The New York herald., 1867-02-28

afternoon All the testimony was submitted, and the
case adjourned until to-day.
United States Cemmissioner's Court.
Before Commissioner Newton
United States "a Thomas Rodgers The defendant who
Is distier at No Navy street. charged with using
false brands and Illegally removing whskey According
TO the testimony OF Inspector Burroughs, OF the Third
district he detected Rodgers at about halfpast four
O'Clock the morning Of the l1th inst leaving the
yard at his establishment with wagon containing i've
barrels Of whiskey falsely branded The testimony for
defence proved that Rodgers dsery was closed from
the preceding Saturday until the day in question: Mon
day, the llth that whskey had been Manufactured
in the ntm thai only three barrels were in the distl
lery it was locked up on Saturday. and moreover
that Rodgers himself did his bed until between
seven and eight O'Clock that morning. IT was also
shown that the yard belonged to the tenement mouse
adjoining as much IL did to the dstlery and tnaf
subsequently, traces Of q still found in the cellar
counsel for defence moved for the discharge Of his
client, and Commissioner Newton granted the motion
Court Of Sessions.
Before Judge Dkeman and Justices Hoyt and voorhees,
The People Martin Mccormack. ek.-The jury in this
case after having locked up night returned
at hafpa nine o'clock yesterday morning with ver-
dict convictng the prisoner 1t will be remembered
that Mccormack one Of gang who broke into the
house No. 202 North Seventh street, E d. early on the
morning or December 1855, and robbed and ravshed
three serving girls named Ellen Walker Margaret Lacey
and Anna Campbell. John Monaghan who Is said to
been leader of the gang has already been con-
victed and now jail with Mccormack awaiting
tence The third participant in the outrage, James
Hneson, will probably be tried in a week or So
The People Patrick Holiand.-Tne defendant is
charged with having robbed one James Garrity OF
watch and cham valued at about $780, while the latter
waiting for at the Of Atlantic and Smith
streets, the night Of the 23d Of August 1866. Hul-
land was arrested shortly after, and convicted IN the
Court of Sessions; but the following day man named
Henry Mackay appeared before judge Dikeman and
stated that he the guilty party instead Of the already
convicted party To prove the truth Of his assertion,
hackev conducted an officer TO the party who had pur
chased the watch from him. and in consequence thereof
the OF Holland far as the conviction went was
quashed Aiackay then ABOUT TO be tried for the
robbery. on his confession when District Attorney
Morris received certain information which inclined him
To believe that the story Of the confession
not altogether veracious one, and that Mackay
bad thus forward 10 receive the punishment which
properly belonged TO Holland. Moreover appeared that
the from whom Aackay recovered the watch had
ceved it from hackay; that Mackay in disposng OF it
had said he acng for another party and that after
the the money paid by the receiver was re-
turned. Holland placed trial yesterday for the
second time, when Garry renewed hts statement under
oath, that he the party who robbed him. TIE
was not concluded, adjournment until Saturday hav
ing been made.