The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-19
Court Of General Scssl0as.
Before Jut &c A. d. Russell.
A HEAVY CALBNDAl

JAN. l1-In consequence Of the largo aumber Of
Indictments pen ling against prisoners In the Tenbs.
tho Court Sat today in order that the calendar may
he reduced With as much speed Is possible.
JOLLY JACK 4ARs IN oOuKf.
John Galloway was Indicted for an assault with
an intent to kill Stephen Saunders. The complain
ant and accused were cOlored and all tho witnesses
were ladies sod gentlemen OF color Also Il seemed
from the evidence that on Christmas day number
OF sail ,rs were dancing Ia basement saloon. and
drunken man joined the party; after he had been
there fe" minutes he missed his watch and went
out to procure officer; two officers went In and
were accompanied by Saunders, who was curious to
the search, and on going out he used OpprObious
language, which reused the anger of some Of the
jack tsrs, so that he vas attacked and stabbed by
one of them. lie identified Galloway a. the indivi-
dual who stabbed him With knife; but other wit
neses proved that the accus I'd up stairs at the
time the assault was committed The Jury acquit-
ted the prisoner. who was immediately surrounded
by number Of his colored brethren, and bore out Of
Court In triumph.
GRAND LARCENY.
Henry Brown was charged with grand larceny In
stealing one dozen calf ak ms from the store OF
Walepstein & kunst, "a Beaver street, on the I'd of
December. Another man was seen In the store,
and he gave the skins to the prisoner, who waited
outside; ne pursued and arrested by one Of the
clerks As the property was worth the exact sum
OF $5 the Court asked the jury 10 turn the scale in
his favor and convict him Of petit larceny. Poni-
Tertiary six months.
Jacob OppeIbemer, who was convicted Of grand
larceny on Thursday, was sentenced TO tao years
in the State prison.
wHILKNowN THIEF coNvIorYD.
Peter Costello, an Italian. was tried and convicted
Of stealing six Colts revolvers from the premises OF
Onion h Wheeler, 30 Maidon lane on the gath OF
November. The evidence WAS entirely conclusive
against the prisoner for he sold them to Mr.. Hooker,
OF South street, on the same afternoon who on per-
ceiyiDg an advertisement Of the above firm a few
days after learned that the pistols had been stolen
which he Immediately returned TO Messrs Onion Il
Wheeler. The Judge, in passing sentence, said
that perhaps he would surprise the counsel for the
prisoner, al we'll as those present, by informing
them that Costello was old thief, well known
to him and to the community He pleaded
guilty last September Ia the Special Sessions TO
stealing piece Of clio h. and on that occasion udg
ment was suspended. While the officers were no
moving him, he drew r large knife and attempted
to stab them. The Judge, Therefore, would impose
q very severe sentence which was four years and
six months in the State prison. The audience were
not little surprised when the Judge exhibited the
peared TO be dangerous instrument
AN ISYooKNr vIcrEM.
Eliza McDermot was placed at the bar charged
With stealing 800 from Morris 0Connell, Of Green
wich street, on the LIST Of September. The Court
said that the story OF Mrs O'Conneil very i'm
probable and thought II would he unsafe to convict
the accused. The jury immediately acquitted tue
prisoner il was the universal opinion that the YER
dict was perfectly just for while the wife OF the
complainant prevaricated on her statements, the
The Court adjourned till Monday.