The New York herald., 1851-07-15
Court Of Gen eral yessaonss


Before the Recorder and Al termea Miller and Hawes
JUtY H-7He People rs. Mckay y-This cause which
lay over from Saturday ie up ,gaan this morning.
draw the demurrer taken by cKsy Bud to put in pss
Of not guilty. An application was hsr made behah
Ct = Cryder and Alexander Jauten to reduce their
bail to such the Court sht think reasonable It
that each is held to bs in s, 500 The Court
after considering all the facts nd of the
especially the District Attcry declared his
readiness proceed with the trial of the parties
"Wednesday next. thought there were, ro grounds st
present TO reduce the bali but in the of the
not taking place "wednesday, thrcIe,h the default
CT the public prosecutor the appli cation might be
Before Judge Bebee, and Alderme Miller and Cook
After the disposition OF the business stsv-sntoued
the Recorder and Alderman Hawr left. the bench. A
jury empsneled and the regular bsaess proceeded
T,irl Of BuygLa-Thornas o'Neil young man abou%
eighteen years of age indicted for Burglary in tbs
third degree, put TO the bar.
John Doyle examined is one of the firm Of Abbot b
Co. AL Broadway they moved into the the
Of May; the night the witness fastened up the
store; II was Saturday night when he there
Monday morning, he found the doors broken open the
shop rifed and the boxes and u wardrobe, In which
tty Of goods carried of cut of the sho? there
sixteen TO eighteen pairs OF pantaioohs, some
apparel and other property in the boxes ths second
story carried OF the value Of tbs entire pre-
Priy wac upwards o. s-oo ,ns rsn0O1s % Cs's worth
Witness subsequently, sent for by the police Of the
Fourteenth dtrctsnd upon going TO the estion house
he found the prisoner there aud was shovtvo three
pairs Of pantsoous and two jackets which ae identified
as the property Of the firm ...t,.
Garrett Bennett sworn-Is one of the Police Of the
Fourteenth ward knows prisoner; arrested him the.
morning Of the 2d Of June the of Walker and
Orange streets he had bundle a the tirs of his arrest
In which three jackets, whiah
Identified by the last witness hi PROPERTY, he
the prisoner had also his person abor. S5 In honey
and pledge tickets they turned out 70 b. cl ets for
two pair Of psnsloons pledged ut diefent Noes IN
the name OF Thomas ONei witness tssned the pAo-
falcons and they afterwards Identified by r Doyle
the witness the time OF the o! tho prisoner
there was ano,her person standing aslns, lamp post
by, who was pointed out TO witness AZ accom-.
pce of the prisoner vher ne the prisg arrest
| he 90; IL a neghbo- OF witness, named Mr.
Wood. who keeps a sec nd hand cethip store that.
pointed them witness she ted Wit ness that she
believed he prisoner had stolen r-epsn and desired
witness 10 look after bin. as he h. 5s in her shop,
an ioi,ered 20 sell II 10 her.
The Jury w;hou leaving the bx oI nd the ptisonos.
guilty He then sentenced aiEs sonncn, in tss.
State prison for four years.
John Myers, Indicted for ean5-gsr assault and bat
ts-y Thomas nch, put oshe bar The prisoner
was indicted upder recent stat1t naeted To prohibt
the carrying OF an instrument G He'd siung shot
Thomas Lynch examlned Re Ahles at - Rooseyslt AZ
or knew the prison itil tho night Of the
l3ib June when he struck w.nss with n slung shot,
witness wrote letter on that night and to get
envelope witness dtu -ban- ON the oppos.
the prisoner strike old morsrated with him:
he nsked witness what he h. do with H. and ther,
pulled out Of hi lreast the rna sho. and made blow
~ witnefs witness put up his and waded OF IN.
tov, witness vent unme 5bi u nd got two oficer.
snd tho prisoner iDt-cus ody the sung shot Wa
found with him, and giver 80 The reee magistrate the
Hext morning. =
VIM Beach exsmned lis one of the police of ~
Fourth ward knew the si-uer before his arrest fcrrv
the prisoner biandihin biy snd his Lad thres-s
ing 10 MI boy whtn be witness ~ Groppe-i !.
billy; witness picked Ip ard Eouzht with kirs q
the station house Ne afterwards gave a 10 the nag
trate. witness D., sisoncr sss length Of ms
/ Of ths most desperate characters in thu. ward
The prisousr fouad uil.y and srntcrasi 10 ths
State Trissn for two ysars. p cours tsn ad led