The New York herald., 1845-01-09
General Sessions.
Before Recorder 1aimsdge, and Aldermen Devee ar
Miller


impleaded with stephen Foley indicted for grand lar
ceny in stealing an OK worth $40 on the h ut the pro
o.
Head was pat on his trial. Foley had been previously
tried and acquitted.
The evidence the part of the prosecution the
same given on the trial Of Foley and we therefore d.
not repeat it,
For the defence JAMES MuLaY was called who stated
that McCarty home in witnesss house at the time
The OK was stoen and that two colored men came and
hn hs az and
soner to buy 1t and proceed to slaughter it. Witness saw
some money pass between the colored men and prisoner
but did not know how much. Prisoner sent colored
man (hiredl to slaughter the animal
The wife Of the last witness the statemtn
o the husband in respect to the coored coming
night and again in the ming to the prisoner; and
so that he was at home at the time the OK was a ged
ury relations the hrst witness were called and
roborated James, statement and witnesses called to
The prose cuton then called coorsd man named Tur-
who stated that the accused offered him $40 to testify
in his favor Prisoner and the two colored men made
The character Of this witness Tor truth and vecity
inpugned by officers Settler, Bowyer, John Davis,
and counsellor Voorhees, who stated they would not be-
leve him under OATH if corroborated by circum-
stances Justice Merritt also called and testified to
he same effect but he believed his testimony, gveto-
jeremiah Fowler, for whom the witne. Turner
"othne II. for sna
The evidence was then exhausted, and James Mickey,
ESQ., summed up the case for the defence He was fol fol
Recorder then briefly charged the jury, and was sub
mitted to them.
The Jury could not agree upon verdict in the
and the Court dis missed them from the further consdera
ion ofhe subject len stood for conviction and two for
acquiuL.
iSiaifor Grand larceny. George Johnson oias Logsn
thea tried for grand larceny, in having stolen,
The 27h Of July last ~ groce Of agate shirt buttons and
II dozen fine tooth hair combs, in all worth SIS from the
Of Messrs Dickenson end whitney 4l Pesrl street
Mr. HENRY W. wnlrrnv called to eaify to the loss
sustained by the 6rm and being aked the value Of
he property stated to be about $35 He could not posi-
lively say that the prisoner stole II This vSuston would
make the offence grand larceny.
The prisoner arrested by private wachman Peter
H. Cole, assisted by officer Joseph he found con-
cesed behind door in Duane street and combs and shirt
buttons found in his ny the officer and which
were claimed by Mr. Whitney. at the police once
The jury found the prisoner guilty and the Court
fenced him to bo confined in the State Prison for years
aged e ears, then tried for burglary in the first
degree In breaking into the house Of Mr. John King.
No. 32S Pearl street. the night Of the 9th Of December
and stealing gold watch ring The entry into the pre-
misses was made from the rear by breaking window and
removing q bolt Of the door
tn positive proof Of any forcibe entry into
The premises and the lad In explanation Of his being in
the premises at the time of his arrest stated before the
magistrate that he went into the house Sleep having
place Of residence and further sppeared
lain the ring larceny not proved and the jury
The Grand Jury into Court and presented amongst
other bills indictment against Andrew Klein, for
the wul murder Of Mrs Hsnlan and firing her DIV cling
He handed to the Court Of Oyer and Terminsr
for trial
Adjourned to tomorrow at II O'Clock, AN