The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-16
COURT Of GENERAL SESSIONS.

Before Judge sutherland.
Before any case had been presented to the Jury
yesterday In this Court counsel for prisoners In q
number of cases urgently moved for postpone
ment of the trials Assistant District Attorney
Russell politely but firmly resisted each application
unless the counsel could show by afrdavits the ma
teriaty OF the testimony Of the alleged absent wit
nesses.
these applications intimated that in his admins
tratiOn OF justice, while he would give accused
persons every chance to establish their innocence.
he should feel to be his duty to sustain the District
Attorney and his assistants in their efforts to eX
pedite the disposition Of the trial of criminal cases
In this Court. Heretofore witnesses have been
compelled by the summons or the Court to attend
day after day on the trials OF prisoners whose cases
were frequently postponed upon the fmsy pre-
texts of counsel, and In numerous instances the
witnesses for the prosecution being discouraged,
the criminals escaped punishment. Under the
new regime this abuse Is going 10 De remedleu iii
the future
Alleged Bobbery-Thc Prisoner Pleads
Guilty to Larceny from the Person.
Most Of the day was spent in the trial of an in.
dictment for robbery preferred against George W.
williams, who was charged with being in CON-
plicty with Others in assaulting John M. Hayes on
the afternoon OF the 3Oth of October, while in
drinking saloon at the corner OF Thirtjeth street
and Sixth avenue. He was beaten and robbed of a
watch worth $25. The prisoner was arrested the
same evening in saloon near by the scene OF the
robbery and Identified ny Hayes as one OF the party,
although he could not swear tnat ne participated
physically in the robbery. The accused, when ex-
anned in his own behalf, admitted that he was
there, and that the young men VINO had an alterca-
ton with Hayes were acquaintance oil his, but de-
MED that there was any preconcert OF action be-
tween him and them to rob the complainant
The father Of the accused, resident OF Bridge
port Conn.,, and Judge Lockwood, his brother-in.
law, testified to having sworn the complainant
Hayes who went to Bridgeport as head waiter IN
the City Hotel TO an affidavit, wherein he stated
| that Williams took no part In the attack. After
celebrating for some hours the jury were called
into Court late in the evening and stated they were
unable to agree. Eleven were for conviction and
one for acquttal.
Mr.. Russell consented to take plea of guilty OF
petty larceny from the person, which the prisoner,
His Honor sentenced him to the State Prison for
five years.
Acquittals.
Frederick II. Pinkle, charged with perpctrating
felonious assault upon Frederick Baurlen, on New
Years night opposite his lager beer saloon in Will
liam street, by striking him with q club on the
assaulted by the complainant, and without leaving
their seats they rendered verdict or not guilty.
william Blair was tried upon an indictment
charging him with being concerned with another
party in stealing watch from Michael J. smith, at
the corner OF Spring and Sullivan streets on sun
day the 10Th OF December The defendant proved
by witnesses who saw the occurrence that BAR
was not there, and having established good char
acter by his employer, boiler manufactured the
jury rendered verdict OF not guilty without leav-
ing their seats.
Petty Larceny.
Catharine Buchanan, charged with stealing
| pocketboOk containing SO from Jacob Ganter,
pleaded guilty to petty larceny, and was sent to
| the Pententiary for SIX months.