New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-02-26
THE CRIMINAL COURTS.

In Essex Market Police Court before Justice
Mansfield, Rudolph We9oldt Tts Somntt.d lot ma TOT
No 9l7 East FOurthst and then leaving the animal
standing in the street for two hours.
In Justice Cornwell's Court, Brooklyn, ThOs.
Mcnamara and Daniel Dalton were committed for tral
for having burglariOusy entered the premises OF Mr.
terday morning Mr. Mcdonald was entering his house,
being absent during the preceding part OF the
suspecting something TO be wrong, opened small closet
and there found the accused concealed Capt. Thonp
was passing by the house at the time and arrested
them.
Adolphus Bourgin was tried in the Court of
oyer and Terminer yesterday for grand larceny He In
company with another person, went TO boarding house
WITH trunk I9 Of psPe Inc next aay te
him. the trunk filed with the property Of other board
When he arrested pick, skeleton Key, and
sion. The prisoner claimed TO have been mere dupe,
but the jury found him guilty and the sentence zee q the
Prison al hard labor. Timothy Purcell was accused
under the statute OF cruelty to animals IN driving horse
dcted for burglary in the third degree and conycted
remanded for sentence Philip Beeh boy was allowed
sentenced to the Penitentary for 80 days.
In the Court Of Special Sessions before JUS
tees Bowling and Kelly. Benjamin Wallace OF No l3l
r %as he % James Wam The
prisoner stoutly denied his guilt but as he had been
Court sentenced him to the Pe6fteary for sI months
Joseph Mathews assaulted an officer who was endeayor-
ing him severely in the face For tins ofense no was
sentenced 10 one month IN the
in company with another man. entered store IN Pearl
ST. aud each selling chair of with 10. The prOpr
etor pursued and arrested Carey. On being ar
raigned the prisoner pleaded that no was intor
icated at the time and did It "fOr fun" The
Court held that intOxication was excuse for
crime, and sentenced the prisoner to the Peniten.
tiarY for three months John Murphy was accused OF
cruelty to animals in having driven team of horses at
tached to OF the Broadway and Eghthst omnibusee
said horses being at the time IN weak, emacated and
unserviceable condition" hir. Henry Bergh President
OF tho Society for the prevention OF Cruelty 70 Animals
said that he had made several attempts 10 bring the pro-
pretors Of railway and stage lines 20 trial for permitting
snch acts As this, but had found IL impossible TO do
All that could be done arrest the employees who
actually committed the cruel acts. The Court found the
prisoner guilty but as there evidence OF inten-
ona cruelty on his part and he had already been
imprisoned four days, sentence was suspended
In Jefferson Market Police Court before JUS
tce Ledwith, yesterday Gustave Baliing weldressed
young Frenchnan, complained OF for defraudng Mr.
Charles Delmonico the keeper by means Of
worthless check. The check was drawn the Bank OF
NewYork for the sum OF 5 and sgner by the prisoner
who presented to Mr. Charles SomeT cashier al Del
monicOs, who returned him t7 rs change. after having
taken out the price Of two meals. Another worth
at Delmonico's downtown restaurant. He was
committed 20 answer. .Abram Durfee, employed
q nght-son barge, was accused OF homicide
by q Mrs. Ellen SinnItt Her husband, who was
at work the same barge with Durfee drowned on
Saturday morning. She says that no injured and
pushed overheard by the accused aud that the wife OF
the latter had the missing mans hat in her possession,
she THE compGinantl having received IL from her. IL
claimed BY other parsons that the deceased nan