The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-12-18


cisnt force to prevent the crowd from being in the way
Of the fremsn.
WOMAN FovNp DRowNED-The body Of q female was
found floating In the river foot Of Jay street. Sunday
night Last and taken to the dead house where it
identified being that Of Mrs. Ann Egs9, late of
dress found two gold rings and gold silver
amounting to $40. An inquest was held BY the Osro
nsr yesterday and verdict Of Accidentally drowned,
was re ndered by the jury.
Court OF General Sessions.
Before the Recorder and Aldermen Oakley and Ball
MONDAY, DECEMBER 81 Grateful Guest Bridget
Wsldrop ass Cnrley young woman, but an old Offend
ther in law Of thirty nine dollars and fifty cents The
in which the prosecutor told his story excited
the Of the audience In court beyond the
of the officers restrain appeared the prsoner
had returned Saturday evening from he's temporary
on .ns apo nso s1Sgns snsss srs sS S
and his "old woman cher sster had received her. and
given her share Of their bed He then, Is intro
which diversified that Of Caleb Quotem but
consisted principally in that they got and had break
they had taken dinner he told the old to get
tea and they went to bed ct o'clock the prisoner being
absent and the door Hospitality ls open awaiting her
pants, and exploring them he swore out to his old
woman that his Iocke book containing the above sum-
was nissing-so was Bddy He could not ind her. right
or wrong" till the next Saturday evening when off,
Ger arrested her at Dance disguised In dress,
and dSv had been Great asa too 40
any admission The District Attorney felt himself obliged
to abandon the case but remsnded her to give
count Of certain vauabes discovered at her residence
about the time Of her arrest
.aeqmned.-John Campbell, indicted for assault and
battery with intent to KILL rendered to take his trial
1t appeared that Mr. Barclay and some friends were at
tackled in East Broadway one night In Ostober last and
he was severely wounded. The defendant was in com
papy with the attacking party three Of whom have been
tried and sentenced to the State prison Mr.
Barclay stated that he satisfied that Campbell
his, who was present corroborstins this he was
Immediately, under the direction Of the Court,
scqotted' Az array OF witnesses were in attend
CURED. The Recorder in dischsrgng him, gave him
impressive caution as to being in bad company which
had brought him into the painful position OF
antwer such very serious charge.
Plsasg Guilty and Sentences james Murray, indicted
for burglary pleaded guilty Of the crime in the second
years and four months
John Brown also pleaded guilty the offence Of grand
larceny and similarly Opposed for the term Of two
years.
The Grand Jury brought in several fresh bills, and
few prisoners bsving been arragned the Court adjourn
ed until this Tuesday morning
DKc. 1e-The Case Of Shepherd Bro~n-Suspension of
Judsment-Ihi: defendant appearing {. appointed, at
There was said something very peculiar in bis oasa
The piece was discharged, and true though
hurt yet Capt Harrison wa: IN some way injured by the
take his fe the gun would have been evelled at him.
and not in the elevated position 1T appeared to have
bis shoulder and the jury had felt authorized acqut
him Of any such intention The court had a communi-
cation from the man Who it supposed he had intend
ed to njure and who had he testified, and is
still was bis friend 1t was hardly credible that Re
should have had such intention; they had also a
company in his behalf from which it would
appear that bis gun was discharged accidentally.
s.1sr offence and punished At all be-
with severity AS to the assault and battery the gre
ends Of public justice had been subeerved by this H.
w ud be acting censi.tenty With their duty BY SUI
pending any Judgment against him. In conclusion lie
implored him to abstain from habit which had led
the occurrence and not to degrade and disgrace
and his respectable friends. He thereupon d..
charged from his recognizsncss.
Before Judge Bet lee and Aldermen Oakley and Ball
The LGfs Riot in the Sixteenth FDd-Judre Beso,s
having taken his seat McCluskey, Armstrong aud lie
Iey convicted Of the late riot in the 10th ward
called forward for sentence. The city Judge said the
Court would have been glad they could have suspendrd
sentence altogether, but that the spirit of rowdysm
70 rife that 1t became the Court TO impose such pun
ment upon them to serve . warning. The
had been convicted Of disturbing the public peace,
They we're there on the Sabbath day throwing stoues
and epdsngripg the lives Of others But the Court in
the hepe that they would better for the
pr'on; but they would innict McCuskey, who
the eldest and appeared TO be prominent leader In the
This conviction the Judge continued goes to show yo
boys that youcan be reached by the Law. This being
the hrst instance Of the kind the Court Is lenieut but
In any such arising again the defendants need
concerned
Oh aelendAn9, eftcrWeros appeared, and
as t appeared that he was the person who threw the
fret stone, he sentenced to be fined s25 He ami
MeCu'hsy were allowed to go, In the custody Of an
officer, TO obtain the amount Of the fines
Propositions Atwood, an aged man, pleaded guilty
to Indictment for forging bank check for SIPS pur.
porting TO be signed BY Ferdinand Laurence The Judge
made some impressive remarks upon the melancholy
task devolving on the Court Of sending Of cyl.
IDENTIFY more than ordinary intelligence and Just upon
the verge OF the TO spend probably the short
nsnt Of his days In State prison. to which he
fenced for three years and six months
aged "a and William Sullivan aged 20 we're convicted
Of burglary at the house Of Mr. August Johnson
ner o. Bleeeksr and Downing streets By breaking in
clear boarter returning light In the window,
alarns Mr. johnson The police called aud the pr
son. arrested In the room Both respectfully ared
and sullivan the younger particularly smart in
eleent looking youth The Court after appropriate
sentenced them to the shortest term their con-
victon would admit often years and four months A.
they left the Mccoy muttsrd r insoent dogged
tone, you call this court Of justice % and other
similar expressions aud Sullivan dsrsd at the o5cer
and violently assaulted him The audience and the bar
rcse to witness the struggle separate the
batants, and scene ensued rather novel In such a
place On order being restored they brought bscS
and the Judge said ~ his remarks not taken In
proper spirit and the snency Of the Court AZ
preciated, he would extend the g. dtecn
and four months and be would they
released till ts expiration On any further demonstr
ton they would probably extend 4 to their live'
Mccoy replied he did not care odd they did
that the prosecutor perurer the window open
and they went in for bit Of fun" They we're then
rmoved the officers being obliged TO hold them "
pinioned, 10 prevent . fresh outbreak.
Eastiy Pitased-The next case presented pleasing
vatety Miles johnson. colored individual aged sboUJ
rty Wa found suiy II stealing trdnk nom anothrf
gentenss 81 nearly tmilsr CASTE and living the same
building On receiving the intimaton that he would b.
accommodated at slug Sing for three years and hall
be exhibited his worries 10 fscetous style Of psaau
ry, and said" Well. don't csre--Tm satisfied " ge
as then escorted into retirement amid the aughtero
all assembled.
IN Alb. -Michaei McKenns aud Patrick Mcbride
Indicted for highway robbery In attacking Joseph SUN
and stealing from him q double barrel gun, tn
18th day of September last at the Of 03d street
aud Eighth avenue, surrendered for trial The prose
cutor speke positively, but he much matreaded and
quenty confused and number Of witnesses
In attendance prove that the defendants at work
all day In deep pit close by which they left
al they arrested Four Of them having testified
very strongly 10 the fact the submitted and
the Court directed an scquittsl