The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-08-11

Before Recorder Tailm ,dge and Aldermen Buntn
and Drake

Before Recorder Tailm .dge and Aldermen Bunting
and Drake.
NJ. G PATERSON, Esq District Attorney.
AUGusr i0.7ne CASE Of Dapis, charged wi having e
ioneouy and wliuy caused and allowed the escape Of
Alexander H0ag from the city prison.
Ga the opening Of tine Court Mr. James NJ Smith, jr
applied the Bench the for the accused DAVIS
AID asked that an amount Of bail be Fixed Tor his hbera
ton
The Court unanimous in their decision that no
bail should be as tne case was one OF strong rima
facie evidence OF guilt appeared hy the ai avs
testimony taken before the Police was also case thai
proved against Davis, would involve him deeply,
show crime great enormity. ~~-A
MIR. SMITH, the decision being given adverse to his
motion to have Davis tailed, gave notice that he shoul
take him this afternoon by writ OF habeas corpus before
Sentenced -Benjamin Dorsey, the coored steward who
was convicted yesterday OF grand larceny in being con
was sentenced to be- confined in the State Prison Tor five
years.
Indictments for Murder and Arson The Grand Jury
having found true bill OF Indictment against William
Armstrong Tor killing James Coudsley the 26 Of
July, he was brought into Court, and after pleading no,
guilty Informed that his would be transferred to
hs Court Of Oyer and rerminer Tor trial The Grand
Jury also found true bill against Frederick w Linds
and GotIieb Linde for the CRIME Of firing the
house OF Lspenard and Chapel streets this being
capital fence their also transferred to th
Cou't OF o. er and Terminer.
Discharged. The Grand Jury having ignored the bill
charging Michael Hoy with setting fire house in 1911
street, n July last. he was discharged.
Trial for Petit Larceny Julia Marshall was tried for
stealing email amount Of money (sls from Catherine
Bloomfield, OF Mott street Verdict guilty comics.
sions had been extored IRON her by the ocer VINO ar
rested her.
Bwgtary-John Stewart was then tried for bur
glary the first degree breaking into the dwelling
Jacob DeafeDback kerr Of No 3d. Washington street thu
10 june and stealing pieces Of cloth and four pair
Of boots, wor h $S4.
The painant testified that tie articles stolen
from his premises by window that nailed up also
oor being forced the to obtan gress and the other
egres from the room and witness the accused going
over fence with the cloths in his possession He
arrested about eight days afieru ards.
The Jury had doubt Of the breaking in and there
tore scqued the prisoner Of the burglary but found min
guilty or grand larceny and the sentenced him
the State Prison for years
Grond Larceny Owen Jones then tried for
grand larceny ia stealing the 10 h Of June last 4s
vereigns worth S232 49, from William Jefray, No II
Front street The jury could not agree verdict
discharged and the prisoner resnded back to pr
Pieodsd Gully Three small boys, named John White
John thompson and Jeremiah Jackson pleaded guilty
malicious trespass AMI were discharged.
The Grand Jury The Grand Inquest came into Couri
with numhr of bills found by tom; also pfesenment
congratrlairg the Court the cleanliness Of the city
pr SON. (Which they had visitd and the small number
Of irmstes Having finished ali the business before them
they discharged for the term
Attorney had disposed Of every prison case on the ca
endar with the exception Of four, In which the wit
nesses could not be obtained.
The Cont then adjourned to Monday the I'd Of Sep
TENDER next.