The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-07-23
Court OF General sessions.
Before Recorder Scott and Aldermen Gilbert and
Stousall

John McKssn, Esq. District Attorney.
July "a Senfsnce--Samuel Boyce who q few
days ago found guilty of grand larceny, in stealing
trunk containing quantity OF wearing apparel and
Otns, property worth SSG belonging % M1s 0,.s
be imprisoned in the State prison for he term oil tive
years.
young man. was then placed at the bar for trial
charge of having in concert with boy named Joseph
stealing the of $500 in gold coin. belonging TO Mr.
Brownee Of No la4 9Th avenue, on Sunday afternoon
the 2sd Of June last The accused was found guilty.
Trial for Bigamv-Theodors wyant alias William
Proctor alas William smith was mex! racoa ., sns oar
diced for having the 81 of April 1885 married Miss
Mary Ann Van wart and on the a1th OF September
reda Miss Jane Warren his former wives being stu
alive and we'll knowing such to DO the case at the time
OF his last marriage On the part Of the me
Rev Jacob Broonan dsposed that he pastor of the
Baptist Church. at the corner Of Bedford and Grove st.
whose maiden Mary Ann Van Wart witness
married them at No. ia Barrow street, on Thursday
LuciSpA Roam dspossd a. follows I'll know the pri-
soner by the name Of William Proctsr: became &C
him on the 97th of the month"; by the Of Proc
ter; married to him at Ravenswood, L. L. by the
sm AFTER W had T b.sn married .Sout
tanned that he had but just out Of the state prison
the time became acgusinssd win MN nvsa win
The third wife, Mira Smith alias Jane Warren. was
here called the stand but set aside in accordance with
objections made against the admission OF her testimony
by the defence, which objections were sustained oy the
Court :.
On the part Of the defence shown that divorce
was applied for and obtained from the Vire Chancellor
BY the rs wife the accused consequently his second
marriage legal and therefore, there could be no
charge Of bgamy sustained.
In reply tho District Attorney proceeded 10 real the
application made to the Vice Chancellor by Mrs. Wyatt
for divorce which set forth the grounds upon which
tha divorce sought for in which 1t shown by the
evdeco adduced before the master in chancery that the
accused been guilty Of adultery In having seduced
vounr IL male who gave birth to child of which the
nrisouer han acknowledged himself to be the father
that the female question: in consequence Of her unfor
t,,nate connection with the accused and his conduct
forwards her comn ted suicide by drowning hersef-at
the same time cons ned her babe to the same watsry
grave Judge Edmosis. on being called BY the prose-
cuo deposed that the after his discharge from
Sing Sing made some n4m res IN reIauon 70 oens ~
liberty to marry again. and nen old tna, ne coua
not again marriage and ne woud Do amena
BILE to the law in case he did so. .,,,
The Recorder delivered brief cha Es On 'ne isw sn
the facts of the case, and the jury, ate. aSuce VI
about fifteen minutes returned into court anu
verdict Of guilty, and the court sentenced
be imprisoned in the State prison for the erin u u'e
years. - Hat.
Trial for Yending Obscene Books, fc-Wm naIne
placed at the bar a charge of exposing for Aue
book entitled THE Curtain Drawn Up" and a P1nt
termed Belshazzar Feast both Of an obscene charac-
ter and unfit for sale
He was found guilty and sent to the ps.itsntiary for
the term of three months
The Court then adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning