The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-03-05


AAkea o.-fAs March term Of the Court Of Sessions
cspsnsa in due fern this morning. The following =
calendar ef Cssss-AssauIt ana battery With intent
TO XIII, 3; robbery in the nrst degree Il attempt to
ss tn. }.re.1 aSs:: q oss.s grand ii
rise preteAoes, !; abduction l. procuring an sbor-
ton, abandoning infant on tie hishwsy l. ma
lowing win also claim the attention Of the court
E0nnetsd, indicted "a bastardy i abandoning .,
to serve grand jurors were called but sufficient
number TO form quorum did not appear the orgsni'
row.
Women Sentenced for Passing Counterfeit Monsy.-Tws
morning pleaded guilty to charge Of forgery, In pass
Ing counterfeit notes These women were two OF the
Since With ,1 lot Of oountsrisit money Part Of the
gang pleaded guilty ct the last term Of the Court and
were sent to the state prison Ann Kelly, woman
asked the Court to Bs isnent for the sake Of her child
rem. She said she had several Of them and their ia
Their dead. The presiding Jrdge, In passing
tence, reminded the prisoner In touching terms OF
the conditio. to which she had Voluntarily brought
herself The Court ordered that she be In
the State prison for the term Of i've years and two
months.
Havanna Mowers was next called up for sentence
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had not yet shed tear Her counsel A. A. Phillips
FS S she r; n s.s.a nsn
thus hsrselffor Ave long yeas from her infant
why she could not devote b.rsef to honest pursuits
instead OF the trade SD had been pursuing! At the
nentsn OF ner bsse the color rose In the prisoners
face, her eyes secame suGussd and in a moment she
was "eep'.g like child. This sentence, like the
otner ave years and two months In the State pri
bon-ths least punishment the Law would allow.
Trial for Counter(eihng. -Chares Wesner, of the
persons arrested at about the same time with the
women Kelly and Mowers, was next called upon
This case Mr.. Phillips said he should defend, and
Samuel Belts Of 81 Bowery being testified that
the prisoner came to hia.place (which 10 hoteD
the 10th Of Jsnuary-asked for something to drink,
and offered In payment $40 bank note pur2orting to
yania Witness looked at the bank note list and and
ing NO all usion to counterfeit OF the bank and de-
nomination of the bill before him, he took It, and
gave 20 "a In change. money broker called
who testified that the bill counterfeit; but the
prosecution failed to prove that the prisoner knew
jury after being absent about half an hour returned
verdict Of not guilty The district attorney moved
that the prisoner be remanded to prison, until 1t
should BE- ascertained whether there any other
charges against him. This opposed by the coun-
sci for the defence who said the public prosecutor
to 20 into defence The court said they wosld send
the prisoner back until Tuesday morning, when, II no
charge appeared against him. he would order his dis
Charge Of Obtaining Money by False Pret.nees-Hsn.
~ N. Watson, alias John Woodbury., was put upon
his defence, charged with obtaining $1076 from VIM
II. Baker, on the sth Of November last There
verbal evidence but number Of pages OF written tes
timony read all Of which went to prove that the
pretenccs alleged to be false made in Mexico,
public. With these facts before them the court in
strueted the jury to render special verdict of Not
guilty, - this has jurisdiction Of the case
Watson was then set at liberty.