The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-11-24

ALDERMAN WILSON IN coURT-rHE GRAND JUaY DIS
CHABGKD-AS INTERESTING CASE OF REC EWING
STOLEN GOODS.
Nov 23The most Of the forenoon occupied In
fencing prisoners who had been either by
fession or by jury, Of various offences during the term
The frs. defendant called TO the bar Alderman
wilson, who indicted for assault and battery Al
deIman Russell. His counsel stated that since he was
brought before the bar Of the Sessions civil suit had
been tried, which resulted In the award Of . heavy
amount Of damages (s5 o0o) to Alderman RUSSELL and
that the complainant had vndictve feelings 10 Al
derman Wilson the ends Of justice would be subserved
the imposition OF nominal hne or the suspension Of judy
ment The City Judge took the same Of the case
and ordered Alderman Wilson 10 pay hno OF six cents
Daniel Clark, who pleaded guilty 10 stealing horse
and wsgoD WAS sent " Backwes Island for one year.
Joseph o'Connor. . very respectable citizen, who at
tempted 70 strike coored man named George Higgins
with large khne, pleaded guilty, but asserted through
respectable gentlemen testified to the pescesbe character
OF the defendant which had Me effect Of mitigating the
punishment The Court sentenced Mr. oConnor 70 the
Of siso To- = way - : - : 49, - ~
amer hearing humorous unimportant motions the
foreman, presented batch OF instruments As they
had acted all the complaints submitted 10 them his
Honor discharged the Grand Jury Contrary TO tbs usual
OF Grand Juries they made presentment and
II is not probable that The public win lose much by their
allure 10 do 80, for the made by their pre-
decessore to been unpreductve OF produ sin
the desirable reforms of pointed
Dcs,ops psnned In the Grand Jury room, bu, have
YET TO learn Of the properly constituted authorities follow
Ing up the suggestions OF Grand Jures in respect %
latk Of the law and the reformation OF many glaring
abuses In the community.
number OF prisoners arragncd In the Afternoon,
of the large amount OF criminal bust
undsposed OF Judge Russell VIII extend the Novem
Der term for three DAYS
The only jury trial during tho day that OF samuel
Levy, who Was charged with receiving q quantity OF
ElRs and velvets valued at 81 500, which pro-
eeeds OF burglary committed on TIE ssore of Henry
r. e ~. hA Wa -
the 9th OF November Tue principal witness for the pro-
secuton was Charles Defy Alias Skinner Who admitted
thompson and Bacshust. In the comm.sion
Of The burglary; the proceeds which quantity
ofsewpg elk ard silk veveis ~ere carried 70 basement
Ia Franklin street occupied by Thompson; subseq uenty
they called upon Mr. Levy who resided 2i Cas- Broad
for the purpose of negotiating with him for the pur
chase OF the gods he evy) went 10 the basement In
Franklin street, looked at the SILK counted bundles
and pad s2i5 TO the burglars; the property removed
TO Mr.. Levy honsc IN the afternoon by n colofed man
named Johnson, who employed by tia burglars TO
the trunk aud ox coutaning The goods THIS
all the evidence adduced by the The defence
produced three Witnesses, Charles ni,, Samuel
Earris and Henri Lucss all of whom were auctoneers
doing business In Chatham street. and produced for the
lively that he called for Mr.. Levy the ,rning
the witness for tho prosecution be sold Levy
goods ard that he walked down town with him TO his
In Chatham street. and the witnesses testified
that they hai him during the day The jury did no.
place any confidence In the testimony for the defence,
for after absence Of few nents the Jury
bto court al hair gas four with verdict Of guilty.
THIS startled the cpunse for tho defence
who demanded that the jury should be poed The Clerk
called each jurors name, and the result the
before. Council WAS proceeding TO comment upon the
ext aordnary verdict how the jury sacrificed his client,
aud that right thing and Justice another when
he WAS called 10 orter by the Judge motion to post
poIe the sentence was made and granted but april
caton 70 permit the defendant 10 remain ont ball
dened-the statute prescribing that when person is
convicted Of felony he must be retained In custody Ac
cordingly Mr. Levy, who appeared be very rcspecta
bic mas taken In charge By OF tho officers aud
conveyed 10 the rombe. The court room was throngei
by hoet OF Peter Furks-n fact all the mock suction
shops down town must have been closed up during the
trial, and when the jury pronounced tine accused guilty
they seemed amazed The Court Adjourned I'll Saturday