The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-12-14
Court of General Sessions.

Before the Recorder and Aldermen Adams and ohler
Dec. IL Respect TO the Memory Of the late .4der
| man McDermot.-At the opening Of the Court, tn,
Assistant District Attorney and nou need the
sudden death of Alderman McDermot, OF the Eighth
Judges on this bench MIR Phillips In making the an
nouncement, spoke in high terms of the characser OF
rous feelings and beloved by all his
| He concluded his remarks by making a motion that
this Court do adjourn for the day. respect the
memory Of the deceased In accordance with this mo-
tion tho Recorder announced that cases would be
tried to- the petit jurymen and Witnesses
with numbc- Of bills, which were received BY the
| clerk and the Court was then adjourned
DECEMBER IL Trial for Grand Larceny.-Thomas
Casey and John Casey were called upon to takethsr
trial, on charge of having stolen box Of Bohem-
an glassware worth $780, one cloth coat, valued at
Slo one linen shirt and pair of hose Of the value
Of 81, from August Belmont of No 50 Fifth avenue
John Casey did not answer when called, and his re-
cog enhance was declared forfeited; the trial was
Therefore pursued ss.ins. Thomas Casey alone Mr.
testified, that the defendant was in his employ as
coachman, in September last. In the loft OF the
coach house stored the box Of glassware, which
was found to have been rfed of It's contents on the
goth Of September Witness had not seen proper
the ware.
Mrs. DENor, Mr.. Belmont's housskeep.r, testified to
having teen said glassware in the box at ons time,
since had bee placed in the loft Of the ,aca house,
at that time she opened the box soma OF the
dinner set. She did not know where MIR. obtained
the property; she knows a number Of Mrs. Wards;
The property was on the premises when she entered
the service Of Mr. b.
Michael GoopHEM, sworn Is clerk In pawu-
brokers' Office ct No ~ Sixth avenue about the
day entioned in the Indictment, the prisoner and
John Casey came to his place of business, and offered
to pawn quantity Of Bohem glassware Wit ness
told prisoner, who was known to him by the name Of
Riley, that he would prove that the property was his
own, he would lend him money it; a this demand
being made prisoner failed to show any eyde that
the glass belonged to him. witness went
n N. he Casa d. cR
property worth than S25 witness would have
given $50 for 1t; thinks 1t worth $780, looking
had heretofore, under the of Riley, pledged q
coat shirt aud pair Of hose on looking cost
the name of Belmont was found upon It the glass
ware and other property was taken to the police Office
where 1t was identihsd by Mr.. Belmont
SIDNEY PARKER policeman Of tbs och ward, found
the prisoner at Hoboken on the 10Th September Casey
confessed the larceny to witness
There was no wtLess examined by the defence the
counsel depending upon defect in the Mt for
the acquittal of client The argument was that che
prosecution had failed to prove the stealing of the
identical property set forth In the indicme or that
more than $50 worth had bee taken at any Tins
The jury rendered verdict Of guilty Of grand
and the court sentenced him to tho State prison
the term Of two years nd three months
Plea of Gully and Sentcneed.-Rooert Williams
plead guilty to an indictment charging him with
burglary In the fret degree ia breakeg into the store
and dwelling of Isaac luxembourg 40 Grand street
the night Of the 22d November nd stealing therefrom
watches and pistol, of the value, In ALL of $40
The plea accepted and recorded, aud the court
sentenced the prsone to the state Prison for the
term of ten years and two months
Case Of Dennis o. COnn0r, indicted for Illegal Voting
The defe ndant in this was tried last week aud
acquitted on account Of some rregularity in tbs in
dictment, variance be tue proof and the
Indictment A new Indictment was framed and q bill
found by the grand jury. On this new indictment
tho defe dart was arragned this morning, when Sis
council put in plea Of os dcgu fbe Gaze was
argued at considerable length by counsel On bosn
sides he defence etrenCousiy insisted upon tneir
right 10 enlargement, and di charge OF the case,
while the prosecution tenscuousiy held that che
crime charged in the second indictment was not the
that which set forth In the rst bill FUND.
The court will give dscisiOa on wednesday morn
ing The alleged egtl voting was said TO have been
perpetrsted by OConnor or the 7th November last,
In the Second ward.
Dise6areed 6y ihs Grand Jury Charles Tappan,
way robbery alleged to have been committed by him.
on a man named Hoyt, the 10Th November was
discharged from custody day the grand jury having
found bill againat him.
Disc 13.-Recognisances Forfeited Joseph Ehrick
and Bernard Hysinger, indicted ter oonspiracy to
defraud and thereby obtain possession of quantity OF
goods were called upon to defend themselves. roey
did not appear however and their recognzances were
declared forfeited
The Case of Dennis o. Conner, Tried for Toting
Ticice on the Same Day IN the Second Yard = In this
the court gave judgement CHS morning for ths
defendant ordered the indictment to b. quashsd, aud
the prisoner 10 be set at large This case has excited
condeiable interest," especially among the politicians
of the Second ward t
The court al iourned without trying any causes in
order TO attend the funeral OF the late Alderman Me-
permott of the SLh ward. ..