The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-03-23
Court of General Sessions.

Before Judge Beebe and Aid. Tiemann and Cornell
THE INDICTMENT AGAINST AID. BARD.
MARCH q Judge Bee be- at the opening Of the court
gave notice that the decision the motion quash his
indictment would be delivered to (ths wednea-
day. morning.
Alexander Thomas, pedlar aged 20, was placed on
trial charged with stealing key Of white lead. weight
$50 lbs and value s4S II the property OF James Watson.
1Lt prosecute stated that lie house painter
siding md csrrying business at 674 Sixth avenue On
the evening Of the 2d February the cask taken from
before his door: ,hot rom information and chiefly BY
the track of wagon across vacant lot, he traced and
which the prisoner resided The cask bore the anufac
turers mark and correspondcd exactly in the weight
With the one lost The prisoner had said to the officer
hat he vas very drunk the night before and took the
lead me wagon was town pedlar's. and was used by
the prisoner.
For the defence it argued that the prisoner
unconscious Of what he doing and that he could not
have removed it by himself Evidence also given Of
previous good character.
The jury retired and after short absence returned
verdict of guilty with recommendation mercy.
The prisoner was remanded till tomorrow morning for
sentence.
THE MOCK AUCTIONS cAsE-PLEA or GUILTY.
The District Attorney stated to the Court that with
two indictments had been found he quite satisfied
from the evidence Shepherds trial. he could not be
convicted the for false preences and that the
other for larceny he Lad consented TO take plea Of
guilty of petit larceny.
In reply inquiry by Mr. Clark the prosecutor the
Court aid they could sanction anything like an ar-
rangement ouis by which the defendant should
rensate him. That thing paid him for his time and
attendance should the Court in pursuance of
the statute; but at the time there could be OBJ
lection 10 his receiving back any money that had beer
obtained of him.
The plea of the defendant Woods then TAKEN and
Judge Beebe said the Court satisfied that the principal
parties had been reached and that he only person
employed in subordinate capacity had determined in
stead Of sending him 10 prison, to inhct fne only,
which they axed at one hundred dollars.
raise that amount He bad returned the $50 to Mr..
Clark an with difficulty obtained what he had.
The Court reconsideration, reduced the fine to $50,
which was shortly afterwards paid
TWICE ESCAPED.
Henry jackson. alias Mixel, a young man nineteen
years OF age. who was tried last week a charge
tysecond street, tho night of the LIST inst upon
which occasion he convicted of petit larceny only,
was now ed on trial to another indictment,
charging him with similar offence the same night OF
Mr. Norris sons, M. 130 West Twenty second street.
Mr. Frederick Morrison proved that he lived above.
On the nornng Of the I'd of March he went down stairs
to the raIor where he found several articles removed
to the floor and the front window OPEN nothing had been
taken but candle from Of the candtstcks and
the key Of the back dc which had been opened On
pairing to the station house he found the prisoner had
been arrested with the above articles upon him. The
candle produced he identified by peculiar brass spring
around the bottom Of it, and its exact correspondence
with the fellow also produced He locked the back
door himself the night in question: about IL o'clock,
but could not swear positively to having fastened the
window.
Christopher Miller officer of the Sixteenth ward proved
that he arrested the prisoner at Mr. Shermans house,
about half block from Mr. Morrison's at about half
past three the morning OF the ed and took him to
the station house, and found the candle and key in his
possession.
The District Attorney said he should insist
victon for burglary in the second degree in breaking
open unlocking the back door.
The jury retired, and absent for upwards of
hour when, they unable to agree the Court ad-
journed and appointed to them at six O'Clock Be-
fore that hour however the Jnrv having agreed the
Court met ndfecey the verdict which for petit
larceny onp.
The Court then adjourned for the day