The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-02-08
Court OF Goneral, Sessions.
II Before Recorder Holman. !. y
COUNT JOHANNES IN oouRT--A scxkE

COUNT JOHANNES IN ooURT-A sCxNE
At tho opening of the yesterday the gftod eo
quent but injured prosecuted" Count Johannes rose
and saidI have application TO make TO the Cour'
that the law Of libel be legally explained TO the Grand
Jury previous to investigation before them tomorrow
upon prosecution for iibol Tho witnesses are sub
pmnaedi for to -morTow at eleven O'Clock sW
Mr. Hali--May ask - W N83 JtY, e
The Count Thought it WAS courtesy -
Mr. Halfway ask II the gentleman Is counsellor Of
the court shall object TO his making any statement
unless he is counsel or defendant
Tic Count the District Attorney has decided that
cannot prosecute -----.------.
TIC Count am the prosecutor .tlii7@ h
Tho Rcoordcr--Are you counsellor OF tho ocuru 1
The eoun hardly know how x answer sna' Suss
that am here my own counsellor
The Nccordcr--You cannot answer the question: then.
Tho Count am not counsellor Of law by certioaie
M Hal-Then unless tho gentleman Is defendant no
has or COURSE right 70 be heard IN this court oDect
n the business OF tho day being inerered with any
TIC Rocordcr-It II unnecessary 70 dotcrnine that
question now II IL enough for me to say Tint will not
cent aSs gwen to them al the com
mencerncnt OF tho court. The motion is denied. q
Tho CountI shink have right 70 address, the court
n AS soon az those words fell from the classical lips Of
the eloquent gentleman hc resuRed his seat and atter
remaining few minutes quietly retired from she court
The district Attorney moved that panel Of one thous
and jurors be ordered. returnabc next Monday whch
motion granted. ~
I Thomas johnson, q boy, tired and convicted of
grand larceny stealing two bonnes worth forty dollars
from d show case front of Mr. TrumbuB fancy store
on The nth OF January youth saw him take the prop
erty and carry concert saloon in Broadway where
oftcer Nvcns arrested Johnson and recovered tho
George Young was placed on trial. charged with grand
larceny in stealing three hundred and ninety dollars
from Mrs EA Wsn ron nsiys and ro i
ut the seat Of war The complainant lodged with Mr.
and Mira Brown at $40 Em street. aud became
Waited ts houss on re oycnins Of the st q December
whom Mr. end Mrs Brown and the others drank whiskcy
punch and ale Mrs. w. claiming that chloroform was
administered 70 her She and Mr.. aud Mrs Brown
testified that Young counted tho money and left tho
pooketbook The lounge whom soon after tho accused
n He worked il the same establishment with Brown,
accuse hisn sKsn taking The money rho jury evidently
did not belisye the tasnony for the persecution foi
after censnag afew moments they rendered verdios
Henry Garter assihs, whom were two indictments for
forgery u the second Degree In attempting 70 pass nve
dollar counterfeit bill the Upion bank or Haverhtll
pleaded guilty 70 tho fourth grade OF that offence and
Patrick McCasy pleaded guilty 70 burglary in the third
degree having the 3st or December 1864 burglart
ousy entered tho premises Of William =. Hayward,
%h S % The 'SS
poned. 10 18t4df if7mtA p - AA@t
AN ISTEREsrINa CASE or LARCENY ny A DOMESTIC.
Margaret Atkins pleaded guilty 10 grand larceny, hay
Ing been indicted stealing wearing apparel nd Other
property from tho residence OF samuel H. Thursion,
No 2T8 Fourth Avehhe on the 10th Of January, where
sfe was employed ~ domestic From Mr. Thurston's
statement appeared that his wfc died the day before
tho larceny Was committed and that gold ring, will,
tho inscr pton Forget me not was taken from the
tho thief and the services OF police officer called
into requiston. The obcer arrested the girl and on
searching her trunk all the missing articles found
including tho ring Tho prisoner when brought before
the magistrate said, 81 could not sleep had . dream
and felt uneasy" The Recorder sentenced her 70 tho
State Prison for two yearB and six months 9 ITO t}