The New York herald., 1874-11-07
COURT OF OYER AND TERMINER,

NOnVlCtlOA OA " Depuuy Shef1Ms
The case OF james Britt, the deputy sheriff,
whose trial was commenced on Thursday in this
Court, on charge Of committing heinous assault
upon Eliza Field, girl fifteen years old, was re-
sumed yesterday on the reopening OF the Court.
Mr.. John o. Mott, who had been assigned as the
prisoners counsel. made as strong defence Tor him
IS was possible under the circumstances, but the
jury brought In verdict OF guilty. When the
prisoner was asked II he had any thing TO say why
sentence should not be passed upon him. he re-
pied that he mad nothing to say except that he
had vile and children depending on him i0r
support and that he was lame. Judge Barrett in
pronOunclng sentence told the prisoner that he
mad been convicted OF the most dastardly and
heinous offence known to the law. He had been
well defended. His aOle aud In geniOus counsel
though assigned and working without 1ee had
defended him with the utmost possible care and
ndeiity. Although poor.man the la mad thrown
the shield protection over him. He highly com
mended his counsel lOr what he had done Tor him.
No man could have done better. A verdict OF
guilty mad been iOund however, against him, and
ne concurred VITA that verdict lie mad com.
mltted crime which was not to De named with
was twenty years. but IN reconsideration or hls vile
and children he would make an abatement O. five
years at hard labor IN State prison.
A Motion of Discharge.
James McAllister Is charged with obtaining
some $4,000 worth OF real estate, carriage and
horses and several hundred dollars IN money from
Charles Coulter through false representation. He
was brought into C0nrt yesterday ON a writ OF ha-
beas corpus and lis discharge asked. 1t was alleged
that there were fraudulent represent ntati0ns.
The papers showed o TRANSACTION IN lots at Com
munipaw, N. j., to which It was claimed the
prisoners wie had valid title. Judge Lawrence
TOOK the papers.
The Eight-Hour Movement.
rather interesting case connected with the
efforts OF the eight-hour class Of workmen trying
to coerce ten-hour men to their views and prac-
tices was next tried, the party tried being James
II. Heavy who Is In the employment OF the
Fourth Avenue Railroad on the improvements at
Sevsnty-slxth street, on an Indictment for shoot
ing with intent to do injury. The complainant,
who appeared 10 be . reluctant witness,
testified that ne was standing on the
new wall OF tho railroad. when the pris-
oner warned him on Some words passed
between them. Witness remarked that
Heavy ought to be thrown into the cut, and
drew q pssto; witness ran away, and prisoner
IAN after him ana fred; witness turned around
and prisoner ran away. on cross-examinatlon
the complainant admitted he didn't know whether
the pistol was loaded with ball or was pointed at
him when discharged. He admitted no was not
In employment at the time. but was one OF the
The defendant testified that he had his men
working at ten hours, and they were annoyed by
the eignt-hOur men coming there; he ordered
the prisoner and another man Off the bridge, and
ran toward them; they ran OF, and he fired his
pistol into the air and that was all; the two men
had previously talked about THROWING him into an
open cut; there were some OF tho compliments
comrades behind anu some before him, when COM
plaiuant cried, "Ley US throw hlm Into the cut"
The defendant also stated that several q mis- men
men, aud he considered himself In danger when
he fred TO make the committee men leave the
bridge. The court then took recess, and alter
sault. Assistant District Attorney Lyon accepted
the plea and Judge Barrett dned the prisoner $50.