The New York herald., 1878-09-19

In the Court Of General Sessions yesterday counsel
the accused pleaded the statute OF limitations the
alleged libel having been committed in 1862 He was
thereupon discharged
Martin Brennan, alias Thomas Fitzgerald, who with
two other desperadoss the 10Th inst assaulted Jo
ssph Penny. OF No 3s6 West street, and robbed him
OF $22 arraigned for trial In Part Of the Court
Recorder Ascket sent him 10 the State Prison Tor
years
Margaret Battles indicted for murder. will bs
placed on trial to-day, before udgs Sutherland mme
diately on the completion OF the trai OF Ohm Reilly
She viii be defended by Mr. William +. KintziHg. and
Assistant District Attorney Herring VIII conduct the
prosecution.
John Rooney, the son OF the owner Of cooperags
and beer brewery at No 64S West Fiysocond street,
convicted yesterday Part ofthe Court OF Gen.
eral Sessions OF stabbiug clerk named rleoerick
Henry without any provocaton the 2Sth OF August
last Recorder Hackett sentenced him TO ieur years
and six months iu the state Prison
Edward league, convicted In the Court OF special
Sessions OF violation OF the sanitary Code and SEN
fenced months imprisonment and TO pay
fine OF SloO oblaised yesterday through his counsel,
Mr. William +. Kntzing, from Judge Lawrence, writ
Of haUeas corpus, the writ being made returnable this
morning. The object OF the to secure his dis.
cnargs on ball. pending AN appeal to the Supreme
While Mrs. W. E. Cochrane, OF No. 22o High street,
Brooklyn, was passing into the Th'rty,third street
evening OF July 20 she was robbed OF her satchel,
containing $2O4 which she carried IN her hand. An
alarm raised, which resulted IN the arrest OF the
thief, who gave name OF John Fitzgerald, OF No.
555 West Fifty fourth street. When arraigned tor
trial yesterday IN the Court Of General Sessions he
pleaded guilty and Recorder HackeIt sent him 70 the
State Prison tor three years anu SIX months.
motion made yesterday before Judge Law
renee TO punish b. f. Valentine, the lawyer for con-
tempt in not complying with the recent order OF
Judge Potter, requiring him TO furnish al indemnify
bopd IN he of florence EMS, the actress, against
Edward E. Rice. A iurthsr motion for stay OF pro-
cssdInes IN the action also made Alter hearing
Mr. Franklin Rien Tor the motions and Mr.. valentine
on his own behalf, Judge Lawrence lett II with the
counsel to fix amount OF tho bond after which ne
would settle the order.
John Louis Ernst, head usher at the London Thea
ire was married his vile, Emile j. A. Ernst, in
1876 by the Rev. Dr. Schneider, she then represent
ipp herself, as says, to be u single woman lew
weeks ago Ernst discovered that Emile had husband
al the time the riage namea Alfred Wike, ana
at once menced suit TO declare the marriage vold
No answer made, ana yesterday an order OF rel
brook .
Application WIS made yesterday TO Judge j. +.
DAY. holding special Term OF the Court oi Common
Pleas, by CoIonei George d. Hart to settle the order
reyIylng the well known suit brought by The late
John Aorrissey against James O'Bren and Solomon
Mehrbecn The order presented asked the Court TO
permit the evidence already taken which, II was nt-
mated consisted princ,paiiy OF testimony given by
O'BrIeu US defendant before iral-to stand as evI-
dence In the case. This opposed by Mr. +. w.
Bro on behalf oil Mr.. Mehrbech. He also opposed At
TINS stage Of the case givink the light 10 amend to
plalntin instead OF serving supplemental Complaint
larry aKen should stand aud that case the paintr
desires 10 amend It must bs done on new motion.
An order corresponding to this decision was argued
and entered.