The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-05-13
Court OF General Sessions.

Before Judge Becbc and Aid. Wesley Smith and Bard
MAY IL" The Cock o. the Wdk Ellen Russell n
young lady Of very comcy appearance and some cele
brity who confessed her examination to twenty two
years OF placed at the bar the soft impeachment
being that Of assaulting and beating William Hayes a
police officer with intent to kill. The Indictment also
contained second count charging 1t to an intent to
main the aforesaid William. She defended by Mr.
G. ;. Spencer who rendered plea of guilty Of assault
only but the District Attorney would press the charge
The prisoner has obtained the above soubrquet in con-
sequence OF her pugistc powers being fully up her
own weight with man or woman. fact Of which Mr.
Hayes seemed perfectly from the which
he spoke of her casting at the time furyc gancc
AT her she sat beside counsel The heroine
her defence very appropriately by challenging Jury
man The cause was understood To be that he was an
lrhman, Ellen having preference for the Saxon Her
wish was complied with ana fresh juror sworn The
that he emanatcd from The first flower OF the earth
the first gem of the sea stated that his was VIM
Hayes that he was policeman In the Fourteenth ward
and was on duty on the 18th Of April
Q-What is the prisoners name, A.-She goes by the
nome Of the " Cock q the Walk (Laughtcr) .
Q.-lou don't know her name, thcn-you never knew
her before A.-oh but did though (Laughtcr)
Q-Whcn you arrested her the night in question
what did she do, A-Shc made battle with mo ana |
knew what she and tried to save my face she kept
working with her hands that way; (the witness here
amidst much laughter gave an exhibition of the
self defence in the liver stylc; did not that she
had knife II must have been shut up for did not see
IT but anyway she cut into my you Ia wound
in his coat exhibited lie only the doctor once and
confined at home unable to his for two DAYS
II all happened few minutes after he her told
her TO come quiet and she told to keep my hands OF
her. found the knife in the station house, was
ing II to another female.
Gross examined Did not tho knife in her hand
when she squared of does know that il was nut into
her hand did not strike her with his club did not hit
her at all; did not strike her with his fist when she
squared oil.
To Juror.-My hands were not on her nj All when shc
struck.
Witness arrested her on the of Orange and
Walker streets and sho made battle directly IL was
in the street and there great crowd round Couldn't
tell which blade was open-the little or the big one.
Q-Do you know anything about it ? A.--No;
Qaughtcr) got the knife In the station house
The case was summed up by counsel both sides
some difference prevailing to the definition Of the
offence OF intent to main. The Judge charged tho
jury that attempt to keep person OF would not
he frfcient IL must DO done With the intent disabling
the person struck. The jury retired ard after alb
sence u some two hours returned verdict of guilty
the second count-that Is Of the intent TO maim The
prisoner rcmanded. and this morning was repro.
duced in the same bloom and beauty the decision not
having made apparently effect her animal sys.
TEN or spirits. The court with due soemnty, after pro-
nouncing appropriate and serious admonition pro-
cccdcd to sentence her to the lowest the law would
rcrmit-namcly, two years Whcrcupon Ellen replied
oh very We'll I'm satisfied II you are" and made
her exit with becoming grace
Grand Latceny Trcl young woman rs years of
age convicted Of grand larceny In the house of Mrs
Ovcrhtiser In Ninth street about the Goth day OF
March last The property stolen consisted Of clothing
valued Mt SOS part which was found on her person
and another par at pawnbroker where she
ed she had pledged IT, She was sentenced To the State
prison for two years.
More Hopcfa Cdses---Iamcs Moran who though nun.
herring but fifteen years has been presented to this Court
frequently before, charged with burglary The ap.
pcarancc of the boy like many Of those daily presented
here charged with like crimes, indicative of better
thngs-his countenancc being anything but u sinister
one. and his clothing and general condition bctokcning
that he was not driven 10 the commission Of the by
want, or neglect, The evidence was conclusive Mr.
Leopold Lcdercr, of No 2I2 Broome street corner of
Ludlow, grocer hearing noise In his store about half
past nine O'clock ON the night Of the 18th April got up
aud coming round caught the prisoner in tho store and
seized HIN, while an accomplish made good his escape,
IN being searched at the station house quantity Of
copper coin was found upon him, evidently taken from
the store Sentence, two years In the State prison.
James Gallagher boy Of the age but of more
dminuvc and youthful appearance, whose associates
(a younger than hmsclf were, last term convicted of
breaking into the store of Mary Fisher, 1855 Stanton
street the 3oth o January last and stealing guam
ty Of dry goods and money To the amount IT $500 was
placed ON has trial. The had commenced, wnen
counsel stated they had been instructed to tender plea
of guilty " the Court thought tho were NJ one o
the House o. Refuge The District Attorney had no 90
lection the jury being must now pass upon nut
he would not press anything than commtmcnt. 70
the House VI kcauge Judge Dcebe said he had aEsco