The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-09-05
Court OF General Sessions,

Before the Recorder and Aldermen Mullins and r. Kelly
strr. The Grand Jury The following gentlemen
this corning in as Grand Jurors for
the Septem Der term Of this courtAfd H. Clark
man; VIM. Baulch, walters Cuunin CHAM Miles ham
bers Peter Hurley Chss Parsons Wm. Sherw ood John
ID. Wright, John Wslch, John e. Blauv.t, Joseph
Keller, paniel Wisoa, Wan swanton James Gushing,
Michael kerrigan, Enoch Chamberlain. John A tIar-
riott, George H. Ball. Hiram Russell, John q. Hall,
jurors.
Charge 10 he Grand Jtry.--Tbe grand inquest being
orgaDizes and having taken the requi.ite oath the
Recorder preceded to address to their duties
His honor taid that subject presented itself which
he felt himself called upon to call their especial attsn
ton to- except such rs the statutes laid down "a me-
cefsary to be presented TO the attention Of every
grand jury empanneiled. He then to speak Of
the law sgainst usury, lotteries erection of wooden
buildings within the fire limits, aud the Law aking
the secrets VI that body lie also charged them
especially AS to the great caution which should be
not stamp any individual high or low Win isuominy'
by presenting them for trial by this court unlcss the
evidence vas such as being entirely uucontralictca,
to pres.ntation to this court by YOU a. dniult 10
erase though acquital results from the trial The
Grand Jury had been constituted safeguard TO the
liberties Of citizens; and said hi Honor whis In Eu-
rope governments used by conflicts aud the
fron tyranny, We may congratulate ourselves upo, our
fresdt m from tuch tyranny, aud upon the
here OF saeh laws and institutions the per-
perfonal rights OF every citizen The Grand Jury re-
tired TO their chamber sndthc court proceeded - the
trial Of causes.
Staifv Robbery in ths First Desre. Thomas Had
d.n Was put upon trial charged with robbery in .he
let degree, IN having, tbout1 O'Clock A. NJ on the 18th
az Augutt last In Cherry street by violence taken
from the person Of sailor, named James Freil sill
watch, worth SIS. The complainant being called TO
the stand, testified that the night above
he going TO his boarding house in Cherry street.
and feeling fatisued. TAT down to rect himself on
stcop the house kept by MADDEN, the prisoner -
While he Was sitting the stoop the prisoner APP
proac he'd him and sad, IL know where you board You
b. ard ut Bill Brosnsn Witness told bin he was un-
der mistake he did not know such person o. BilI
Brown. Hadden then came around In front of Friel
and looked at him; be then went behind hin and put
his HANDS around his body IL to lift him of the
stocr but let bis hands slide up to grasp the
eusrs chain Of complsoasts watch this he broke aud
seposited These allegations were proven but they
not enough to constitute robbery the jury found
the prisoner not guilty Of robbery but guilty Of petit
larceny.
Jjiai for Grand Larceny Charles witenhsusen, O
Germ an. was called upon TO defend himself against q
charge of In bayius in July last stolen
silver to the value OF ys from 5ethaxer karber
Of the OF Greenwich and Cedar streets In July
last The prisoner was bosrder In the house where
also the coup apant lived. The money stolen and
invesga " appeared that ~ had been taken By
the prisobsr he accompanied Capt Wood Of the st
Ma,d Police, to the exchange oce In Broadway where
he had exchanged the money for other coin These
fscts being proved the jury, without leaving their
cate retained verdict OF guilty, and the Court
fenced him to two years ia the state prison at
ging sing.
nh. case Of Thomas MADDEN i'm pleaded With h,mss
Rogers In case of grand larceny In stealing uuan-
but a competent jury could not be- obtsiued, the
case vac postponed until Wednesday morning when
jury will be in attendance. and the case will
proeesd