The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-06-20
Court or General Sessions.

Before the Recorder and AID. Kelly and Chapman
JvNk lS.--Ths .gssspi AID Battery on tharlss Dee
yesterday. The jury returned verdict of assault
and battery only In the case Of Mcgan and shahen,
Niles having sssn pronouncsd n9s guilty before % ,he
trouble. IL would aprs.r out Of political diff
frences amongst the politicians Of the Fourth ward,
tho cont.ncipg factions being known respectively
as Democrats Of the Fourth ward" and fndepen-
Dent Democrats Of the Fourth ward"-one parry
advocating the interest Of Mr.. Hall and the other
working for Mr. Mullins both Of which gentlemen
were ~ the fsme candidates for the Office OF
Alderman Of the ward. MIR Dcvln belonged TO the
Hall party. and tho accused In the interest Of
Mullins. The case went 20 the jury at n late hour.
Their verdict of guilty of assault and battery only
was rendered after short absence The Court ordered
the prsonrrs TO he committed till tomorrow (Ned-
nssdsy) morning, when sentence will be passed upon
Pic cf Gully w Hirqn NJ Gcry.-Ths person. who
arrested some time since for stealing gold dust
and iev.ry, worth % coo the property OF James
H. pemarcrt at Chsgres tho 22l Of March last, has
pleaded guilty To grand larceny. The Court have not
Jet disposed Of his case.
JuSE 10.-Charge Of RGre.-Tvo well dressed young
men, named Patrick Murray and Joseph Meekcr alias
Jonas ". Force were put on their defence, charged
with having the night Of the 9th Of May committcd
srare ON the person Of Ann stewart The testimony
Of the girl to the effect that she arrived In this
city nom Scotland on the 4th Of May; that the
9th Of May che went out In search Of place In which
70 engage house servant, u quite late In the
afternoon and sfter she had been to intelligencs
ofee down town. che went 20 take walk and to look
at the town; she wandered about TIL she lost her way
aud in ondeavorirg retrace her steps she became
completely bewdertd when, late at night she applied
to the defendants whom she met In the street, aud
gged them 90 direct her 10 Cherry street. where her
sister living instead Of directing her TO Cherry
street they conducted her 10 porter house In Pine,
n ar Nater street where Murray kepts bar having
In, and aftr forcing htr 20 drink some Mad of liquor
which stupinsd her they both violated her person In
spite q her resssnce su-h the testimony ofthe
girl D., rEe She said that she dnnk any strong
liquors and di not know the difference between brandy
and SIN.
lrcher n Van Houten sworn-Testined that he wa,
sergeant ofthe fret patrol district In the First ward
the nieht of the sh and norning Of the 10th Of Nay
he he complainant IN this case. Ann stewart fol-
lowing the sccussd. and them enter the porter
house be susrected therswas burglary er something
wrong going on. and he looked through the keyhols
and vhst passed between the parties insde there
ves nothing which IN duccd him 70 believe that he
would be justihable in breaking the door open he
Therefore procured aid and When ihe door opened
all parties inside made prisoners and conveyed TO
the ftatioo house.
The defence produced witnesses show that the grl
was inebriate and had been. several occasions,
drunkin Cherry street Counsel for the defence also
proved BY her own testimony on her cross sxamna-
the left home Under all the clreumstances the Jury
returned verdict Of guilty Of assault and battery
only The court sentenced Murray and Meeker TO
ffeen days imprisonment In the city prison
.9'sotf Nv Th'ewi'g Jiriei in I'VE Fece. An inter.
e'rg ,oohins female named Bsll came into
vitrost the psrson Of Emma Bartram, on tho zth OF
Clcorrrr ne P,,son--Piess ef Giaiip.-Henry Robin
son charged with burglary in entering the house Of
Csrsss Cary, No. 10 Madison street, on the 13th Of
May, snd stealing geld watch worth $50, pleaded
guilty 20 grand larceny Tho court accepted the plea
and fentenced the accufcd TO the State prison for
thrsc years Andrew Rohipson pleaded guilty to petit
Larceny in stealing sir shirts and hageoette seut
20 the penitentisry for ax months William smith,
impisadsd With John Moore. In an Indictment charg
ing rotfsry In the frt tegree for taking breastpin
m m a aermsn named schambrc on the 10th a May,
pleaded guilty TO IN asssult The plea was accepted
aud Smith was 90 the city prison for ten days
Jytn Moore. Smiths companion was tried on TIE
charge OF robbery The jury brought in verdict ef
guilty o. assault and battery. aud the court sent hin
TO the penitentisry for six mcaths.