The New York herald., 1869-04-29
CeuaT or GENERAL SESSIONS.

Before Judge Bedford and Recorder Hacket.
Assistant District Attorney Iutchings appeared
for the prosecution.
charles surratt, who pleaded guilty 20 stealing a
pocEetbook containing forty dollas from FrederiAa
Gla;tner was sent TO the STATE Prison for eighteen
months.
The Grand Jury came into court with a number
OF bills and the foreman having minated that they
had finished their business, Judge Bedford dis
charged them with the thanks Of the Court. During
the term they passed upon 10 cases, found ninety
i've bills, and dismissed niteen cases Tor want or
sufficient evld ence.
Recorder Hackett sentenced the following pris.
oners, who had been remanded:--
James Martin, who pleaded guilty 10 an attempt
at burglary, was Sent to the state Prison for two
years and SIX months.
Adolph Philips, VINO pleaded guilty 70 stealing
sl50 worth of books irOm the Mercantile Library
Association on the 23d OF March, was sentenced TO
state PRISON for three years The Recorder stated
he had been informed that Philips was an adept in
stealing books.
Matthias j. Rosenbock who was charged with burg.
lariOusly entering the apartment OF Kari Hausting,
iI clinton street. on the lith VI March and stealing
quantity OF mink and ernne FUR skins was acquit-
ted, the Olcer IN the case having so nisnanaged u
~ TO render a legal conviction impossible. The jury
were directed TO acqut the prisoner.
ALLEGED FALSE PRErENCEs.
Mannette Sperry was placed on trial charsed with
obtaining $500 from Teresa Messo the lth Of Sep
einUer, Tor which she received as collateral security
eighty shares IN the capital stock OF the Ladies'
Consolidated Gold and Silver Mining Company" As
Mr. lIutchngs was unable to prove anything about
the certificates the City Judge directed the iuIy,
matter Of law, TO render verdict OF not guilty. Az
there was some dispute IN reference to chattei
mortgage, which the complainant's husband OBJ
ianed from the defendant, Mr.. Hutchinrs intmated
that the case was one which could be ventilated In
The Marine Coultthe highest court Ia the building.
ALLEGED FRAUD uFoN the CENTRAL COAL CON.
PASY-MBssRs. DETMoLD AND MCoRD Dis
CHARGED.
The Recorder delivered the suboined opinion on
the complaint against these parties Tor conspiring
20 obtain money by false preences IRON tue central
Coal Company
1Ae Peple %. Christian T. D,t,pad and Charles o. NJ
CoraMoon by The defendant, Detmold to be discharged
his cogni7ance That the counsel for the prosecu
zion regard the matters OF alleged fact In this ~ complex
the printed brief OF than 100 pages which he has ed
Tho testimony volumnou ani for the defence has
been equally industrious with the magistrates cerF and the
legal adversary IN his preparation o argument have read
all the evidence and arguments with great care, and
any portion OF either ha no doubt OF the entire Innocence
the defendant etnod, that he giicss any offence
that be may be acnabc to the charge OF having been de
cevcd, and perhaps, OF having been conhdlng
agent only what often happens the hest businesa
conducting large operations The motion 10 discharge
the defendant his verbal rccognzsnce granted
cannot course control the action OF the District Attorney
who may II disposed, send the to the Grand jury
bus even this " was about charge
n that can be stated. ! cannot resst the convletion
that the defendant Detmold bad not commenced civil
tfefward would not have been preferred. have always
been as Judge averse TO criminal tribunals being made M
siumcnb tther 20 further delay pccunafy setteme tr
above 'JOIN X HACKETT, Recorder.
Nrw yonK, Aprl 20, 1854 w. u
The jury were then discharged for the term.
During the present month there have been q large
number of cases disposed OF by the court and the
efficient prosecuting officers
Ihe May term viii commence next Monday, his
Honor Judge Bedford presiding.