The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-09-11
Court or General Sessions.

BEFORE the Recorder and Aldermen Wood and r. Kelly.
sEPT .-1iiai for Grond Larceny. rb MADDEN
wss called to trial charged with having about week
before the 4th July in company with Thomas Rogers,
!wbo has already been convisted) stolen from James
Mipnihan 1927 In gold coin n part of $500 which he
had saved from the hard earnings Of iaboraus years
The complainant is an elderly Ir'shmsu, and although
ne has been In this country twenty six years he
net now speak the English language aud Is obliged to
awe bis testimony through Interpreter who speaks
both Irish and English lie went to Hadden's house
carly In the morning. where he Rogers. the
plice Of Hsdden, who spoke to him inihs language
and asked him what part Of the old country he was
fr6D On answering this question Rogers said no was
from the place After further vsrsatiop
the old man was induced to change his residence from
West street to Hsdden's house, where he had hardly
arrived before il was known to Rogers aud MADDEN
that he had money, and they persuaded him to get
pocket book or purse TO keep bis meney in This he
did an then laid down to sleep when he awoke he
found he had lost 1927 Previous his lying down the
accused and had his suspicons nv their
csrduct In seiziDg his gold and insisting upon
Tor him they slso Transferred IL from the paper
packages in which il contained to the pocket book
Tie testimony In this the that In the
case of Thomas Rogers IIad5cns accompiice who was
tried last week II in proof that Rogers purchased
horse about this time aud paid for 1t lin cold coin
similar to that alleged to have been stolen from Mr.
Nipnihan Officer 0Keefe swore that the prisoner had
which occurred between them. The jury. without
leaving their seats rendered n verdict Of guilty and
the court sentenced him to hve years at hard
labor In the Sing Sing State prison Hidden tried
for murder. at the March term
Pleas Of Gully Thomas Smith. a boy only Is years
ofsge plead guilty to charge OF grand larceny, In
stealing forty dollars. in bank bills from Andrew
NeCsfrey Of Ill South street. lie was sent to the
House Of Refuge
One Patrick Gray also plead guilty to an Indictment
charging bin with stealing railroad iron. but 1t prov
ing TO be only petty larceny the sentenced him
to Fix months In the pententiary.
.9ssouh and Battery Nth Irfent TO "A young
German name Frederick Simon was called to defend
bmself against charge Of sult and battery with
intent TO kill Ferdinand OverhoH IL alleged that
the offence was committed Mt public house No. los
Forytb street on or about the fret Of April last be-
tween the hours Of nine and ten In the evening.
From evidence adduced II Ape AIRED that the night
OF the assault the complainant and defendant were,
with other Germ ans enjoying themselves at the house
Of one Aschembrenber in Forsyth street. They had
been ttroving dice for wine. when angry words arose
ard Simon invited Overhof to go into the street and
settle their differences there To this the
assentsd ard TO follow bis challenger when just
as be bad reached the door, Simon stabbed him. with
some sharp instrument in the temple and this blow
was followed in quick succession by four other blows
from the same weapons innicug wound In the left
houldtr one under the left shoulder aud two In the
back between the two shoulders. The wounds
deep, and Overhof was laid up eight weeks In
quence Of their infection.