The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-06-24
Court OF General Sessions.
RefOre .Judpe Raahn

JUM 23.-The Aldermen not thinking it proper for
then to occupy their positions on the bench. as Associate
Judges, sbsented themselves. and consequ 1tly Judge
Beebe had to hold the court all alone.
TRIAL OF EUGENE, ALIAS job s%oLLoMAN, FOR THE
HOMICIDE OF JOHN MANNING.
The prisoner, Eugene Sollomsn, was pla ,ed at the bar
this MOI ming, charged with stab5ing a man named John
Manning, and causing his death thereby.
John McCann, being duly sworn, deposed That on tho
18th OF May be wen iEto the grocery store on the corner
of Orange and Cross streets, 10 got a drink of water: the
deceased, Jon Manning. and the prisoner. Eugene 0. Solo
deceased charged the prisoner with cheating him out Of q
dollar; the deceased took the prisoner BY the collar, but
! don think he struck him while was there; witness
then vent out of tie store and stood by q coal box at the
door, and had Et been there more than FIVE minutes be.
fore Manning ran out, crying, and saying he was stabbed;
he had his hand over his stomach, and said be vas
stabbed there; the deceased ran into = drug store on the
opposite corner, and from there be was cent to the hos.
pitai; he said that he was stabbed by a man named John
Sonoman, with q knife.
William Warren, being sworn, deposed that he was in
the store about two minutes after the decease d was
stabbed: saw several persons there, but the prisoner was
not present.
Eliza Anne FauIkener being duly sworn, deposed that
she was in the grocery store on the morning Of the aHray,
saw several persons there, among whom was the prisoner
and the deceased; they we're both talking; / left the store
for about three quarters of an hour, and when I returned
saw Manning running out of the store with his hand on
de stomach; he went into q drug store on the corner;
fitness then went into the store he came out of and
Aere saw the prisoner, along with many others.
Several witnesses, among them the policemen to whom
he prisoner delivered himself up, were here examined,
at the testimony WAS . mere coroboration of the first
Illnesses. nj. Gnnps, ON part OF the uefence, summed
lin an able manner and pleaded strongly for the pris.
~Der on account Of his youth, ne being only about l6
years OF sgs.
The Judge then charged the jury, who after a few mo.
ments confederation, returned . verdict Of guilty of
granddaughter In the fourth degree.
The prisoner was then remanded for sentence.
THE LATE FRATRICIDE on THE FIVE POINTS.
Bartholomew Clancy, who, on the 2lst of May, stabbed
his brother Charles with a pocket knife, in the vicinity Of
tho Five Points, was then arraigned for trial, and by the
advice Of his counsel plead guilty to manslaughter in
the fourth degree. The prisoner vas then remanded for
sentence.
Biting an Ear of.-Patrick Rannaly was charged with
asssutting Bridget Haley, and biting a portion of her ear
of. From the evidence Of the complainant 1t appeared
she in~tetfered to save him the prisoner knocked her down
and bit the outer rim of her ear Oft. Several Witnesses
we're here examined fer the defence, whose evidence was
not in the complainant favor by any means, rs 1t APP
pesred from THEN evidence that she cane into the room
with . long pole, and beat everybody she could. She also
struck . woman, named Mrs. Golden (since dead), with q
pitcher, on the head. The jury, without leaving their
seats, rendered . verdict of mot guilty
The Petty Jury were then discharged until III O'Clock
the next morning, the court adjourning until the same
time.
BURGLARY IN THE SECOND DEGREE.
A young fellow about seventeen years Of age, named
George Hindricks was convicted Of burglary in the second
degree, he having entered the dselliog house No &c
EAst Twenty second street, and stole a silver watch from
one Of the occupants.
John williamson vas placed at the bar, charged viii
entering the houte OF Mr.. NcGesry. and stealing therefron
$2l2. The complainant deposed that he heard somebody
unlocking the door and vas sure 1T was the prisoner
The jury, without leaving their seats, returned q yerdic'
OF guilty of burglary in the second degree The prisoner
were then remsnded until Saturday, the last day Of tns
FERN, when they will be sentenced
The Court then adjourned for the day.