The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-01-05
General Sessions.
Before Recorder Tamadge. and Aldermen Vandervoort
md Purdy


Jo.As B. Phillips. Esq. Acting District Attorney.
JAN 4-Motion to ComnuL-On motion OF Mr. Phillips.
ments for forgery in passing counterfeit bank bills
committed to prison. having been again arrested Tor the
like offence h this morning. sS whS S oys,,s s ,ss0E
when his trials were called on.
Trial 70, burglary Allen Burt. was then put on his
ing into the tailoring establishment of Messrs w. 7.
Jennings Co.. under the American Hotel in Broadway,
and stealing hererom number Of silk vests and scarfs.
&C. worth Siss co. the 10Th of last April by forcing
of the window shutters Officer stokely arrested tho
prisoner the of Pine street and Broadway In
company with nun named Hubbsl, to whom bag
brought by third person at the time. onicsr weeh
corroboratsd the statement The bag. was handed to
stolen property HIubbell has absconded. The priso
nsr and ubbe were in c%ne, rem a a. the time Mr.
rested proof OF an ai6i and called Robert H. McEl.
roy prove that the accused slept In his apartment on
lodgings during the night the witness also gave HIM .
good character for honesty sc and Others were called
the accused of bad character the companion OF theves
&C. He was intimate with the notorious parsonage styled
oneeyed Thompson boon companion Oh TINS ndiV-
The case was submitted to the jury under charge
from the Recorder. and after long delberation they
Fe.iteS Bad Richard Gdersleeve George Post and
Joseph vesor indicted for forgery In the second degree
in passing counterfeit bank bills the Exchange Bank
Salem Of the denomination Of 50, were called to trial.
but did appear and their bail directed to be e.
treated second indictment is pending in the case Of
The Grand Inquest The Grand Jury came into Court
and presented number of bills found by them. and re-
turned again.
Trial for Assault and Battery-James McMurray and
Peter Crawford put on trial for an assault and bat
Gideon Fountain the 9Th Nov last at the LIST
District Poll Of the 9Th Ward corner Of Spring and Mer
streets at time that he acting as chairman Of
the Inspectors Of Election of the 9th District Of that Ward
This was a controversy growing out OF an election
meeting and much testimony both pro and con- was In
oduced and the jury rendered verde. of guilty against
| Crawford, but acquitted McMurray.
| Plea Of Guilty James Jeroleman. William Miner and
II,,a Qnhh mr.
william Harvey Plead recorded and Judgment .uspend.
ed the Of the complainant on promise that they
would behave for the future
Ttia for Embez element Joseph L. Chester was then
tried for embezzling about property Of Mrs sa-
rah Ann Garner umbrella manufacturer doing bust
ness Mt No 676 washington street. whose employ the
cused salary OF $500 annum in the year lsA2
The principal part othe evidence that had bearing
the guilt innocence Of the accused
that OF the prosec who stated Chester was taken
employ August 1884, and le in January ls4S.
not paid his salary but that in August of tho
last year he wrote her and her account Of sums
amounting $ll0O and odd which he had used on hls
own account THE letter alluded TO- giving account
Of lis responsibilities to his employer, was then read II
stated that the of his being indebted to her was
being compelled to sell umbrellas to different persons at
great sacrifice not only to pay his salary due but to pay
debts that ousiy contracted by him. but At
the time offering TO liqdae the debts in two hall
yearly instruments from the proceeds OF business he was
| about 10 embark in
The indictment set forth that the accused had cmbezzed
the money Of his employer whereas there was evil
dence Of that character but merely that he had taken
brelas which the opinion Of the Court was fatal OBJ
S,nf,uee Of Mos,s B,ash The Court ed IN
they had received official information that the civil suit
pending for libel in which Moses Y. Beach was the de-
PENDANT Gordon Bennett the plaintiff had been
discontinued and that they should therefore proceed to
Mr. Beach for the libel on Mrs Bennett
and child to which he had plead guilty Mr. Beach had
however prayed time to put in afdavts In mitigation.
and Tuesday the day fixed tor him to appear
Adjourned to Friday at II O'Clock