New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-23
THE CRIMINAL COURTS

THE CRIMINAL COURTS
BEFORE Justice Kelly in the Court of Special
sesson on saturday Henry DSIan, eaTn a %a1 s
H. hDd faSoHed piece Of rope to both the morse hek
and the pOc Of the truck Mr. Bergh PRESIDENT OF tho
society for the Prevention OF Cruelty to Anmals saw
Henry Dolail Broadway near lispenafd-st, Nalhly
striving 10 the experiment, ana upon exanl
ining The rome found il deeply Embedded in the horses
flesh. Mr.. DOl being unable 70 FURNISH sasIaVlo4y GA
Cuses, was fined $40
Instjce Connolly of the Yorkyille Police
Court held Solomon Ecstcin for compromising felony
Two boys sole jacket from ECksteius store liz Third
iacketo Esteiu The mothers, learning that their sons
had been taken the Yorkve Cou:t, appealed TO Eek
STEM and by payment OF $ persuaded him not TO appear
against them, and he having received the money gave
them receipt ia which he agreed not to prosecute
James McGney was held yesterday 10 answer the charge
OF presenting pistol to William A. JOness head and ex
torung s. from him. William Hanson was held in 500
midnight and o'clock yesterday morning.
In the Essex Market Police Court, on Satur-
day Justice Mansfield decided the Deresti1g case IN
neyman tailor residing with his family IN TINS city ana
whom Catherine Peterson. or Paterson (nee Maherl:
claims as her lawful husband to whom she married
in Canada Nov. 1867. The Justice ia rendering ms
Daniel Peterson or Paterson was established by the evil
deuce but that the person who took part III That ceTe
other hand, tho defendant had shown that he
siding in New York aud Chicago during the whole time
when it alleged that he was residing with the pla
tin in Canada For these and other reasons the Justice
holding the defendant and he therefore discharged MIN
from custody.
Al the jefferson Market Police Court yester-
dsy before Justice Iedwith William Riley, OF No. 1871
McDOugalst for persOnating officer and attempting
- e1to money om young hegTO %o d ne e @
ing liquor license at No. so Venthave was
alleged poisoning was disposed or by the discharge
OF tie accused mother The boy Daniel and two younger
sisters volunteered their testimony, and their language
nearly identical that the maglstate was igd 70
suspect that frequent re9e@IsSs NAG scCUq te G as
ton 10y Policeman Ray Daniel said that his mother had
on two occasions threatened 10 poison him but she was
she made the threat. Neither the chlQreu
those who accompanied them 70 Court nor the mother
SEEMED regard this wellended tragedy as anything
more than Joke, and nustaehed jockey requested
the Justice 10 permit Daniel 70 deliver his lawyers
speech 1t scarcely need Dc added that Justice Led"h
rebuked this leyity
The Walsh-McCheSney murder trial was re-
suued in the Court OF General Sessions on Saturday be
fore Recorder Hackett Or. Sidney Leo testified that no
Tho post mOrem examination, and described the
wound that caused the death OF Policeman MeChesney
David Il. Williams addressed the jury for the defense
explaining the law in regard to killing iIe claimed that
the prostitute Margaret Walsh labOrng under an
attack Of Insanity whose remote cause drunkenness
and that previous tn her sabbing Policeman McChesney
9hat officer had struck her three blows with ms club that
e her dress seized her by the hair aud knocked her
hst OF Mr. Franklin Chamberlain saw the woman walk
ing in Caualst and officer running from Mercerst
catch her by the strike her twice with his clu6 and
abusive language TO her. Nellie Fay, Georgana Saw
age, aud Nathan Preston confirmed the testimony OF
Chamberlain aud also testified concerning her alleged
the testimony that he had heard there could be
doubt the prisoners insanity The trial is TO be re-
sumei this morning.
I'm Justice Voorhees, Court Williamsburgh on
Saturday William PenrOse dog tancier and Peter Bran
dimou. an Ulster County Deputy sheriff. were held TO
charge of larceny and eXtOrtOn under the fol
lowing circumstances Some time ago Thomas Bier Of
Ileuvlle Ulster County for few days shooting
acconpanled Dy MS dog put had not been there long
when the animal met with an accident which obliged
Bier to leave It in the Of the landlord while he re-
turned to Willamsburgh soon thereafter Bier
turned to Eenyie 10 his setter, but learned
found In possession Of faneier who said that no
had purchased II OF the landlord Bier took the animal
followed by the dogancier and the Deputy sher
1H who had warrant for Bers arrest for larceny but
secured by the OF and the
surrender Of the dog This last transaction irritating
waPrauts for the arrest of the Sheriff Next day the
payers served and Saturday the Sheriff and the
dog-fancier were IN WilamsDuFeh, arralgned on the
charge larceny and exOron and On that charge we're
committed 10 answer
The Shiloh Church dispute made its way
into the TOubs Police Court yesterday morning. IN the
form Of a complaint by the Rev Henry Highland Garrett
against Patroman Decker OF Capt. Garlands command
Acting upon the h.nt contained Judge Ingraham's
decision Mr. Garnct accompanied by hls Nitelwent
threshold 10y Mr. John l.. Hudson. one OF the Trustees
and denied ADMISSION and when Mr. S1rssI P
ceman Decker and had Mr. g. arrested on the charge OF
and rebuked the officer for making the arrest Edward
Moran was arrested at No a. Muberyst on the charge
ofbrualy beating his sens Edward and Patrick Moran
aged respectively and years. IL Is charged that on
children about the head and body the right eye OF
tho eldest boy being completely closed when fSncenan
resstance using chairs, furniture, and Ratchet upon
the officer who was obliged 70 summon assistance. AZ
Justice Hogan committed the prisoner 20 the Iom6s
Moran has long been the terror OF the neighb0rhoOd lie
has served three terms in the Penentary Recently ne
assaulted cOlOred man with Ratchet once he escaped
from Blackwells Island by swimming the East River
In NAV last while in the pfsOnyard OF the 1OmD6, he
cinbcd ladder and eaped from the roof the Tombs.
In Justice Siliman's Court at Flushing, a
ease exciting deep interest m the community there IN
progress From the testimony ehcted u wonld appear
that in June last Miss Lila Cornell OF Little Meek lnstl
tinted an action for breach Of promise against EdWaro
Bepneft Washington Market dealer, ana resident OF
neck Point which action terminated BY the jury hndng
FOR the paiut and Court sentencing the defendant
10 s months imprisonment az Sing Sing Pendug tse
Trial Bennett sought TO escape the consequence or hs
scts and employed one Richard Wright, o member OF
the Metropolitan Board Of Police TO work up INC case
and obtain evidence that would blacken MSS tornelIs
character, paying him, u is alleged 1900 Tor proe1rlnR
false testimony against her. This person seems 10 Lave
oDerated zealOusiy. II Is that be 0pprOacned
white man and black with offers OF money u they
would only do his bidding. The black man proved racta-
DE- aud swore that MISS Cornell had been unchase pre-
ViOus 10 Benefits acquaintance with herr but the white
hosated and afterward declined TO take Policeman
Rrghts money and swear falsely therefor. sentence
had sooner been pronounced upon Benn6tt than DIS
friends pettioned Coy FentOn for pardon on condition
that he should marry Miss Cornell, which, having been
granted, the two made Bennett has learned
TO highly prize his wife, and 10 feel that great wrong
done her by the testimony obtained through the
Of Wright, that he instituted proceedings