New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-01-22
Law INTELLIGENCE.
TIE CRIMINAL COURTS.

TIL CRIMINAL COURTS
Justice Seaman of East New-York held Mary
V,.ster servant charge of threatening 20 poison
William Petrys family and poultry. Held to bail In $3.50
In Recorder Aldridges Court, Hudson City,
VIM Cocklan was held to answer for threatening TO blow
up the house III which lie lives lie had exhibited can
OF gunpowder.
While Charles Trippel of No. 133 Reade-st.
was standing IN the BoweTy, lockwood" Hays APP
snaiched the watch and atteinped 10 make Of iiays
was committed by Justice shandey
John Morse of Iona, Michigan, was recently
found hanging dead in his barn but the jury'- verdict
being that he had been sIanged and placed In that posi-
ton the murderer's intention being TO make L appear
that Morse suicide William Brown, OF the same
place WHO had been heard threaten that he would kill
Morse, has been arrested and held for examination.
The case of Lawrence Enhardt, accused of
the murder OF Herman Gross foreman Of sugar refinery
IN Wliamsburgb in october last was continued i'll the
Court OF oyer and Termner Of Kags County yesterday
The testimony for the defense taken, but new
facts were elected ExJustice Daily argued for the de
Tense that the act was committed in self-defense.
At YOrkvie, Justice Kelly committed Anne
Murphy a chamberInad employed at the Ashburton
House. charge OF stealing Mr. Peter e.. Northing-
tons gold watch and chain valued at $l0 Mr. Worth
ngon left the property on his bed yesterday morning
aud locking his door, gave the key to the hotel
clerk on his return the bed was made up but the prop
could not be found and Anne having been IN tie
room, he caused her arrest.
At Jeflersan Market before Justice Dodge,
Morgan L. Phillips alias Buffalo Yank" was committed
on the charge OF snatching 500 from Thomas saery,
Whitney, alias William Thomas held for examina-
ton the charge of dcraudng Earles Hotel of Sl, due
for board aud lodging James Evans John Roberts,
Lizzie Burnett, and Maud McDermot held for
animation the charge OF keeping dsreputabe house
IN NCOser-st
In the Court of Special Sessions Mary Fay
accused, by Segied DObbin OF No S94 Bowery, Of
sccretng under her clothes five pairs OF skmxed pan
is not peculiar Mary she was fined $50 and sent the
Penentiary Peter o. Dell cut of dogs tail, which
George Mckinney, boy, held over chOppng-bOck.
Mr. Bcrgh proved that Dell had frequently gTatied his
propensity for absorbing cats tas aud the accused was
fined $40 and sent TO the City Prison.
In the Court of General Sessions, yesterday,
John Edward Schaefer sentenced 10 five years inn
seLaefcr deposed & I'm the Citizens savings Bank and
received passbook with this amount credited therein
lie then altered the entry IN the book TO make ap
pear to be $500 - showing this false entry his
poyer he induced him 10 cash check for $40 which
check having been presented, with the book, az the bank
paid. schaccr then obtained from another person
81 on another check, but when this last check pre-
sentcd with the book tho alteration was discovered
Hence the prosecutonl
At the Hudson County Court OF Oyer and
Terminer Judge Bede, in charging the Grand Jury
graduated them upon the fact that only prisoners
awaiting their action lie called especial attention 10 the
frequency oI przc hghlhE tegietlLS me laet that me
persons engaged often escape arrest and lie added
that przcnehters liable 10 two ycars m state Prison.
or fne not exceeding $1,000 wnie those who attend az
spectators may be imprisoned year IN Stale Prison.
or fined not exceeding $500 He would be glad n the Jury
could lind bills 81 indictment even II arrests could not
be made The JUTys attention called TO the loss OF
life on railroads, by explosions, DC, and they were fur
Their informed that they had ghi % LOOK into the sub
jet ~ nuis1nces such as saughter-houses and i'm
pyOpc TycaTcnfOr railroad crossings; ami 20 investigate
such Illegal liquor selling violations OF the sun
day law. gambling lotteries and policy shops, and other
institutions OF al unlawful character
Frank Kirchner presented for payment yes
erday 40 the Broadway National Bank check for $685.
purpOftug 10 have been drawn by smith Crane OF No
"A WO0stci-st 20 the order OF Shcarrr & Jones. The
check forgery and Kirchucr having been arrested
said that he haa been mot Oh the street by man VINO
had requested him 90 present H. and had promised him
small FOR ms trouble. Justice Downing committed
Rrchner 10 await examination Thos. Nee ounack ana
Emma Johnson, the latter noted thief AMI shOpfer.
with half dozen aliases. brought before Justice
Downing yesterday officer oates sWOre that on
Monday he noticed the woman IN the crowd
at the Dleockcrst Savings Bank. and that lac
arrested her wnen Sic attempted to PICK Mrs;
Bridget Caalan's pocket. Mis-. Callahan testified
that she seized the thefs hand, and found that
her pocket had been cu On the way To the police sta
ton thc woman sigualed Mccormack lie approached,
and passed to HIN small knife, such used by
pickpOcLeis. The knife seized by the officer and
Mccormack was taken custody. Both commit ted.
-. Last SUMMER Emma johnson arrested IN Sara
tOgn for stealing purse and safe key from Il wOman's
pOckct, The evidence insufficient to convict, how
ever Hhnrcl .,rt'i' tho ioiy lsrsid
In 1hrtyfouIt of this city entered, aud, *
eoHectured TIE safe was robbed by means OF the stolen
key OF over 5000 Ia money and bonds Mary Ann
Fisher committed 10 answer the charge or stealing
files and other hardware articles from Michael
NOylaud d No. 20 OllgeT-zt