The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-03-11
Court OF General Sessions.
Before Judge A. u. Russell.

ASSAULT WITH sLUNG SHOT.
EuoH 10 Tho nr,, case tried lhn mevsing Wa q
charge OF assauitng named honaaus with siung
shot intending 10 kill him. The complainant stated thai
parions he vs. assaulted BY James Murray, tho prison
The Jury convicted him or assault and battery. Hs
bf sos, IN raupg scpseDce remarked that had be been
could have been sent 70 tbs saie prison for Is You
ooald also be 'noioted ssd his honor iot carrying
III me- ,ss ,s~s,sss osnsl,, ~ ina Az vSss
ore 7er in the peui,en,iary.
ROBBERY N rHx rrRsr pEsRu-
Thomas Dudley, MARI Ann Murray sad Catherine M
Nuny were paced - the bar. charged with roobins
Fitzgerald the Five Points the evening of The
A.s, .sS .so t Ses0 So,.sss n 'V 1ss CIV pri.s" a.
witness, teunsd thai be arrived In this city on the o.
urroon Of the evening Ia question:, and went forth
be vas assaiied BY number Of females, vno dragged
him by force into an alley They were speedily a.
sisted BY tvo men, OF whom trial, (tns o,b-
or Q, msBded . separate uis) Who put something IKE
shawl CO bis mouth and then drobed him OF his coal and
cap and also robbed him Of his walsh knife and purse
containing sl6o In money. In the scufie Fitzgerald In
bis efforts 10 get away, made peculiar scratch on Dad
eys nose iba, he able 10 Identity him Of tue
ed 70 By efiosr sherlock, oiihs ss,h sssd.
The officer stated that hearing Of The robbery be
"as, ne IA .o o. - h ss. rom
ne complainant and uhsn they we're arrested idenu
sed them nmedaisy. onssr sherlock vas hlshlr
exer In the sirth va ana for his kno sedge Of all
sbs thieves In that locality.
while NE Judge cbasess jury the counsel for
he soovsed obseyved tnat Wines nad Jost arrived In
court who would impesch fitzgerald
nCslbe,ise wilson, whom ofoer Sherlock recognised -
q pre- staie tsstnsd that the complainant was
IN room Win CathsriBe ncNuty and her.
Judge Russell reeamed his charge He sad thai beore
be interrupted be oommestipg upon ms drafnt
forward manner In which The com planant testhed ne
reviewed The evidence In dsta and In conciua'os stated
hsth vn 70, them 10 desermise vnsa aessee Q, ore
dcnce vas TO be given 10 the tesumoay o Catherine WI
After absence of thirty minutes the Jury rendsreds
verect Of guilty. against the three prisoners They
then srrssned and sshed The usual quesucss eut
ssve no sxp'ansho. q Their oosdu't Dudley SAID ne
vss glider BY trade.
Judge Russell In passing sentence said id.-homas Dud'
leg, you rave b coav'cted Of robbery IN he nsu 90
sree and under circumstances, too, that 20 so enhe
you 10 favorable consideration hon the oourh VOC, In
coppecucn WIN ess girls and others, ausoved TINS nan
hsus him into an alley way, and ohcked and roooea
hmj and, no doucS 70 sc-ampnsh your puspoS1, woua
not have hsas>ated 70 hsvt committed murder Hovevey
tbere are Soma crcumsssoes shaa ought 70 % viewed N
vcrssy By the osoSt IN passing sentence Inc mc ua
aney NE oonplAmsnt wAs robbed you suffered IN 70 ~
part vhhces N ncSisg any other injury upon hin %
taken into oossherntSos By No. shan nos tnsse%e,
make me .es4nos 90 severe a. hsesded ~ sss n" y.
stance 70 do The sentence OF the Cour mss you os
sent 70 he aste prison for The twenty yesrs md
three months. hayy Ann Murray, me sensesoe .ns
Court upcn you thaA you be sent 70 the mse "
ten yssrs and three months; and you, oashens soN"
These peros. were f.r Representatives o. M .rss Glass
of thieves Who ess the 66hlny In which tins robbery
vss ccnnnssd and 10 doubt NE pusshmen. imposed IN
h csse vil have sautary influence upon sns dsn'ssss
OF Gov BAY
mere being no csher ossss ready fOs Sa The Court
sdjourusd nr We day.