The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-05-21
Court of General Sessions.

Before Judge Beebo and Aldermen Peck ana Bard.
MAY 20Scious Charge against Policemen -.4cvuitai Of
the focused Commiiapent Of Witress for Po3ry =
Walter r. Savage young man about twenty or twcn
tythTee years Of age policeman in tho Twentieth ward
indicted with Thomas Cramcr also policeman and Pat
rick Gran for assault and battery with intent TO rob
Dir. Jas Gage was pnc' on trial Tho complainant Is
a sand paper manufacturer residing and doing business
in seventh street the Ninth avenue, aud IL
of considerable respcctsbility and position great
case; the Importance Of it, however dwinded down ii
The Assistant District Attorney, at the con-
cluon Of Mr. Cages direct abandoned the
qraver charge and proceeded that Of sau aud bat
terry only The took place he night OF the
18th March last just opposite tho complanans own fac
tory McGian, 1t seemed had complained TO the Two
policemen defendants that Mr. Gage bad struck him
knocked him down. and they had then proceeded to
arrest him. McGran being indicted could not be called as
witness and the origin remained involved in mystery
Mr. Gage had resisted their attempts TO arrest MN anu
bo alleges not knowing they wore officers had struck
turned the blow, hitting the complainant very severely
with his club Captain liaungan then cam, up and they
oil TO the house. whore the complainant
was released until next morning These procens. hao
subsequently been instituted Mr.. Mckcon and slr A. A.
Philips appeared for tho defence great number OF WIT
were attendance and several tho cause
occupying all day and not being concluded TIL past SIX
O'Clock. No light was thrown on the origin Of the dis
turbance but Owen Clark for the defence stated he
witnessed the fight between Gage and McGraw, and
heard the latter cry watch &c. Ills story however was
Inconsistent with the other testimony. Captain Hanni
gan depo,e ed that he up Immediately after and
that Cages conduct had been very unruy that hchad
bitten bis Iann gan's finger, after he had shown him
and kept calling for his friends to and rescue him
hcdiug by box that II was impossible to get
him Off without hitting him. A number OF witnesses
Characteristic first being Captain Mercer, now OF the
Navy Yard whose ship he had served for three years
The question when put TO the Jury was thus narrowed
down to whether the violence had been unnecessarily
ar, at ana after very short deiberation they returned
verdict Of guilty. As as they had retired
the witness Clark called forward, and Judge Beebo
said the Court felt ither duty to commit him for per-
Jury They had doubt his whole story was tissue OF
lies aud Il was conradiced by every other witness aud
fact in the In reply to counsel tho Judge said tho
amount of bail required should be fixed tomorrow and,
In the meantime. he must be committed The witness
was then removed apparently dumbfounded by the pro-
ceeding. . ~.
Exemplary Sentence Jeremiah Reed, alias Nggcr
Brick Who convicted yesterday Of grand larceny
In robin countrymau Of his pockctbook. having in
weighed him into cellar the Points and there drug
red his posset, with snuff sentenced to five year
imprisonment In the State prison. 49,.
pleaded Guilty. tv-Brdget Iarrigan, who pleaded guilty
of grand larceny sentenced to the State prison Tor
two years.