The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-09-29
CrUsT or GENERAL SESSIONS.

The Grand Jury Present n Large Batch Of
IEslicimenis-Prisoners Plead Guilty and are
Rcmanded-An Alleged Onfaage SI,sc Dis
mis-ed-Judge Bedfore's Remarks.
Before Judge Bedford.
Attic opening OF the Court yesterday the Grand
Jury brought number OF indictments for various
Inences Some II the prisoners Pleaded guilty,
while the others denied charges and were re-
uanded for trial.
Francis f. S. Beck, Edwin Hill Henry C. Tutuc
and Patrick McQuInn were brought into Court upon
Bench warrant. charged with assault ting DR.. Jor
san. Their counsel informed His Honor that the
charge against The accused was undergoing an ex-
ANIMATION before Justice Cox when an Indictment
was found by The Grand Jury.
Judge BEDFORD renamed the defendants back to
she mag istrate, stating that courtesy demanded
such action upon his part pending preliminary in
vesIgation
Andrew Mills and Thomas Larkin saiiors) were
tired and acquitted OF grand larceny, the accusation
gold watch, worth sl65, and fo5r five pound Bank OF
England notes from Thomas Cartinel. who came
over from Liverpool IN the snip with the defendants.
PLEAO GUILTY.
The Following prisoners pleaded guilty and were
rcmanded for sentence TO the last day OF the term
Sohn QUINN, wbo on The 20in inst. stole pocket
book containing an order on the Bank OIL Elizabeth
Ter 1915 from Amanda =. Lochead.
Warren T.. Smith, who stole gold watch from
Margaret Hubert, on the 10Th of this month, worth
Henry Mickle. who stole sl44 from william Draper.
At The National Hotel on inc Eth INST.
William Haley, who on the Goth Of this month
purloined four pairs OF panis,- valued at S3S, the
Thomas McCave, who stole from Samuel Reed sos
worth OF clothing winch was contained IN Il valise
and found IN the prisoners possession.
Henry hubert pleaded guilty 10 forgery In the
fourth degree, the charge being that on the list OF
necemuer 1870, he forged check tor $3.50 upon the
peopies Bank, tue Signature purportng TO have
been made ny Thomas Martin. Sentence Will be
passed this morning.
ALLEGED OUTRAGE uPoS AN ITALIAy-TRIED AND
ACQuIJTED.
Joseph Llpi an Italian was tried upon charge
OF committing an outrage upon Mary Fragonia q
married woman, at a tenement house In Mulberry
street, on the 9th oil June last number OF Italian
witnesses were examined boin sides. and the es-
timony for the prosecution SO unsatisfactory
that the jury rendered verdict Of not guilty with.
Judge BEDFORD commended the verdict. and in
some remarks upon the subject said that this
very different case from the one tired
leiore him few days ago, waen The jury
PROMPTLY convicted villain VINO had out,
woman, who alleged that at eight O'Clock in the
evening In tenement house containing sixteen
families, che was SO OUTRAGED as TO ialnt, and yet
about II M the next day. HIS Honor had no hest
laiion IN saving mat It was almost impossible for
BE were GA the jury he would acqut.
ALLEGED RoBgERY-THE Defendants DISCHARGED.
charles smith and Charles Howard were tried
upon an Indictment preferred against them for roo
beTy Bernard Longer stated than when passing
A4t NplH'i W biOoue EllLdDclH streets, AT ten
O'Clock IN The evening" the youth Smith put mis- arm
around him ana stole silver watch out OF his
pOr kef. Two boys, who passing at
iac Tune, swore that they saw Smith take
tac watch. All the witnesses for the peo-
neere f oa rcspes,abe oop 1e yoac ssen
~bD were with Smith on that night, swOre That
Smlih was not near the complainant, but that they
saw person 'foolngv around Longer as he was
passing through lie street.
juror asked the Judge about the anteccdents OF
smith.
Judge bedford responded BY saving thar nolmatier
whether he was an eX-conyict or the most notorious
ifici IA the community, he must stand or TALL uD0D
tnc evidence IN The accusation FOR which he Was
lpcd.
There being no evidence against Howard verdict