New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-02-12
Law INTELLIGENCE.
THE CRrlINAL COURTS.


James Murphy was yesterday committed Tor
hayng as ALLEGED Inflicted six siabs in the neck and
| head VI William Byrne VI No. 20 Leona'd-st'
Thomas Jennings (coloredD was held for trial
on charge of having robbed John George Si No 70 Gr
st.. ~ 81, the money Delh2 taken Hom "o"lo0' P"
| OonspOcket, while he WAS asleep
AZ Essex Market Police Court. yesterday, be-
fore Justice Mansfield. Michael kehoe was held Tor
mn charge OF having attempted grand larceny, IN thht
he was arrested while in the act OF rolling away barrel
Of whisky. valued ut $50, from in front OF No - East
| broadway
In the Court of General Sessions yesterday,
before Recorder ackett. VIM. J. Livingston. alias Bar
num- alias Bradford was sentenced 10 thrre ySrs III
rommtia hi the money ia paid Tor the larceny of SALES
| worth " diamonds from Tiffany q Co.
| Jacob Lowcnstein was convicted, in the U.
Eli in terenet house Ia onehundredand fourteenth
81. between Frst and see0nd-ayes TIC hetrSo @
the accused was AN cmploye or the dupe of others INC
Jury added recommendation 81 mercy ~ '-en 'eiuS
| Sentence Will be PRONOUNCED hereafter
| In the Court of Special Sessions yesterday
Charles Hcymann IN Individual who eHdeaVots 70 i've
y his wits was sentenced the Pcnteniiary In default
OF ability to pay fine Of SIS. Imposed upon nun ior nay
Ing ordered aud eaten dinner at the Con,hehth iote
AMI then declined To pay for the DANIEL Master
sH Srncf waQ gas aasd sa' for overlooking ana cru
| ely beating us hofse.
James CurTan. on Monday picked the pocket
OF a lady whose name is unknown, OF wallet containing
consl cradle of money. rs she was about gong on
Al hc theft Was witnessed by Officer Wilkinson OF the
City Hall Police who arrested tho thief ard restored TIE
4
to nnpeor at Court Yesterday the steamer dd sailed
but ON tho complaint the Odcer, Justice Hogan eoni'
| nted the prisoner 10 TIE IOhDs'
Jacob Ferris (colored) was committed for hav-
ing stolen az alleged, from Mary Lynch OF NO 2S East
Twentctlst. quantity Of furniture valued y, s5 III
August lust Ferris employed Mary ut Newport X L. g
cook. representing that he was the ey9eE y rigFlss
saloon No lUj West HOuStOBst but Wien she camo TO
New.York She wouil not accept the position, believing
house To be respectable and got another situation
The furniture cent on To her by the Fa River line or
i Cl erk " ~.
When Mary called ON him he refused " restore the prop
| erty. ~
! On Monday evening, Tobias Lyon, jeweler,
N no Parkrow, caused tho arrest OF Anna Alice Nc
Kay On he charge Of theft He stated that the accused
his store and asked - shown some diamond rings.
number were shown, and A4na placed one upon her
finger and refused to rsoy he Te W. co ne
and Mr. Lyon was about 20 make compaint against the
girl when declared that the charge made against her
her the previous night Mr. Lyon and the other
SonsdSrs6Ie discrimination followed between the com
panant aud accused, which was cut snort Dy Justco
the complainant reluctantly admitted that the assertions
Of the eir were correct N the MAN. ana nnaiy Lyon
declined 20 make complaint against the accused, anu
she accordingly discharged
In the Jefferson Market Police Court yester-
day, Archibald H. Campbell made complaint againt tue
BTaa%Sy ana ey ordnanec in Shrinking ait upon
their tracks The particular Instance specified was nav
lug placed salt on the track In Broomest between
Greene aud Wooster-sts Mr. A. Oakley Hall, District
Attorney, who present. stated To the Justice that
lille ordinance IN question forbade, generally the
using Of salt apOn public and sidewalks, there
Is special clause In IL Which permits railroad companies
to IL ut their switches and turnouts Now there Is
turnout at the OF Broome and GTeenests, ana
another at the corner OF Broome and wooster ana
as the complaint did set forth that IL was not at these
points that tho salt used he thought the facts
shown were not enough 10 constitute sufficient ground
for action The complainant accepting this view OF the
case withdrew his complaint. Mr.. Hall further stated
reference the OF oarryers and conductors
for overlooking their cars that the public generally were
under misapprehension regarding this matter There
il no law or ordinance which defines the exact capacity
Of any car other public vehicle which limits IN any
manner the number OF passengers which such vehicle
may carry. The recent charge " Recorder liacke III
VI the driver and conductor OF the Bleeckers
ear, who arrested charged with cruelty 10 animals
loading their beyond the capacity OF tho horses TO
draw IT, was only 10 the effect that IN that particular
case the prisoners were guilty. as charged. Inc
fact that n oyercrowded might certainly ne adj
duced to show cruelty to animals, but then u must De
shown that load great for the strength OF the
horses merely that certain number OF passen
gers occupied the Joseph Pollock conductor ana
Michael Donohue driver OF Thirdave were yester
day arrested upon warrants issued by Justice Ledwitn
aud committed by him for examination upon cnarRo Oh
cruelty TO animals In overlooking the car OF which 'asy
had charge Mr. Bergh President OF the society Tor inc
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals who made the charge
testified that there were 100 passengers upon tue car
which was drawn by only two horses.