New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-12
Motion for discovery denied without costs.


COURT or GENERAL sEss1oNs-MAY ll.-Before Judge
William GOODYEAR. charged with grand larceny,
petded guilty On ground Of previous good eharaeter ana u
being the r ofense sentence was sq:P@nded By the oG
men for srsnd larceny deferred Ill, saturday
Catlarne Gray, pleaded guilty to grand larceny ana
was seu,euc.d to tke State Prison for years.
Major Higginbottom, charged with passing counter
fe, money did deny the fact charged bat from some cir
mns intent in The mae the Court deferred further .on
upon till Saturday 70 await further evidence appealing 70 Tvs
Cas-. bnr cleared "a made room T the ntTodac
ton Of the celebrated Alderman Wilson Of the LIST ward
R R teon IN sep Won being
with i've others NJ John Graham h eG9n1e asked ne CSgn
that 10 him Graham) seemed sufficient
The Court P9weE to ne.e Win ise o NJ G1
ham, that delightfully."- refreshing 10 anxious
Ue9en to try Wilson r and ao for The additional
that could appreciate the feelings of gentlemen trial he
himself having been trial during the past week
The CLERK then proceeded cali the list Of Juror. when the
first Mr Stephen Curtl challenged by lr Graham for
sna byott LAWYERS Mere appointed tyer His
this challenge rendering him in any way Objectionable this
Jurors as they were called successfully challenged BY Mr.
Graham until the full number, r. was made out Quite
number set aside OF the challenges Ana we
should have felt interest in reporting this case more
infinitely bad the subsequent testimony developed any special
interest intended have reported the Of the
Jgy in full but the whole sa Tor the @ sea sr
s 70 shS ,semeS 70 be- on poe for something
recy, not and under this expectation your reporter
ant himself Mr.. Felix Duffy, Of No lo5 Greenwich street
quite ruined the # the before he had finished
H testified that 10 o'clock the morning Of the 4th 81 NO
vember last having gone TO the voting poll IN lhe f
at No 40 Greenwich and got part into the BUILDING
know s wa; is5S w2s s him out when wilson aid
give him." wheTeUpOn Immediately, he received bio"
about night ear and his hat shaken or Upon cross
examination he could whether Wilson could see wit
through crowd between them not that there
quite crowd between them: witness could not swear that
Wilson the language he used for him that he did not
when the words were uttered 3,
Mrs Elizabeth Wilder standing her steps immedi
sey opposite No Ito Greenwich street Wilson there and
heard him say Duffy was being struck Give II 10 the son
of t-h" But discrepancy occurred hero between her
tered words the door Of the building from
which thrust while Mrs Wilder said he was in the
middle Of the street, with crowd around HIM
Daniel Mears Of the Custom House and for the 10
and member Of Assembly from tbs First and Second Wards
testified to positive abb saying time after the ARRAY
he and Wilson together to No Greenwcn
street the other districts of the Ward And while rs
Wilder identified Wilson having drab coloed hat and blue
Mesrs TO his having black kosuth hat ans
black oyercoat Here 10 more confusion.
James Myers Of First Ward and botherin.law OF Duffy,
after The aay was over saws he met Wilson and coming
ponds essentially with Means testimony and f1rerore that
Wilson was nov here about al of the trouble.
proper here that opening the Mr. Hall
abandoned the fonous part of the Indictment and started 20
a emily of assault and battery and after the
tmony Of his first witness about TO abandon the alto
eher but for the unexpected appearance of his second witness
but the strong abb proved by the two witnesses for the defense
rendered the decision for the Jury Without leaving their
seats they returned verdict Of not guilty.
John E. Enright, indicted jointly with Mr.. Wilson,
Mr. MARY F. Heath of No 1O6 Greenwich street seated
and 10 these fscts positively.
Duffy being recalled, corsborsted Mrs Heaths testimony,
chat EnGight struck him the morning OF the 18th OF Noven
Der at the Third District poll in the First Ward.
Two Policemen called for the defense without contributing
saut and battery. Sentence deferred till Saturday.
Adjourned to 10 O'Clock TO morrow morning