The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-09-11
Court OF General Sessions.

Before Judge BE. be and Aldermen Moore aud Haley
SlrTtnBEs l0-Afw de, Gus Assault the Police -Jchn
OBi.p wss indicted for assault and battery with -
intent 20 kill 0cer oat Of the NDee ward Sua-
DAY the 6th Of August The occupied the Court for
follows - On the evening in question, aiara
was rsed in the neghborhood that there serious
disturbance in the basement Of the above mentioned pre-
mises and the police sent for Assistant Csptaia
BALDWIN, wh section Of mep repaired to the SPIT and
cres OF murder repeated half dozen times. The
trance being they entered in single files and Osk
being first, arush made at him and o. Brien struck
him with awoodaxe The pro- ecutor the blow and
IL TOT dtct md below hts nioting wound there
which he exhibited This blow knocked him dosn, saa
beoT~ he recovered be struck BY brickbat which
knocked him When down tho prisoner struck
at him sgnin and Officer Cooke who followed him up
closely IN defending him received the blow ON his hand
nearly cutting of roma Of his fingers and rendering
OF tn ussless stiff The officers then put out,
but broke IN again and arrested 0 Bren anf nvs
others. o Brisn was held for the felony, and the
Others sent 10 Special Sessions where four Of them
heretofore convicted Of assault and battery sent
to the peps pt.sfy for Fix months each. The fth
convicted tti morning In the court and remandeA
for sentence For the defence. In the present trial.
taken place before the police and that they oroks
In and attacked OBrien and knos ked him down tbaS
used and fhe bricsbsts. Tho jury.
after short dsibeeaon returnsda verdict Of guilty q
the 0tDce charged ana the prisoner was rcmandd for
sentence The District Attorney moved that witness
for tn. defence abovensmed be mtfed for PERJURY
but at the cicse Of the day The Court discharged her
SPEEDY justice The old maxim Of Justice Is slew
but sure is very trus However yesterday there
was On exception to ths general rule man calling
iiuseN Charles Iel;e arrested the Asor House
bout clock Friday morning charged with stealing
$40 the pocket of Of the boaid.rs and before
O'Clock that the prisoner indicted tired,
nd convicted and sentenced by the court to be nprs
ned in ths State prison for The convict IL
tOos lodgings the Astor House and was put In
with two other ocgers and during the night the
roneI extracted the pocket book and money frou The
Ioekst Of nr Lovstt Bail At O'Clock In the morning
hs proper down stairs and asked the porter for
tsne brandy stating at the tine that he very sicks
mpia csmps In his stomach The porter gave
him see brsndy but still the prisoner exhibited very
strong de,hs 70 into the This por-
ttrs suspiciop sto Immediately went to the room in
which the ps hsc been placed and there leakn~d
that Mr. hall had been robbed Of tho above sps-
cibtd The porttr without making spy kept the
keys Of tbs foD. door and thus she prisn~r
e,csps, un,ii ticer MouDtj,y Of the Third Ward vas
brought who TOOK the into custody conveyed
b,m the The evidence Of guilt was founc on
bic psron The Grand Jury being In session iudict.
ns found and before clock that Hfternooo the
pyct ,cnenc. to imprisonment in tho soa
TO- two years
Cks1ge " Burglary -Issao Rafe pedlar was indlct-
cd for burglary he store cf Mr Charles Frenas In
BSosdrsy on the night 4! the 31st July, and stealing
tbeteiom qusntity VI stk banokerch,efs Sc Capa
Capentsr within sfew Gays OF the robbery, found
goSos In the pioDor's trunk a his boarding. house
ao part OF The proceeds Of four five Other bur
gisrt'r csmmitted the night. Tho defence an
oott to by the prkoners brother and that -
bO, eht the gooos Of German and paid for them The
Dbtet Aukfn.y ssic be had made h,s election snd nad
iidcs 90 Tor ,be burglary I might be tnst ne bso
rpy csivtd the stolen goods II they tnousnt ~sey
scqnit The Judge chsrved 20 the rsms s"scs
and ,h. jury sfers .hort aslosr.tios ,s.s ..m.a Jo
F,pks a. kxssu street merchant tsaor. ~ ~ =,
Ghsthsm street the Points vas .s,e ,,a - ss ,s
t,,o, and tain Carpenter ro'sso" S.ss-
- IT, - ~. oo,icc ho witness o~n chsrsc'er was
| roi wtd Ne wss suspected o. D'es ~ ss,
'sNer ~ fo'D od clothes msan Who did ourn~~s ia
rNsys ahso,haS There several othsr charges
-. 't 80, .er In which the Grand Jury have
49, s,ls ana he VAS therefore, remanacd 70 prison.
Cant, Ward has com nenced legal proceeding. sseisst