The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-10-15
Court of General Sessions.

Before the Recorder Gbd Aldermen Ward and Moore
Der 49, acgulhd M ,chaeI Ross. indicted for
burglary III the dwelling hoase OF Aura Howell,
62 Downing street, on the 18th February last, and
stealing silver watch and somc Other property,
WAS tried and acquitted The cvldeDos of the our
g.ary very imperfect, rs me Uuly witness
@as uIceI tain ~ 70 ibe door aying been fastened
and the Ony proof nganst the prisoner WAS that the
watch WAS found upon hici some seven months If
terwards
Under these circumstances the Assistant District
Attorney would not press tor convection, AMI under
the charge Of Inc Court, the jury returned YER
dot If : Not guilty"
Andhe Ssnguiar Ca,c--Luke Newoome. in
dic,ea with John Croft, for . street robbery
in Nassau street, from the person Of Captain
Gains In May last, was also tried and acqut ed
Tho circumstances were detailed one day lass
week, when Croft was convicted 1t may be re-
meMbered that Croft on that occasion, OF sributsd
the whole 0courre to On accident, and protested
his I'M The principal in fact tho only, evil
dence sgaAt Ne xsoms, was, that be had called out
to Croft 70 run
Mr. Camp, for the defence, now relied on the same
argument. contending that Croft was an innocens
man. and that the prosecutors watch guard had 90.
deptly caught on his button in passing
Captain Gains own statement Vas not entirely
inconsistent with this state OF facts; and counsel
called evidence TO show that on the day IN question
Croft had just arrived from Boston, aud the prisoner
from Marlborough, Ulster County; tina. they had
met Of the same boarding house, having been nc.
cuaipted IN the old country years before, AMI had
gone 70 the Post Office together.
EvloDce WAS also given Of the prisoner's good
character rs m boutst and very industrious msu.
The cause was submitted under tas charge Of the
Court. and the jury returned verdict almost imme.
dsts)y Of hot guilty.
TIE Road n Rnia--Goiug the Pgce.-On the 9Th
Of April last, John Thomas, an intelli sent aud "a
Their good looking young msn, about ssysutoen
years OF sge, WAS convicted ut the Special Sessions
Of stealing coat, and sentenced to the peniteDtiary
for six months This sentence, therefore, expired
on the 9th Of last month, and tn At day. within
hour after his liberation, he prosecuted to POI
Greenwich street., and there puroinsd pair OF
Upon this charge, laid as second offence under
tie statute, he was arraigned this morning, aud
PLEADED guilty
Say but thar he was very uufortunste; he was very
much intoxicated At the time or he wouldn't have
done it.
The Court said it was melancholy case, and tho
story he told such IL could scarcely be true.
as he had Dot bad time 70 be Intoxicated since nc
had ltft prison; aud H. Whatever. even
il IL we're. To give him chance, they would
sentence bu CO the lowest term, viz t6o years
impfse nmelt.
MANsLArGBTHR .-FATAL ACCIDENT BY FIREARMS ON
TIM FOUhTH OF JULY.
Wiljism moore, ~ DO, aged fifteen years, was in
DICED Tor having, on the 9Th July last, ION which
day, the anniversary falling on Sunday, was cele-
brsted } felopjously shot katherine LedSitn, aged
five years.
Istc,med the youthful prisoner had fred pistol
osoeo With bale IT. t.nae Ia st Twelfth street,
al Which bad pet etrated N oue 'se through three
boards, and another had hut tho decreased, who Was
passing through uuseeu by him, and that che died
very shortly afterwards
Tbe Reco,ccr charged the jury that. though many
persouf cousd,rtd tbems.l 'es 1T liberty, by CUSTOM
NJ feeling ~b,,b note would like To- repress 60 dis
charge 6iesims on tbst day in token vi rejoicing
" ur,irwtul bfirg conuary TO cisy ordin pos
The question you'd ne, wbetber thare was caipA.
- neshe,uce. o. whether IT wac purely accidental