The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-19
Court of General Sessions.
Before Judge McCunr

JAS. 15.The first tried this morning, and which
occupied the forenoon, charge Of forgery In the
third degree James Esler was placed on trial charged
with presenting forged check drawn the Pacific
Bank for $500 purporng to have been signed by Scho
Ter Co the lst OF December accused presented
the check 10 Mr. Hart the paying teller, who perceived
at once that the signature was not genuine Esor was
requested 10 step into the Presidents room, he
detained until an officer procured 10 take him in
custody No witnesses were presented for the Defence
that the jury promptly rendered verdict OF guilty The
City Judge sent Esler 70 the state prison for two years
and nine months
James W. Weight was the complainant against David A.
Barr who indicted for entering his premises No 423
Ninth avenue the "a Of January and stealing there
from four pair Of soldering irons valued at $40 Hepead
cd guilty TO attempt ut burglary, and sent To the
penitentary for one year.
John Delanc, youth, was charged with burglary In
Joseph soria, No. 1876 East Twenty. sixth street,
and stealing three oyercoats the property Of Michael
shaw IN consequence Of the youth or the prisoner
pea OF an attempt al burglary accepted, and he was
sent TO Backwels Island for two years
John Cunningham, who on the 5th instant stole two
shaws worth s35 from Amelia zoeer of 90 sixth street.
pleaded guilty 10 an attempt at grand larceny and
sentenced 70 Imprisonment IN tho state prison for two
years and three months
John " Bayuc alias sheppard was indicted for bur.
gary ia entering the office ~ Charles Hines No. 26o
Tenth avenue, on the 10Th If March 1882 aud stealing
sos IN money Having pleaded guilty to IN attempt 10
commit ia. oRnce, the punishment which would other
wise have been inflicted had he compelled the prosecut
Ing ooer TO try him. was mitgated the sentence being
two years and three months In the state prison. -
II appears that few days since man named Deorke
H. yought who charged with a felonious assault,
and who induced to plead guilty to the Assault was
sentenced to the state prison for two years since that
time the his riot Attorney learned that me accused was
not so much 10 blame az he had supposed, ana
therefore moved 10 have the sentence mtigated. This
gave the City Judge occasion 70 make some remarks In
10 the course he would pursue in administering
Justice lie said he In court for the purpose OF adj
yminlstering Justice firmly and uniinchngy, and he
would see the carried ont to the letter His Honor
obseryed that he did not seek the position he occupied
for the sake Of emoument, but he desired the Office In
order that he might do something for the city OF New
York, which had done !so much for him. He would be
always willing 70 listen TO the appeal OF the unfortunate
and Il he could legally mitigate the sentence Of vough
he would cheerfuy do The Court would render its
deceon tomorrow, TO which time the prisoner was re-
manded TO prison
The case OF Joseph varrona, Cuban who is charged
with forging bill OF exchange, called on but in
consequence Of the Court being unable 70 obtain the ser
vices Of an interpreter the was put OF I'LL Wenas
day.