New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-05
COURT OF GENERAL sEssIoNs-MAY 4-Before Judge
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Tho Court opened THE morning at III o'clock, and
the from the moment OF opening OIL %a gas eDasf of u
usual length pending at tins session Ls nowsse o. , S
through with the preliminary organization of the Court and the
adjournment several cases called on Tor s at Htue
day the Ssss Of i %4 I rGSe rs Ss A'e
The defendants charged with having stolen
s6S in gold claimed as belonging to young German a'rS
landed gave his Frederick DTeyeI Deyer tesf
fed to havi wandered into the local habitation O.! Miss
~ ~ &c street. wherein he was tenpiea to
take single glass Of beer-ony single sass-shotly aei
which he sank profound sumbe from which be dl not
did he found his There was no direct es
mOn that either Alice Of her sS ;oi S bs
of were found another Circumstances, however,
pointed GR aG A'g Nothing hv apps to hold Kenn So
after testimony for the people was finished Mis- MCGEE
when she was the Court to elk months
in the fenitentiary Kenn was discharged
Ishmael Freeman lcolorGG was charged with big
amy phenda Smith (coored sworn said she had known
Freeman for upward Of seven yesrs was present AZ ms
But what was remarkable in her testimony she declared one Of
the bows 10 be twelve years odrather aged or marriage OIL
0n MAJ. sy't Jane Smith being called cOObOed the material
points Of the above testimony. ,.,. ,..h
the aforesaid Freeman in March last
The Rev Nathan Tman cCqed tesheG 20 St
I prove the bssmy 6cycnd dispute
oaad i IN bS. Of hi Client an eSrsOdnsy decision He
cited ST the GmnSSn of his Honor 5. the Judge the that b
functonay declared coored not to be citizens and
being civil contract that coored persons
in making double contrast of that species were Therefore in
capable bgy that all such contracts entered into BY them
were necessarily void. db inito
Judge deaake the voice Of reasoning and Of
high authority charged sng against the prisoner and the jury
brought in verdict Of guilty without leaving their sesto when
Judge pronounced the oup sentence to the State Prison
| for two years and three months.
John Kelly, youth Of eighteen, was charged with
grand larceny for stealing SO yards Of stair capetng from the
business establishment Of David Clarke No 579 Eighth
The testimony this unfortunate though brghtookng
He 10 leave the store with the
ing pursued Immediately by Mr. Clarke himself
the chase throw the caTpeng down and shortly there
arrested BY Mr. Clarke in in Twenty ninth
The capeng be worth 50 cents yard-enouEh
clearly 10 sustain the indictment Of grand larceny but the Jury
cence his active intelligent appearance returned verdict for
only petit larceny Ii melancholy to society without
against the first ofenses Of such boy
make him the companion OF imprisoned thieves and murder
ers The Judge deferred his sentence till Saturday
Bruisette Bartholomew, Frenchman, charged with
stealing horse and bride valued at l6 from Mr. Gayor in
the neghborhood Of Sxtieth street the 18th OF March last
Mr. Gayor TO his horse being put his stable night
of the 18th with that the bride hung in
the halter remained Ocers WhtemAn and Lane testified 70
having Frenchman
with the horse and bride in his
direction whence the horse taken This latter crcum.
stance together with the utter inability OF the prisoner from
tai ignorance Of language to make himself ineligible
how he In possession Of the horse many thinking he
have found him. Is supposed have embarrassed the Jury who
after being bali hour returned saying they could
when after hesitation the Court discharged
and adjourned to IL O'Clock tomorrow morning
| COURT CALENDAR-THis DAY.