The New York herald., 1865-06-23
Court or General Sessions.
Before Recorder Hoffman.

heavy with sales OF 100 bbls Western at 50 o.
Court or General Sessions.
Before Recorder Hoffman.
Soon after the court opened yesterday morning the
Grand Jury presented number of indictments and
sumed the discharge Of their duties The prisoners
afterwards arragned plead Some Of the per-
sons pleaded guilty while the majority, on stating that
thew were not guilty were remanded for trial Thus far
the Grand Jury found very large number Of bills
which have disposed of with considerable despatch
SO that there fair prospect of clearing the prison be-
fore the summer vacation District Attorney Hall,
though not appearing in court gives his personal and
constant attention to tho cases. and the arrangements
of his Office arc such greatly facilitate the ansac
ton of the criminal business Of the county.
HIGHWAY ROBBERY.
James O'Connor and John Reynolds, jointly indicted
for robbery the first degree pleaded guilty to grand
larceny, and were remanded for sentence The COM
planant was Willard E. Dudley, residing at n Robinson
street. who stated in his complaint that on the night OF
the 11h nst while he in saloon in Greene street.
the prisoners came in and engaged IN with
On leaving the saloon he was followed by the prisoners,
who osled against him, and when he reached the cor
ner Of Prince OConnor in front OF him and
asked him what time 1t was whereupon he took out his
gold watch to give him the Information when OConnor
struck his hand and seized the watch severng IT from
the chain.
THE UNION SQUARE aARRoTERs PLEAD GUILTY TO
ROBBERY.
Charles Gay and James Morrison were also Jointly
charged with the high crime Of robbery. Mr.. VIM R.
Wing OF Otsego who was the complainant stand tnas
on the morning Of the 14h Of this month, about i've
O'Clock, while walking along Union square, near Fiji
teenth street, Gay approached him from behind and
M , ardS"nr .pa.rnd o Tho sc.na md cnrnnsrcs
to rife his pockets. Mr.. Wing was held tightly by
cmtcru The robbers took his watch and pocketbook
contannc three hundred dollarr The men eecaped wt
niurdar leavinq their victim IN henIess cond.
t,on Int sor,,r.trly sooo ol,ce obcers ssv the roh
berv and pursued and CAPTURED the highwaymcn The
re1t dav Mr. Wing positiyely identied the prisoners
and thew were Committed for trial The case was SO
Main and OF such an aggravated nature that they threw
hsmsaIves unon the mercy of the Court and were re-
manded for sentence
John Girs charged with stealing one hundred dollars
from John McConiey at saloon in tn Tenth avenue,
pleaded guilty and sent TO the Penentary for two
since was before the Court on charge OF larceny
William Warren was charged with petty larceny rom
the person. In stealing pocket handkerchief worth nifty
cents from the pocket of Mary Jarvis while she was
looking in shop window in Grand street He pleaded
guilty TO petty larceny and was sent the Penitenary
| for two months
Jefferson Boylin pleaded guilty Of attempt at bur-
gary in the Tn rd degree the indictment charging him
with breaking into the store of Chaies Hussey, No 80
Oliver street. stealing three dollars worth OF liquors
and cigars The recorder sentenced him TO the State
| Prison for two years and four months.
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The only tried by the jury indictment for
granddaughter charging PATRICK Cur,au with shooting
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John STEWART on she zod Oh May, ~ Jones "ooo ~
supposed that the trial woad occupy the whole OF
the dav bu the had not proceeded far when
was seen that the testimony Of the prosecution was
utterly insnfBccnt 10 sustain The charge II appgarcd
from The evdence that on the day of The mat
The members and friends of the Church Of the Transgn
ration went On an excursion and as IS the case ON these
occasions number OF roydies gained access 10 tho
Grounds and Got nm several aghis in the course of the
day The only witness to the on the part Of
The pconle was n hard looking youth who gave his name
as pster Murnhv hut who Il turned out afterwaris ia
known by tho name of Markcy He said thai at quar-
ter mast Six there was fight he ran over and saw the
nrisoner Hgbtng with Young man and Afterwards the
friends o The prisoner and the friends of the other party
| came nm and cont nued the npbt He saw n Young man
hand Cirran n revolver with which he struck Stewart
twice on the head and afterwards turned round cooked
the psto and Ard II at stewart The policemen then
| directions ~ff
| On his cross xamipation Murphy admitted that he
had been arrested for stealing had jumped the bounty