The New York herald., 1845-02-08
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General Sessions

oTty years OF incompetent to fake care Oh hIm
sell, being confirmed lunatic, from having INDUCED IN
the habua use of intoxicating drinks and that he was
compelled to support orphan grand dch,d IN conside,
ration of all these matters the Court decided to suspend
sentence, holding the judgment, over his
head The old man del ared from the courtroom with
out saying word but a few minutes afterwards re-
turned, and stepped upon the witness stand HIS lips
trembled-his fingers nervousy handled the rim of
down his wrinkad shriveled face and with broken
voice ne said Pve back yer honors, to return
hanks-eobbngl-o the Court for your merciiul dealin'
Court, aore in my life, an never shall be again.
never will go into junk shop again, or deal in such ar
tcles never knowed as there any harm in it, or
wouldn't have done it. But, forgive me this time. If
have to starve and TO the Aims House. ll do it,
Msy the Lord God above bless you" And with the
blessing upon his tongue the old departed from the
Court as sincere penitent as ever regretted the COM
mission OF and much more hkely 20 DIE an honest
than if he had passed six months within the walls
OF Penitentiary.
plead guilty to Indictment for for in having been
engaged in the manufacture of counterfeit money, was
sentenced 10 the State Prison for years and six
months the judgment Of the Court being delivered by Al
derman Gale
Case Of John Graham, the Rioter.-This man. who was
convicted two SINCE with number OF others, for
riot at the Spring election and aggravated assault and
battery upon Mr. Bishop, and who absconded from the
Court Room when the jury went out and could not be
until last night when he happened to be arrested
for ntoxicaton and recognized as Graham the roter
arraigned for sentence
When asked what he had to say why judgment should
not be pronounced upon him. he said" hope the Court
RrcoRpEn, Severely J-what do you say, Graham
GRAHAM, Qaering0 say, hope the Court will have
little mercy me.
and convicted with Others for assault and battery OF
aggravated character in company with furious mob
upon unofending citizen, named Bishop who has not
yet recovered his health his strength, in conse
quence Of your brutal treatment And for what! Why
ticket hat You ddor rather they did not vote at all for
hey were prevented by your conduct s very extra
that l.. in should dy
another country and by Violence seek to others
from exercising the very prerogave that you yourself
seek and demand TO exercise. You ask for mercyf Did
you think of that when the poor man, Bishop lying
upon the sidewalk bleeding and bruised and suppcaing
20 you for mercy without having committed any offence
And, do you ask for mercy7 At the time the Jury
we're charged when you were upon trial. you fed from
the Court room. conscious OF your guilt, and when
the Jury convicted you, ysu were not to be found
and the officers have been unable to fnd you until last
light when you were picked up in the Of
nioxicatien identified the who had assaulted the
Bishops and very properly brought up now to receivehe
since have had the honor OF seat upon this and
hank God they ore OF rare occurrence We eel deter
you and others equally awess and we therefore in
tend to give you the utmost severity Of the law-and
restr cted in their that ample justice cannot be
lone to the community. The sentence of the Court 10
that you be imprisoned in the enentiary at hard labor
for the term of one year.
Case Of Horace Epersa-In the of this person,
indicted for false pretences in obtaining the signature Of
certain person TO articles OF CO partnership.
JAMES NJ SMITH, ESQ., cour sci for Everett moved for
HoIe pros gui n ground that the conpsinants had
satisfied that the were true and did
wish prosecute further the complaint-he parties
having been gang in the civil courts for some time
The DISTRICT ATTORNEY said the was enc OF that
,lass which frequently up in the court-partes
made complaints against individuals and after having
collected Their debts or se1ed .ne IT, o oS ha
consent 10 it, unless the parties
would make affidavit that since the time OF making the
complaint they had become satisfied that the representa-
lions were in reality true at the time.
After little argument the Court decided to look at
tna ND pfpyr9d aCfiO n
Case of Eme,ic, for Assault upon Eugene Gronsen
Ia this Francis B. Cutting Esq counsel for Emerc,
ne term The first was upon an affidavit setting forth
he absence of three material witnesses With relation
legged rencontre various publications have found their
way into the public prints incorrect and greatly preu
icia the character Of MIR Emeric, and calculated at
he same time to prejudice jury He and his friends
had determined let these pass unnoced and in silence
thinking that upon trial OF his they would be fully
'efuted and the caunnes sci at rest Upon this very
aornng when was known that the trial was to come
5n today, publication purportng to ,;a PC an ao-
,eared in the Morning Herald. and which he
and his friends suppose false, and as gross as un
ounded, and in great degree csumneus; and he IS
determined disregard the advice and counsel OF his
end and at the earliest day to place before the
,ubc the letters and correspondence that have passed
between the parties that the public mind may be dis
,bused and that all parties then may make their own
,oacnsons from ali the facts in the case couneract
he evil impression the statements hch have been made
calculated to cause make this motion with regret
the District Attorney has acted throughout with
great courtesy and indulgence, and feel that will EN-.
the business of the Court to put off case which
been specially set down for to-day.
The DsrRIcr ATTORNEY said that the afhdavf Of the
,bsence Of Witnesses sufficient reason for post
onement but in relation to the other ground was cue
himself to say that he the publication referred 20
eth Infinite regret or course the Court knew be could
had nothing to do with its publication and be con
ave tried the cause alter having seen the article even
lad motion been made tor he would not
any party wLo into Court IN heha OF public usuce
attempt by any means to prejudice the public mind.
Trial for assault and Botte,y-Conrad schepp was
ried and acquitted on charge OF the above nature
having assaulted and battered John Haddcn on the
"a Of November the OF 18th street and Sd ave-
nue.
~ Indictment for burglary in the Sd degree in en-
erng the tailor shop of Joseph Gylwere 6l41 Broadway
Sentence, ? years at Sing Sing.
Triad for receirng stolen goods-Patrck Nc Duane
red on indictment for the above offence In having
II A. H. Washburn No 81 John street. at his shop No.
Officer MARTIN testified that he found piece of silk
used for vesng and piece of velvet vesng the pre-
nses of McQuade where he had gone to recover stolen
property.
of the and his habits offered TO prove that
great quantity Of stolen goods found his premises
The objected on ground that the testimony
inadmssibe would be trying collateral issues
The DpricT ArroRNEY contended that the evidence
hat other stolen property found could be admitted in
order to show the character OF the deendaAt and
equally admissible with evidence OF sctcnta permit
ed 10 cases Of passing counterfeit money where
the passsg uf bills oi similar description upon
5ther parties can be given.
The CouRr took different view OF the matter, and
fuled the evidence
DIsrrrcr ATTORNEY would ask Sir, II decisions have
been given in this Court, contrary TO the just
nede7
RhcoRpxn-W Well, Sr,I believe thedecisons have auc
tuaed
The DnrRIcT ATTORNEY then offered 10 shsw that
thieves the habit OF esortng to the defendants
shop, and had been caught there The offer also OBJ
ected to, and the objection sustained by the Court
Mr.. BRrvooRr, salesman in the employ Of Mr. Wash
burn testified that the riece of silk taken from Nc Qusdss
plsce stolen from MIR washburn's and idenuhed
ny the peculiar shape Of the remnant
The defence produced person named DUNN, who teti-
fed that he was in the Employ OF McQpsde. and that
year ago last January he made vest eff the identical
piece of silk in Court for MIR Doye-and he produced
the which of precisely the description OF
goods. This wGess ccntradc,ed himself very strange
y twice, and made sad bunder n stating that
end OF the silk cut of by himself, when
it appeared that it wes done by officer Martin.
They also presented witness (xAlderman Smitb) to
swear that the of his led9e and belief the