The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-02-08
Court or General Sessions.


FEB. 4-The February term Of this court was opened
this morning. The bench for the present term will be
Aldermen Britton and Dslamater, associate judges
The Caendar.-The list OF cases to be tried at the
present term Is made up Is folow'-Homicids, Il at
esny Is; false pr.tsnoss Total as S..iass these
are. cases already indicted, o. abandonment, l. In oil,
No Grand Jury On the Clerk calling over the list OF
grand jurors summoned to attend, only fifteen an
swered As IL positively necessary TO have sixteen
grand jurors TO constitute quorum the Recorder dis
missed the fifteen until Tuesday morning, when the
Peiit Jury-Ths names Of petit juror. being called
over thirtytwo answered This made full panel and
Jsnt saoo K.eper Tried for Rsesirimr Stolen Iron
man named Dennis Murphy, who keeps junk shop
In Rutgers slip, called to defend himself AGAINST
charge Of having in October last received 40 pounds
Of iron the property Of Moses ". Grinnel, knowing
the same to have be, stolen.
prosecution testified that the Goth of October last
be bad charge OF quantity OF iron belonging TO Mr.
Grnne the iron was on the deck ct the foot Of Pike
Waterman whom he relieved told him that he must
keep good look out as some Of the iron had already
been soen In accordance with this hint witness took
station where he could - iron and what
going on; he had not been long the watch. when
boy apparently ssoS. years o. age si.n
witness followed the boy "a Junk shop In Rutgers sp
the boy went into the shop, and after few minutes
came out with empty bag under his arm; he went
back TO the iron and took another pig In the
before, and was proceeding the street with it,
arrested the three then proceeded to the junk shop,
where she boy was seen TO 90 The prisoner beiss
Questioned, denied that any boy had been there or
The prosecution failed prove the identity Of the
iros stolen with any found In the junk shop; neither
could they positively that any iron received
by Murphy on the morning In question. The jury
therefore, rendered q verdict Of not guilty.
Before the Recorder and Aldermen Britton and Della
mater.
FIR. 6.-Tffai of a Junk Shop Reeper for R,c.iriar
Stolen Goods "A great deal OF the time Of the Court Of
charged With receiving stolen goods In IN. msjors,
Of the alleged receivers the keepers Of junk
sheps Two men. named Patrick McMannus and John
Lebsn this morning put trial charged with
ceivng about t10 worth Of lead pipe and other articles
stolen from Alfred wilson who keepsa plumbers ests
testimony at once vent 20 show tina, McMsnnus had
nothing to do with the transacton In fact that had
been indicted BY mistake He vas therefore acquitted
and the case vas prosecuted against Lehan alone 10
appeared from the testimony Of Mr. WILSON, that the
latter part OF May last he lost from his estsbshment
quantity Of solder This he had reason TO believe vas
stolen by some small boys whose ages varied from eleven
sss ,os M ana ni o s n tn.ss boy.
at la Lsurens street Policeman Peters, Of the Ffth
vsrd, Who arrested the boys and Mr.. Wilson visited
property The accused did not deny having purchased
H. The jury found him guilty sud the Court sentenced
him to pay fine Of SIS, and to stand committed tii
In csn.equence Of some trials being postponed which
had been Get down for to day the District Attorney bad
Thursday morning, ct IL o'clock.
Before the Recorder and Aid Britton and Delamater
Ix7., csr,s,. s.c,,re, os' -. trial q
this morning, and the counsel both sides well
the accused himself we're in court; but Miss Dickn-
son. whom Capt McCerren IL accused Of abductire and
naitrestipg could not Be induced TO take the sit
nssss stasd and the could not be tried some
TrIssy, morning No other trials were called en- in
the Sessions TO day.