The New York herald., 1867-10-22

= -'ss BEFORE JudEs Russell s. I. +a-s-. /.
NE Grand Juryat the opening Of the Court yesser-
day morning brought 10 . batch Of indictments.
BURGLARY.
william Davis. jointly indicted with Stephen Jerome,
Thomas Devers and William Lewis. charged with bur-
glary the third degree, tried and convicted Of
that onsncs jerome and Dsvers pleadsd guilty few
days ago and were disposed OF that time The testi
nony showed that the night Of the 4h the fur
nishng store OF Henry Smith, l45 Grand street. was
broken into and 81 500 worth Of neckes handkerchief
and shrts stolen An officer the prisoners in the street
prostitute In Crosby street. where the prisoner, Lewis
and the girl found in the search In.
stuted and SIX bundles OF goods the proceeds or the
burglary, discovered under the bed. Davis was
sent 10 the State Prison for i've years
VIM Lewis was then placed on trial: bu; as = was no:
Witnesses werc with him up to late hour that night
the jury rendered verdict OF not guilty.
FEL0SIous ASSAULT.
Patrick Mcdonald, who was indicted for q felonious
assault and battery, pleaded guilty to assault with o
dangerous weapon with intent 10 do bodily harm. On
the Sth OF October the accused Michael Murtha In
the head with knife He remauded Tor sentence.
ALLEGED BuRGLARy--As INTERFERING CASE
Robert Shaw tried charge of burglary In the
third degree It appeared from the evidence addured
by the prosecution that early in the morning Of the 3D.
Of September the store OF Lewis Struer 1853 William
street. burglariousy entered ana eleven hundred
dollars' worth Of cutlery and pistols stolen An Offices
O'Clock on the above morning heard the cry Of stop
thief " and tho prisoner driving wagon and
resting MN found four bags containing cutlery which
was identified by Mr. Struler. witness who
the employ OF firm occupying rooms in the building
with Mr.. Struller saw the prisoner In . wagon about
twenty minutes past six O'Clock in the morning before
the store, two como out Of the and put
three bags on the wagon
4 For the deIence VIM. Lowther, who keeps . fish
stand In Sixth aveuue testified that the morning in
question be sent the accused down to Fulton
with his horse and wagon procure blue sh, and the
next he heard Of him bis he found the horse
In the 1921 street station and the wagon headquarters
Il came ont the cross examination that the wit
ness was brother Of the prisoner, who gave false
name on his arrest.
John Nash, . young man who drives . truck, swore
that on the morning In question, he going down
William street, between and O'Clock, two men
jumped upon the truck and asked II be would take
load Of goods up town for them, and they would ray
him we'll; he told them he could not, st the same
time pointing to the prisoner. who was driving down
the street. and saying, every likely there is
will carry the goods for you With that the men got
on his tuok and the last he OF the parties that
the prisoner taking TO them
The jury went ont at halpast Two o'clock and after
absence Of two hours returned stating that they
unable to agree At Their request the steno0raphor Of
the read the testimony of NASH and by request OF
the Judge they retired their Al quarter Eve
they rc-enered the aud found the prisoner
guilty, with recommendation 10 mercy. The ,ity
Judge said there another charge pending against the
prisoners whom he icmanded for sentence.