The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-03-20

food They bad sympathy for his bad speculation
and cent him TO the States prison for two years
MARcH 1o-Concitsion Of he Ttrm-Discsarge Of N,
Grand and Petit wes, aud General Jail Delirsry-rhls
court closed its abors for the March term this morning
when, after some very unnteresting and trivial
had been heard and disposed Of number Of persons
carcerated for various causes were discharged from
tody.
The Grand Jury presented few bills Of indictment and
having announced that their business concluded
discharged with the thanks of the court The fol
lowing Is a summary Of the proceedings
BurgLdrp-John Mastert0n. indicted for burglary, was
convicted in the third degree having broken and entered
the store Of John Sax in Rvington street on the I'D OF
February and stolen valued al 50 sentence
two years and six months imprisonment IN the state
prison.
Petit Larcnv,-John Smith was indicted for stealing
some clothes, the property Of Samuel Sanstron The
only question in the to value and the jury
found 1t petit larceny only The court sentenced him
six months imprisonment in the pcnitentiary.
.4nofher.--Robert Strang and John 4. Brown. two
darkey were charged with burglary in the third degree
but there being no evidence how they got access they
also found guilty of petit larceny aud sent TO share
Smiths good luck
Pleaded Guhv-Pcter Churchill another darkey admit
ted the soft impeachment OF having possessed himself of
neighbers property to an amount not exceeding that
Of petit larceny and accordingly sent to the
insular retreat for six months.
Matrimonial Dific,lies-1he Boot the other Leg Mrs
O. T. Drummond respectable woman keeping store in
hudson street. mas been hea TO pan on ma eharEe kp
well She gave BAIL was said she going to California
She arrested again. and again bail for her appear
The alleged charge was that she wayad the infant
daughter of the her to school and
veyed her into the custody and possession Of her he
chids) mother, from whom he had been divorced To-
day the defendant appeared to discharge her rccog
nizances accompanied by several female friends giving
the dull grim, dngy looking court quite gay and
wonted appearance 1t made to appear quite evident
that the maternal parent legally aud equtaby entitled
to the charge Of the young lady, she having for certain
material mdongs Of the prosecutor obtained the divorce
against him thus altering the complexion of the case
altogether The prosecutor reluctantly and in lacbry
NOSE humor, admitted the facts The Court comms-
scraed his poson but indictment could possibly be
sustained Under these circumstances, the District
Attorney with his honors consent cntereda no sseq
and the lady discharged.
Prisoners Discharged-1ne Battery Mnaer.-Bernard
Bates who has been held in custody this charge,
released the District Attorney not having been supplied
with sufficient evidence to send the complaint before the
Grand Jury
The Late Charge Of Rape 5c.--Vincent Tomassni. in
dicted for Iape and james Ward indicted for burglary
and in each whose the jury had disagreed (as be-
fore fully reported IN the HERALp also both dis
charged, William Classon. indicted for grand
arceny Miles Clancy committed for abandonment and
Nelson Scarcs, the witness in Thornton Il Beardseys
trial against whom strong suspicion of perjury was
entertained but which, however Ia incapable OF proof
if the man be not what his appearance denoed--a
simpleton.
The following were discharged, the bills having been
ignored by the Grand Jury William Oman, George
Brand, Mark L. Abrahams Jacob Zalmuske and Julia
Wheeler
The Court then adjourned till tomorrow morning when
il meets to hear motions only.