The New York herald., 1874-11-07
COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS.
Before Judge sutherland.

Death I'm . Baxter Street Liquor Store.
The principal part or the session OF this Court
yesterday was spent In the trial or an indictment
against John o'Halloran. charging him with caas-
ing the death Of John Johnson ON the 2lst of last
July. 1t appeared from the evidence addnced by
the prosecution that on the day In question the
deceased and the prisoner were In q liquor saloon
corner OF Baxter and Worth streets, and that
johnson asked 0'Halloran to treat him, winch ne
refused to do saying that he gohnsonl, who was
great controversiast, had said some pitter
things about the Pope ana Father Burke that the
giving him push az the zane iima' Jonnsor,
shortly alter moaned, and, though tho proprietor
Of o. the saloon and the prisoner applied water TO
MS head ana tanned him, he died within han an
hour O'Haloran delivered himself up to the
police MI William II Kintzing, who was as.
the prisoner, brought ont the TACT by the doctor,
who made post-m0rtem examination OF the
% he must haSs been % w very insenperass a rate
man; that death was caused By compress
sion SION Of the bIain ana tnar violent emo.
sunlcent to have produced the cotted condition
OF the brain which he discovered. The counsel
presented several questions oil law to His Honor,
among which was the point that under the indlct-
ment the jury could convict Of simple assault
and battery. After considerable discussion this
was the verdict rendered by the jury.
Judge sutherland In passing sentence, said chat
ne was bound to punish with severity crimes OF
might We'll have rendered a verdict OF assault and
battery. His Honor sentenced O'HalOran to the
Peuitentary for four months
Forgery.
George Stevens pleaded guilty 10 forgery In the
third degree, the allegation being that the 27th
OF october he forged q check upon the Murray Hill
bank for $3S. There was another Indictment for
similar offence He was sent to the State Prison
tor four years and six months.
Grand Larcenies.
George Smith, who on the 30lh Of October stole
clothing valued at $6s, the properly OF Alexander
Nicol, pleaded guilty to an attempt at grand lar.
ceny.
similar plea was accepted from Thomas Gar.
vey, who was indicted Tor stealing gold watch
from William a. Gilman worth $50.
Daniel McEvoy pleaded guilty to attempting to
snatch q pocketbook containing $27 from Miss
Lima Kltznger while she was walking through
Fifty y-elghth street.
John O'Nel pleaded guilty to an attempt at
grand larceny IN stealing, on the Goth o October,
gold watch worth $50. the property OF Josephine
Hany.
the above named prisoners were sent to the
State Prison tor two years and SIX mOnths.
John Riley, who was charged with stealing 500
from the drawer OF William Pelenz's store, No.
305 avenue A, pleaded guilty 10 an attempt at
grand larceny. He was sentenced to the state
George Samuels, who was charged with steal
ing $50 worth OF jewelry belonging to Frederika
Neseritzer, pleaded guilty to petit larceny. He
was sent to the Penitentiary Tor Six months.
NaunaDn in the hand with small knife, pleaded
guilty to simple assault she was sent to the
Penltentlary Tor three months
William FUNK, D0y, pleaded guilty to stealing,
on the 30th OF October, two pistols, worth $52 the
property OF Howard Waldo. He was sent to the
HOuSe R6uNe.