The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-04-08


wharves and piers to certain parties was taken
but laid upon the table.
At ten minutesof O'Clock, the Board adjourned to
meet next Monday evening at O'Clock.
General Sessions.
fore the Recorder and Aldermen Bunting and Emmans
MATHEW c PATERSON, District Attorney.
APRIL THE April torn OF this Court commenced this
fnrs at ii o'clock. The calendar for the term Of
about the usal extentthere being but % casss-of
these 10 are for burgares and for grand arcenies and
for assault and bstery with intent to XIII forgery
Officers ofthe Court-The following officers have been
detailed by the sheriff to atten the Court during the
term =
Jacob Hays High Constable.
Nathaniel Hepburn, Israel stickles.
George Feitner, Samuel Young.
Henry Getchen L.w. Pierce,
Alex. Jackson, Daniel Harriss,
j. A, Brown, Howell Clark,
John Van Tassell.
The Grand Jury-The following gentlemen compose
70 reman-Edwip s. Beiknap Isaac Covert George Car
ell Thomas Dugan, John Fowler, Jacob Faulkner, 10
eph nsnalns Themes s, MoSksT JossPs ksssssr
ohm W. Stewart Albert w. Smith Alex. Stewart Phe
scoAield. Walter M. Town.end YIN. ). Van BTskirk,
corder charged the jury after which they retired to their
r)oms
Fin,s-The usual fine of sa6. was imposed upon each
usaha snu re, Tnsr nam.d Iohn
Fields (black George Hosey and David Patrick, were
tried on an indictment for the above Offences in sesing
" pair of military boots with spurs" from Mr. Hcns
Dressler OF No 81 Fulton street the ast Of January
last. The boys arrested by Officers Labor and Ste
phens bed together in den in Water street. and the
military boots were found under their pillow.
The CeURT intimated to the District Attorney that
there hardly evidence enough Justify convicien
and the Jury under the charge of the Court acquitted
ihem
The DISTRICT ATTORNEY remarked that he did not think
the House of Refuge would hold two Of the they
had already broken out Of that admirable institution
then tried indictment Tor burglary in the rSt
degree in orciby entering on the night OF the cath Of
february last the office OF Mr. Davenport No $50 South
street. by prying of outside and stealing
coat belonging to Mr. Andrew Lyte with tape measure.
and from the drawer Of the desk two 81 counterfeit bills
and some cents.
Mr. OBRIEN testified to having locked up the Office
the night OF the 24h and found ii broken open N the
morning.
Officer LABOR testified to having arrested the parties in
esa 81 water h street nsvng the coat
mies found their bed end the - in counterfeit
money in the possession Of Fields that not moving the
lice Clerk from whom it was obtained by the counsel Of
Fields.
the part of the police and said thai interfering with
ends of justice by giving to the prisoner the very
evidence OF the corpus detects upon which aconvicton
The Couar said that il grossly improper and that
he police should ss ho'ined 20 ina. .nsHs Wncn .. e
but Justice Haskell the committing magistrate, and II
VAS probably from not understanding the facts OF the
The jury convicted the accused after very short
sulta,ion
.4no,her-The came enerprisng trio were then tried
for burglarously entering the office Of the lumber yard
Duryea Allen, No. 6ls Water street. the night Of
Mr. John Alien The property was found BY the Officers
nader the circumstances in tie above cases.
The jury after an snssnce Of about ~, fifteen minutes
The Sentence The prisoners having been arranged for
sentence the Recorder remarked that they had been tried
lary had found them not guilty although there was very
probabg bad if than the othtrtwo He had
been in the Penitenary and House Of Refuge, and
thoroughly bad bat he had made important disclosures
the police which led the recovery of considerable
smount OF property and the arrest OF other parties the
cordingy sentenced him to but two years imprisonment
at Sing sing In the Of Holsey and Patrick they
were both very bad boys having both broken cut o. the
three and three months and Patrick three
ears and six months at Sing Sing:
HosLEY pr0tl sted innocepcesaid he could prove II
by boy who lived in the den in Water ST. and in
10 question from the Court he said that his reel
vas Ryan He was told that his only remedy was an APP
atsaetins wsteAmsn-.A strappns rowdy named John
and outrageous assault upon Watchman T. M Evans on
the night Of the LIST Of March.
The jury also found him guilty of an assault upon
Mrs Ca'harine Hoy and threatening knock her brains
out on the 18th Of March,
He plead guilty to assault and battery upon Mr. Ne
The Court sentenced him to six months imprisonment
in the Pententary the first conviction and to three
At ten minutes past oclock the Court took recess
| till Wednesday at III o'clock
SUICIDE AT NoRFoLK-G w. Sharpless, COM
mtted suicide by hanging himself with leather
heller in stable attached to lime kiln, Armi-
steads Bridge He entered ;hc stable, took Cd his coat
stock and collar making his neck bare then getting
barrel stood upon IT, and fastened the halter to bssn
kicked the barrel from under him. and die d without
struggle lie had previously taken his papers and letter.
and put them in hole. where they were afterwards
found by lady, who had seen him pushing something
he wnf q n matt of
rcnnsylvana where he has many relatives respectable
ana in good circumstauces.-Ncrfok Herald .aprii4
Snow STORM We awoke yesterday morning
IN the full enjoyment OF a snow storm. The white
blossoms Of the plum trees veing with tAe snow
IN apple tree looked TO the surrounding mess OF snow,
like the hectic flush in the cheek Of consumption We
much fear that the weather has destroyed the early
fruit blossoms; indeed of the plums were set and
these scarcely survive..-Phtddsphia Gazette
s4pril7.
The FrREs IN JERSEY Saturday night three
fires in the pines of New Jersey were visible from
the neighborhood Of Camdencne having been for the
first time in North East BY midnight however, bu
little Of them could be be seen and the wind lulled
rate they sabdued by the stormIof yesterday
| morning Philadelphia Enquirer .ap,iI7.
TIMBER TRADK.-Since our last published re-
marks on the prospects of the Timber Trade in the
ensuing season. material alteration has been made with
regard to the quantity Of manufactured timber which
may hoat to Quebec, by the recent unusually sewers
weather, for the middle Of March, and which, should
continue few days longer WILL by again freezing over
the creeks and small streams enable The greater part Of
the timber 10 be got pennng our former state
woods From information which have been favored
wth-coming direct from the best advised authorities
we feel justified holding out the most hatterng
assmsnt to our hardy operatives IN the
4 ~Snl. 4deoeafe. Morch ~,