The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-02-13


there would be NO use in substituting tbs Herald 1t
would not accept the term: Which tn: committees deem
ed sufficient The resolution was adopted sppropriat
ing $1,000 per annum for advertising
Resolutions from the Board Of Aldermen expressing
the thanks Of the Common Council to the hremsn Of
Williamsburg fer their laudsbls exsrtions 1t the late
melancholy explosion In Hague street, were unani-
The Board then adjourned.
Court or General Sessions.
Fee. l1.-Hiesai Yofinx Charles Day, whs found
guilty illegal voting ct the election, brought
up receive sentence this Day On the usual enquiry
being put to the what he had now to say Why
the prisoner said he drunk 1t the time, and did
not know what he vss doing The Court stated that
bis defence only made his worse but the Court
had been spprised that there we're some palliating
for this addiction to drink, he had been
partly perhaps driven TO by family misfortunss aud
sso ss prisoner had received an escsisnt ohsrsotsr
the Court would take these circumstances into oons
deaton together with the fact that he had now been
In prison some length of time The Court then sem
fenced him 10 two day imprisonment In the city jail
Sentence Joy Immoral Publications Charles Z. Han.
the Empire CIV, in this city. having, ON Saturday,
been found guilty q publishing indecent, Immoral
mo scasosus saoes ~ .ne 100 ne 90, oHse
The Court reason for this lenient sentence,
that considered the witnesses In the guilty
than the individual they had testified against
Stealing Po,tr.-henry Henderson, a colorsd man,
'cund guilty, on his former trial Of stssng quantity
Il porter from Mr. Osborne, OF ~ Maiden lane, was
sentenced to two months imprisonment in the Peni-
ieptiary.
thes. perrons admitted bail Of the supreme
Court The deputy District Attorney applied for Q
postpone VI the motion for fsw moments till he
could seDd for Mr.. NcKeon. This agreed to. the
prisoners waiting meantime In court Shortly after
wards Mr. McKeon not airing and Mr.. Graham
having sent word that II would be sufficient to depend
upon the Vigilance aud of the court In taking
proper bail In the proper amount the two Drurys,
father and son, we're nitted to bail The following
p.r,ons became bail for them, having justified on
oath - Henry Smith Of Astoria; Samuel b. Townsend,
of Newto~n each in $4,000 via $4,000 for tho bribery
charge 81 coo Tor The murder charge and 81 900 for
the forgery charge Tbs aties were then ret free.
Shooting wim Inte~f H. K,H = James Kelly in
dictsd for firing pistol - Hannah Fsirsroys, in the
HanDsh Fsrgrovs being sworn stated she was in her
own room the night alleged In the indictment, and
Was alb, ut going to bed when her daughter up
her and told her that Kelly MAS qusrrelling With .
man nsmeo Spencer former bosrd.r of his; she went
down and tsDd Spencer to come in the house and not
mind Kelly: ~htreupon Kelly 60 his .p,a,e
and procured pistol be then returned and fred 1t at
the witness one IL the balls struck her the arm
aud another lit young girl named Cstharne Mcial-
lseher In the head, witness on straight for tue
police and shs round Roswell street she hes
another report Of pistol behind her on returning
home she found FIX paues Vt glass broksn by the pistol
shOt In the win oss OF her house and several shot
lodged in the shutter; they we're small shot, Kelly had
previoysly threatened to thoot witness On eros
animation. witness denied that che drank; she
TOOK anything stronger than water or tea, or coffee;
she does not get drunk on them, did not challenge
Kelly out to dght Is not In the habit of hghns
nyloyed any one to break Reliy's windows, on the
Quarreling Vas going to break his ~sSoss. shs pre-
vented him; witness not throwing stones at his
Windows when Kelly fred of ths pistol 1T her house;
witnesses husband at tea 81 tbs time be u bar
Der aud hair dresser by trad.
csthafine McGstisghsr sworn.--Lived with Mrs.
wsrs VIM K .Ss esms DOWN a snd nG sos
them 70 go In ~ he vas q dspgsrou. man The mo
ment Kelly sss her be into his house and brought
struck the ride my head never -aw drs Far.
grove drinkipe never heard her call Kelly any hard
names witness vas living 1t Mrs Pa at the tine she
VAS out OK place; never heard Mrs. y. cell Kelly
d-oso of b..
Peter Lick next sworn and testified that he vas
present and the srsb.scton no heard Kelly say
'D-n A.. l should like To tske her lite Cross.
exsmiDsd- Witness lie rsno~r for . sailors boarding
hou.e never lad any quarrel with Kelly. there
words between them; he od not hear her ask him TO
cone cut and fight, has been employed twelve months
BY Mrs tangrove heard Kelly otsu cay he you'd pro-
trct his own property does not knew ho~ often Keliys
John Wilson testified similarly TO the transaction,
and IL appeared that keys house had been attacked
The prosecution bereupon closed. and at the sus-
geston 81 the court abandoned the charge OF to
si and MT smith wen, to the jury on the charge Of
John Barry vas then called tor the defence, and
svore be raw stones thrown ct Kelly hosse by parcel
Of people vhs stood At Mrs Fairgrove's door, they
threw twice at his house Kelly said Of the stones
struck him.
Patrick callahan sworn = Five months befor. the
shooting, sac stones thrown ut Keliys house; Mrs.
srgro'e once came to the door and called Kelly cut to
Thomas Dslahoyd- Saw large crowd opposite KEEL
ys house ct Mrs e doos. che In the midst Of
the crowd saw some stones thro Kelly stood on the
stoop Of bis ON door vhes he nred the pistol.
Llen Murphy young girl vas living at Kely's 10
service ct the time Mrs tairgrove called Kelly out;
used language not at 20 be uttered said she
stones had been thrown at Kelys hsuss some them
ht Der sister they we're large stones; glasses and win
rors szsmiD,d Witness stili lives at KslIys has
lived four months with him, keily's wife 10 In the
Tomb; she not 81 home the time; before Kelly
slspt With Kelly psssed for his wife; no. never
Margaret Kelly Was present st the time Of the
BARRIERS shop tire. The 6rrs stone; heard M2s ors.r
Mr. Nelly out before this affair she very pr ofaas
language witness vas struck with stones several t,ms
before the firing her brother struck glasses sers
broke windows sere broke, her brother tbs prissne
saio be should protect HE property
Of ksuy's place; 10 ,n..bsd In; tner. -as half
osshei 81 big stones thrown smashiss glasses aud
some witnesses ~ere called In r.but..l
In. counsel on boh tides len the to the jury,
the obsrge of the court
The Court then delivered brief chsrg. on tn. case
point OF epQsry wasN u u~ce-.ary 60 the prisoner
to NE ,hi. pi..o to offend h' prssssr TO rspei en-
susck allowed BY Lag, but Unnecessary vOi.ncs 10
not 20 he tolerated Ia is not b tolerated 20 are
pistols In the street In cro~d The jury Oil decide
has . right to defend hmssn and ar. upon them Yer.
siet guilty Of s.esuit ana battery only With recon
me noauon 10 mercy court esntsnced the prteo-
ner To ysy q tne q SIS
SEVERAL prisoners srraisped spd pleaded ssilty
70 sssinst then ssd their trials -er- oS-d
for the usxt week. Among tses. Grove for the mu-.
der 81 Whit. In Pearl stre-t up for thai to
the Court a. Oyer and rers,iner
Grsrd Isrcery Sarah Ann Sergeant We. tried for
stealing eleven soveretgnr from James Kelly ct 1sl
washington street, on the ltts Of January, lsso.
james Kelly dspc-es thai he h.a eleven so,e .ixs.
one disr and ctr sbiiipzs IN silver stcen oot OF his
psnts pockets on chair IN his sie-pas room during
tns ssn'; tss moo.y -s. Ia apu',e in ms pocket No
che tlept 20 ms room pfisob.r aud hu husband slept
Ia th. sdjsinfnG room ~ hou.. let out In t-u~
msnis; pert Of the money vss found s psoper chest
Tho admitted u vas pri -bets money
tros-ensinined brcusht THIS m oney from Irslani Q
year ago bad been drintog some, not 10 excess, So
money that day. has 1t going TO bed did not drop
the doet he prisoner slexed that sh- found the
mopy dropp.d At the door. counsel urged t~o point.
90 -bich the jury ought 10 scquiti VI shs vent int,
the rom and s'oi. " her busoand must have knovn
W she thefefore acted by IL is highly
csbe the witness might have dropped the money oas
wsr~s The layers having addressed the Jury the
Recorder summed mp and reviewed the Whole eyldnce,
t.r when the Jars retired and alter &c absence Of
only iss minutes brought In verdict of guilty q pc
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