The New York herald., 1844-11-22
General Sessions.
Before the Recorder and Aldermen Winship and Has
hrour

brOuck.
MATHEW c. PATERSON. District Attorney.
Nov 2l-1hs Case Of the Three O6cers.-At of IL
o'clock the court and took their upon the
bench The Recorder then stated that in the case Of the
three officers charged by affidavit with having permitted
brandy to be given to the jury in the case Of Davis the
names should not be stricken from the roll Of ocers Of
the court but inasmuch the argument the motion
to have the verdict set aside was not concluded they
would postpone any decision.
Several cases were then of for the term in con-
sequence OF the number Of witnesses it would be neces
sary to examine and the length of time would take
"A Flare-up.-Augustus Nichols was then brought up
Tor ior trial but said he was no, ready VIM shsler Esq
did not seem disposed to grant the delay the ground
that when brought out for trial yesterday he said be
should be ready day he could get his Witnesses and
The clerk was directed to furnish him with subpenaes
Mr. sHALEn urged his rights and was very eloquent IN
maintaining them and eventually induced the Court to
allow his motion.
a Female Pietpoeket-E Cooley, black woman,
was tried and acquitted en- Indictment for robbing WILL
liam Lynch, black sailor of $A5 In gold and silver on
the 9th Of October, at dance house in Orange street
Decision IN the case Of Samuel .adams- this the
Court decided that the plea in abatement offered by the
defence was inadmissable, the allegation that the
alleged to have been committed, matter to be
shown in The general issue in fact the setting up
Of an alibi and must be shown on,the trial.
The cause was then put down for the third Monday In
r. H. MoRNs, Esq, one of Adams counsel moved to
have the amount Of bail fixed and the Court stated tn at
they would fix the amount at $4,000 on one ndicm emit
and $l5 900 on the other.
a Shns-A young man, named George Shine, was
pistol jewelry and clothing worth about $2s from the
desk Of Mr. John F. briggs the Keeper Of the Peniten
tiary on the 18th Of October appeared in evidence
,hat Shine was imprisoned in the penentiary for petit
larceny and having been given the freedom Of the prison
ne rewarded the kindness Of his keepers by stealing the
property and clearing out.
appeared reading the Indictment that the watch
had seen omitted which reduced the amount to $2a 76
making the offence petit larceny, OF which the Jury
convicted him. Ne sentenced the penentiary for
six months J w STRArc, Efq assigned by the court
genuity.
Fraud George Shaw was placed at the bar on charge
of obtaining 800, from young man named Joseph viii
son. by false pretences in the month OF June last.
JosEPH WILsov, being sworn testified that on the
Tth Of June last, he advertisement in the Sun
newspaper Tor young man who wanted steady employ
having answered it, found the accused was the person
who ADVERTISED who told him that he would give him
steady employ men for one year at Sc week. and he
gagged hh him. and had an agreement drawn up giving
ann mortgage on certain propery that after paying
him about So he said he had other occasion for his
services, but would not give him back his money, al
Though he promised do so he could get any body else
in the same way as he had the witness.
On the ground that the agreement was prospective
one the Court were Of opinion that il false pre-
tence In legal, although was evident that twas
covenant and he could be prosecuted civy The Court
charged the Jury that effect and they acquitted HIM
The Fourth Juror after they had rendered their
dict, said, there several Of the jurors who believe
he swndled, and should have liked to convict
he prisoner but the Court charged that could not
under The law. we were obliged to scquit him.
Picking pScket-Waller Glandville, alias William
Evans alias Robinson tried and convicted Of petit
larceny in picking the pocket OF Mr. VIM. M. Lent n,
he Fair OF the American Institute, OF a pocket book
containing about So In money He detected the man In
the act Sentenced to six months in the psnitentary.
AT four O'Clock the Court adjourned till this morning
at ii o'clock.