The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-07-04
Court OF General scssIous.

Before the Recorder Aldermen Janison and Kelly
JULY 2-1hc Grand J0y-On the Clerk reading
over the iames OF the persons summoned to .
grand Jurors, oply nine answered. This number not
besg sufficient to form quorum, tse organization Of
the Grand Inquest deferred until Tuesday morning.
No business other than calling over the names of
jurors done the Aldermen obliged TO leave
the bench at o'clock, in order 20 join in the process
sion which was to escort Father Mathew to the city
Before the Recorder and Aldermen Jami.on and Kelly
JuLr 3-Ths GRIND JUy-At tho opening % the court
this morning the clerk proceeded to I'LL up the vacan-
cios which found to exist yesterday The follow
ing are the names Of the gentlemen comprising the
Grand Inquest
Robert u. Boyd, foreman-IIenry VI. Carpenter. VIM.
Fvcidel, MARTIN Walters John q. Remscn, Francis +.
Schools. James Webb, John McChain. Lewis Doty Hen
~ 5. Mitchell John 4. Russell, William White, John
clark, John V. Talpnjgc, John Bsycc, Charles A.
Peck, stephen Crocker, Ira Hutchinson.
The Recorder briefly charged the grand jury, In re-
ference to the duties In which they we're about to
engage He called their attention to the statutes In
Tf,1nee 70 upy the sale o. Lottery tickets, sse nrs
thu court proceeded TO the business Of the term
The case IF Isaac a. B'gss.-The district attorney
principal counsel not To upon his
vous motion for an arrest the court put on
when IL viii DO concluded as ths court gave notice,
without fail
Cetndar for the July T,rm-The foIlo~iug 1, lis. Of
,a,,s.- "o" ""'y % -.-Yc--u OF - Assault aha
rary, .; embczrlemcn Il grand larceny, ~; obtain
ing goods by false prctences, bgamyi convicted,
Jrei for Bpgiary-rwo boys, named Joseph Ser
rtant aud John Hagsn, we're called to answer TO q
charge Of burglary in the first degree In breaking into
the cellar Of Hans Miller OF $40 Water street. the
9Th Of June last and taking thercfrom q number Of
articles Of wearing apparel worth about $40. II vas
proven that the cellar not connected with the
dwelling part Of the house and therefore the Distriet
Attorney asked for conviction for burglary In the
third degree only The jury returned a verdict Of
guilty Of burglary but guilty Of petit larceny only and
the Court sent the prisoners to the fcntentsry for
six months each.
Charss ~ Grspd Lsrceny-Two Germans, named ia
cob rap.l alias rnapker and Geo Miller, put upon
their trial on indictment charging them With steal
ing the 18th OF April last bale OF sheetings worth
upwards of $50, the property Of Messrs Williams and
Gibson, dry goods merchants at No. 24s Greenwich
street The bale of goods, as appeared from the evil
dence taken from the sidewalk In front Of Messs.
Williams and GbsoDs store, and they recovered them
again shortly afterwards In cellar by. There
no testimony which brought the crime home to
the prisoners and they therefore not
scs,,. .us s'-~s-rr~s from -us,0iy.
Charge If on .Jffcnyf 10 Coaan Bar sfarv.-Michssl
Iecney aud John l.. Matthews, we're put upon their
defence, indictment charging, that the night
Of the bth Of April they attempted to break into the
store 81 Bernard Levy at No. 30 Chatham street
Ofhcer W.iItxc. policeman OF the Third Ward. tes-
tilted that the night u the 9th Of April last he In
company With two other policemen, the prisoners
go into the yard in the rear Of AIR Levys premises;
they arrested them AMI the person Of found
iron instrument which had been made Of heavy hle
cNamng the door In the rear Of Mr. Levy's house.
several hdentstons discovered sud the Gle fitted
precisely into these cntatons When arrested the
prisoners pretended to he drunk, although they DID
show any such indications previously They final
ly endesvor,d to get OF, by telling the officers that II
importance This did not tempt the policemen, aud 20
the prisoners taken to the Police Once and sub
sequcniy indicted The jury, after hearing the test-
nony returned verdict Of guilty and the Court sem
fenced them to the State Prison. Fecney for years
and . months aud Matthews Tor years.
The Court then adjourned.