The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-01-10
Price Two Cents.
General Sessions.
Before Recorder Tallmadge and Aldermen Purdy and
Aat.

JONAS b. PHILLIPS, Esq, Acting Distict Attorney.
Jan. 9-Senfenoe Of Moses Y. Bedch-The sentence Of
Moses Y Beach publisher of The SUM- gross libel on
the family of james Gordon Bennett to which he had
tered plea OF guilty was to have been imposed th; day
to witness this interesting ceremony but all were doomed
to disappointment.
affidavit iron Mr. Beach had been presented to the Court
the evening previous which, from its immense length
had prevented the members OF the Court from examining
Friday next.
The Grand Jury came in nth number of bills found
by them and retired alter handing them to the court
Iridt Jon Peht Laroeny-John Thomas, coored man.
was put on his trial for stealing the 4h Of this month
was the property OF John Smith Verdict, guilty, and he
was sent TO the penientisry for three months.
For cy-Garrett Garreson next tried for forgery
in the second degree in attempting pass $40 counter
felt bill on the Hudson River Bank the 18th August
le42, to Thomas Wilson, a grocer No 396 Greenwich
street payment for half pound tea On the note
being discovered by Mr. Wilson to be forgery the pri.
soner fled but was arrested in garret in
Spring street and much other counterfeit money found
upon him. which he attempted to throw away. He also
offered to Mr. Wilson $40 counterfeit bill on the seventh
the court remanded him obe tried on second Indictment
for the like offence.
grand larceny, in robhng the entry of No IFS Church
street the Goth OF last MONTH Of two over costs a
cloak, three hats and cane worth S93 and which pro-
perty belonged TO three gentlemen (boarders) named
Lord Hutteston and Kingsley Part OF the property was
found in his possession hen arrested he sea far
ing Thejur found him guilty, and the court
fenced him to tho State Prison for two years and six
months.
Plea of Gmhy-Garrett Garretson then withdrew his
plea of guilty the second indictment for forgery in
passing SO counterfeit bill the Greenwich Bank, and
pleaded guilty There four other indictments
against him, which the Grand Jury had passed and
other complaints which bad not been passed by them
all passing counterfeit money The court sentence
Garretson to the State Prison Tor fourteen years and
months being years for the first offence and
years and six months for the other He is quite elderly
man.
| Bugiary-Artemus Brundage then tried for bur-
glay the third degree having, the nth of septem-
Der last broken into the store oil Mr.. Michael Rice No.
657 Broadway, and stealing thereirom from $500 to 800
worth OF cloths cassimeIes vestngs, &c &c. Upon the
arrest o. the accused OF the vest patterns was found
where he had pawned it another and some other Of the
goods pawned in other places, at his request but he
stated that he procured the property oil man named
Moore by purchase, either himself Moore giving
queer" cant phrase for counterfeit money for it. Yer
dict guilty.
Forgey-The same prisoner then put on q second
trial. indicted for forgery in the second degree in having
attempted pass off TO lillian ODonnell, then OF u
Coutlandt street counterfeit 80 bills on the Famers'
| Bank OF Amsterdam, n. Y. The complainant testified
counterfeit bills Of the above denomination, in tho
month OF September S4O the rate OF S5 the hundred
and information being subsequently given to the Police
| his being arrested, he threw away the bills
objection raised by Mr. James NJ Smith, Jr, az 10 the
form of the ndicment-it occupied much time and tho
Court to consider the points OF law and decide TO-
morrow.
Forfeited Recog nisancss-Joscph Stilwell was called
up for trial indicted for forgery in the second degree
Liza Brown, for grand larceny in robbing Joseph Win.
ter, la Hoag pan OF - sovereigns and Two guneas
her bail being William Carter and Edward A. Jessel, in
the Of $500 each)and John d. Eggers alias Angus,
for assault and battery, with intent TO kill the boy (co
ored) James Brown, by shooting at hmNOne appeared.
and their recognizances forfeited Adjourned to
Wednesday at ii o'clock.