The New York herald., 1864-09-24
OeU,.t OF General sesssC ss.
Before Judge Rossei
| JAIL DsiTvEsy.


oe"'.t OF General ssssicss-
Before Judge Rossel
A JAIL DsLTvEsy.
y1~e was . general jsl selivsry yesterday. u con
ssxssucs OF the testimony not being ssrooa enough
= vsrrsut .De prosecuting officer putting the
enssd par,es on their trial In Instances the
Grand jury refused 10 npd o and others tho com
DAinanls failed 10 appear
me Clty Judge proceeded sentence sne prsoa
en- ~bo tried and remsuded during the tern.
PRISONERS SENTENCED.
NsiIs Black convicted o. attempt grand larceny
vss sent penitentsry for year. Rate ROBIN
sos convicted Of stealing from Patrick Cassidy
wss TO the State PRISON for two years. Bella viii
aasuns oled Of stealing from Marx Rich siso
ssAt the state prison foT years Judgment Sas
snspended the following sons.-JohI Campbell
james Martin and Robert Bunier.
4 rAaINa HIGHWAY RoRBBRY IN THIRD AVENUE
coNv oTioN oY THE EIGHwAynsN
1he whole day wac spent N the trial Of charge Of rob
eery in Inc htt degree agans Charles Patterson, who
was jointly indicted with Pssrck Burns and Wm hatoI
Barns tried and convicted as February, oui Kaion
was discharged. the complainant falling 70 positively
identify him party who joined the t.ack
Tue testimony against Charles Patterson was within
very effort compass the principal witness beng MI Lewis
n Ballard testified be transacIs business 200
broadway and rasides in l2oth street, Harlem. On the
orning TIE 29th OF Dece nber 1868 he left PheaDs b
hard saloon little eoTe Two CLOCK, went down TeoIh
atrset Third avenue. and no being sgnt,
Z
Near the Or Eighth sireot and Third avenue,
be- stepped down couple OF steps nasernent for the
purpose OF resting his knee, which paneo HIM He then
noticed gang o persona, about In number coming
Rom seventh street who approached him, all
p~sug him by reirics Burns engaged Mr.. Ballard 10
conversation, while tne otlor young stood
nG, making sort " circle around him Clvi answers
given 70 the inquiries which Burns made, Mr. +.
nj suppoSing that any attack medtated upon aim
has before ne knew u ne received iremeud lus (to
tho witness own lanaugel Kick 10 the soit part o
Dc throat which !. had been yeeeivod on the iaw
II M8E YnQ
Eent, wherearen the whole ganR surrounded him
and ne saw tb'ee large sized pistols pointed al hs
begd, accompanied by .tne expressive words--''See
heto doat make damned bit Of nose give ne
svery article OF property you rave about you,
little igblened he exhibited considerable pguck
sad he would them blessed tor probably he
harsher expreesou hrss, made rusn, and called ioI
abe police AZ rushed Charles Patterson, who
slandipg coso by him, struck him on the bes with
pistol The blow bong well aimed for had struck
bait lower be would net be alive tell the story
ef MS ads on that memorable night Nj. Sal.
Aro, who az TINS aule was 81 lndng the naseme1t
steps, rushed ~ on the sidewalk passed the crowd aud
rroiecied himself wel he could. While loing SO
the whom be partly recognized ,katon seized
yoid WATCH norh over i~O hundred collars and severed
ID trcm the cham whereupon Mr. Ballard started o~arGe
Seventh street followed by the crowd with execution
"a Burns who remained behind aud pulled a pstol
tc.ntng il at him Nr. Raardl saying 'See here"
sobpers ran down gtth street followed by Mr. Ballard,
uh0 SON oped 70 tie chase by several Policemen,
PCT Mr. Ballard lost sgnt 0! them between Second AID
ffrd avenues. Officer Davis arrested Patterson,
snctner officer caught Katon night, hall an hour
after the robbery but Burns apprehended lii
abe following Gay. As soon the parties
NE station house the officers returned and searched ri,
abe watch, which found Eighth street and
eoond avenue. The prisoner positively identiEed
ky Mr. Batard 81 The station house who said he copd
vards
oncers and Hitchcock we're sworn, and corrooo-
Nted the statement G The prosecuting witness
epeIt to what they OF the psacton the alarm
Ne hight, the pursuit and tue arrest Davis called
Patterson who upon refusing so halt was struck down
The defence eel was aiiDi. and attempted
He sustained oy the testimony Of Sarah Smith, Catherine
Bank and Henry Beethsr, who substantially tes,hed
Mai Patterson called for the girls aud took them
e fashionable ard select ball in Mercer
The dance with the sit OF that portion OF the
sty from eleven ul haf 2ast O'Clock, when
tesy weDded their way home through Houston street
Gown TO Eighth street Arriving the corner Of
nGnth stree, end second they heard cries Of
nurder cast their eyes acr IS the street and behed
nan running bsrenoaded Mr. Duard), when Charley
fai,efsonl ran only 90 what's the matter
1ss nncercmoniousiy knocked down the corner OF
Eighth street by policeman, and that they
nw OF their attentive, devoted, curiosity loving
'aCnArley The Jury failed 10 see ,ne matter in mat
night, especially when osacsr DAVIS stated ,nai he mad
Known Patterson for three years and past
oclockai precisely the game instant or tine ac.
eordng 10 the statement Of the young ladies' when
1As tripping the light fantastic with the artocracy
Mercer street The aliO fell through, aud the jnry
o6tor deihefsting about i've minutes, returned with
vsroic, Of guilty Mr.. Clinton moved 10 have the
teuce postponed till week and accordingly the .r
eoper taken into custody and committed te the
Tcmbs BIS counsel did not prove rood character that
facts out before the nry relative TO his autece
fents but IL was stated % the conclusion OF the
IRA by police officers and other officials connected with
tbe ADMINISTRATION Of criminal Justice that Patterson
sosorious character, better known the police
Seventeenth wlrd than any other rough customer IN
fact, he is known the leader OF the MscEerevIle
boys, has been charged with other robberies has
eGurcd as bounty jumper, and, IN . word, is very
hAro case. striking illustration OF his innate de-
pssvity the theoogans would say, place he
vN being removed from the court room IN The Efter
II appears that Captain Brewer OF The Seventeenth
pTccucl, has rendered himself obnoxious 10 Patterson
,. the active part be took in securing lo;on
sEo while the captain standing the stairs
sccer gave bm severe kick in The side. The lowest
that be imposed for robbery YEAR,
sbe state prison, aud be may be sent for ne
ine urors were discharged from further attendance
md the Court took a recssf Ill Wednesday