The New York herald., 1877-11-28
GENERAL SESSIUNS--PART q
Before Recorder Hackett


VIOLATIONS or THE EXCISE LAW
The court room dcnsoy crowded yesterday
morning, It beng generally understood that tho scv-
eral parties accused would be placed trial Assls-
tant District Attorney Russell appeared on the par.
Of tho prosecution and moved for trial. Mr.. Haskins
the part OF the defendants asked for adj ourn-
ment until Tuesday next, TO enable him mako SUI.
fcicnt preparation Tor defence. Mr.. Russell SUBJ
mtted that no defence could be made in the
down Tor trial, inasmuch AS tho parties not
charged with any technical violation OF tho law but
with selling liquor without any license whatever
Alter some further discussion the iollowin named
defendants, nearly all oil whom were IRON the vicinity
OF Fordham. rendered plea OF guilty :-George simon
Andrew Dalton, jacob Cole, Joseph Moore. W. W.
Churchill, Robert Reagan, Michael Cummings, Patrick
Nolan, James Thompson ana Edmund McCanrcy. The
accused were remandcd for sen &C until TUESDAY
when nfndavits in mitigation oil punishment Will be
presented to the Court
THE FATE OF RIVER PIRATES
John Kane and George Bond, jointly indicted with
James sullivan, who werc convicted Monday last
oil having the morning OF tho 18th inst stolen ten
bales Of India rubber from the ship Blair Drummond
lying at Martin's stores, Brooklyn, and who were
ovcrhauled by the harbor police tho act OF rowing
OF with stolen property, yesterday called up
for sentence. lhe Recorder said ho had boon iLr.
nshcd with ample Information us to the bad ante.
cedcnts oi the prisoner Kane, who had committed
wIi vi perjury the witness stand Under The CIR
cunstances the sentence OF the Court that bo
confined tho state Prison term oil nvc years
at nard labor.
PLEAS AND SENTENCES.
Thomas Holden pleaded guilty to tho charge OF TO-
onious assault. having on the 9th inst attacked Jane
Curry and her husband with a bayonct ut No. 1.O90
First avenue, innictng serious wounds botn. lie
was sent to tho State Prison lor Two years.
Patrick Rooney, harness maker, forty-ciqht years
old, was afraignod charge OF icionious assault.
On tho 4th inst he became engaged in n quarrel
with James Loranan, of No. G3 Eighth avenue, when
he stabbed HIM III tho abdomen The prisoner pleaded
ana ! months
Thomas ward, youth OF nineteen, of No. 234 West.
Nineteenth street, who was Jointly indicted wilh
James Curran Tor an outrageous assault domestic
named Jua Peraut, the 25th OF August last as eho
passing through East Twenty eighth street. and
convicted oi tiat offence was yesterday arragned
sentences. Curran has already bcen convicted ana
sentenced t. ten years imprisonment IN passing
sentence on Ward the Recorder sand he saw nothing
In his To warrant Ilgbter punishment than that
imposed Curran. He vas, therefore, sent TO tho
Penitentiary Tor tho term o years at hard labor
COURT CALENDARS-THIS DAY.
SUPREME CouRr--CnAxBERs--fIcld by Judge Law
rence.-Nos 30, 60, 1OI, la. 162 1866. 49, 1885, 1856
l9l 212 Isl 2iS 24s, 24o 2di, 2dl 265 26s 26o, 2I2
SUPREME Couar-sPKciAL TERx-HeId by Judge
Van Voist-Casc on, No. 26l.-Bieeckcr Street and
Fulton Ferry Railroad Company vs. Tho Mayor No
DAY calcnaar.
SUPREME COURT Cmcrir-Part 1--IIeld by Judge
l64 i023, il3i, 4y4 i2l4, 2l5, 2t7y 1ys 1875, l222
1903 9571s, ISL, 1885, iDC3, 3ys l205 1886 ra,t -
Held by Judge Barrctt-Nos 90, $40, 1861 1900
1850 2036, $751; 1877, g9I, 2s3, 9s4 223s l220 l227
l2l0 D53, i22s lu521s, 1887, 6l9. Part 3Aojourncd
untI next Monday.
SUPERIOR CoURT-SPEcfAL TERM--and COMMON
PLgAs-EVUIry rEKM-No day calendars.
CoUgr GENERAL SEssioNs-Parl Held by
Judge Sutherland. d.--ihc People FIcmining A.
jackson, felonious assault and battery; same vs.
Patrick Lynch, fcionious assault ana battery; me
vs.. Peter Mtllcurs burglary; sans vs.. George Wn-
Iinns burglary; same vs.. Hugh Campbell, burg ary;
same W. Alexander Murray aud William Birch,
burglary; same j. Dvnohuc Michuel Ma
honey Patrick Roach aud Edward Mcchan
burgary Same vs.. John Ganay, grand larceny;
same vs. John Connolly grand larceny;
Part 2-neld ny Recorder Hackett-Ihe pco-
pie w. James Curlcy, iclonious auit aud bat
terry; same George McEvoy, fconious assault and
battery; same vs.. John Quinn, ieonious assault and
battery same Bryan Carroll and NJ ichao Brennan,
burglary; same W. John IL. Mullen, burglary; same
vs. James Curran, grand l,rccny Same vs. Potter Nc.
Cure grand arccay; Same vs. Thomas Matthews,
grand larceny; same vs. Edward Garrison, INSIDE
mtauor.
All other courts but the above and Marine Court
General Term, nave adjourned Tor tho torn.
UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT.
WASHINGTON Nov. 27, 1871
Supreme Court OF tho United States, Tuesday,
November 2I -
on motion or Mr. Solicitor General Philips Mr.
John H. Dos Passos. OF New York city, was admitted
to practice
No. l20 Tho BaItm more and Potomac Railroad Com