The New York herald., 1869-09-15
6ROOKL YIN CITY.
TIE COyRTs.
s.xss COUNTY COURT or SESSIONS
TIE Grand Jury-Sentence Of EsaN-Tbc
Dunnigin Honi eide.

The Grand Jury-Sentence OF EaaH-The
Dunuixin H0nl eide.
Before Judge Troy and Associates.
Twenty.eight indictments for various oYences
we're handed In at the Court OF Sessions yesterday
~ the Grand Jury aud taken in charge by District
Attorney Norris for prosecution.
John Higgins, who was indicted for feonious
assault was arraigned and pleaded guilty to assault
and battery. lie was sentenced TO Imprisonment In
the Kings County Penitentlary for one year.
Dennis Regain who was indicted for the homicide
OF James Haggerty, In having caused MS death by
throwing him out OF his liquor saloon In Union
street. ana who found guilty or assault and bat
crime was fine OF slOO and dive days. imprisonment
IN the county jail. The prisoner paid his tine and
then went to jail to serve out his fve days.
James Carberry, Thomas Howard, Matthew Car
berry, John kilroy and Thomas Kilmead were placed
trial, charged with being engaged IN riot In the
Fifth ward, IN which a man named James Dunnlgan
Was killed. From the testimony taken 1t appears
shat previous to the 2d OF May last there were two
parties or factions ~ the Flith ward VINO were con.
tho public peace. On the I'd OF May
me prisoners, VINO belonged to the gang
came to the house OF man named O'Neil In Navy
street. James Carberry anu another young man went
treat oSe refused to DO SO, ana struck car6erry.
and then went in and shut the door, In few
minutes crowd OF about hundred men. women
and children had collected in front OF the door
and commenced to stone the house. 0'Neil's
Srlends rallied to his support, and O'Neil
uaASeH CdIno out Win u CiuU, Will WniCu no nv
away right and lett. wherever he could see head.
For about ten minutes the fight ragged furOusly and
during the melee young man named James Dun
MIG an was shot and died soon alter. None Of the
prisoners are charged with completely In this kill
ing but simply with riot. large number of wit
ncsses were examined, and as usual, their state.
ments were both varied and incoherent In regard
to the origin OF the light One OF them
testified that when the Tllary street boys were IN
she Dabit OF cOngregating on the front stoop OF
Reddings saloon, AT the corner OF Johnson and
Navy streets, the Hibernians were In the habit OF
mt Qpr0a a
challenging them 10 tight, SO that there was good
deal OF Ill feeling between the TWO parties. The case
was not concluded
The case OF James Grimm, now connned In Jail
awaiting sentence under conviction for grand lar
ceny, was brought up before Judge Troy yesterday
1t VIII be remembered that last spring daring rob-
berry was committed at the Dime Savings Bank. In
the middle OF the day two well dressed
men walked inIo the bank, ana while one
Of them kept the clerk conversation the
other slipped down into the vault and
carried on Q tin box supposed 10 contain bank
stOck. IL turned out however, that the box did not
contain anything bus some valueless STOCK and pa
pers. Grimm Afterwards arrested with the stolen
papers In his possession. He was indicted for
grand larceny, tried and convicted before Judge
Troy. His counsel moved point that no larceny had
been proved, as the goods had not been shown to
nave any value. Ire point was submitted to
Judge Troy on written papers, ana yesterday AFTER
noon Judge Troy decided that no value had been
proved to attach to the papers found in the posses
non OF the prisoner ana that the only article for
which he could be tried anew would be for the tin
box In which the papers were contained, and that
would only be petit larceny.
The counsel for the prisoner said the prisoner
would plead guilty to petit larceny. HIS plea was
accepted, and he was remanded to be sentenced on
Saturday next.