New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-02-08
TIE CRIMINAL COURTS.

TIE CRIMINAL COURTS.
In the Court Of Sessions, Brooklyn, yester,.
day. Jesse aud Albert Mott. Tor having assaulted and
nONbch Robert RoSling were convicted ana reinaLoeu
for sentence.
In the United States Commissioners office,
before Commissioner Newton Mathew English was hcld
FOR eyaminaton on charge OF keeping hotel on Staten
Island without license.
In the City Court, Brooklyn yesterday, John
W RcIienbecE, German and married man. was on
trial for having committed unnatural CRIME upon r.
Jarvis, youth 20 years OF age VINO po,rdod IN e4oeh
bcok's house. the case was not concluded
In Essex Market Police Court, yesterday.
before justice STANDBY, Caharine Grey WAS conntcd
to answer for stealing alleged $50 from the pantao1s
at the r. sdencc of the accused No 81 Esexst TO which
place Catharine induced Emery TO accompany her,..
night for uhbecoming lcvty IN the Bowery were dis
charged Dennis Stay. for annoying the family o. Dir
Loveoy OF No. 81 Marketst. TO the extent Of being
nuisance to them, was committed TO prison.
In the Kings County Court of Sessions yes
terday Judge Troy presiding Daniel OConnel was tried
Decembcr lasi driven OF several Of tits from the
prem es OF Nathan May. JohIson-s II appears tho
his own use lie was sentenced to State Prison for tho
term OF four years and eight months lester Ice aged
tempted rape uGn child seven years or age named
aud was fenced TO the Penitentary for one year
In the jefferson Market Police Court, before
Justice Dodge, Wm Iaconta was committed Tor trai Tor
S Tn t OF cc II lie preded to want
purchase cloth OF a particular texture and having got
The attention of the clerks away from him. took the prop
cry from ire counter aud left the store. lie was fol-
lowed by policeman and arrested after chase during
which he threw away the cloth He said he wa EN-
ployed by an unknown 10 take the cloth TO an nm
known destination. similar charge was preferred by
Johnston the larceny being committed IN Ike manner
and followed by a chase resulting IN arrest Johnston
was committed . Phebe Davenport held 10 bail in
LOCO 20 the charge OF keeping house OF prost-
tuition ia Pourfn-aye. Michael Mahoney No. 1872 Sew
enrhaye.. held in 500 bail fol- alleged violation VI the
Excise law.
In the Court of General Sessions yesterday
before Recorder Hackett George WTinstae and Arthur
car the Bleeckcrst aud Fulton Ferry line placed
trial charged with having yiolaed the law for the
that, the morning OF the 2d day OF January aSt me
car OF which the prisoners had charge was proceed,g
fengers The grade at this point is lne steep ahd III
consequence OF the overloadmg of the ear the horses
passengers got out and pushed IL was not alleged that
The prsonss used amy Pes oTuay o Of ,he
poyes of the road testified that Is persons had been
tie jury that IT, in their belief the prisoners had over
loaded the car. they had rendered themselves alenabe
IA the law and tho fact Of their being employees did
remove the responsibility The jury returned verdict
Of guilty, and the Recorder imposed nue oil 700 On
each. rs a warning 10 other rsilrpd companies
In the United States Circuit Court, before
Judge Benedict, the case of The United states agt
George Nicholas came on for trial Defendant IN indicted
for doing business distler, at No. 74S Eighhave,
without paving the special tax therefor Deiendaht ad
United running the sti but claimed he did so as the EN-
Government showed that defendant told conflicting so-
ries 10 the whereabout of smith and that he defend
anti had sold of the whisky distilled, as he said to
got his wages. For the defendant evidence was given,
by the lessee OF the premises that he tine esee had sub
gave the name OF smith. aud who paid tho rent Up 20
late last the jury had not agreed Nels
cooa, brought 10 trial I'm the same Conf ON an
indictment for larceny IN stealing $500 from Herman
GrOth the carpenter of tho MuscoOta, on the 18TH OF
August 1860 The money, IL seems frum the evidence,
was found third party, who said Erickson had Gu
trusted him with IT, Case stu on. Henry Frchs, ii'
dcted for passing counterfeit currency. pleaded guilty
and the Court in consideration OF the previous good
character Of Frcls aud other mitigating circumstances
In the ease suspended sentence and DISCHARGED Frchs
motion OF Assistant District Attorney Bell nOie prose
Luoien Brown, William Reed. and Thomas NJ. X. Mills,
who jointly with Henry Steele r al being IN the claim
10 defaud the United States Steele was tried some time
since and found guilty. but. ON appeal on legal point
the verdict was set aside As tho same point applies to
the cases of the other defendants the Court ordered that
the oe proseq be entered aud defendants discharged
On Tuesday evening, Charles Hymann en-
the restaurant OF the Continental Hotel No tl2
broadway and As cents worth OF refreshments. lie
removed TO another table, and ate 10 cents worth
additional The last check he offered TO pay at tho cash
iers desk but when asked for the other check denied
that he had one. and refused to pay the amount de
bowling committed him to the Tombs. Lucien Alfetes
an Italian music teacher, yesterday arrested AT
lenses ten The complainant is MI Isaac seppeli Who
charges that the accused IN June last called upon
him, and by representing that the firm with whom he
connected then engaged In the sale of whisky at No
l62 Chambers-st.. was dong a hourishing business, In
duccd him to invest $4,000 In the concern The complains
charges that the accused represented TO him that the
firm worth and that their indebtedness
than s. 600 He has since learned that the
firm nsolyent and that there mortgage on the
property Justice Bowling he'd the accused to BAN IN
the sum of 5000 to await examination. The exam
ination in the case of Miles Murray who, with Edwin
Weed, arrested on tho charge OF having been
concerned In the theft OF $4,000 worth OF
bonds from the Bank OF the Republic on
tho 10th ult was continued yesterday al
the Tombs before Justice Bowling Charles Z. Law
renee theatrical agent at G2 Broadway testified thai
Weed had called upon his brotherinaw Mr.. Nash, and
had wanted TO obtain loan OF $1,000 on two Missouri
State bonds Nash, suspeetng that they were portion
Of those stolen from the Bank OF the Republic In com
pany with witness called upon Inspector Leonard ant
informed him OF his suspicious Benjamin Riley and Vim
H. Brown, both colored living ut No. $50 broadway testi
fled that tho Saturday night previous To the
the men, Weed had called upon Murray, and had give
him package, which Murray placed In his safe Jame
Murray testified that he present the evening II
question, and heard Weed ask Murray to allow him 4
place package IN the SAFE and this request granted
The examination was then adjourned until u o'clock
m on tho nth Inst Weed has been released on 5000 bal
by Recorder Hackett