The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-25
Court or General Hessionss
Refpro R,cpr1ar Barnard.

Court or General Sessionss
Before Recorder Barnard.
DEc I9-The court Esom was crowded this morning
vish Witnesses and spectators and remained o.
The day. although there sf particular
rest on the calendar.
Candus Verdi indicted for robbery in tho nrss degree
having tho s,h Of November assaulted ex-Ader man
Corwm, convicted Of assault and battery. He was
Sent 70 he Dententayy mouths order cd 70
pa, fine OF SOO, and stand committed until paid.
Celia Kane vas charged ~ith abandoning nor infant
chna snasr me age o. s yeais sa. when shs vas A.
de stated hat she could not b convicted, and she
was accor dinghy discharged.
gal votirg IN the Ninth district OF the Fourteenth ward
last election Cay but there sufficient evidence W
prove the offence against INN, and no acquitted.
Bartholomew GunsoD, very respectable looking young
indicted for grand larceny in stealing fnrs
other property valued at $1,000, the property Of ! o.
Phillips Co., % Broadway. II appeared that he was
clerk their employ and that he entered conspiracy
with other parties 70 rob the ssore which eoSsed
the Goth Of November. He kft the skylight
open by which tho thieves entered the prenses
but fortunately they caught In the OF carrying
away the goods by officer Roland and John Onrmao q
private Waterman. The trial commenced but after
witnesses examined, counsel for the pri
soner directed the Withdrawal OF juror and instructed
his client to plead guilty He rsmaDed FOR sentence
and he furnishes the requisite mor nation the prose
cutting officer that will lead the Of another guilty
party, he will DO dealt with lcnenty by the Court.
William Stating plea guilty forgery 10 the fourth
degree, passing counterfeit bank Bo purportog
be Of toe Essex County Bank Of New Jersey but the
evidence was very slight, judgment was suspended lie
informed that be violated the confidence Of the
Court he would DO promptly arrested and sentenced
Timothy Madden and John Edwards wero jointly charged
with stealing box OF tea, which was grand larceny
Edwards pleaded guilty 70 psis larceny, and 70
Blackwsl's Island for Six months. nhavng shown
that Madden was not imp In the preparation Of tho
larceny, he was discharged
DRc H-The calendar TODAY unusually large, and
the Recorder disposed Of several cases with great prompt
ness.
Joseph Dodge pleaded guilty 10 grand larceny in pick
ing the pocket OF Mrs. Mary Clarke 3Ol Tenth avenue
the 9th November, while she was in stage He was
sent 10 Backweis Island for three years months
John Bcyian and Arthur Duffy pleaded guilty 10 forgery
ID the fourth degree, having passed on
the CheEuDg Bank, out the evidence slight that
on motion OF the District Attorney, the Court suspended
Judgment
John CAlleghan tried and convicted Of assault and
battery upon Dennis Mullins, committed on the l0sA OF
October, at his liquor store 627 Third avenue
Mary Waters pleaded guilty 70 keeping 0 dsorderly
house the Sixth ward and discharged on the pro-
mise Of yacatng the premises.
Samuel freeman convicted Of grand arcany hay-
ing stolen watch and gold CON worth $44 from Anna
Brown on tho 10th Of November. He remanded ull
Adolpnus vane, jointly indicted with Mary Ann Roberts,
for keeping disorderly house In other words house
OF prostitution o. 80 Centre street. was found guilty, but
lne woman was discharged.
The officers Of the wari testified that this was noto
ous house Of ID fame. Counsel for the defendant made
strenuous effort To get suspension Of judgment, but
without avail for the Recorder he caused number Of
similar TO be indicted by the present
Jury and he determined 10 do all in his power 10
break these nusances h sentenced Vane the Pen
tertiary for i've months.
Michael Farley was placed on trial charged with re-
cetvng three locks worth &c. knowing them
stolen from Lawrence Tanning but the evidence failed
SUSTAIN the Indictment, and he was acquitted
The Grand Jury brought in arge batch OF indictments
for offences committed by men and women detained
in the city prison.
appears that at the present time the Tombs s crowd
ed with prisoners; bu: the prosecuting officers and he
Court are doing all they can to dispose Of them rapidly
as possible.
SENTENCES.
DEo W-Ths being the last DAY OF the term, the pri-
sodess who were convicted and remanded during the
month were brought up for sentence.
Stephen Gordon, alias John Gordon, who was convicted
OF assaultitg John Dc Lancy, who purchased q ticket
from the defendant supposing 1T passage ticket
steamer Tor Europe but which turned To only for a
sailing vessel On demonstrating with Gordon, DE ancy
violently beaten and IN order To avoid serious
Qnebces jumped overheard, the assault having been
med vessel lying at the East Counsel for the
defence having shown that the Commissioners OF Emigra-
ton were IN error In representing to the District Attorney
that Gordon was o notorious emgrant runner, the Re-
corder inflicted light punishment sending him 70 tho
city prison for thirty days ana filming him $3.50.
John Harrington, . young man, who was convicted
eight months OF keeping disorderly house in
Sixth ward, discharged, having shown that ho
was not engaged In keeping such an establishment HIS
wife, however, was directed to find bail in $500 for keep
ing disorderiy house.
Cornelius Wood convicted of assault and battery was
VIM stotson, against whom were two indictments for
perjury in the second degree and who pleaded guilty
the fourth grade Of that ofence was 70 Backwas
Island for two years.
Elizabeth Rodney alias Brown, well dressed colored
woman who pleaded guilty keeping disordory house
10 the Fifth ward was sent TO tho penitentiary for
months She asked to be lot of by abang the nuisance
but the Court would no; listen to the proposo these
houses said his Honor, "shan be broken up when IN
documents for their abatement before me adding,
away way '' DesI A't l'' ''''' +" 81 '0a :" move
VIM. Y. Clark, guilty Of obtaining goods under false
pretences, discharged with the understanding that he
ras to leave the city within thirty days. Some Of
leading merchants nterfcrcd in bis bena promising
the Court would suspend judgment they would send him 10
Australia
George Wilson pleaded guilty to an attempt at grand
larceny, and as he had small family, the Court
encnt imprisonment in Backwes Island, for Eve
months, the sentence.
Bartholomew Gunson, young man, of very respectable
bling his employers Messrs. Phillips Co., OF quantity OF
urs was sentenced to the Penentary for three years
and six months.
Emma coourn pleaded guilty to petit larceny, and
Thomas Cu who pleaded guilty forgery in the fourth
degree punished severely consequences his
previous character being good. He was sent to Black
wells Island for nine months
Hugh Riley and Margaret Kelly, guilty of attempt at
grand larceny each sent the penitentay for six
months.
Samuel Freeman, indicted for highway robbery, and
convicted Of grand larceny sent TO the State PRISON
for two years and four months.
Joseph Bascom and Kenneth Ielroee, two respectable
youths pleaded guilty to grand larceny in stealing $4,000
worth OF Jewery from the store Of Dempsey Fargis
Broadway All the property recovered but portion
OF it was damaged. Meroee. who induced u join
years and six months while the other culprt was sen
fenced to imprisonment in the same Institution for three
years and four months
Eavid p Howell, convicted OF an assault and battery
was fled go.
Superior Court.
Before Hon. Judge Pierrepont.
IMPORTANT INSURANCE DECISION.
A. Roltr d Co. The Great Western Ins,yanee Compa-
ny-Ths was an action to recover policy Of nsu-
rance cargo Of coffee shipped from Port