The New York herald., 1850-01-19
Count OF General Sessions.

Before the Recorder and Aldermen Cook and Bard.
fndie,d for FpBhshing an Obscene Pdper.-Charles A
Haukins was this m rsny brought into court q
btDth warrant the Grand Jury having found q true
bill sgsinst him for misdemea nor in publishing an OBJ
paper aud ohtcene libel in newspaper known
the Lmpue tty ard Lions ~ he Tsun.
When the Cleik called Charles A. Hankins,n tall
young man, rather well dressed, with pals, thin face
moustache aud whiskert wearing light drsb overcoat
hno large ivory ssony cane stood up at the bar
CIers-Jlsrles baukins, you are indicted fer misde
mesnor In printing and publishing obscene pubi-
csticn. and also for libel. DO you demand = triall
ilankIps-Wbst do you cay, srl
tleIk- Do you csmsnd q tfisli
hsnsips-l don't know, want . little time; have
net had time for any thiDgyet.
Court tertaiply you shal, have time
CleTk-Would You like 70 see these papers,
Hsukin, iss, Il look at them. lSits down to Pc
rue. the Indictment and the Court with otser
busiue.s)
After shrlfsn hour or therssbouts had elapsed, the
Court informed the socu,ed that they should fx his
bail at 81 OtO In default of which he committed
The following extracts are from the indictment:--
Jg1Sr q g. p.ps Of he state Of N;~ yoI. in and
oati prcfsnt that Charles Hankns late ward
s 'sS.s sHs wi s 5sn and
SSSs IS 81 1. s % esss1 G ' ss @a i
70 es.eh iriGrs ssease ana sqrtupt and 70 raise and
2!h csy q Dee.nsr in tss Of Lord ,hsu'aad
ana 'oii lns, WIN iores ana arms a. th'
w. sbd soandaou,y DID pint rutst and circulate in the
ebsns psr,r eslsa Ths Enpre City and Lions Of n:
te,s eStta ps. the RsoiSsaic ssaSssr sGsSi SSS
Dors. rhgela sSs.r ,s NO
i,,, - re riors, a v. Of youth 1 of diver.
s othors hs se oHeness and ssainst the peace
IscIls Of the state Of New rorE aud their dignity
In the 'eeond count the indictment sets forth that
tnId levd wicked. scsudslOus and obscene printed
Isper, SEQ lswa wicked, and obscene that the
would be ofenfhe 10 the court here and improper
BE- placed records thereof - wherefore the Jurors
aorefsd DO rot set forth the Ia this
The third count of the indictment contains tran
script of one Of the obscene and offensive articles
the csse csu.sd some little sensation In court. u
having been antouucsd that on Thursday night the
oin oi the alleged oe'cene paper had been demolished
ty sorc unknosn peTsens.
a R,Te,fant Burslsr.-A singular case was tried in
the Sestiobs this norning case showing that even
bousebrtakers cueme repent of their crimes before
the Law ovefiskes them. Two young men named John
defence, charged With burglary la the hrst degree
charge by the say as will be seen for rhich there
E1s Tesiherssne being called to the ~itne.. stand
ard sworn. tt'iftd ~ follows ~ widow, and
tioc al No n2 Ridge ,I.et. On the night Of the llth
late a. o'clock The doors and windows were se-
cured. There eide door aud window opening up
on an alley. The doer vas fastened with hook and
th. window with rail Sometime during the night
the room was entered and number Of articles OF
value were r,moved Amonsst them was silver
watch and chain four breast pins tive pairs bracelets
four finger rings. tvo pairs rings and odd
ring These articles were worth soms $50, and were
bad been entirely removed and found next morn
ing enc in the alley ard one on the wndow sill ON
the night of the l2th the next pightafer the things
fai been stolen, come person knocked at my visdo-;
" vas about bali past one o'clock. asked Who was
there ar some one replied friendN I asked what
brought them there At thst hour and they answered
me by asking ~ had not been robbed the night be-
fore, or NJ bad not lost fome property. said hsd,
and they then asked me what II was ! inquired what
that was 20 them They then asked me II had not
Lost watch rings. brscelets breast pins and I'm
ger rings srd tsd that they were employed BY
young man in Washington bsrket. to bring them to
me; that he told them where TO come. They we're In
truct.d o. say that he drunk at the time he took
the thitgs that afterwards he became sorry and EN-
ploy,d them 10 bring my property back to me They
ask,d me veuld not open the door and let them In,
and they would tell sll about IL They Informed
that my watch had been left at place In Division
street by the man who took t. and that they had
stopped IL. They said they did not know anything
shout the robbery. They then gave me the pins,
rprs. bracelets etc The watch was recovered from
the place they mentioned In Division street did not
let them into my house that night. While they
speaking, the ofncer came up and took them. They
made no attempt 10 get In.
Richard Walters tworB-Lives at No. 81 Division
ttreet; is licebfed dealer In secondhand articles
witness testified TO the fact q man calling himself
John Roberts coming to his place II business the
evening a the 18th Of December, and offering to sell
the watch. which proved to be the property Of Mrs
p esth.rstone.
VIM. H. Hall policeman Of the Eleventh ward, tsstf-
fed that he heard the sccused In conversation with
Nrt p and heard all they had TO say when be arrest
ed them ard took them TO the station house.
The Assistant District Attorney said. that upon the
evids sdduced In this ease he could not ask for
conviction of the prisoners he instructed the /
jury ss TO the Law IL did not appear he said that
the sccuftd had been guilty Of any crime but, on /