The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-05
Court OF General sssaions.

he Clerk proceeded to call the Grand Jury panel when
the following gentlemen soleced discharge the
duties of the grand nquex during the present 70 M
Lewis l. Morris. Foreman
Gu~svue A. b'ees, john Dickson,
EDWARD A Bod, WIN Forbes
George Chairman, Ri,nard q Fosdi,k
Joshua Gould, Edward Fox
Stephen Hah VIM Gale,
David Tsppen, Wm H Knapp
Wy Ills Black lone, Ferdinand La wrencs,
Isaiah Rsbo0ck, James Murphy,
Sheldon W Bailey, EbeneZer Peck,
Luther Baldwin, John B. Randolph.
The Recorder briefly charged the Grand Jury calling
their attention to the usual topics. he sal that mber
OF the bch would DO brought before them n
considerable magnitude Of them the highest crime.
known the law; STILL they could be dsoosed OF readily
- the parties bad hearing before magistrate. Four
charges Of murder would be presented for their sdjudca
ton.
In peaking Of the alleged rioters he spoke folows:-
Among The that will be presented for your conside
alton cases growing Of the recent riots which have
AIKEN place In this city. whore death In cases Of
'br nature the parties charged with rotng mot only
.etponhble rio but they responsible for the
ysver oence that Of manslsugber In the first degree,
made BY our statute In all these case. Il I, only ne,
cessary FOR me 10 ray TO you, which probably you will
understand that 70 hear sde Of the
hsn You not to Try there you not to sum
ties, and If any attempts are made 10 present witnesses
before you, and you perceive any Outside operating for
thai buIy".e IL your dSay 70 ooumuncas the taS. 70
he public prosecutor and the Court have
frequently been mort grossly imposed upen
by Witnesses being smugsled before the Grand
Jury cases where he, business vha,ever do
do Lot know tina. any such attempts shis will oe
made in these cases you are sa,isaed from the epa
eeli nony presented before you that crime has been
committed II your duty to present them for trial In con
cuon ID. Recorder ead that the state Of bis health pre-
Vas absolutely necessary for by the require
menis Of the statute The Grand Jury retired 70 their
TO discharge their duties with cheerful
The Cow assured them that they could csmpete
busineas before the end of the week.
HOTEL THIEVES.
Frederick Wilams Jointly Indicted with Paul Beber, for
grand Ia cepy, tried and ycted of stealing S75
worth Of wearing appera from the wycon HOTEL in Green
w,ch street on the artt Of Nay the properly belonged
that bouse, and on leaving his the ming 10
question he lett bis coat pan aoons and paten! leather
pooA mere on. on his ne ioana ina. tney mao 'een
cused bad been arrested on charge Of larceny, ADD
went 20 the Police Court where he saw Williams, and
Identified bis black dre and cashmere psnialoJns
BIN. The coat had his (Mr Garrison's name on IT. this
was n the 10Th Of June
M wycoa the proprietor Of the hotel, deposed that the
prisoners called for and entered the Of s.
Alien and W. Alexander, of New Jersey; they retired
TO their ROOM after left the house; searching
the he found lot Of old clothes which they left be
hind the M the proper raid he lived in Ne Jer,ey that
be architect by profession and that be bought the
coat from man in West Hoboken aud The pantaloors in
Cbaabsm street.
The jury however, did not deem the explanation sats
factory and Immediately rendered verdict of guilty.
Hi Honor said he OLD offender, and Il
tayy 70 ge. rid him for long time law allowed
H sentenced him TO four years and two months imprson
ment in the State prison Paul Beber was then put on
trial for the offence None Of the property stolen
from Mr. CART found the prisoner but the pro-
secuon attempted to connect Beber with the larceny by
allowing that he acted In completely with Williams 1t
was that the prisoners together In the Hun
eerford House and acted very suspcousiy The jury,
however alter an absence Of one hour acquitted soer
HIGHWAY ROBBERY.
years DID, placed at the charged with robbery 10
i~ws sweet deposea sua on he niSS. Of he ID Of
last while be sbont forty aros from his house. the
prisoner up him. Knocked him do W. ana injured
house for three weeks. The prrouer caught by
the throat and brohe his watch from the chain, leaving
EDWARD Pckford a boy testified that he saw Hennes, y
on the rtoop, and Allen on top Of him.
Kate Ryan, a servant girl, swore that she Allen
take the watch from Mr. Hennesy She was of the opin-
Ion that Allen was Intoxicated.
Oncer Ivens, Of The Eleventh ward, that be
res,ed him In January but no struggled eesperatey and
effected bis escape months afef the officer identified
him In The street. when he ran into porter he use, an
Aer resisting for some time an officer Of the Thirteenth
The father Of the accused Was called BY his counsel,
who proved that the night which the robbery Ia said
him u move; he dii not leave the cmpany Of witness
nom I'LL 10 O'Clock; the Witnesses for the prosf cuton
.,as that the robbery ... perpeTated between and
coal and black cap.
The mother Of the prisoner was examined, and she con
nrmeo the statement OF her husband.
The Recorder recalled young Bckford, who said that
Allen light at and had Kossutb hal; he knew
Allen by eight for is months and could not be mistaken
he believed that the assault made about O'Clock
Counsel for the prisoner then proceeded 70 address the
jury IN behalf Of bis client, csuoning them against tho
by the prosecuting officer. poeive lad and decrepd
old (6s years od the only stneeses 10 support
person for The nigh, was dark and the von Of the old
might have been ooscured by me weather, BY his
ntr nifty snd by one glass OF beer which be con 70
have drank He called the attention Of the jury TO the
many Of mistaken identity which fsund In the
"books and concluded by saying that their verdict Of
not saity,n even they bad doubts, would be equiva'
lent 10 q verdict OF 'not proven I"
The Assistant District Attorney declined TO make any
obtervaons after which the Recorder charged the jury
He corrected the council who said thai the Court had
adopted rule relative TO the punishment OF gArrotsrs
The Recorder observed that he had not establishes
rue upon ns soys Pu dsssepes os
the trial ard the circumstances obtained subsequently
He instructed The jury that although the counsel for the
prisoner supposed thai the evidence In the
nctine he did not where there contradiction.
His honor revie cd the evidence at length Mr. Heune
tey tha he robbed the night in question,
and vas sooer 81 the time Bedford positively Identified
the accused bere the perpetraor n the offence he
having ,een him take the watch The CIR ssore that she
young that plight take tue watch, and wen,
In the direct OF stanton rreet She could MOI Identify
Allen the ipdiv idus The Court maintained tina, the
In their COMPANY a. Dot very material as their house
the Of the robbery The father did not
give any data N that be vas oo N eled TO move on
The I'd of January Tie dspoes essug warrant could moi
have been obtained the LIST Of Jsnuwy for the courts
closed He rem inded them CT the efforts which Al
lens father made resst the officer who attempted 10
rect bis ron the sfcer berg compelled 10 draw his 70
vov.v u concu.ion he said they had rational dou Dts
TO the guilt Of the accused he was entitled 70 an 90
quiusl
1he Jury retired TO deliberate spon their verdict and
after being sbeeIt fow minutes returned with verdict
OF guilty
The pboner was arragncd for sentence, and was I'D
dressed by Reooroer smith IS follows
You have voted Of robbery, Allen, upon the
ceaest ties moby No person who heard the evidence Ia
THE could doabt for moment that you were guilty
and the jury cori rot render any other verds Your
fe has been OF such character that you unable
Pre- evidence of good character Ysu have been
ably defended, and every thing has been done that could
be effected exculpa;e you from this charge, bot your
counsel well tnew, under the rules OF evidence, that
your character had teen issue would be only nsccs
sary call upon the foce force OF This city 10
desperate fellow Il notorious that your life has been
one which, or later, leads TO conviction ard I'm
prUonmert For q time such charaser't "a you may e
on and escspe punishment, but later they wit
be placed the bar Of Justice In consequence OF your
youth, and ' ith the hope that the oug Term OF i'm
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