The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-09-05

and Seventh avenues. Concurrsd in.
OF Committee on Roads. in favor Of regulating and
grading Eighty street from Third to Fifth
On concurrence, concurred In
REsoLCToNs.
In favor OF fire hyirant in Eleventh street. between
Resolved, that Fifth and Sixth streets between avenue
and Lewis street be repaired. Adopted
Resolution. to have pump at the corner Of Greenwich
and franklin streets repaired. Adopted.
That Columbia street between Riyngton and Stanton
streets. be repaired Referred.
Resolution, to have engine house Forty-eish,h
street. Eighth avenue, repaired forthwith thu.
Hose Co. No 80 may occupy it. Referred.
fAPERs FROM TEE BOARD ALDERMEN
Resolution to have side walk repaired at the south
west o. Murray and West streets Concuersd in
Resolution to ill In well at the corner OF Varck an
Franklin sire cts
Resolution to transfer to Engine Company No 30 the
engine formerly used by Engine Company No. a. Con-
Resolution for the organization OF hose company In
Mott street near Chatham as soon rs house aud appa
ratus can b. built. Coucurrcdin
The matter of the Staten Island ferry lease coming
In the Board Of Aldermen, Committee of Conferences
was appointed This Board appoint like committee
and designate Hessrs Mccarthy. Ward, aud Royce
The subject Of sprinkiny the Russ pavement was also
referred to committee Of coafere This Board ap
j. Webb, and Tieman
Report Of Committee Fire Department in favor of
paying gas bills where members Of the Ere department
have introduced fixtures into engine houses
at their own expense. Concurred in
All o'clock the Board adjourned to meet at O'Clock
srrrsMsra 2.-This Board met according to adjourn.
ment, this afternoon.
PETITIONS.
The following petitions were presented
Petition Of owners of property adverse to obtaining
the grade OF streets between Fortysecond and
streets. and Eighth and Tenth avenues Referred.
Petition Of the New York and Staten Island Ferry
Company, for a ferry lease Referred.
COMMITTEES.
Report Of the Committee on Streets in favor OF
sting and grading the Eleventh avenue, ftom Twenty,
ninth to Thirty third street On concursed
in Also, in favor of concurring to flag IN Thryeghth
street, between Ninth and Tenth Also, TO
10 yt.l ff nf u
cnrred ir
Resolution to establish fire hydrant in Bank street.
between Washington and W est streets. Adopted.
Resolution to have Iiora.io Washington, and Leroy
streets lighted with gas. Adopted.
Resolution to have sewer built In Mercer street from
Spring street. to and through Grand street. TO the
now building in Greene street Referred
Twenty third street, from Second avenue 10 the East
river Adopted
PAPERS FROM THE BOARD or ALDERMEN.
Report of the Committee on Ordinances, submitting
ordinance dividing the Sixteenth and Twentieth
wards into election districts. coneurred in.
Report of the Committee on the Law Department In
favor Of appointing commission claims Of New York
Volunteers In the Mexican war. CONQUERED in
Resolution In favor OF placing fire hydraut in Null
berry street. between Grand ana Brooms streets Con-
CURED in
Resolution to light Twentyfourth street, between the
Thh ard Ninth avenues, with gas; also Seventeenth
street from Seventh "a SECOND avenues; also to light
South and West streets with gas. coisurIeaR'
Court of General Sessions.
Before Judge Bebee and AID Franklin aud Delamater
srrI. 2-I1el If Money!, young married woman;
stealing $40 from Elizabeth Graham the 9Th Of July
last IL appeared from testimony that the prisoner aui
the complainant boarded at the same house, No. %
Roosevelt street Mrs. Graham had the money In
trunk in her and the morning Of the 5th July
left the house and locked her door she absent
but short time and on her return found her room had
been entered her trunk broken open, and the money
which in 1t removed. The prisoner, having been
seen in the room during Mrs Graham's absence, WA
arrested 3pfcOu of having committed the theft
money was found ON her person but her husbaut
being searched, the money described by Mrs Gratas
was found On his person. young woman, who was in
the house at the time that she the prisoner in
the room from which the money stolen during Mrs
and the Court sentenced the prisoner to the State Prison
for two years.
Charged Nth attempting % Brook Into store;-rwo
young men, named John Kinney and Alexander De
flaun, placed at the bar charged with attempting
to commit burglary the night OF the 2d Of July last
at the grocery store Of Ernest H. De Langwlte,
Of York street and st Johns lane. Officers Webster AID
Cook, of the Fifth ward police, gave testimony to the
following effect They standing In St Johns lane
the Of York street when they discovered
prisoners about the door Of the grocery The officers
kept themselves out Of sight for while, and
one tf the prisoners make notions endeavorng to
force Of the doors open They then made descent
upon them, and took them into custody. As they
being led en- Of the accused threw something from
him. which fell upon the pavement in front Of St Johns
Chapel and which, being afterwards picked up proved
turning key from the outside of door which Locked
and the key left in the lock- This certainly susp
cious circumstance but the prosecution could not
overt act on the part OF the accused the jury
returned verdict of not guilty. The Court, aftcs
come words of admonition. dismissed the prisoners.
srrr 3-S,niencc Of 1G,oa II. TeadreH.-Ths prisoner,
who convicted the May term Of the General ses-
ons OF forgery in the second degree in havin his pos
session quantity OF counterfeit bank notes, with the
intent to pass them placed a. the bar sentence
The court condemned him to serve five years in the
State prison The sentence has beee deferred until this
time on motion of the prisoners counsel who endea-
vored to procure new trial
Assault uiih Tire qrms--ltcnpf 10 take Lje-A young
named Lewis IIaspe was placed on his defence
Indictment charging him with assault aud battery,
with intent t. kill Jacob Clouse by shooting him with
gun The prisoner. and another man named Joseph
Wagner. mpcadei In the same Indictment but hav
ing demanded separate trials Haspel placed his
defence first Jacob C,ouse. the complainant, who
sides NJ the Of Third aud Sixty first
street. testified that the night Of the Goth OF March
last he aroused from sleep by the sound Of
thing thrown against the window of his kitchen. lie
got and went down stairs when he through the
broken window two persons-one CT whom lac recognized
joseph Wagner presently he sag the nish of gun,
and at the instant received shot In his breast
DR. Morrel the surgeon WIN attended Mr. Couse, testi
fed that the shot took effect In the left breast just
the heart, The wound was, fem lis location, very
dangerous II appears that Couse had some time
before this shot dog belonging TO Wagner
liesrel Wagncr's friend, and hence Ill feeling
aroused between them II was proven that on the night
Of the occurrence at Mr. Couscs the prisoner
in POSSESSION of two pistols, and said ~ a oanon
that with Of them he could shoot Ciouses dog and
with he other "pop the old man IL wa also proven
that he ssid the morning following that himself,
Wagner and others had been out the night before shoot
ing dogs lie stated. however that he had shot no
ali circumstantiai Tho case Is tin before the court
an will be concluded On Thursday
Court or Oyer ana Tcrnincr.
Before Judge Edmonds and Aid Chapman and Kelly.
SlrI. 2-Thc argument on the motion for "a trial
to Carmel was postponed owing TO the sbsence Of Mr.
Clars.
Several prisoners were brought la and arrairnci
charge of murder. The first was Michael Mulyey,