The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-07-08
Court OF General Sessions.

Before Judge Neebc. and Aid Compton and Alvord
Jriy AT the opening of the Court the Clerk called
up The following prisoners who stand indicted for riot
ur tnv o.h of May last, since which time they
have re- cortntd in the city prison
The clerk then called Henry Patterson William Pat.
terson Walter Patterson Thomas Lynch Patrick Ly och,
Michael Larry. James Dillon and John Couy They
were arsgned before the bar and the Judge remarked
to them that they all indicted for riot at Harlem
but that in consequence Of the crowded state OF he pr
and AZ the request of the District Attorney the Court
will discharge you from custody but sad the udge,
the indicmen will still hang you therefore if you
should hereafter conduct yourselves in proper
and not Engage such ourragcs again the probability is
that the Court will not call you up for trial The pei
then allowed to go home after imprison
me Mt If some forty days
the bar The Court informed them that thoy in
dicted for conspiracy of the foniest knd in placing
saces on the Hudson River Railroad, which oucnce the
Court viewed infinitely worse than the murderer Who
likes down single victim while in this the lives
Of nupy persons might have been sacrificed Iu this
however like the former the District Attorney
consequence Of the crowded state Of the prison
dapoa,d to sow you to on your own recogn1ances.
he will still in and should you
such wick igns ain the court
VIII your immediate arrrt and you viii be tried
The indictment which now stands against you The pri
were then dschnrgs d from court
Henry Glawson and Eugene Moffatt were next placed
before he court indictment for highway robbery
The Court informed them that unfortunately the witness
had left the city and sailed for Europe. aud the Court
felt dipos cd to discharge them prison
quet o the District Attorney but very probable
thai the witness would return sg in alter short time
the Court weud therefore advise them 10 clear out
n there paits possible The prisoners bow
ID their head and left the court evidently coBgratuat
ing th' ms Ives their lucky escape.
William Taylor put trial for burglary. an
attempt TO commit grand larceny, indictment
changing him with entering the store Of Mr. Btummei.
IN 1laud street, With an intent 10 steal The evidence
ht wed that the prisoner was found ~ the store during
The npbt time. Htr tho store had tson closed. The
jury found the prisoner guilty ct attempted grand lar
and tbe Court soDtcnccd him to imprisonment
two years in the State prison.
John Thompson ueM put to the bar on an indict-
pent charging him with Stealing vaise containing
lot of pock, knives valued at sl73 the pro erty the
Watertmy Manufacturing Compauy in tho possess
o David West agent for the said company putting Mt
Merchants' Hotel in Cortlapdt street Mr. Nest
es.d to The stano and testified that Friday the
18th Of June the property in question stolen from
tie beiel and the Monday folio sing. the witness
portion OF the ssid prop AT the hId ward po
lice station house where he prisoner under arrest
b. wtnss the pris Ontr IN celt and said to him,
where the rc,t of the property vas might have told
bim he was in a and meant to keep him there it
Is possible IN ght have told him
irsoners counsel objected TO the reply made by the
pfisoner.
Court oycuued the objection.
Witness continued The prisoner in reply said that il
wouI1 gave clear he would pruauce the halan Of
the pood-: 10 iits proposition objected the witness
30 nithtd d the property
Council then summed up the case for the defence and
the Iit,rct Attorney made very pointed remarks
touching The undoDbted guilt OF the accused The Court
briefly charged the jury Who without eayfne their seats,
found the Iritou,r guilty. The prisoner remanded
10 rrison for sentence.
T. L. Dayton, James Brady solon Buifum, William Car
man. v nIism j. DE Mott. q. ID fisld A H. Hall Albeit
Horn l. Knapp. Charles G. Leigh. Patrick Murphy,
job Martin joel y. Purdy Cornelius Riley, Aaron b.
Roiins. David rnppau Giles Bushnell John Lewis Abra-
ham Leon, Daniel Normnn A. X Cushman john q. Hull.