The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-11-16
COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS.

Before Recorder Hackett
JUDGE GILDERsLEEvE PREPARING Fo8 HIS
JUDICIAL DUTIEs--cURIous MEDLEY or CASES
TRIED.
When the Recorder entered the cour, yesterday
morning no was accompanied by Colonel Gilverseeve
newly elected Judge OF the Court Of Sessions, who
took upon the bench and interested
spectator OF His Honor's method OF dispensing Justice
John Steincback aged nineteen, who gave his occu-
patton as thinker" and his place OF abode mot any
where" pleaded guilty 10 tho charge OF breaking into
the dwelling OF Andrew wcbcrt, corner OF Elton ave-
and 55th street. the 18th Of October and steal
Ing $50 worth OF clothing and jcwelry. He sent to
State Prison for two years and six months
Eugene l.. Boyererel youth of seventeen who said
he had lived in the Ncwsboys' Lodging House. pleaded
guilty to charge of having the night OF September
IL stolen a watch worth SIS from William Berry, OF No
907 Broadway on motion OF Assistant District Attor-
ncy Bell sentence suspended
The OF Zeno Burnham, indicted Tor committing a
felonous assault upon stephen K Fske was called aud
put indefinitely at the request OF Colonel Charles
spencer counsel for tho accused who explained that ne
employed IN the Scannc trial, which was then in
progress in the Court OF oyer and Termner and there
lore could not be present 10 defend Mr. Burnhan.
The next called was that of Mortimer sullivan,
inacted Tor assault and battery upon William II. Ken
nedy in the drinking saloon OF Louis Schneider,
OF City Hall place and Pearl street. the night of
October 2S The assault grew out OF argument about
cordcr's name mixed up IN the dispute. Accord
ngy that gentleman retired from the bench when tho
case called, leaving Judge Sutherland to try tho
cause The complainant is an undertaken, doing bust
at No 40 Pearl street. lie testified that While he
with friends, drinking in the saloon tho
night question: sullivan entered aud stood him
the bar, and that while complainant talking
OF his friends the accused called him lar that he re-
turned the lie and thercupon struck by the accused
in the face with such force to backen his and that
when he attempted TO escape the accused followed HIM
and kicked HIM in the side; that they were then both
elected by the proprietor OF the saloon
Several witnesses corroborated this statement
The accused testified that he had called the com
painant liar and that the latter had rctalated by
calling him opprobrous epithet and lifted glass
II TO strike him. and that TO stop the blow he had
cenched with Kennedy, but he denied all knowledge
of having struck the latter. He also testified
that the complainant had come to HIM the day fol-
lowing the ARRAY and said that II he Sullvan) would go
into and fight the brother Of Kennedy the latter
would make complaint. The proposition was de-
cncd and the following day the complainant went be-
fore the Grand Jury and procured the indictment The
Jury retired and alter two hours delibcration came
into and declared that they could not agree
whcreupon they dismissed, and the prisoner with
the OF Assistant District Attorney Bell dis
charged upon his own recognizance.