The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-06-02
NEW YORK HERALD THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1859.
Court OF General Sessions.
Before Judge Russell.
GEORGE +. pARMALxE DISCHARGED.

belOfo JuoSe nuc6eh
GEORGE 4. PARMALKE DISCHARGED.
II will be remember d ttst o highly respectable
named George f. Par alec arrested August 1867,
charged with extensive larceny In stealing . large
quantity Of shawls and silk goods amounting to nearly
$4,000, the property OF Henry f. Dibee. He has been
prison all this nc and yesterday arraigued and,
by consen Of the District Attorney pleaded guilty 10
attempt at grand larceny The City Judge observed that
1t doubtful whether he could be convicted Of anything
than attempt commit that offence, andbn
queDoe his long incarceration he thought the ends OF
justice would be subserved by suspending judgment
THE WORTH STREET HOMICIDE-MOORE CONVICTED OF
MANsLAUoHrER IN THE THIRD DEGREE.
Soon after the court was opened, jury was empan-
pellec to try William Moore who indicted for kill
ing John Van wart the 18th Of March, by stabbug him
in the head with pocket knife, infc,ng wounds which
resulted in his death the following day at the New
York Hospital The place opposite the
liquor store Of Thos UConnor A Worth street. where the
and the deceased together with the wife OF
prisoner aud . party OF men had been drinking.
appeared from the evidence addused by the prosecu-
ton that Lazy Moore and the party had drank very freely,
when Van wart, during the interview, SAID wouid not
drink with any son OF BIB like Moore, which remark
caused considerable excitement in the GROCERY much
establishment 70 eject Moore ana Van Wsrt, were
the attack Ws %oor S
the hair of decaassd head drew something out OF bis
pocket and hit MIN two or hIee times with T. George
Curey tried to separate the bellgerents. who very
much intoxicated, and after he drew Van Wart aside
Moore got upon bis feet and ran down the street
CurIey tosthed that Van Wart said 70 Moore, "
lick you, 10 which Moore rejoned can lick you" and
that the deceased threatened two weeks before
turbsnce TO give Moore I" a good licking"
A boy named Bernard Hughes Identified pocket knife
which he said belonged " Moore and which be picked up
near the scene Of the ARRAY. was covered blood
Officer Rollins testified that he traced the prisoner TO
house In Mulberry street. who on being informed that he
might consider himself under arrest promptly dressed and
accompanied the officer TO the station house,
The mother Of Van wart deposed that the day after the
sabbng he sent message 10 her from the Hosptal that
she went and told by her tina. he would live
long; be also pamed the person who stabbed him.
The attending physician testied that the wounds nct
ed upon the person Of the deceased caused his death
The usual hour OF adjournment having arrived, the
Judge ntmated bis intention 70 hold an evening session.
SO as to finish the case The Court accordingly took
cess Of one hour after which the for the defence
proceeded to call TWO or three Witnesses.
shown that Moore the prison ar q sailor aud
spent most Of his time away from the city, that he tried
to take his wife away from the liquor store, and that in
the effort to do so he ntcrfcred wh2oy Van Wart,
who, 1t appeared from his anti m0rem examination. had
lived with Moores wife for the last three fact
which Moore knew which, with the provocaton given
te the deceased, led him TO stab Van Wart.
The council proceeded to sum up the briefly, and
after clear statement Of the by his Honor the Jury
they retired to deliberate upon verdict and after
absence Of twenty minutes, Moore guilty Of
uansIaughter in the third degree. He remanded TIL
saturday for sentence.
MANsLAuaHIER IN THE FIRST DEGREE
On Wednesday morning John and Henry stechlpg,
having caused the death of jacob Bertrand the
of Sixty ninth street and Broadway the Oath Of March,
were placed ut the bar for trial.
The Court assigned Recorder Talmadge to defend the
prisoners.
Of witnesses examined for the prosecu
ton by the District Attorney, whose evidence ap
peared that the homicide occurred in this way-On the
day question the brothers SiechliDg drove up
house Of Bertrand In wagon for the purpose OF settling
imaginary injury that had been inflicted by young
Bertrand (who was the principal witness, and ap-
peared to be about twenty.one years OF age) They
said they came to lick him, and proceeded deliberately
commit an assault; he ran into the stable and
seized pchfork TO defend himself against the wanton
attack, but finding that il broken returned
70 the stable and procured a dung fork and pursued
the prisoners endeavoIing 70 drive them away. They
rereated but continue to stone young Bertrand Henry
Sechlng took board out Of the wagon and succeeded
preventing Bertrand sticking him with the fork. The
father Of Bertrand, hearing Of the ARRAY FASTENED
defend bis son. armng himself with club and during
She scule young jtechng threw brickbat at him with
much force that portion Of penetrated the BRAIN
producing congestion and, after lingering thirteen days.
be died. The dispositions of the physicians read by
consent of the counsel for the prisoners from which
would that the skull fractured and the brain
confused, and as it was proven that Bertrand was a
healthy the physicians unanimously stated that the
WOUNDS produced his death.
The witnesses examined the pmt Of the defence SUBJ
and, after brief summing up, the given TO the
jury who after absence Of twenty minutes returned
with verdict of granddaughter IN the degree. They
strongly recommended the elder Stechng the mercy
Of the Court. The prisoners will be sentenced on
saturday.