The New York herald., 1845-01-23
General Sessions.


Before the Recorder and Aldermen Miller and Devoe.
MATTHEW c. PATERSON, District Attorney.
JAr. - Case # Cosk-In the case OF Lewis B. Cost
indicted for forgery, THos WARNER Esq, his counsel
moved to have the off for the term account of
boring and also In consequence Of the absence Of two
witnesses caused by sickness The motion was granted
and the went off.
In the case OF Cutter impIeaded with Cost, DAVID
GRAHAM, Esq, made similar motion for postponement,
the ground Of the sickness of the and he pre-
sented physicians certificate to that effect This mo-
tion was also granted.
The Broadcay Rencontre-In the of Emeric, in
dcted for assault and battery upon Eugene Grousse
with intent to kill which placed upon the calendar
for trial to-day, postponement was granted till next
rc being engaged another court and from the fact that
the indictment was found this term.
In the of Bernard Mulgsn indicted an assault
and battery upon Thomas Hallohan, Mr. PRICE made q
motion for postponement in consequence of the absence
Of Defendants counsel Jones T. Brady who was engaged
at Albany before the Supreme Court. Motion allowed
Assault Nth Intent to KHIn the Of Thomas But
ter indicted tor assault and battery upon Mr. Higgins
with intent to kill him, VIM Shaler stated that his client
not ready to proceed to trial That the
particularly unfortunate that few years ago his
head was nearly cut from his body by butchers ceaver
and would have entirely severed but for timely as
sstance. 1aborng from the effects OF that wound, his
system had been entirely prostraed and the
Court saw he miserable object to look upon (And
so he was) It had been the practise OF boys and
nate man. and probably from being worked up fever
h state Of he had committed the assault upon
the hale and hearty complainant. The cause al
Trial for .assauh and Bate,y-Ninion Levy tried
and convicted OF assault and battery Joseph Bor
complainant both lads and the jury recommended
them to their mothers to take of them. fine of six
.dnother.-John Farley was tried upon an indictment
for the sameonce in assaulting and beating John Null
two witnesses named owen M'Csbe and Felix Gormsn,
to corroborae the testimony OF Mullen The latter per-
sonage and his witnesses were all tried few days
for assault and battery upon Farley and but
senence suspended. The jury after protracted sb
sence were unable to agree and were discharged.
IIvrnh ,dtn Avustt
Smiths and Lawrence Cusick for violent assault and
battery upon Mr. Bishop, was brought into Court and
plead guilty The Court after severe rebuke and
raj comment upon enormity Of the offence of which
he convicted by confession sentenced him to three
months imprisonment in the Penitentiary.
ANorHER.-Mathew Egan was tried for assault and
battery upon waschman Asa Whiting on the sth Of De
ing arrested he committed the assault.
JAMES H. HuNr-A gentleman who has already rem
dered his name immortal having been acquitted upon
indictment for assault and battery upon drunken
womsn with q cane-whalebone switch-and also for
moving the expulsion from Court of the reporter Of the
made strenuous sxerton to get verdict of acq1ittal
His summing up although not particularly eloquent
poetical, reported POLITICALLY by legal gentleman
present, as folows:-
at does MT appear,
In the testimony here,
That Egan assaulted Whiting
He only went out,
Lawful business about
And had no hand in the fighting"
The jury convicted the accused who was committed
in consequence Of his inability to psy fine OF $s0 which
the Court imposed
Dtsorderly Hotse.-Cornelius Drscol called for
trial charge Of keeping disorderly house The
cused short fat blacklookng rshman, ith earrings,
waddlng up to the bar and the following dialogue
ensued:-
PArERsoN-Are you ready for trial, sir.
DRscoLL.-No sir Pm not exactly ready for trial to
day, sir. have witnesses, an counsel. didn't
know was to be tried to day.
CLERK.-Are you guilty or not guilty?
DRIscoLL Il don't know sir, whether am or not
(Laughter)
CoURr.-Have you counsel
DRIscoLL-No sir, I've no counsel, and no witnesses
dont keep any disorderly house, at all
CoURT.-Well. sir, sit Down, and well try you, and
take Of your interests.
DRIscoLL.-To-morrow, sir, to-morrow-weH come to-
morrow, Judge, just give time to 60 and get my wit
nesses. want my neigh ghbors.
CoURr.-Well, we'll send for them. sir
DRIscoLL Oh Judge, just let go out for five mi
nutes, and Pll fetch them here.
The Court could not stand this appeal and allowed the
cause to 60 off till to morrow (Thursday)
At two O'Clock the Court adjourned till the usual hour
tomorrow morning.