuc
| LY. Now would ask II 1t was so!
REcoRpER-That is matter for him to answer sir
(r Hunt then looked at the District Attorney earnestly
put he made no reply leaving Mr. Hunt to infer what he
| ckose)
The Reporter asserts without ear contradiction that
there were no personal attacks in the report and bu
two illusions the manner Of the person on trial and
both were strictly correct
Sentence of John Beale.John Bcale who was tried on
Saturday for the offence Of mayhem, in INJECTING blow
with carving knife upon tho person of Stewart Danna
and cutting his right eye in such manner to destroy
aggravated assault and battery was then placed al
the bar for sentence After commenting upon the encr
nifty Of the offence which he had been led and upon
which, had he been convicted the could have sent
him to the Safe Prison for term rot less than seve
years the court directed him to be mQsoned in the
tentaIy tor the term CT year. and 70 pay no Of Sa5
Alderman Schiehen then vacated his seat the bench
in favor OF Alderman Drake
Trial for Passing Counterfeit Money-Horatio Gleason
was tried and convicted indictment for passing 81
counterfeit BILL on the Barns able B,nk Of Yarmouth
upon John Lyons grocer Of the corner Of Church and
Canal streets the 2lst Of October. The court sen
enced him TO five imprisonment in the State Prison
| the shortest term the law allows.
Trial for Burglary in the 1st degrse.-John Adsms i'm
pleaded with two o,ners, was tried and convicted Of
burglary in the srd degree in breaking and entering
and Water Streets the night Of the 27th of October
aud stealing about 500 worth Of ready made clothing =
John Thorn, one Of the sccomplces, made cirtan dis
closures by which the property discovered was
admitted States evidence and positively that he
went In company with Thompson and Adams, and broke
open the store was proved in evidence that the
was entirely disconnected with the DIV wcliipg house
The defence produced female witness to prove abi
She Adams slept with he. all the night Of sun
day. the 27th OF October. TIE defence contend that
apart from TIE evidence Of Thorn there sufficient
to warrant convictionAlso, that conviction could
ho had Envu1
connection wlatever between the and house
Il the prisoner vas gully at all 1t must be of turglsry
P.P Manchester and Robert II. Morris summed IN 70,
the prisoner; the District Attorney closed for prose
cution, and contended thst te cence committed
burglry in the LIST degree and cited authorities
his position
The RseonDnn charged decidedly that tho entering
store although connected with the dwelling house. ia
burglary in the 3rd degree
The Jury found the accused not guilty
The REcoRoEa af er saving there was, probably, no
doubt in the minds OF every in tho that
the prisoner suilty, but that the jury had fit TO
acqnt probably unwilling TO convict upon the kind
testimony that he'd been adductd he pant the prose
cution, admonshed Adams to be better man in future
and discharged him;
assault and battery upon Mrs Elizabeth Giliss during
the last month, on stoop in Amos street.
y appeared from tho evidence Of Miss Caroline srang
that Mr. Maxwell occupied the upper part, and Mrs Gil
ss the basemeat OF the h0use in Amos street. and that
they were Standing upon the stoop. Mira Gss insisted
upon tying clothes line to the soop, and Mr. Maxwell
ordered her off whereut Mira O. slapped Mr. NJ g face
and Mr. NJ pushed her of the stoop Tho jury acquitted
| the accused.
Trial for Assault and Balte,y--Charles Jeffrey wa,
tried for assault and battery committed upon Mr. Ben
son in the month Of June last IL appeared from the evi
cence that there afre In the Bowery and the de
| fendant who member of the hose company, had
stretched hose the railroad track and just al
they had got II screwed together o the came
up, and the driver insisted upon passing on, when tbs
nose was unscrewed to allow them to pass; before they
nsd got together again another up, and the
defendant and others endeavored 10 prevent them from
passing They did pass, and Jeffrey threw wrench q
the driver, which missed him. aud went through IN,
| Sentence suspended.
AT hve o'clock the Court adjourned till IL o'clock.