The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-04-11
Court of General Sessions.
nTfRrs1MG KIDNAPPING CAsE-THE REcOR
CuANGE YERnrcI OF GUILTY.

nrrRrsliNG KIDNAPPING cAsE-THE KEcoRDERs
CHANGE VERDICT OF GUILTY.
Ann q-rhe nAi Of oscar N. Thomas alias Mason
Thonss alias Mason spaading, charged with inveglng
george Andersoo ooored man, out of this Stale and
selling HIN - R.hmond a slave, concluded ycs,er
day "A lhe Genera Sessions After counsel boh sides
summed up TIE CAGE
he Recorder proceeded to charge the jury at length
the facts and tbc law applicable to them He said thai the
bad been indicted under the seoton OF the Re-
yised suutbs which provides that every person who
sbsl bout lawfu authority forcbly and conhse
another, shall nvege or kdnap any other cause
such person 20 be secretly confined imprisoned in his
state against be will or 70 cause ouch person 20 be sent
OF tbs sD against bis will, or 70 cause ssch person
10 be 'old sleve 10 way held " service Against
his will shall be guilty ~ felony an be punished by the
Court tnsr discretion" The indc neni contained three
cours-dfst for kIdnaDpng secondly for having nvci
1ed him 70 leave the state with the Intention Of selling
him slave: sn9 thirdly Tor having inveglcd and kid
Mapped him v the intent 70 cause him - be sold
slave II would be unnecessary for the jury n regard the
frat count Honor tho testimony did not
stos hai On Onence had been committed because he did
sc,usy Ncntp him e,the, by himself Or BY others.
The evosroe 81 the Witnesses FOR the prosecution showed
tha George Anaersor sometime during the month o. Jsnu
AIRY ae cry o. New York that by The name
Of shaw wsher called Thomas 70 him in regard TO
taxing Of circus borses that a; the second these
oonvtrss0rs IN arrangement was made by Which he was
70 enter tie service CT 1omas that sometime after Wal
ter by the Greet and at the request Of the defendant,
t,k Anderson the jersey City, sut r IN
went south. Prom there he taken W Philadelphia and
Rcbmoro where be was sold 10 Ruin Rsgsn - slave,
for ssCO uhh fact testified N by the purchaser In
order 70 cad the accused guilty q The second and third
oounu the jury uld have 10 IND thai he inyeged An
derson GU, OF tor ste, and that when be did 20 he had
The u cell him slave, which must be derived
from circumrta1ces The defendant stated W Alice vii.
son N Richmond that Anderson was his property and
that Water bad found him In New York. Thomas kept
Anderson in bis room mcst Of the while In Pbisdel.
ph thea put I'M the slave bieck sod sold him n
slave ~ be tine Of his being sold the .uctore.r
stated that be runaway slave and sold by his
n defendant, the presence OF witnesses Tor
the prosecute n Anderson, bad stated hist DC ga bis
runaway cave that be run away from - Louis that he
dtc0y h New York for the purIsse ~ getting him
South The Recorder instructed the jury az matter q
law nat the defendant formed the nteut IN this State
eel Arderson else ebero where slavery existed be
gully II Wa presumption OF law thai any ociorod
mao Sts.- free, and Il was Incumbent the
defence 20 show that Anderson actually and really be
epged 70 the defendant as bic slave, and bad escaped
from STATE. It also deyoiyed upon the deten
dsnt 10 sbow TIA! TIE ecoret man gave his voluntary
consent b. DC removed from this STATE.
1bc ocfenosnts counsel desired the oo1r, 70 charge
number Of poins, winch hs Honor embodied in he charge
" the Jury.
Anef a. absence Of half en- hour The jury returned
with VERDICT Of guilty.
cor0mey the prisoner remsuoed tl saturday, the
l7b inst Thomas ", said, very respeoasbly connect
ed ard number of hs friends have been in attendance
during Tie trial, watching it, progress with interest
AssArII ASp BsTIyrY.
bchsel Burns pleaded guilty 10 an s,iemP, 20 s,esl
. horse, ana sent 70 the sat- prison tor two
years. James Bughes was tried and oo1vc;ed
Of assault and battery oBcer Thomas the leL Of
January last, IN Knlckerbocler Hall Eighth avenue lie
will he seDtepced On the last day Of the term.
Patrick Mccarthy convicted Of volcni assault
Henry Deppson and was also reuanded Tor sentence
jas Fi,zs mons alias Jas. McHugh, pleaded guilty 10
an attempt 20 commit burglary in the third degree and
waa cent 10 tbe Stae rfison for two years
Martin weaver YOUTH was srragned al The las, term
0 this court on charge ~ grand aceney and upon false
REPRESENTATIVES, made 10 the District Attorney the CITY
Judge suspended sentence seems that he's The ssso
cate Of notorious characters, and was. rnl IN house
with intent 10 perpe,rste larceny Ne was brought up
this afernes on the previous charge and a0er listening
N some vbolesome words OF s5vce from e Recorder
who be anxious 10 give him chance W reform,
be ~as cert ~ ibe penitontsry for one year.
The court then AZ journed I'LL saturday.
Aui lo--The City Judge and the Reccrder were ID.
bench this morning. and sentenced few prisoners
no Islon, charged with assault sns battery vas