New-York daily tribune., 1857-10-17
COURT OF GENERAL sEssross-oer. B -ses.-.


In c,nss queice OF the ecIIued illness OF RecsSdsf
Su h yusse s.s ss11 tea.y .sa toe s<.tsssss
70 MOnosy texL
John JoFpsop, indicted fer assault and battery q
Asdrew heGieoey on the ID OF juno last tssa placed -
McC,bney With c,her witnesses t.ssis-a ,s. -Aa. thv
con re work between six oelseh on
Of the day in qse.ioa and psss.s sless wss~
street Johrion made violent s.ssuis upoa heGbe, o.
tp. 90 s.d be cav bAbs ayns from the direction wA~sS
JObnson standing and he sag hs latter Ans Eeoes<y
down on the .dswsh .as .o@s h..vy '''unes. ~sss IL
~ss'. so :Sss if'%s sssS es defense -ss
.oa .nd 4. party They sisIssa the McGSn.y r.sy -A
r, throwing siore htrs johnson bet~een TIE saosdes<
THIS wa. Ii. substance Of the evidence the jury
reconcile and from which to find verdict Atss as sS
had sneed and that there Wa. no prospect o. sn ssss
The judge after expressing hs q thslI .sssaas
to ssree IN 80 pasin case hnsss conesuaed 70 0seas'
nom any further duty r'peotinsia
Thomas Highly then put upon trial Tor grse1
lc.Sy in n ';ssnf & on tee F,a s &.
III. trnois al evidence that Of Mr. Frost hmsef vie
said thsi procession passing by seca, secs a
the Of the 18th Of September end wh1e the srs
% him snS .s,S, sssSea b.. wscs bot the th.i asa .
than accomplished his grab beiors the ~sn.ss saeee
hold the f.lon ard bed him fs AZ this momeat the
rp ssd 'hb the real thief meson had doss
nothing told the wipe FO.t be had better l. an sn
Officer kaEe who sreted the prisoner coroo.sstea tee
for going its niasri Pas and apes ths
s,O,s Thy returned verdict Of guilty. Highly va. iaae
sty brought for sentence and wss sent sssss rsa
tor TWO ytafs
Helen c. Washington, colored, pleaded guilty 10
petit larceny and the Pepi,entisry tos one ycsr
Francisco Williams German, was then placed ~ the
bar for stealing about the lat Of september gold wsss vs
money cou ard bsIh bills In al amounting 70 $i'o to@
Abrsm Kline, No. 60 Ludlow street.
kse that % ss that .. he se: S e q
The into the house Of -ssi. % S and :s.s %.
10 and II O'Clock night when he came In witne. sve e
room his carpet bag with him into bis room ~
morning (Mondayl about o'clock wtnss. on ss"ass
his pans touni both hs watch and moneD gone ns
worth leo. and the money amounted To about
silver coin both the ch aud the mouey wee eis
POI kets OF going bed witness hsa ee
them jut before going bec and positive tney Sss
the packets Of h pant. at that tmsi wns 81 ~ ~ ~
had lea HE bed and witness laid n" pss s ne ~
his bed when he retired for the night sns a.. sos 20,
sray purse with steel clasp prisoner denied a. TOE sfsos
house. when arrested, that be bad slept the hoao
witness at all - .., --,- . A. -,
Division said he had the prisoner In pJsseon
Russian rube which correspoded very suspioasy sftA u
one Kline ssia stolen sbodt the let OF Septemb~s
Henry rayes sso OF division street. aod living right oppe
ate 10 Williams testified that he heard the prisoner cay ese
day about tho M VI SepembeI that he had Just oeee dosat
tied large elegant gold watch which the prisoner said he ss1
bought Of spsn,rd Tor *7S the wsseh had on
but the could describe the ensrssins' eA<
Kre recalled said the wstch he had lost hsd lowered
,rsyipgs and was fastened TO . bsck ribbon. -
Caharne Kshr also Of Division street. sud i'nx near VIZ
ms t,,,6ea 10 seeing the accused large goid watch
the Monday the SUNDAY mentioned BY the c,myisn
sn the watch bad bscs ribbon to III the soeased sss
ron this the Jury. who, w.ho
much station convicted the prisoner tie Wa o. osoe
ssned sId sent TO the state fnson oI nvc .sf
The has been keeping cigar store 10 Division stress
William Wilkinson pie sded guilty to pe'r larceny
(,teang watoh) az the Penitentisry for Ses
Adjourned to tomorrow morning at IL O'Clock.