New-York tribune., 1869-04-14
CRIMINAL

At the Tombs Police Court, yesterday Jus
tiOe Downing committed pawnbToker nameu Janes s va "a
days and imposed nue Of $25 for refusing TO denver up
bureiary which had been pledged with him by the thief
The Hess case was continued yesterday be,
fore Commissioner Belts several T1essS S Sad heard
by the ana n my by ye nse threats IN relation to
Hess BerlnghOf recalled 10 reDut thls testimony
sI bow that Hess was at Benghos place after the
former had seized IT, The case Will DO sneo uP 0A 'n'
18th inst
In the Court of General Sessions, before Judge
Bedford several Important cases we're disposed OF yes
terday Recorder Hackett present, ana sentenced
one prisoner Judge Bedford presiding through the rest
tiOn. Five sentences were pronounced ana Two plsO
p1sd sGS we're Ts dsTs ~ trial o"Sd Oh
arvlR and Assistant DistrctAttOrney Weed appeared
pleaded guilty to the charge OF allowing prisoner to
escape arraGned for sentence The prisoner asked
for the mercy OF the Court saying that bis family were
destitute. Recorder Hackett, in pronouncDg sentence.
said the Cense was grays one tne @ na1 os DeS
than connived at the escape OF dangerous eon OWING
TO Of previous good character and to the
plea Of guilty saving long and Vexatous tris slso
cOmmserating the unfortunate wle ana three emdren
might DO otherwise. He sentenced the prisoner
to four years at hard labor in the State Prison. -.
o. s. Spencer esq, counsel for Thomas Kiernan, in
dcted for made motion to qnash the in
dctment He SAID the prisoner was PGce once OneeF % TnO
attempting to disperse them at No 565 Thirdaye per
speheer said that the Coroncr jury and the Police Com
lissioners had both acquitted the policeman District
Attorney GaTvn opposed the motion and asked FOR an
early trial OF the Judge Bedford denied the mo-
ton and after discussion the trial appointed 70
take place "Wednesday April Il. The Court adjourned
until IL o'clock this morning.
At the Jefferson Market Police Court, yester-
day before Justice Dodge. Hamburg Smith OF No. 35
Union-square, President OF the Swedish Evangelical
Lutheran Church OF Gustavus AdOphus, preferred q
complaint against Frederick WabrOth the treasurer OF
the corporation alleging that the 22d OF November he
embezZed from the church funds the SUN OF $1,000 The
complainant further stated that some time previous 10
the above date collections OF money had been made IN
the Swedish for the above corporatiOn amount
thrOngn the Swedish Government and received by the
defendant the trustee that the above date meet
ing OF the Board OF Trustees hed-t having been
ascertaned that portion OF the funds had been enbez
Yedat which the defendant present and voluntarily
admitted having embezZlod the sum oil $500 and used the
same in his business He puv under Dali Tor trla
Harmine T. GOuret, residing at No 500 Thirdave pre-
ferred singular complaint against Madame ByfOn' an
astrOlogst who keeps Office at No. II seyenteentst
IL would appear from the affidavit Of complainant that
on the 18TH Of January she called ut the OF
the defendant, at the solicitation OF TREND TO inquire
aaDOut a watch which she lcOnplainant had lost the
week previous she paid defendant S2 so Tor some IN
formation and SC for tho sitting Not having regane9
possession OF her lost property through e agenoy VI
Madame Byron, she obtained warrant Tor her arrest
The defendant stated she born with the gt O
fortune teHns and that occasion she had been
the means of eganng money lost by the manager OF he
BulTs Head Bank she alleged that II complainant had
acted ND TO she gave her she WOul nave
no reason to complain. The was adjourned until
this morning