The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-29
COURT o. GENERAL SESSIONS.

Felonious Assault Upon n Poiicemun-Thc
AssuiIaus Sent TO the State Prison-.A Geld
Spectator Brought to Griet--He is Con-
victed OF Altering a Check OF ss2,iOO TO
$4,000.
Before Cunning $. Bedford, Jr., City Judge.
Martin Teddy pleaded guilty to an Indictment
charging him With firing loaded pistol at officer
Donnely of the Thirteenth preclnt, the LIST inst.
Judge Bedford, in passing sentence, sad:-Leddy
YOU were indicted for an assault with intent to kill,
charged with having deliberately fired five or six
shots at police oflcer when attempting TO arrest
you. Had you oeen tried you would have been con-
victed ana would have sentenced you TO q long
term OF Imprisonment. Having pleaded guilty and
saved the expense OF q trial. will Take that into
consideration and send you TO the state Prison for
I'VE years.
Patrick Tnney was charged with stealing
$3.50 worth Of brass faucets on The 10Th of august
the property OF Henry q. Meyer No. 1874 Water street.
As that was the ilrst offence the Cuy Judge was
enient sentencing him to one years imprisonment
James Meehan Indicted for assaultng Augustine
Mauer on the 5th inst, pleaded guilty aud was sent
to the Penitentaly for one month.
Henry Anllar, alas David Marsh was placed on
trial charged wan forgery in the third desiee. Mr.
Hutchings coaulcled the prosecution ana ex-Judge
stuart defended the prisoner. The facts proven by
the prosecution were that In December, 1867, the
accused kept an account In the Ocean National
Bank that on toe 9Th OF that month he presented
check paying teller made payable to @. Harvicr
for the sum OF $500 which was Certified by That
oaicer. On the 10! OWING DAY the accused went 10
the bank and offered check for $4,000 naying pre-
vlously made deposit OF check wnich proved not
20 be good. lie dld not see hin again till ABOUT
three months ago when lie saw him In the Ioabs.
Charles +. halTef, son or CaliXte Harvler, Is8u-
fed that he was clerk In his iather banking
house; that on the 10th OF December 1887 he neg1-
tated with the prisoner Tor the purchase oil Rold, he
having previously dealt with him; thai he gave him
10 00J In gold certificates and $500 In greenbacxs;
that the check deposited in tn Union Bank
that afternoon and was discovered to have been
altered from s2lJJ 70 sZ0lo; the forgery was ski
Captain Jorrdan testified that he arrested the
prisoner the y OF June, 1869, when ne saw him
In the Tonlbs and uaic tnis complaint against him
he was in the city Pli5on under the name OF Henry
Marsh.
JUDGE stuart opened for the defence, aud said he
would prove ny several witnesses IRON Connecticut
that the accused was In that state ON the dag wnel
he is charged with passing this check.
William Blown isaac smith ana sarah Il. Marsh
members OF the prisoners family sToro that on the
9th and iOtn Of December 1861, the accused was at
port; and they remembered the date rom the fact
tnat the 10TH was AIR. Browns birthlay, aud the
! prisoner presented him with an oyercoat.
! Samuei A. Seeiel, with whom tue prisoners sister
lived as purse, testified that he (Marsh visited
her on the 9th OF December he remembering the CIR.
cumstancc By Il CANA wedding Of u neighDor on tue
Mr.. Hutcnings rlgidly cross-examlned these wit
nesses and brought out number OF strange circum-
! stances. When th. defence rested their case Mr..
Hutchngs called Richard Murphy, the oilce boy OF
! NJ Haryler, who gave very clear account OF the
gold transaction aud positively unidentified the pri.
soner as being IN the oice on the eth ana 10Th oil
| December. 1861.
fed that in September 1867. the prisoner rented
ONCE In his building, and that he subsequently pur
chased gold for him on a margin the aggregate
amount being between $4,000 and 500, 900; he also
saw The prisoner on the 10th OF December, but Hi
son took the check and sold him the $4,000 III gold
After the summing up OF counsel on both sides
Judge Bedford gave succnct statement OF the ties
tnony The jury retired at quarter to four O'Clock
and after an absence or three-quarter5 OF an hou
came INTO court wnen one or the jurors desired 4
ask question u The time OF day the prisoner wa
said to be IN Bridgeport.
Judge Bedford answered the query and said tina
the resolved It eli into the question whether tn
aliDi was true false.
me Jury went out, and after celebrating for fv
minutes rendered verdict Of guilty coupled with
recommendation to mercy.
Mr.. Hutchings said that there were two similar In
dlctnents againsl the prisoner, one or them beln
Tor q forgery committed upon the Fourth Natons
Bank by which he realized the sum OF $1,000. ii
was one OF the most expert forgers In the countr,
ana was Of combination OF men who na
ROBBED many banks in the city and throughout I'll
country. For certain reasons OF public justice
askeu that the prisoner be renanded to PRISON. .
The court granted the motion and postponed u
sentence.
There were 100 cases disposed OF during the teri
by Judge BE ilOrd