The New York herald., 1844-10-19

Jabez williams
NJ C. PATERSON, Esq District Attorney.
OCT Is S-Sentences-At he opening OF the Court the
folio wing sentences were pronounced =
That Edward Hen, convicted by confession OF steal.
ing 5000 francs from the cook Of Bonard reectory In
Nassau street, be confined in the State Prison for five
years.
the ship Utica, who had been previously convicted ef
grand larceny in combining together and robbing that
vessel Of 1900 worth Of silver plate sentenced to the
State Prison for the like term Dorsey the cook, had
been sentenced at the latter part Of the August term.
Trial for Assault and Bate,y-John May her called
hanna. beating her with brush in inhuman
causing much blood to flow, and from his brutal
Duct the woman was confaed 10 her bed for some time
He beat the partner OF his bosom because she did not buy
stove that suited his views Verdict guilty and sent to
the Penentiary for ive months.
Plea cf Guilty -rh ddeas Chambers and James AL
berson jointly indicted for selling spurious .quors with
out license at the of Elm and Canal strests
esded ~ to the charge Plea recorded and sentence
deferred till tomorrow
Trial for Grand Larceny-Joseph Taylor, colored
man was put his trial. indicted for grand larceny in
stealing on the goth of August la & quanty OF wearing
apparel from No III Hester street the property OF Mr.
jacob Brinckerhoof Jr and Others valued at S73 so
Officer Van Tasel arrested the prisoner with all the
clothes in his possession tied up in nundle which the
accused stated were given him to carry. He found
guilty by the jury and the Court sentenced him to the
State Prison Tor years He had lately been discharged
from thaplacs OF confinement, having been sent there
for similar offence.
Plea Of Gully Henry Leonard, waiter at Goslng's
Eating Ho Sc Nassau street, pleaded guilty TO an in
dicment for grand larceny in stealing $40 from gentle
establishment. The prisoner said he found it, and wss
not aware that It necessary to make the circumstance
Prison for years. the least term and application will
Immediately be made to the executive for pardon, in
| which Mr.. Gosling joins
Tfaitor Forgery "A colored man named Chas Brown
was tried TOR forgery in the ID gree in having the
ID of Sept last passed to Cornelius Noonan Of No % o.
ange street, in ment for glasses of quor
ie $6 bill Of the Farmers Bank of Ctaraugus county
knowing the same to be spurious The sciefer or guilty
knowledge that she bill was spurious when passe,, no.
.urv thaye eta fhpv nm
agree upon verdict, and were discharged by the cour
| fcom further consde alton OF the subject
Sentenc ed Geo. W. Ro,h convicted Of selling liquor
| without license, to pay fine OF S25.
Hugh Donohue, for keeping dsorderly house, was
| sentenced to pay the seme fine
Ewes schnsfer, for keeping Sunday dance house
| was fined $l5
Edward Waters convicted of keeping two disor iery
| houses, ives fined S50-being $25 for each
| fined S2b
James OConner convicted Of the same offence was or
Trial for Grand Larceny William jackson. colore
man was then put on his hial for grand larceny in
vests worth S35, from the store Of Messrs Knapp Po
ton, No. 80 Maiden Lane. There was no evidence that
the morning Of the robbery and as none Of it
ound on his person. the Jury rendered verdict OF
guilty
Forsey-Jehn T. Jackson was then tried for forgery
in the third degree in making false order on the house
OF Gfinnell Mnturn Co for Sl so, which he passed
to John Thsmpson OF No 100 Cherry street stating that
was good and which given Tor Indebtedness from
him to Thompson but which not cashed by Messrs
| Grinnell Co. inasmuch il drawn on that firm
| by Ten Eyck Co, who not known to them, and
being utterly worthless the complainant was defrauded
| OF his money.
The jury found the accused guilty of forgery in the
fourth degree, aud the Court sentenced him the pen
tentary for six months
The Court announced that ELL persons who had pleaded
guilty to keeping dsorderly houses would be sentenced
| on saturday an their attendance required
| The Grand Jmy-Henry Erben Esq, the Foreman o
the Grand Inquest came into Count and assured that
was not the nstgator Of the adjournment Of that body
from wednesday till Monday, but that such took place
consequenceof large majority Of the members voting
therefor He asked II the Court had ordered second
tn such order hod BEEN carried into effect
District Attorney had made motion to that purpose
DischargedThe Court with the consent Of the stric
Attorney, then discharged the colored man. Charles
Brown charged with forgery in passing the spurious 81
on the Farmers Bank Of Cataraugus az the evidence
| against him was Of very slender character.
Adjourned to Saturday at III o'clock, Am