The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-17
Court Of General Sessions

Before Hen. X. H.. T1llcu, Recorder, an Aldermen
Tweed and Compton
p,c. 16.-.assedt sal Beftsry Nth Intent 10 Ku-JH.
Reynolds indicted for assauting officer Gien OF the
Twentieth ward with loaded club, on the Sls October
Mr. voorhees, counsel for the prisoner, proposed to
plead guilty to large Of assault and battery only;
The District Attorney said that such was the present
condition Of society and the equsn,y Of these offences
f 1t hi. duty to press the charge Of ispy in order to
the ction Of citizens and especially officers and to
deter rUfians and rosdies.
Jehn aolen vas then s~srn and depossd that he was
eccr Of the rwtntisth ward police that the
nipg above mentioned Sunday he duty at tbs
corner Of Eighth avenue and Twenty street when
he heard cry OF MURDER and watch and that he
went down and saw two men 6ghsing having queed the
disturbance he arrested prisoner Of them but
On his assuring him he ives not ne let him co. arrested
ono Timothy Muldoon. etherHise Reynolds WHOM he
take TO the station house, that the prisoner
inrcedsd and the witness refused TO release him. and
tbtreupon the psoner entered his house in Twenty
eighth street and coming out directly afterwards fol-
the station house when he attacke him and struck him
over the fsad, ~ he supposed with such club the
vpess VS. k.ocksa asrn sen,cIsss and was y.y mi for
considerable time after the attack The club produced
Was piece Of oak. about nfecu eighteen inches long
AZ fon the frmath appesrsd to have been rung 81
light ladder snd Of which covered with lead
fastened on by nails
james Kelly eorroborated the statement to the pri
having struck the last Witness and knocked him
dosn but he club any such instrument.
Crsss exsnnsd-Did not think As had anything in his
hand.
Officer Patrick Day, Of the Twentieth ward-Had
SPOKEN with the prisoner after he was secured and the
latter had sAd b. only sorry that he had not killed
the tficer when he struck him
The only witnesses called for the defence 10 his
charscs and the jury after short absence brought in
verdict Of guilty Of the offence charged In the indet
nept. txx
The prisoner, In very penitent tone told very unin
ttRibe story about christening and the conse-
queDces sssurus the court he did TO kill the
officer, and thar they had dragged him out and III used
him
The Recorder observed that II was useless nov To say
he did not tk that. Taev could only judge Of
his intent by and these they had clearly before
them The offence much aggravated by his knowing
that officer the execution OF his duty whom he
had attacked with that nurderous weapon. II he
thought injustice done him, his punishment too
heav, he thoud reflect that after siisng mania such
manner he ought 70 feel thankful TO providencs that
the blow fatal and that he not trial
fer hs life The sentence vas that he be confined In ths
State prison for three yesrs and four months.
The clearance which took place on ns rendition OF the
vrdct snd tenence Indicated that large namber
interested IN the result Of the si Ii Is to BE- hoped
the eysmplc made In the prisoners case may have
beneficial result checking these ARRAYS and murderous
ausntr.
Robbery at a Steve Nsrc1 Escape 7xs 7sms william
Doyle indicted for grapi larceny In stealing case Of
shoes said be worth s33, from Messrs Wesson CO.
Of Park rlsee in November last IL appeared thsre
me doubt ne 20 tho value. and verdict
queny taken Of guilty Of petit larceny only and ths Gull
prt sas seut TO Blackwell, Isand for four months
Tie Case Of Bswre-In this csse, in which the pri
snteRcsd TOR forgery four ard three
ftsy ~ prtcesdpss The bl 81 exceptions f which
th@ Nour rsfuseo 20 ~ thers probable cause
The tfonsr th~isfsfs remains " the city prcn TT the
case 70 afposd O.