The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-08-06
TRIAL OF The RIOTERS.
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SHARP, SHORT AND DECISIVE ACTION.
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One Plea Of Guilty and Four
Convictions.
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THE MURDER CASES POSTPONED.
MORE INDICTMENTS FOUND YESTERDAY,
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THE MURDER CASES POSTPONED,
Court or General Sessions.
Before Recorder Hoffman.

Recorder HOFFMAN took his seat on tho bench IN the
Court Of General Tho court that hour
| was not unusually crowded, and the arrival or tho
prisoners hndcuned together created but little
tion. As previous occasions, District Attorney n.
| Oakley Hall appeared prosecuting officer.
After calling the panel Of petit jurors tho following
prisoners, who pleaded guilty Monday last were
| brought up for sentence.
James Lynch, sailor, for carrying sluDg shot, was
sent 10 the state Prison for three years.
John Roberts and Eugene Sullivan for grand larceny,
each sentenced tho State Psonfor three years
| and two months.
Charles Edwards. for attempt at grand larceny,
| sent 70 the House Of Refuge.
James Flynn for grand larceny was sentenced 10 the
| State Prison for two years and two months
Henry b. Redwood, pickpocket, convicted Of petit
larceny from the person. the State Prison
| three years.
| TRIAL OF THE RIoTxRs
District Attorney A. Oakley Hail announced him.
sof readiness proceed with the trial OF Dennis Carey
and Mark J. Silva, who indicted Tuesday for
murder in the nrst degree, in being concerned the
murder Of the negro Abraham Franklin the Twentieth
/ ward, on the 10th Of July last.
The Court had been informed Tuesday evening that
! the men would be tried separately.
Messrs Jonas b. Phillips and Henry Morrison appeared
counsel for Silva and informed District Attorney Of
their Inability TO go with the until Friday to
| which day II was postponed
ExJudgc Stuart, who appeared for Carey informed the
Court that he would not be ready go with
until Monday, and il accordingly set down for that
day.
/ AN AMERICAN AMONGST THE RIOTERS
Patrick Shcron and John Hagan, indicted for robbery
| IN the nrst degree, wero then placed nj the bar.
TX, Judge Dean appeared for Hagan ands informed
Court that he had only been retained the
day evening, and desired time examine into Its merits
The District Attorney informed the Judge that days
ago he notified all tho prisoners OF bis intention 10
coed with the trial OF their cases on the day succeeding
the ono on which the indictments were found and in his
opinion those notices ought to have been sufficient The
present he thought was an exceedingly clear
| and the committing magistrate had given very unms
bail at 5000.
FIX Judge Dean said that according to the statements
which had appeared in OF the public prints, his
client being american could not have taken part in
thc riots had been stated that all the
lrshmen. The act OF the District Attorney in ing the
notices 10 tho prisoners was, he thought, quite
| Tho Recorder said il was an unprecedented act Of
courtesy
The postponed until next week.
| SUPPOSED 1T TO NE HORACE GREELEY's BOARDING
| HOUSE.
Michael lAary and Dennis walsh werc then called up
or trial the Dsrics Attorney stating that they were
Mr.. James .. Gibbons. which had been sacked BY the
rioters under the erroneous impression that tho
| boarding house of Mr.. Greeley.
This case was also postponed.
RiorISe AT THE PROVOST MARsmAL's orpIcE.
Francis H. Crswsy was then called up TO he tid on an
indictment for riot at Captain Manierres ONCE, the Pro
| vost Marshal for tho Eighth district.
Prisoners counsel asked for postpopeneni on tho
ground that he woud bc able TO prove that his client
who employed In a store tho place where tho
riot took place had not taken any part in the disturb
and standing lust outside the door quietly look
4 Ing oD. postponement was granted.
~ REFERENCE To THE cry JUDGE.
~ this point the District Attorney sad that II the
counsel thought any Tostponement they might obtain
| until next week would result tn sending the
| ov~ until next term, when City Judge Mccunn
would occupy the bench, he wished L. undeceve them.
No Of that would be tried In tho Court ~
SESSIONS next mcnth at the close Of the month
he intended moving that oil such remaining unds
posed of at that limo be TO the Court Of oyer nd
| Termmer. which would sit in october next
PLEA OF GUILTY.
Theodore Arnold a boy about eighteen years of age,
| was brought up for trial Indictment for grand
larceny which charged him with having been concerned
in tho robbery of the Bulls Head Hotel The prisoner
PIT a plea ot guilty, and sentenced 20 he state
! prison Tor i've years.
rnE FIRST TRIAL
| The Grst case tried was against william Watson, n.
dcted for robbery, committed on the person q Mr..
| William Chamberlain.
Tho District Attorney explained the legal points ncces
4 sary to be observed BY the jury.
MIR Chamberlain then testified that ne lived at No 10
West Tsrty fourth street had known the prisoner about
Ave mooths prisoner him morning of the l4th
Of July last on the Eleventh avenue, between Twenty
ninth Thiieih streets he came up 20 witness and
said he wanted some money and vas goinsI.o have i,
complainant observing that he had number o. friends
company gave, him a m,il amount OF money In postal
| currency Al tle time he gave him a half promise
n give him sons more during the day. met him
during ,ne c,noo9' rsen & rssSae, sn was again 70 com
money complainant refused 10 give any and tho prisoner
threatened 10 burn his buildings down he did
ply during the time witness thought there M ight have
been other persons around cxcep the prisoner his
friends when the prisoner demanded tho money he took
hold OF complainant coat and threatened discnbowo
| HIM u he did not give him some money
Cross examined by Mr.. Jonas y. phinlps--fAd
around was Influenced 10 give The money not only by
the threat of personal violence bat ao
pay Tor drinks for himself fends did not renem
Der hearing the prisoner say that " he wound give him
tectcd; he would cer,anly no. have parted wisA hs
money except from tne fear Of personal violence by tho
Recorder Holman then charged the Jury, explaining
The legal points neoe-sary for their guidance, and after
so r 90 , ,ns e. svsu above Aa the
beran parted With his money tho prisoner
Of the threat q personal violence.
e jury without leaving their seats found the prisoner
Tss pr:ooeS -: sssn ssssd .ns. he had % say Why
which DID diner materially from thai o. Mr. Cham
mon su,ny q the commis.on such crimes were sai.
nsre sou Be- Is nsmssr o. cs,mss q shs. - s.srs
lie Thea seutsoced him 70 sbe stassP rison for
We un4e~ssand that wsisous real name s wm Curtin.
and ,ha. be u.s arrested nae time ssncs charge q
.s.S s,rss. a. s. tine he was allow ed 70 .s IN ~.
| CercosaD zsuaves. and m now dsssstsv.
/ aossxay ~ THE CRY HALL pAsH.
hschAsi Dog ~ and John Conway wero then the
bar undes indictment FER robbery the nrs degree.
u vas committed in tbe City Hall Park diving tho late
ds,uresncss, ~hsn, - Mr.. Han observed otsnlns ue
| case the ticket q leave msu recently impo IRON
kng and and ths thieves from RebcIdom appeared
holding hign carnival IA this city
Omcer Moore, q The fMteenth precinct, beng sworn
tsstned that be arrsssd ths 1slh
last about ssn O'Clock IN the evening ~ wss oa duty
~ the lhll hAtng occasin 10 20 and vhile rass
inG aions W front Of the Hal, be tks asse~, man
Michael p'yszbsvss bod q tbs oompIaaast ooIiss
sessng the orccr theT LET and Complainant went 20
the 0csr and Told him be had besn robb~A nv s i,o
men they had searched for mobey Bot nd No. bsep
able W God any; they then stole hs hat and serp
making on with when witness. in cornp~pv win
sfosnsr oNoer' arrested toem and found . hsf under
ConSsays cost
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