The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-10-12
Law Intelligence.

CIRCUIT Court, October ll.-Before Justice Strong.
Julian WesterreI. This cause, which be-
gun on Saturday, was not concluded when the cours
adjourned
Before Judge vanderpoel.-.aleranderv u.s. Francia-
THIS is aclien the for breach of contract
the sale of 80 boxes Of Spanish paste lquorce The
was tried before, and reported Upon that
sion the jury disagreed 1t now comes on again. Ad
journed.
COMMON PLEAs-There were only two cases Zone in
each branch) tried in this court They both
imptrtan except to the parties concerned
UNITED STATES DIsTRIcr CoURT.-Before Justice
Belts Charge of Reroh--C Charles q. Gray and Will
liam Butler put trial for attempt create
a Ievolt board the ship Vicksburg, her passage
from New Orleans to this port The jury acquitted
Gray and disagreed in regard to Butler
True BiHs-The Grand Jury came into court yes
terday and handed up true bill against Captain
Bertrand and w. Watson for the murder of Albert
Burgess on the high seas Captain Bertrand who al
been out bail immediately after the ind ny of
the bill, arrested and committed.
COURr OF GENERAL SESSIONS, Oct H. Plead Guiiy.
William Smith. whe bad previously plead not guilty
TO charge Of grand larceny, appeared in court, this
morning, and withdrew that plea. He then plead
guilty TO the charge OF stealing pocket book, con-
tsip,pg bank notes and valuable papers nting
vaue TO SLY SO, from Edward j. Strapg, OF Grassy
Point, Rockland county, while at Clarks Exchange,
1y7 Chamb. street The sent+ need him
State prison for the term of three years.
Irioi for Grad Larceny James II. Bauteuu was
put upon trial, charged with robbiDg VIM Winner, q
returntd volunteer, Of purse obtaining gold
and bank notes amounting TO s31 6S. The conpl n
ant, inner, has since died and his testimony taken
before The magistrate was read to the jury; and the
policeman who arrested HIM, swore that the prisoner
informed MN where the money might be found lie
confessed that he had stolen the money and also made
confession of the crime when he examined before
| the police court. The ju.y returned verdict Of
guilty. end the court sentenced the convict to the
| State prison for the term Of two years.
Iriai on a ChUge Of Obtaining Goods by False
Prefences Charles Buckbol.z was put upon his
d, fence before tbis court, charged with having OBJ
| tanned 500 worth of drugs from Sherwood Coffin,
Of No. "a Pearl street. aboIt the Both
| lea7, by false and fraudulent pretences. IL
svered and proven by The prosecution that the pr-
to the store Of the complsipants, at the
me above specified, and purchased hundred dol
lars worth OF drugs and me dicines giving them
fer the same, endorsed By IL named Swec burg
| and ano Der named NBrcellus, the last endorsers
bipg nted a. in possession aud in of
house and lot in South Fourth street, WuIiam-bu
The note not paid and coeld not BE- collected by
compliments, subsequ ntly proved that the
doeIs were not in possession OF the property as al
geo when the note was made and, in fact, that it
Wss fIaudulept trarsaction. The jury found n
diet guilty against tho prisoner, but ended
HIM to the mercy Of the court as be was old man,
| and ia IL h.alin The court sentenced him TO ne
pcuite ntiary for six month";, remarking, when they
Iat'd sent nee that had 10 not been tor the
eLdHUD OF the jury. the court would have felt itself
| bound to srpd the convict to the state prison
he court totn adjourned till Thursday morning, at
| il o'clock
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TRAl ~ GrobGE MlLIse, ron FoRcsRY--Gn the
Municipal Court yesterday. the trial Of George Nuier
vac resumed At the ope ping Of the court m ,tinn
| mace by the d-tcudapte counsel similar to the
MADE the day before to have both the
| ruLd q, ainst Nix Miller tried by one and the same
| iuiy 1hr strict Attorney noe being whiting 70 ron
cent To THU tttt ngemeut. the motion again
| tul,d NE rtN,rnmrbt witnesses some twenty or
tiity in number we're then called to be sworn, aad
| he examination proceeded
Mir RoSrRI tARLSvi broker In Ss~tc street, tsst-