The New York herald., 1844-11-24
General Sessions.
Before the Recorder, and Aldermen Haabrouck and
WinshiD


Winship.
MArrREw C. PATERSON, District Attorney.
Nov. %. -Construcfius Grand Lsrcsny.-A man named
James Kelly tried upon Indictment for construc
tive grand larceny in obtaining barrel Of brandy Of
gin ami ten gallons Of por, wine worth in all $so from
ember last It appeared in evidence, that man named
Carney, had called the Of the O'Riley'. and
No. So Wiliett street. Daniel Cavanagh, in the
employ Of the OReley's took the liquor to the house
u sna 20 ne hs we e ss e
the wife Of Kelly sad she had got bat $l6 but the car
man demanded the whole amount of the bill the goodr,
but Kelly refused to comply, and neither goods nor
money were had On the part Of the Defence several
witnesses that the bargain made with Carney,
and that he had been paid $ll on account.
The jury, after short absence, found the accused
guilty The court sentenced him to two years imprson-
ment in the State Prison.
Keeping Disorderiy House.James Meighan was tried
convicted Of keeping dsorderly houss at No 90
Cross st'eet, in the month Of August last
Reconsiderrd Sentence highly improper private
interview between Blunt, Esq member Of the bar,
and the coutfor every proceeding in court OF justice
should be entirely open and no esrwgng should be per
Recorder stated that from statements Of COUNSEL ap
peared that Mr. Monroe had been taken by SURPRISE and
mad presented further adavits, and the court would
anime them, and pass sentence at the next term
Burglary in the Second Degree -Thomas Dougherty,
man with one leg snd Edward FARRELL, man with but
one eye were tried and convicted Of burglary in the
second degree in breaking and entering the store of MIR
Geo w. Green, on the corner of Sd avenue and 7th
street. the night OF the 20h Of October and stealing
box Of caret wine The court sentenced Dougherty Ia
years and six months and Farrell to two years i'm
prisonment in the State prison.
Case Of Samuel .adamsIn the of this person,
many before the court he called upon TO plead
to another Indictment but by direction of his counsel he
stood mute and the court directed plea Of not gu ty to
be entered motion for commission TO examine Ger
tsic witnesses was made and allowed.
Case of Mike Waish.-In the OF Michael Walsh
who plead guilty TO indictment for libel upon John
Knowles and who directed to appear for sentence
day. the court said that he had presented afdaviti
setting forth the truth Of the alleged libel and they
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might have an opportunity of answering them. Sen
tence accordingly suspended till the first Tuesday in
the next term.
T,iai for PERJURY Luke Kelly was tried upon In
dctment for perjury IN falsely swearing that he was re-
sdent OF No II IS Thomas street. at the lst district
poll OF the 9th ward at the late election. II was proven
that enquiries made at both II and Is Thoma'
street. and that the witnesses told that no inch
lived there and also that the prisoner had admitted
his arrest that he did not live there Under the
charge of the conr the jury acquitted the prisoner and
he was discharged
Dssetsvsed John schomps, charged with grand lar
ceny, discharged in equencs OF the inability Of
Iom Lowery, indicted for highway robbery, in rob
bipg Hugh Luckry. of virginis was also discharged
Hugh having returned 10 Virginia.
The DISTRICT ATToRrEv then announced that he hat
finished all his business, with the exception of
Eases and Ave of those had been of for the
Of the impossbily ofprocurng witnesses HI
also ed that there in prison charged
With grand larceny, named John Geutch, whose name
mad never been placed upon the calendar prison list
ind that he did not know there such In prison
until to-day, when he accidentally discovered It.
Atl O'Clock, the Court adjourned for the term.
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