The New York herald., 1869-03-13
ttuar OF GENERAL stssl,xs
BEFORE Judge Bedford

Before Judge Bedford.
I. Assistant District Attorneys Hutchings and Tweed
appeared for The prosecution yesterday.
AN ASSAULT UPON A WOMAN.
The first case called to be tried by jury was an
Indictment against Alexander Owens. alias Alfred
Jones' for an alleged felonious assault upon Eliza
Davenport She swore that on the LIST instant the
defendant came to her house. 2ss Greene street. and
brandished large knife over her head, threatening
10 kill her If she did NOS live with him. II appeared
on the cross-examfnation that the defendant was
divorced from her few months since.
AS the defendant did not actually assault her the
Jury rendered verdict OF assault aud battery. Four
OF the jurors recommended the prisoner to mercy.
N n nnsss saH ne u neyss ws
unanimous. lie understood that the prisoner had
continually threatened the complainancs life, and
Was convicted OF a cruel and cowardly assault The
knlie reminded him OF the knife Jerry O'Brfen
plunged into the body OF his mistress crime which
he expiated on the scaffold. Owens was sentenced
10 tue peneentiary for year and ordered to pay
ne Of s25J, and TO stand committed till the fine Is
TIE WALL STREET BOND ROBBERY.
George King, who was jointly indicted with John
Doobs Tor grand larceny was placed at the bar The
taining United states and railroad bonds valued
siSLo0J was stolen from the once OF Cambreeng
Pyne. IA " ali street. King pleaded guilty.
Judge Bedford said:--king, you have been jointly
indicted with John Dobbs for grand larceny, being
Cainbreeng fype, "A wall street, on the lst OF
January. wnen si5o,000 worth OF bonds were stolcn
Tbs Is the urst bond case successfully
worked up and you are tho first party
indicted, aad from the overwhelming evil
oelce forced TO plead guilty. The community are
greatly Indebted 10 Captain J0urdan and detective
hcIord for their energy and success In working up
ibis case. Through their Efforts $4,000 worth OF
bonds have already been recovered. There are
some $40,OU0 or more worth OF bonds yet TO be re-
covered Now shall defer passing sentence In this
until the last day OF the term; but here tell
you open court that II you see 1T between this and
the sist OF March to restore the balance Of these
bonds or any part OF the the fact OF your restor.
Ing them viii 60 IN mitigation Of your sentence.
Adolf Schwedt VINO pleaded guilty during the
week forgery in the fourth degree was sent TO the
PeDtentiary for one year.
William Holmes pleaded guilty to an indictment
charging him with stealing gold watch and chain
valued seventy dollars the property Qf Elizabeth
Bailey, on the 2uih OF october He was sentenced to
the state Prison for four years and six months.
ALLEGED HOSIERY.
John Hudner and James Haley, who were In
dicted for the crime OF robbery, were tried and
acQui tte1. The complainant. simeon Loucks, tes-
titled that on the 6tn OF February. while passing
through avenue A, about six O'CLOCK he attacked
by three men aud robbed OF Sl3s. He could not
identity Hhdner but claimed that Haley was one OF
the men. Tue defendants proved excellent char
acter. aud haley showed Uy four witnesses that he
was at a velOcipede hall the time the complainant
swore nc was robbed The jury, without deuera-
tion, rendered q verdict Of not guilty.