The New York herald., 1864-06-18
Court OF sSe 0erai SessaOnss
Ba!ore Judge Russell.

rIIsaasIs eESresoxD.
In shc General Sessions yesterdsy, Judge Russell
tho prisoners who convicted during the
week. lenry ssihson. who pleaded guilty 10 killing Petor
McArs, sentenced tina State Prison Tor tour years
wiam Patterson. alias Part Cherry. the noted bur-
GAR wno sno, Dir VOTERS in tiih avenue. and who was
convicted 0! Ieo.ious assault scct 10 the Slate
Prison for ten years. bong~ho highest term the law a.
owed saass- .s4ts -. sor' lae
Gotneld Miller, who pleaded guilty to
tempt at grand larceny tho Pcnitentary for
os.e year, that being their hrs! oHcncc.
nc Grand Jury working indnsricnsiy TO dispose Of
the parcrs boforc thc. Ycs;ord.y tho, presented an
o'her ndicLenis n which aay Of tho prison
srs on belpg srraieued rleaded not guilty.
EDWARD Gilmore old offender. pleaded guilty to lar
ceny In picking the socket OF Mary Dwysr a Jersey
City the 10Th Of july 1854 and scnt
TO tho State Prison Tor two ycars ind seven months
Pals FRS pEaANDED F1R sGNFsSCg
William Kelley, charged WITH burglary in the second
degoa pleaded guilty attempt third
that o,eace he havig entered the stable OF Antnopy
trnoux No e5 West Twenty eighth steet. and stole
fu sets OF harness aud three pars OF brides. worth
$3.50 soon after the burglary tie prisoner arrested
thi'sdspha win por,on cf tho stoleo property In
his lsfssHssion, when he admitted his guilt.
trd;et IA lon rieadet guilty 80 m indictment for
grand iaryenY IN stealing, The 4th of june. from the
Of Mrs. Jose h,ne Gobantsu, No. f3 Wcst Wash
igtnn Ilocc. god WATCH so. be was er
played cook 10 that house. and with
oneDce she admitted sha; she took the va'ch.
Samuel f. partbarg against whom indictment was
found tor grand iarsny, petded giity = the charge
The complainant sdeinh bernhard, No 100 broadway
charged that the prisoner ,wbo was in his emniey) on
the 5ih ipst, stoe iron bis establishment Id watch,
n quartity OF gold chains and pencils vanrd ut s8f3.
Immediately AT the property missed tho accused
let He Is twca!ytwo years Of age. and - native or
Germany. le
James Joyce, charged With stealing silver witch.
SO. fthn in sullivan, pleaded guilty to petty
larceny Tho prosecuting witness deposed t,at wpe ne
In gfar In tba IN nj hn fan
somebody at his vest pocket and turning quickly around
he csught Joyce with the atch ID Lis hand All these
prisoners were remanded ill rcxt wcek for venteuce.
ASSAULT UPON AN oFPicER.
diced for felop,ous assaults upon officer Gayuor In the
Fourth ward on SUNDAY night. May % Gaynor tesli
that when hc patrcliiug beat crowd or
the Of James and Raavis streets he
doing 40 bs prisoner who vas Sehud mace rcmars sn :
no would atteod to tho officer The policeman told him 70
along about his bsiness and not ntcrfcre and moved
towards him. wherenpen tho prisoner caught him around
his body tusse ensued and resulted In their falling The
officer sop hm Somebody 10 the crowd said that
In the back of the neck HIS
cut, Orncss Lsary up and found knife along
side Of the prisonss whom hs arrsassd and took 20 sns
The compnioing witness sabiecsed to lengthy and
~ % S9 s
that oErien, Bowers nnd Martin, who h witnesses
friends that be often drank wh and talked 10 them
Tnos Martin mads similar statement Of the affair,
and denied THAI the ocer struck Coakey before he
down on the ground.
The witnesses for the defence proved very diasrsns
slate Of facts. Dennis testified that Timothy
Coakay and Richard Rosy were wak'ug along. he be.
AiDd thcm, when . man came up and struck him. wDo
when asked tho why he dh said he wanted TO
6xhs there o crowd Of ten, and bc turned
70 the policeman tGaynorl and told him THAI
the man struck him without reason, but the oni-
Ger sad nothing be- aid - no. sec ~ 10. ,s,. e"ssloy
down the crowd kicked him, and Coakey haoed Mur-
dss; the wlsncs. was Gra. snd went away; when the
ofcer told that tho struck donovan no made
att<mpt 70 arrest him. and did not prevent Tho crowd
from beating their party.
Richard Kelly confirmed this statement, said when
he asked for the privilege OF lighting mas who struck
him ON Gayucr did ncs otect until hs saw tho man
getting the better OF him. Tho crowd got around
tho praoner and beat him.
Ehen donovan testified that the prisoner horribly
beaten she him four DAYS after st tho Tombs.
john Anderson, the employer OF Coakey, gave hin
good character.
The Jury rendered verdict OF simple assault and bat
terry, and recommended bim 70 mercy. lie viz DC sen
fenced en- saturday.