The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-16
Court or General Sessions.
Before Judge Beebe.


MARCH A.-Acquited. Baker was tried and
acquitted of stealing six barrels Of camphene and alcohol
being sufficiently clear to warrant conviction Thos
Smith, charged with the same offence was discharged
from custody.
Grand Larceny.-Chares Smith, who was indicted for
burglary in the third degree pleaded guilty to grand
ceny he having stolen three coats from Early valued
at $40 The Court sentenced him TO three years and Sin
months confinement in the State prison
Burglary in the Third Degree John Smith, indicted
for burglary in the rst degree having, it was alleged
vim, No. Bowery and stealing therefrom one hundred
dollars in gold CON- pleaded guilty to burglary in the
third degree, and was remanded for sentence.
Petit Larceny-James Hurson alias Patterson. alias
Harrison was tried and convicted Of stealing silver
hunting watch valued at $40, from Anne Dunbar and
was sentenced to six months confinement in the Pen
tertiary.
Defrauding En,igranh-John Burke and Ryan Clarke
were tried and convicted Of defrauding two emgrants
from England, named Gideon Grant and Margaret Law
whom they induced to purchase from them worthless
tickets on the Central Railroad Company for Albany and
the West Sentence deferred in this case for the
purpose Of allowing the defendants counsel time to pre-
pare bill of exceptions The Court then adjourned for
March 15Thc court resumed its sitting to-day at the
usual hour, and continued to transact business until
three o'clock but no of importance interest was
disposed Of.
Keeping Disordcrly House-Willam Mccarthy was
tried and convicted Of keeping disorleriy place at
police of the Second ward testified that Sunday morn
ing about two O'Clock they found singing and dancing
ed eighteen persons for thus violating the Sunday
law The sentence of the Court in this deferred
until next week
PLEAS OF GUILTY.
An Unlicensed Emisront Runner Adam Richie pleaded
guilty 10 an indictment charging him with soliciting emf
grants without having license The Court in this case
ferred the sentence until next Wednesday.
Petit Ldrceny-Ieremiah Dean, indicted for grand lar
ceny he having alleged in the Indictment stolen
n quantity of Indian from the Atlantic Dock
stores, pleaded guilty to the lesser offence of petit
larceny, and fined twenty Ave dollars.
Assduiting an O6icer.-John c. Gilmore who was in
dcted for assault and battery with intent to kill ocer
Sanders OF the Fourth ward police by striking him in
tho head with stone pleaded guilty assault and bat
terry only and fined BY the Court $25 the offence
ACQUITTED.
Mdnsiduqhter in the Fourth Deree-James Burns was
then placed at the bar charged with having caused the
death If Ninard T. Adec, by striking him In the head
with bottle The evidence adduced went to show that
the deceased, along with the defendant and several
others, on sspree in Centre Market Hall and
that the deceased, who much intoxicated at the
time became angry and quarrclsomc that no made an
attempt to strike of the party and that IN the
said attempt he fell heavily to the ground striking his
head against the ground which produced compression
the BRAIN from which he survived only twenty four
hours. The jury without leaving their seats rendered
verdict Of acquta and the prisoner after being severely
Ieprimaudcd by the Court, was discharg ed.
The Court then adjourned for the day.