The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-04-02
General Sessions.


Before Recorder Tallmadge and Aldermen Hatfield and
Purdy.
JONAS B. PHILLIPS, Esq Acting District Attorney.
met this morning agreeable to law and theolowing caen.
dar presented of cases to be tried Mansaughter
09? Embeazement insurins Policies In Lottery
Contempt of Court Making in the total 10 cases; in ad
don to which l6 persons had been previously indicted
and two held wtnessesso that all the amount to
The Grand Inquest.-The names of persons summoned
GrandJurors called and the following appeared to
Elias L. Smith, Foreman; John Conway, Lucius s.
Comstock, John Campbell, Thomas Dugan, Frazer Dun
ham, Jeremiah Dodge, John j. Fisher, John q. Fisher
George r. Hibbard Joseph Keeher Abraham Miller John
Smith, Edward shortell. James E. Wood, Harvey Weed
Jacob A. Westervelt, and Isaac v. Briggs-ls.
The Charge.-The Recorder briefly charged the Grand
Jury, his remarks being principally directed to the law
spoke the ev 81 unK Shops and
calendar requestad them to retire and proceed to bust
ness.
Houghaling appeared afterwards, and were sworn as
Grand Jurors.
The Petit JuyAs customary, eighty.four petit jurors
were summoned but only % appeared to serve.
Fines--A fine Of 500 each was imposed on nine grand
and petit jurors for attendance at the last term OF the
Court.
Trial for Forgay,-Harvey Van Tassel an aged man.
then called to trial. indicted for forgery in the second
degree This unfortunate charged with passing
counterfeit $40 bill the Middlebury Bank of Vermont
the 2h Of last January at the store of Abb sham Solo
No ls4 Division street, in payment OF pa Tor the pur.
chase of a muif
The Prosecution in order 20 establish the scienter or
guilty knowledge that the bills bad called James
Andrews of No $50 Grand street, and also clerk in
Woods tool store of Chatham and Duane streets
show that the accused passed others the
ming at their respective stores
The Defence called Alderman Hatfield, and many other
respectable citizens to testify to the good character the
prisoner previous to the present accusation:
The jury found the prisoner guilty, and the Court
fenced him to the State Prison Tor five years. There
four other indictments against him.
Trial Of Guick, the Miifia Fine CoeetorThis person
next tried for assault and battery Mrs Frances
Phillips young married German female, of No 1856 At
orney street. committed her person the Goth of Sep
TENDER last
The prosecurix deposcd that on the day in question
Guck came to her house. and proceeded to take away
bureau, clock rocking chair sc while her husband
absent and she conscious that neither herself
husband owed augh she refused to allow him to take
The property upon which he kicked her in several places
the body and caused her to vomit much blood She
in the family way at the time He also snatched her
child from her arms and threw il the floor She
confined to her bed for time afterwards in
quence of the injuries received.
AMELIA PHFER deposed to being present, and Mrs.
Phillips bleeding from the mouth and her scratched
BANANA RosENBLAcK deposed to the effect; Gu
lick then coming down stairs.
The defence rested their the grounds that
lick at the time lawfully employed collecting mi.
a fne and levying on the goods and used VIC.
lips resisted his authority for which purpose they called
his two cartmen named Stephen Underhill and Samuel
Vanvesor The Jury did not agree a verdict eight
being for conviction, and four for acquitta strange
affair.
Plea of Gulty-Henry C. Barnes impleaded with Hsr.
counterfeit bills the Middlebury Bank CT, pleaded
guilty and the Court sentenced him to the State Prison
Tor five years.
Adjourned to Tuesday at IL o'clock.