The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-13
Court Of General Sessions.

TRIAL FOB GRAND LARcENY-ATTEMPr TO PROVE
AN ALIBI-CHARGE OF ARSON IN The FIRST
DEGREE-INfEREsTIrG TESTIMONY.
JAM l2-The court crowded this morning 10 is
utmost capacity it expected that importan,
would be tried
John Pagan pleaded guilty assault and battery, and the
Judge suspended sentence
John Myers plesded guilty attempt burglary.
In of another indictment pending against him for
attempt TO break house in the neghborho bod ia which
night The him the State prison
Jacob oppenhemer placed the bar, charged with
stesrg property consisting OF dresses coats and psntooqs
amounting value 10 ss5 belonging to Edward j. Knight
Canal street. on the 3Oih december.
Mrs Ia knight testified that the prisoner called her
S he s 5
day ard up stars 1 snd nos sse saw nm @
Knight bundle contained desses coats two
So in gdd Which was taken from drsWer in her bureau
Witness him The ren day contiguous to her house. snd
Several iesaed that hey the accused in Mrs
idenaiea him 4 Was between and O'Clock 49,.
the with for the prosecution mistaken
twoad be proved that the accused was in smother part OF
Woof ecderer 2i5 Houston street Was the first witness
e vns his house he there on tuesday ate
noon December 80 between the hours Of aud o'c ,ck
last yeais; ne purchased watch from man on that
Cross 1aniped by Mr.. sedgwck The prisoner the
tabh visiting ouhc house frequently; every day when
bs glass OF saerbier lha hs ha0 which he Court and
partlcinItsd between
. aud O'Clock that oppenheimer Was IN my house o.
Bsrra'd FRY was sSorn and ersmnsd.Ii saw Open
and sold nm watch cam exactly what ,he alter
but thing must hsve been about o'clock; The
Ira De tool about half y hour.
Cross exsmlned- Capnot remember how he dressed
Henfy MOI ganrO:h being sworn said know oppes
hemer hn at iecderer house or me In CUES
tom about O'Clock; he always had good character .
Gross cxsmiued-l leit Ledderers house about nan past
SIMON depo that he lived in the house with
the prisoners he e his house Tuesday about "a O'CLOCK
TAXI
Mr. Eeeee testified that he jewellers oppenhemer
gel watch repaired The TuesdAy in question:
shcI three ;ocK he renamed about ten or htteea
John Gable depoed he KEEP, boarding house in At
Peter M,kle te,tifed that Oppenherner was member OF
his nsry company, and he considered him an honest man
Aaron tToohhlDe an attach OF Jefferson marHe ponce
knew the prisoner for the s five years and believed him to
The Court recalled srs Knight What hour va; when
nudge was a quartz TO fur.
Afertne usus summing up the Judge charged the Jury
when they Immediately rendered verdict OF du'y" Re
cbn Csmpbeii pleaded guilty to burglary the
gree sentenced The renentiary tor two
Tho DENNY was placed at The bar charged with arson
james Braov Esa who defended the accused asked IL
The Jurors connected win the BoweIy Fire insu
Company the prisoner was charged with defraudng
Oakley HALL the District Attorney, in opening the case
X r. 1seeuon BREEZY sa'e e lacs whacn ne nope s,c
ia The hrs degree Thich by our statute was oapl,
ue, ADD used as dwelling house, on the morning OF the
September last
Johu Il gyms called aud es snined by The District Attor
ney resided 10 September last AMI
knew uie prisoner Time Lad been sleeping my
Vas about Clog o. The h Of sentember die first thing
Observed out OF the cellar door ran TO
the water the bremen and returned 70 my own
charge de not perceve any evdeace burning
close his about 10 O'Clock every nigh The outside cellar
not had no conversation with DENNY about
oroas exSalned by Mr. B-ady-Ihsv lived house
TWO CAFE
eloe the tire cannot say he had servant gE a. the time
the cellar but saw Them going 70 bed or rising The
Ae passage OF The cellar morning the thax
on families qceaped The house Is Jour STORY house ,S
door either; there yrd 10 The house; AS far ss
% s ss f d asyet he S Sa yisa trap dsSt
al he n1 hS ers WE, pTs kew f tho % col %i s
Nv sn,n1 The night before The fire about O'Clock
hmm my pSb wen 10 bed about half pas, Ten I'D no,
hear any person the alarm before myself did no, see
Ire they Thought eyingusbed did not zee Mrs
M Pr'se@ &. MaOes was The next witness she said
Ny dwelling apsrtmcns are sn e above sbe sore o, me
Dot zee Mrs DENNY hat morning: think dists
snsg 1e S VIII e en @ Mr.. Denny on he ser
bcioc the ire the prisoner soTe was closed unusually
Gross ciauined-I heard him close the shutters and Judged
earlier tban usua the Odr o. Tbs
en- plere was very suao .hg n,e laIes &C upsd the
Mar lhs, she oc,up eA the rooms on ,se
second sgry bsck NE Prisoners sore w,s closed be
room wcrt 30 and Mas. Denioy The passage
alarm Ciye shout cio,si hs smell OF cam
Ccrs o4s ned went 70 bed about u O'Clock; frs
sIae lei q clmpbene VAS whom The alarm wa gwen sou
TX ami pil he house think there M dco 70 d.
celSr be back bu Only hoe; Old NJ observe that the
Gov Q. peIny slespng sparnn. M Wa erosen eetere
boarl Mr. pen uy Two mad boarded there DO not
c front psr IN rames a6out three quarters or Al
Wal n
about osoc Mr and Mrs y were 'nrrc. dI not see
hng IN theappcOrance Of he ncfmr OF the store at
ctrD,inn D. Cornell sworn sall ! an an officer O. The
Twony ward ABOUT quarter past aen N v as cal
ed ho prisoner premises some men throw ing water
on ns ha Az = slnrsi1d Wiz od r DENNY be
mus "a he saaon house whcn reurnei s." ~ ne
soor ~ s ., ~ A. ehsrrea: DENNY was sanding ~ The
u9nor coGn,o be las sanding aud asng wih me
ireuen, uo odor Of e cNnpieue was suong'r IN .e ea
~ Whe-c csc;l iond shayigs IN three d,ercn srs
OF the store bad parcu ar Goa creation with m rcs1i'
Crc,s essinaea-i hoard some haaa was about
so,cn block about three weeks before perce n. cell
paricular lInus OF he premises q, tn. lime -
IN, e IRE u f s city; arrived = Dnnss housc Be
tween cDcs on the morning Of tbe IRE nair
a mole hem { made an = inch sale and from my
ury by means q he model before exact condition OF
theprenis, wood and sha ns. when Dc saw hen Ihere
saiurNied cTapheBc Inc sore contained paper sai
reed a c@ml 'Ie We ~ IN ~ .r,ca. scrs
p,rsed up ound he fu q tub 10 he cellar The odor Of
he caInnhene very strong partially examined the store
couple Of days after there WA an empty Tea che and soae
LIQUOR nc cae.s.
,r . exs Or ueof sis frcs for the papose O. inc urine
into her origin. hold my app1ni1en Under ne Iolce
Jnsces insurance generally lear u part liar.
oi he orrn Vt frcf myself found ha, hoe was
gn Insurance the premises and the Bowery
lnsurancr Cornrsny al be on about te Ire ha The
desirea SAFE positively la ne bed N ne assge
Way Lad used ;ha night e door which leads iron hs
.nfry III 40 Gel fastened sn tnK The stairs eafnf
from were away; The hole he an inch AM
hal IN diameter aud appeared 70 have been mede ny
.rve nsruert chsrred the ins1e, the whole sal
VAS broken the bedroom Of Denny III hole IN ne hoo
SEEMED 10 have been made ~ an suEer. $500.
Mr. I.ser uSGel house Wa YER nes 'Necuid and NJ
tr>rfed a Rood deal 81 siler1ofL
ne at ines was IN he grocery bus ~
fou- -. az The l. " "a nber OF M
Bow Insurance Company, made Ar ~ ertTy o MA Wa
in DENIM store uy estmHr sss liberal We toA amour
al roofs slsl; there vas 10 door w he reg
part he build nr, tut her was hole " r., pereeNeu
in Tho RON, that several mall src rs o. Efoces Net
pu up batei hey sppesred 20 have been @ken ifon
1 the Fffe
examined y ac my hrothers - IS M ne ny en-
tori taken f0I r purpose Of pI1cur NJ ey1cnc IAN
ID tie morning before tgk te Ia emory 70 " Denn
hal insured l tln B1wery Insurance COMPANY W, polc
arer 1 N -