New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-08-08
COURT OF GENERAL sEssIoNs-Aususr s.-Bsssss

AT tbe opeping of the Court this morning John 4.
schsr who assaulted Josephine Wilson, was sent to the CT
jaime. Tn p.on indicted 'clonou assault upon Brdst
Duty pesdsd guilty 70 an s'.sm ana oa :. . 49,
Peter Farley indicted for the hsh offence Of burglary In he
s, decree IN entering the dwelling Of Alice Morris.
pesdet guilty the third grade Of that offence and wr ssn v
the Sing Prison for the term Of five years Tue highest f
wm Crawford pleaded guilty obtaining goods under fsi:s
preencrs but other Judgment suspended
Fahry indicted for forgery in the se,uS as,ss !.
passing counterfeit; two dsI e' on the ss:-s s.ai q s:~
sent to the state Prison for three years
which the seea.eo parties pleaded noe guilty.
AUG. 6-The first case disposed of this morning.
shs Of SS .d % Ssss :,n .I
bis first wife living lie pleaded guilty. and was sent TO the
Ncors Pespo convicted of assault aud battery sat
10 he City Prison for - days.
weIhsm pleaded guilty attemp. larceny. Ia
Nson Of the City Prison sent communication 70 the Court -
but as the plea accepted the highest punishment that ooak
benfc'ed two years ard two months in the STATE Prison.
VIM Roberts (coored) who stole watch and chain from Al
bert sshd pleaded s"y 20 an ssmp, commit ss 0a''''
Theodore Allen guilty Of pe larceny was sept to the City
Nsry Arm Wsus and Ellen Doyle were tried Yesterday foe
stealing gold watch worth 800 from man named Hagen
Gs nyp bTt ,ts J, f@d 70 agree upon yed .1
the pr. Isced u ta second time They were ocn-
v.c,ed police officers sisted the Assistant District
Attornss they notorious pckpockets. aud hey
would not furnish n lton which would lead TO the
coysry property Recorder sentenced each Of thsm 10
Eve In tho Stats Prison. A the
The psopefs fsipd and rxpresdoa
to ther iesdnss In loud ntations and great weeus
Jh1 Morgsn placed TRIAL. jointly charged with william
Trrry Don Dic bel Of silver watch and -
In onsy the 2st OF July but theirs
evidence warrant Conviction aid the Jury o. once acquitted
him. -,
soon after o'clock the Grand Jury nto Court with
indict, which bill against Robert
e. Ma for the der OF Virginia Stewart The foreman
bar Gfd communication In writing the Clerk which he sub
Ind the Recorder who ster perns H. stated that tne
paper would 10 hsnded 10 Police Commissioners % u ct th~y
co I'D they pleased upon the matter b which
ie renee not proper 10 make the consos
Of public The sub r-sed ~ the prcs-ntnent does
no, however, pertain 20 the killing of Miss Stewart
ARRAIGsMEST OF ROBERT c. MACDONALD.
At late hour in the afternoon, jos. before the a.
iournnent Of the Court, Macdonald was arrsigasd.
and when asked if ne guilty or not gully Of tho
murder Of Virginia Stewart, he said am not guilty
The Assistant District Attorney then moved that the
indictment be removed 10 the Oyer and Termner for
trial which granted. The Court meets on the frst
Monday in October.
Macdonald stated that his counsel were ] .nes T.
Brady, ESQ.,, the Hon. Henry Z. PHILIPPE Of Waahiag-
top and Judge Grapdin of New jersey. The sccused
politely bowed to the Court on leaving the bar.
Torrry pleaded guilty assault With intent 10 rob- and In
his yout The light being Two yess
inp . Dnlelt In th- Pentsntsry .
Of few unimposnt motions the Court ad
far the all the prison having been disposed -
In on week.