The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-03-23
Court OF General Sessaons.

Court or General Scasaonss
Before the CITY Judge and Recorder.
CLOSE OF TIE MARCH -KRx-snNrsscKs or PEI
soEKHs FOR VARIOUS oyFEsoBs
SATURDAY, March %.
This being Last day Of the term the prisoners who
bad bsea convicted pleaded guilty during the month
aad were remanded were brought up for sentence.
Although the court well filed yet the audience
was not a. large former occasions owing doubt,
10 the fact that none OF unusual fea
lures Of interest
Francis Ranskoib indicted for assault with intent 10
Kill Vim Krumick, pleaded guilty 10 an assault and bat
terry the advice of his counsel. The City Judge
marked that the evidence showed thai the complainant
assauited the defendant first with large cheese knife
and the accused justdable in law in striking him with
poker The jury informed the Court that II they had
been permitted to upon the they would have
acquitted Raasko,b Under these circumstances juds
John b. Watson, charged with assaultips John Hunt
nstoo with intent TO KIN him, also pleaded guilty to
assault and battery. Mr. Harrington road number Of al
1dsvi.s Of Influential citizens showing wasons previous
good character and his peacsabie disposition The Judge
aggravatng character And he did not feel justified in
letting the defendant Free He sentenced to three
months imprisonment u the city prison, and ordered 70
pps s line OF 80 and stand committed 'l the fine WAS
Hugh Smith, an old man, tried Tor a fslouious assault
upon Edmund s. Collins, convicted Of assault and
battery Mr. Spencer intimated that this WAS the man
whose daughter had been seduced by the compan ani
Judge RusseI remember all the circums,ances Of II,
perfectly, cir" His Honor, In passing sentence, said
that II there . that justiha6ie in law
he conceived this to be Of that nature The assault
had been committed under very peculiar and aggrayatng
circumstances and the Court would susp snd
learned the whereabouts OF bis daughter 70 which query
he replied in the negative Considerable sympathy
manifested for the old
Joseph W. Watson, charged with perpetratng series
OF embezzements in the store of A. T. Stewart Il Co..
pleaded guilty to an attempt at grand larceny.
Judge Russell stated that he had interview With Mr.
Stewart learned that the defendant occupied nu
entail position England aud his letters Of Introduction
unquestonable but Mr. Stewart Of the opinion
that after Watson into his employ he commenc
ed to steal His Honor said that Mr.. Stewart not in
debtcd TO the defendant for disclosures for the
lived with the eccased, who apprehensve of getting
into difficulty He was sent to the pententary for one
year II ia said that Watson's connections are highly re-
spectacle and that he was formerly wealthy Eagsd
john Grove pleaded guilty TO simple assault De.
putty Superintendent Carpenter and Judgment was sus
pend with the understanding that this charge would
be kept hanging him for bis good behavior in future
Michael Maroney indicted for robbery in the nrst de-
gree, convicted OF al assault and battery on Piers
Rabley and sent TO the city prison for six months
Thomas Began, charged with mayhem, pleaded guilty
an assault and battery The Court sent him to the city
prison for 80 days. and ordered him pay fne OF 5000
Timothy Flynn pleaded guilty to having perperased
Assault Almond Brown with dangerous weapon, with
intent to do bodily harm. State prison two years
Andrew O'Bren was convicted of keeping disorderly
house In Water street, and sent 10 the penenary for
three months.
Cornelius Fitzsmmons pleaded guilty to an attempt TO
commit grand larceny in stealing goods from Henry Vo
gel. Penteniiary one year.
Frederick Wagner pleaded guilty TO assault and bat
terry on George Weir. City prison 80 days.
Ellen Lundy pleaded guilty TO forgery IN the fourth de-
gree having been indicted for the second grade OF that
offence. As she had been the OF
tcrfctsrs his Honor did not feel justified in extending
much mercy to her Pecitentiary one year.
Gerald Clifford indicted for robbery in the first degree,
pleaded guilty TO grand larceny. seems that he has
furnished valuable information 10 the authorities
ference TO rumber OF receivers OF stolen goods sn this
city which had the effect OF mitigating the sentence. The
Judge observed however that the Law could permit
him to send Clifford 10 the peniteniiary The lowest
teDce which could no imposed Imprisonment In the
State prison for two years and three months
Charles Bergstrsnd pleaded guilty to petit larceny, and
The Recorder sent him 10 the pentennry for four months
Edward Fruisu, respectable looking yoanx man
pleaded guilty to forgery In the fourth degree having
forged order for suit Of clothes As his friends
hal made arrangements TO take him to Australia the Re
corder suspended sentence
Tbs Court then adjouraed for the term.