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


in default thereof the negro committed to prison.
Court OF General Sessions.
Before the Recorder and Aldermen Herring and HAYES
Nov S-caiisd upon 10 plead. William Norton, who
Charge OF bayna psrSetated poscatias i'm in
Ned Bunfiine's OUn, Il gross and malicious libel on
Miss Cream, was this morning called upon to plead to
the indictment. He pleaded not guilty and demand
ed trial
The D.srRrcr ATTORNEY then proposed to try him
next week, and to set the down for Monday.
To this the COUNSEL ACCUSED objected,
stating that be wished to make application for
ms sien to take testimony in San Francisco California
This application will probably be made and the srgu
ment on the notion take place next Saturday pend
ing which, the Court ofcourse could not designate day
Trial for Burgiary-George Hoyt was called TO take
his trial the charge Of burglary in the third degree
Of Isaac Alexander jewsier No II Fulton street. ON
the night Of the Gath of August last where jewslry,
watches, and other valuabes to the amount Of some
JAcoB ALExAsDrn of No. s02k Grand street, sworn
Knows Isaac Alexander; he keeps jewelry store at
No II Fulton street and also at 392I Grand street
the store No IL Fulton entered the Gath
Of August, by cutting through partition how the
was considerable property stolen Consisting OF silver
spoons, silver thin bells, combs. gold watch, gold
l saw IL at the Police Office Of Essex Market.
e. oss EraminedI don't know who occupies the store
next ton brothers my brothers store 10 in the
room with the other store, only divided by partition
Of wood; slept In the store mysef went away in the
evening at about o'clock and returned at little past
"
through mme disely after returned; informed ssve-
raj persons Of IL, policeman among others; the hole
must have BEEN cut between and half past o'clock
at night.
Isaac ALExASpKR sworn-Testifed that three days af-
ter his store in Fulton street robbed lady
his store, at 3e2 Grand street, and offered gold
for sale looking ~ the articles she offered for sale,
found that there was gold watch dial bearing the
mark corresponding the borne by the dial which
had been stolen from store In Fulton street. that
woman 10 In court (witness pointed her out)--her
name Is Mrs. Hoyt; sent for an officer and had her
n n a. finn INF aa
gutter near the Station House; afterwards other
articles spoon aud combs at the 18th Ward Station
House.
Cross e1aminedI saw other articles Of my property
afterwards; saw at the Station House aud some
in COURT one evening at about 10 o'clock negro boy
my store and asked IL that MIR Alexander
store; said it was he then gave to a silver comb
some sver thmoes and other articles this was about
four days sfter Mr.. and Mrs Hoyt were arrested
JoHS TILLrY, sworn-ls Captain Of the 18th district
police know George Hoyt; have knosn him some
years. sent TO have him arrested he lived In Broome
street, near Lewis; found email silver spoon in q
closet Of room where they said he lived; there was
no ore present but his wife Julia iioyt the spoon
The counsel for defendant intr oauced Dr. Tuttle q
respectable ply scan who swore that on the oath OF
August Hoyt was confined to his bed having suffered
an attack Of cholera. This evidence was conclusive,
aud the jury after listening to- charge from the
osrder, returned a verdict OF not guilty
.assaph and battery, wth Intent 10 Commit a Rope
VIM Foster. implicated with Patrick Burns was called
to trial charged with having the night Of the 10Th
Of September committed assault and battery, With
intent to commit rape en- the person Of Cstharine
Cassgrief
The complainant, good looking Irish girl being
called to testify, said nineteen years Of age;
lived at the corner Of Wall and water street; went
In the evening In company with another girl to q
friend Who lived in Washington street; IL was quite
late when left and as was geipg up to Greenwich
pose they saw had glass Of beer In my head. aud
they said they would 90 home with me; but never
thought they wo.ld insult me; had seen Burns be-
fore when We had got the baths, Patri,k Burns
Knocked me down. The witness here described the
endeasor ON th. part Of the accused To violate her per-
san Hafrt had "a. A...I
keep me from crying OUT finally managed to scream
aloud; the policemen heard me, and to my aid;
they arrested Foster but Burns ran or aud not
arrested TIL the next morning.
MICHAEL McCssrHf, policeman OF the First Ward,
being sworn testified that, being duty the even
ing Of 26h 81 August at the Of Battery place
and Green wch street, he thought he heard female
cry went over said the witness to the Battery gate
and presently heard two screams; II about
half past twelve; the cries appeared to the
Castle Garden gate, the bridge; went there, aud
found the noise proceeded from the bridge leading 10
one 81 the baths went in towards the bath and dis
covered the prisoner an6the girl la the position de-
scribed by her seized Foster, but his companion
made his escape down the stairs leading TO the bath
took him to the Station House; got the assistance Of
another policeman and took the grl there also; she
was entirely helpless as II intoxicated.
The defence called rHos. X BUavs Who being sworn,
testified az follows am emigrsnt runner; saw
washipeton ct it is smigran boarding house; that
night there was private ball given there aud was
door Keeper some aud said Tom, there's
woman half in bed and half out; there named
Brady there with herr her clothes dissrrsuged;
she vas drunk that the could mt help herself this
was the same evening tina. she said she was abused
carried her down and put her on the stoop outside;
Patrick Burns was there; did not zee Foster.
JAMS HsyDtN sworn--Is laborer; knows the woman
who wsson the stand slept with her; she drunk,
a. usual; ] met her after at dance houses; I have
her drunk the stoop of her boarding house
JANIS DUrry sworn-kpews the complainant; has
known her about four months; saw her with young
man at dance house; they drank together went up
stairs, and came dewn and drank again
The girl was again called TO the stand, and stated
that the representations made by the witnesses for the
defence all false. she said that Of them had
threatened her and said that she they would
swear so as to free Burns from the charge The Re.
corder charged the jury who returned a verdict OF
guilty. sentence deferred TIL another day.
In the case Of John Kendall who vss tried and ac-
quilted in this Court on "wednesday II should be un
derseod that MIR Kendall kept the boarding house in
Greenwich avenue and that MIR Cline boarded with