The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-05-19
Court Of General Sessions.

Peorc Judge Beebe and Aldermen Smith and Bard
Ma 17.-thnge Of Assault, uih intent 10 kH.-john
Sass who keeps grocery store the avenue
G and Tenth street. charged with shooting James
Leonard stage driver with revolver on the 5 Of April
last IL appeared in evd that the complainant had
into the store about II o'clock in the day together
with two three others; that he somewhat ntoxi
Gated Mt the time. and began skylarking and abusing
the defendant he had done several previous
sion Sass seized him. and with his clerks assistance
pushed him out: he returned again and the defendant
took down pistol aud fired twice very wide Of him,
third shot however had hit him in the upper part Of the
thish where ~ SUI. remained the surgeon oeng unable
to extrcate it, The jury after delibcration.
turned verdict Of guilty OF assault and battery only
and the defendant who at large upon bail directed
to appear on Friday morning To receive sentence.
n Short BoyRobert Isancs indicted for riot
Christmas night last in entering the house of Mrs
Caudwe. co Lispenard street in the of a gang of
rowdies who there demolished the furniture windows,
&C. and carried off the deeanters and ether small ari.
ces Mrs. caldwell stated that betweens aud o'clock
she and her girl the stOop putting out
the about to close the house ut Seing holiday
crowd the number of forty forty five rushed
in among whom tho prisoners the only she could
recognises some having bones in their hands and other
pieces Of broken furniture apparently the results Of some
previous attacks She begged them not to core in as
she shutting up but they pushed the girl Gown OF
the chair and passed ill., filling TIE two rooms she gave
them all segars and drinks to get rid Of then in peace,
but they said they had 20 give her " regular
shaking up and benefit and then began smashing the
glasses and outside and threw In bricks and
soues breaking the windows and sashes she ultimately
dispersed them by dschargiag pistol rom the second
floor window There property AID furniture de-
sroyed to the extent Of fifty dollars she did not see
to the end: but he leading them on with the Cap
tain nd her servant heard his expressions Eliza
Richard the servant ieposed to seeing him in .he hall,
ana ne airing him say Go IN boys and ribbon her some
wtne called for the desncc to show that the
prso not going round with the gang anu that his
pres ence was merely accidental and after the
clio .ed Mrs Forester who keeps similar estab
to the prosccutrx of Broadway and Canal street
aying entered the court was, at the defendants
piest called: but she did not help him much She de-
posed quietly seated in her house short time be-
when the gang in and that she obliged to
tbl m nj md no re-
maindr Of her testimony however, set the question at
| rest.
Did the prisoner remain after the others had gone
| A-Oh, he went with them they would not go
| without him (.aughter)
The charged the jury very distinctly the
| Of the subject Every who formed a part of the
crowd equally guilty Of riot; and liable
for the consequence if death cnsued The law
stringent that 1t allowed to be neural; and every
citizen who not the side Of law and order was held
to be OF the rioters unless he could show he ad Sc
vered himself from them IL not necessary to prove
any distinct act. The jury after few minutes confc
renee returned verdict Of guilty whereupon the prso
ners bail, Mr. Lazarus Soomons came forward and de-
cned to be any longer bound for his appearance and he
was accordingly remanded TO prison for sentence.
Pteaded Guilty and Seateoedliarman kriedenbcrg and
Christian Burkhard two young German boys. pleaded
guilty of petit larceny They had been indicted for bur
gary; but Mr. Hall stated he satisfied that charge
could not be sustained The plea Therefore accepted
and they sentenced TO six months imprisonment in
the Pententiary.
MAY 1s--.an Unlocked for Liteyyrp,ior.4 I<gai Blum
duThc trial Of John Driscoll indicted for forcibe
entry and detainer appointed for this morning and
the complainant and his witnesses in attendance
accordingly; when just the Court was about 10 he
opened Mr.. Nandervoort the Clerk announced that he
had received writ Of ceriiori removing the indictment
into the Supreme Court which writ had been granted by
| his Honor Judge Mitchell, on the application OF Mr.
John Anthem. AT this announcement the complainant
and his witnesses looked very blank but their faces
frightened, and their spirits seemed relieved when the
Assistant district Attorney. Mr. A. Y. Hall who had
scrutnzng law and the papers and stated
TO the Court that Judge Mitchell bad granted yaia