The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-15
Court OF GenerAl Sessions.
Before RaoOrdar barnard

DBc. A-Several cases disposed Of te day, but
the majority Of the accused parties were remanded for
seatence. fF
A POLITICAL ROW. a8a
Cornelius Woods and Charles Bierfied were Jointly in.
dctod for assaulting John Carpenter employs in the
Custom House, the 18th Of October. Woods pleaded
guilty to The charge. and remanded for sentence
while Bierheld was tried aud acquitted
Tho Syracuse Democratic Convention was the cause of
the dispute between the parties appeared that Car
penter while going 10 stable WAS assaulted by Bier
els lot Quitting a,a s u the nswspapers about him
his return dismissed Both the defendants went "a
Syracuse At the request Of 7. H Ferris.
FORGxRY IN DEGREE
Samuel Russell and Samuel Snow wore charged with
forgery In the second degree having the lltn Of
Der attempted % pass one dollar counterfeit bills the
Merchants Bank Of New York at various through
out the city Russell pleaded guilty to the fourth degree
OF the offence, and was sent TO Blackwels Island for
nine months Snow admitted that he guilty Of the
third degreo forgery was sentenced TO the pcn
tertiary 10 40 years and four months.
VIM. Stetson, against whom tso indictments for
forgery IN the second degree having passed counterfeit
IS bills on the Merchants Bank Of New York with in.
tent to deraud Samuel KOCH pleaded guilty the fourth
grade o. that crime HIS sentence was postponed till the
Mathew Duffy pleaded guilty Of an atemp! at grand lar
Ceny, and was remanded for sentence.
HIGHWAY RoBBERIRs.
Carkson Voorhees, indicted for robbery in the first do
gree, pleaded guilty 70 an assault with inten. TO rob- On
assaulted John Waltord the complainant while he was in
the act OF going from store Thomas street. which
time VOORHEES, forciby distracted 81 in money his
pocket The Recorder sent VOORHEES, the state prison
for three years and four months.
Elizabeth Rodney, alias Brown "a coored woman)
pleaded guilty 70 keeping dsorderly house. was re-
manded Tor sentence. She was indicted last January.
RECEIVING STOLEN GOODS.
Hugh McGfnty, who was charged with receiving $40
worm OF Drass artcies knowing them to have been
stolen by VIM WEIGH and others, from the premises OF
Alexander Mcclure at tho foot Of West Thirty eighth
street, pleaded guilty to receiving stolen goods He will
sentenced he tern
AN ALLEGED RAPE
Thomas Curtis, n respectable looking young man, was
charged with committing rape on Hannah Lenuehan,
but the evidence for the defence showed that the
was not present when the alleged offence was committed
and hs good character having been clearly shown
jury instaptaneously rendered verdict Of lot guilty
The Grand Jury came into the afternoon with
large batch Of indictments for various offences TO which
the prisoners on being arragned at the bar pleaded not
guilty.
TWO POLICEMEN CHARGED WITH GROSS ASSAULT Upon 4
KEEPER OF HOUSE, ILL FAME.
. among the accused parties two Metropolitan no
licemen banned Charles Woodward aud Beknap Bowers
Of the Third ward indicted for committing an
assau ana oa,sery on Jane McCbrd keeper OF house
q ~ lame IN houston street, the 18th of November
alleged that these cheers visited her house. aud be
cause sne reused 20 let them crafty their improper de
slee upon Vne II the inmates thoy shocking
-, .ey brought up at the Special Sessions
e Jay and convicted Of the offence, but
as for sentence on motion Of General Nye who
ound indictment against them for the offence
and they arragned this afternoon. Woodward
stated 10 the Court the above facts relative to the
ceedpgs in the Special Sessions, but indictment
was presented, there other alternative than
der them to find bail each in $500 answer. appears
that the Police Commissioners dealt very lenienty with
officers Woodward and Bowers for after listening the
particulars OF this nhuman assault and battery they only
suspended these men for one month The complainant
caused their arrest, has been stated, had them
tried at the Special Sessions but perceivng that they
were not sentenced on the spot she concluded that justice
VOID be melted out to them more expedionsy in tho
General Sessions and appeared before the Grand Jury
who, receiving her testimony, found bill agains
Bile however, that Woodward and Bowers viii be sen
Thursday morning by the Justices Of the Speca
Sessions.