The New York herald., 1869-01-20
COURT or GENERAL SESSIONS.

Before Cunning s. BEDFORD 1r, City Judge.
There was very large calendar Of cases in this
court yesterday sNt
HoMIcIDE OF coLoRED MAN BY HIS WHITE mis-
TREss-REMARKs OF JUDGE BEDFORD.
Margaret Brown indicted for killing Upton Muir
ray, was placed at the bar.
Mr.. Hutchines said:-This defendant is indicted
for murder. The Grand Jury generally in all cases
OF homicide lind an Indictment for that degree, al
though the facts may warrant only conviction for
mansaughter IN some one OF the degrees. The de-
ceased was colored man with whom she lived, and
and wife. They were often seen to quarrel when
Intoxicated. They had been quarreIing during
sd n his hand te vSsn
taken from him by person named jackson, who
heard sklrmish and saw the deceased run after the
deceased was cut In the throat. He was taken to a
physician in Sullivan street and his wound exam
face, and she struck the deceased "a with iii her nand
was simply committed III drunken alteration.
She has onered through her counsel plea Of guilty
OF manslaughter in the third degree which regard
It as my duty % accept. Iwouid not ask jury to
mansiaughter, and it might only be the fourth
degree.
Judge Bedford, in passing sentence, said:-Marga-
ret Brown, the Grand Jury have indicted you Tor
murder In the first degree. Upon the statement
and believe that should you have been tried, jury
would have rendered verdict OF maIslaughter in
the third degree Should you nave been tried before
me and the verdict be OF that character would have
sentenced you to the State Prison for five years; but
having pleaded shall take that into yet
at the same time do state that have no sympathy
for q whioe woman who degrades her sex by living
with black man, as theAtesnmony showed you did.
the State Prison for three YEARS and six months.
BURGLARIES AND SENTENCES. e
Jonn Smith, nit VINO was charged q win @
avenue, on the 30th OF December, and stealing a
small quantity OF pork, pleaded guilty to an attempt
offence Judge Bedford said he would not brand him
as felon, but would give him q chance to reform.
The sentence was one years Imprisonment In the
Terence Carroll was jointly indicted with Joseph
Farrell for an alleged burglary. The charge was
Fitzpatrick. Is New Bowery, was entered and lamp
worth one dollar stolen. Carroll said that Farrell
stat statement he was discharged. Carroll was Sent to
the state Prison for two years.
win n
Of December the clothing store Of Jacob Levy. IS
ST. 900 worth OF overcoas stolen. The property was
recovered by detectives who traced 1t to 28 Chestnut
sxidcnoe SSinS mat he was seem in and around ts
house on the day OF the burglary The jury rendered
verdict Of @ guilty i Q, grand Larceny c so,o
you plead guilty to this Indictment 1t is burglary
In every sense Of the word. One thousand dollars
marks Of Q Jimmy" showing that you are both pro-
fessional thieves Iwl send you to the State Prison
for four years and six months. As for you Devere,
whom believe TO be as deeply implicated as Bar
clay, having demanded separate trial. and the jury
pronouncng you guilty, viii send yoa to the State
Prison for five years. Quite . scene followed, a
young giri having uttered wild scream when sine
heard the doom or her beloved.
ALLEGED FALSE PRKTENCES.
Solomon B. Merkel, who was dressed In naval
uniform, claiming TO be assistant surgeon in the
United States navy, was charged with obtaining
$400 from Ebenezer oliver on the 1&th Of November.
The accused was nephew Of the wife OF the com.
painant In the course Of the trial 1t out that
John ii. Gregory gave note for $450, and Mr.. Oliver
went security for the payment. Through legal
technicality the Jury were directed to find verdict
OF acquittal. The Judge cautioned the accused, re-
marking that II he were brought before him again he
would be dealt with severely.
GRAND LARCENY.
Kate Cahill who was charged with steal.
ing sixtythrce dollars worth OF ladies' xp-
parel from Mrs. Adela Berry, 238 West
Twenty-hrst street. on the oath Of December.
pleaded guilty to IN attempt at grand larceny. The
accused was employed as . servant. The City
Judge in passing sentence said there was Q great
deal OF stealing gong on in houses by servant girls
and he would have made an example Of her were 1t
not that the complainant requested him to be leni-
ent She was sent 70 the Penltentary for one year.