The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-05-25
General Sessions.
Before Recorder Tallmadge, and Aldermen Hasbrouc
and Gale

Before Recorder Tallmadge, and Aldermen Hasbrouck
and Onle
JONAS B. PHILLIPS, Esq. Acting District Attorney.
| MAY -Sentences--1his being the last day Of thu
May term Of the Court the Recorder proceeded to pas
the following sentences on prisoners previously convict
Waldo Reed convicted of grand larceny, in stealing
watch worth $780, sentenced to the State Prison for
years.
Catharine Stewart and John Wilson, convicted Of
grand larceny in robbng stranger the Give Points
Of large sum of money were severay sent to the Stat.
Matthew Tempany convicted of illegally voting at the
last charter election was sent to the penientiary for
Henry Allen convicted of the same offence, was sen.
| fenced to the City Prison for 10 days.
| Madame Costello James II. Whiting, Esq, the Dis
rct Attorney called up and pressed the Of
the Court in the OF Madame Costello, convicted of
misdemeanor in producing an abortion in the matter OF
| Zuma Marache. Mr. Warner asked for further stay OF
proceedings the bill of exceptions had not been pre-
Counsel The Court deferred sentence at the present
term Of the Court but stated that the first Tuesday OF
jrs Re s
Charles Roper convicted OF petit larcency by his own
confession was fined S25
Trial for Assault and Battery Uih intent to KA-Henry
Drake then put trial for the above offence indct
ed for violent assault and battery, on William Budd on
the 10Th March last the Knickerbocker Hall in Thir-
teth street. the Eighth Avenue. sabbng him with
knife in the right breast inncting wound Of consider
able depth and endangerng life appeared from the de-
positions Of the complainant that having been rashed
about four weeks previously he walked into the Knicer
booker Porter House and finding accused there he up fist
and knocked him down. and the accused then drew knife
on him and other persons, and he stabbed There
two other indictments against the accused for
saut and battery IN two persons named Dodds.
Several witnesses stated that Budd the assailant
| and used much violence on the person Of Drake
The jury found the accused guilty as the attack
unprovoked and there evidence Of intent
to kill.
A mol pros.The indictment against the prisoner for
an assault and battery Samuel Dodd was abandoned
by consent.
The other indictment against him was for striking VIM
Dodd This was tried and as the assault fully proven
he was iOund guilty.-Not sentenced.
fourth indictment against the prisoner who is charged
with assaultng the officers who proceeded arrest him.
was on motion, deferred and the trial put down for the
July term of the court.
Assault and Banery-Terence Smith, William Ross and
David Williams tried for assault and battery on
Thomas Moran, in April last while he was attending
| Tompkins Market-Verdict guilty.
.9nothr CasePeter Van slcght next tried for an
assault and battery Moran The jury also found him
guilty.
The Court sentenced all four of the prisoners to be con-
fined In the City Prison for IL days.
| Forfeited BoH.-William Wallace, John Mosier John
Hemmon and George Ostrander severally indicted for
assault and battery called to trial They did
appear and their respective recognzances ordered
| to be forfeited.
| Illegal Po,ine.-Sephen Mckay tried for INSIDE
meanor, in voting Illegally the late charter election
He first swore in his vote In hs ID district of the 18th
ward and again in the Sd district of the 18th wardVer
dict, guilty and the Court sentenced him to the Penen-
tiary for six months.
| The Court thon adjourned for the term.