The New York herald., 1871-11-18
COURT or GENERAL Sc SsloAs.

Brecde, the Notorious Forger, Sent to tho
stale PrisOa tor Three Years nnd Fined
$4,000 by Judge Bed ord-A Well KnewH
Lu1ian sent to sing sing iOr Five Years.
Alleged Mansi auRhter.
Assistant District Attorney Fellows conducted the
proset ut.on yesterday, and after the transaction Of
good deal OF routine business the notorious
ARTHUR X. BgEEDE
was arraigned and pleaded guilty co an indictment
charging hIn with .aise pretenccs on The 29tn OF
MAY the prisoner, VINO Is intelligent, smart-Iook
ing fellow called up0n Mr.. Edwin D. Morgan. In
Exchange place. He gave the name OF Downer,
aud @isued 10 purchase live New Orleans, Mobile
anu Texas Railroad bonds. The following day the
bonds were delivered. aud iu pavment Breede gave
Mr. Morgau's secretary q check. Lurpordng to be
drawn by b. ). Downer on the Stuxvesant Bank for
S5,vvU and burporliug 10 bAlr a certIHdtiOn OF the
bank. IL was subsequently tound 10 ue forgery.
judge BEDroRo, IA disDosius o. the prisoner,
sdlu:-"Breede, II Is very selloin tat man o. your
aAtecedcnls 8 ever Droaghi into d court vi Justice.
nave Ueeu travelling al over this country,
uudel inc names ol d. :. Dow ner Arthur T. B,ecue,
/ J. 4. Mhit.emoIc, and under the name oi harry
Young 20 were Convicted IN Boston % j. y. Ram
son. ivu outalned III Tve 10 S-.5 .Uand IN hamL-
ton, Can.da, sJ,ooo. IA this particular case, wnen
Oucer elder arrested You and tut yuu III me station
house, IN oruer 10 ect aNay WIN the evidences or
your CUNT, you. having ioraeu cneck, put IL into
your mouth and succeeucd III swalloNiD2 q large
pvruon oi IT.. 1 am told tliat YOU are Que Of the
most notorious iofpers IN Tie uned states. shall
send tde stale rrt-Ol iOT wears. anu AZ
the expiration OF taat .efm you wiil stand com-
mllted untli you have pal the stale OF New York
the sum Ui sio,J y, tiat being three tunes the
amount ol The caeck yvu Jorge l."
ALLEGED FELUNlvuS ASSAULT.
William hehry tcoiorcul was called 10 the bar and
jury sworn to fiY an Inic round against nun
lor ielon Gus as au,t anu battery Sam.ei spencer
(Aiso cn4orcd lnan, testified lnat on the 3, tn of
Urlvuer he was tn compel ny wth tnc prisoner drink.
lh4 ut Juin De Longs saiur u0ardIng mouse, IN aX
ter street. anu thai wDlie .uere tDe, commenced to
uEht the pisoucr threw the com iailiant uown ana
fight any more" but lac (Iit Er c0ntnuPd 10 KICK
hia and drew u loaded Ievu vcr, II hlch some one
took away from ul, MhcIeupOn ne tLne lrisOner)
drew Il kniic and stabbed Spencer IN the ablomen,
upon cacn side oi tie navei spencer pulled out a
cay ppc and made bel eve that n was XIII G,
whlcn caused MS assaiIdn 10 run. The complainant
was three days IN me tark Hospital.
Upon ciosscxaminatlon Wv MIR. Howe VINO was
assigned TO de.eld the accused, Spencer adniIied
that ne mad sLeain KNIFE On hoard OF ship, bu de-
nieu that USED II on tnat oc Aston, uc admitted
that he VAS unuer tue iuHucHcc ci liquor ana could
| NO. teal now The dinieuity commenced
On.ctr tiilmaurce tcsned tnat ne arrested the
prlsUncr tntcc VI louf Gays aner the occurrences:
| saw tue complalnint al the station house the
| night tnai he was slauuel; looked nj tue wounds
upon The stolnact nn'cn appeared 10 nave been
nicted uy sharp inslrunicn, and Knew that Spen.
Ger was taken 10 tue 70 pItai
IMAM henry uent upon the stann and gave EVIL
dcnce IN his On ueiail. lie went On To say tnat
nhiie thev were diinhing pcncer altcmp ed 10
stine lie ha AeepeT, and rirnlul that ne (ilenry)
was interested III totcniIsn procession In favor oi
Mike Nutun Spencer sand tlai any black man who
would vote the d mucratic ticeet gu nt 10 ue shot
down on The sput- quarrel aud night hen ensued,
AMI. cOruing 10 HeDr,, spencer ram at MIN with
sne.tn knic, auo IN order 10 protect himsel.
he sLlUuco spencer witn u small pOcNet knlle.
,olonel rehvws ss-cxamiucu the trisOner. VINO
adnil,el mat ne. nad U,ea IA the Penitcnii iiary
tnat uuiing the war he wds arrested Tor deserton
Uy .nccr .ieid. me oIcer, prisoner declared, or
c. e,i 10 lei iil so Tree Tor IS ~.
Uiiicer ticil Uc.ns In court, Judge BEDFORD sand
tnat, Nnowi.a ..ccr ricd so wen. ana nayiDg i'm.
pci confidence ia his Integrity, as al act vi ociai
courtesy ne o"cer Uu-n Ia nave an oppol tuniy 10
vindicate h.iisei. WAetncr the o,ncial " police
man or jun-e or ho,a.ns 'ny onioai position II
was the uu.y o. the Court 10 give nim an opportu.
nity 10 viud,ca ni.,Iscii II ne saw ~ 10 do so,
o,n.cr Field whose character va, endorsed BY
the District auorucs aiii ne counsel denled ever
making suvn a Siateitent 10 the prisoner. before
the ciosc oi t'e 'iial Jonn De Long came into Court
anu corrUnofalen Tue statement o. the complainant.
lnc Jnry rendered verdict II ruuIy OF assault
and battery, witn ineni to 40 oodi.y harm.
The Sc .T.NcE
Judge BEDFORD IA passinl sentence. said :-"Henry,
WHINE do moi and IA ~ WIN tue Jury m the rer,ll,
tiVn oi Tie veidi.t stfl. ia UehaI o tis coni,nty
and luT the iuture protection OF society | woaid
nave cen ne,tc' p.cased nad tney rendcred YER.
ulCt 0l Assault Wun Iuleni ~ k,l wuicn tn,nk Jre
cyi.ence Justined .hem IN dong. 1 ren enter Won
wuen was ASSISTANT Dislrct Attorney. In isu5
you wee brought nere ioi a te.oniols assauit ana
Sent 10 ,nc e.,i,eutiary captain Keanedy teils inc
thai even since ten you nave visited tne IsaLd
ANA have ueen frequently ue.ore Judre powli,,,
und tiat you associaie with tLe worst Oh thieves
knUwa as Il u0,ur.ous ru,alI. t,nicer
F,eia cvrruuaates MIN In ever, sense -. mo s.na
HAL the Iur, reLdereI a ngDer veruc; / con,u nave
put YOU OI tEc way ior years. bti, IA A il i
snai end you 70 lue state irison Tor nye years.
wnlcn the luiI UNIT
ALLEDsp HOMICIDE.
James Gray "as paced on tina, ior manslaughter
the iuic INT III aiesl-H tidt on sunday, Au~usL zJ.
JAMES ,rccead Was st uck W gray VITA ilsJ on
tue sldewa.S, al tne corner OF Ufecuwicl, aud
NurtA siree'S when ieIeu him TO lV rIooua
CAUSING COMPRESSION d the U.a.n ani suuerln.
uucIug pl, uedtn Tie only witness .ur the PROSE
culiun eiaiined to dtn,iy the accuseu Was rs
LOetner tesiincu ttlat sne saw ,ree2an ana
another Man bOth o. whom we're tery dranN, walk
up u4ceuniC s,rect ana la, wnlle al the corner
oi Nvrtn Moore sireet Nieeg,sn struck an old man
with d care, n Sc uu a1u soon returned nnl
SINK the yfd man with hi> Lst. wnereupun Gray
came ul4 anu nlt.m iC. ec-an blow w,th uis hand
auu kaocned am duwA. Tie witness said sne was
loo. I.u uDt o. hef WINDOW uppuslie that she ,iu
not SEQ ,Sass ace. and that he wa, III MS shirt
seeves. II was saOwu however, W her witnesses
ior tnc people, that ~ tli3 tilc lay was Ia tho