Year: 1865

Before Recorder Hoffman.


Soon after the court opened yesterday morning tho
Grand Jury presented number OF indictments and re-
sumed the discharge Of their duties The prisoners
Afterwards arragned plead Some OF the accused per-
sons pleaded guilty, while the majority, on stating that
they were guilty remanded for trial Thus far
the Grand Jury have found very large number of bills
which have been disposed Of with considerable despatch
SO that there fair prospect OF clearing the prison be-
fore the summer vacation. District Attorney Hail.
though appearing in court gives his personal and
attention to all tho cases. and the arrangements
Of bis office arc such greatly facilitate the transac
ton of the criminal business Of the county.


HIGHWAY ROBBERY.


James O'Connor and John Reynolds Jointly indicted
for robbery in the first degree pleaded guilty TO grand
larceny, and were remanded for sentence. The COM
planant was Willard Dudley residing at n Robinson
street. who stated In his complaint that on the night OF
the 11h inst, while he was in saloon in Greene street.
tho prisoners cane in and engaged in conversation with
him. stating that they had just returned from the
On leaving the saloon he followed by the prisoners
who osled against him. and when he reached the cor
ner Of Prince Street OConnor came in front Of him and
asked him what time 1t was whereupon he took out his
gold watch to give him the Information, when O'Connor
Inc cnain'


THE UNION SQUARE aARRoTERs PLEAD GUILTY TO


ROBBERY.


Charles Gay and James Morrison also Jointly
charged with the high crime Of robbery Mr. VIM. r.
B. Wing Of Otsego who the complainant stated that
ON tho morning Of the 14th Of this month"; about nve
O'Clock while walking along Union square, near Fiji
teenth street, Gay approached him from behind and
seized him around the neck and held him firmly when
Morrison suddenly appeared the scene and commenced
to rife his pockets Mr. Wing was held tightly by
the throat that 1t impossible for him to make
outcry The robbers took his watch and pocketbook,
containing three hundred dollars The escaped with
their pundsr LEAVING their victim r s IN helpless oonG
berry and pursued and captured the highwaymcn. The
next day Mr wing G rsn'ns% & the
plain and Of such aggravated nature that they threw
themselves upon tho mercy Of the Court and were re-
John Girst charged with stealing one hundred dollars
from John McConley, at saloon in tn Tenth avenue,
pleaded guilty and sent TO the Penitentary for two
years This prisoner was boy who but a short time
since was before the Court on charge OF larceny


William Warren was charged with petty larceny from
the person. in stealing pocket handkerchief worth fifty
cents from the pocket of Mary Jarvis, while she
looking in shop window in Grand street. He pleaded
guilty to petty larceny and was sent to the Pententary
Jefferson Boylin pleaded guilty Of attempt bur.
gary in the third degree the indictment charging him
with breaking into the store of Chades Husscy, No 80
Oliver street, and stealing three dollars worth OF liquors
and cigars The recorder sentenced him TO the State
Prison for two years and four months.


THE ALLEGED HoMoCIDE IN JONES' wOoD--Ac-


QUiTrAL OF PATRICK CURRAN.


The only case tried by the jury indictment for





John Stewart, the ed Of May, at Jones' Wood. II
supposed that the trial woud occupy the whole Of
the day but the Investigation had proceeded far when
II that the testimony OF the prosecution
utterly insufficient TO sustain the charge. II appeared
the evidence that the day OF the That
the members and friends OF the Church OF the Tnnsg1
ration went excursion, and, is the these
occasions number OF rowdies gained access 10 tho
grounds and got up several fights in the of the
day The only witness the the part Of
the people was hard looking youth who gave his
M tcV ur1,hy M la
known by the nnme OF Markey. He said that at quar-
ter past six there fight; he and the
prisoner fighting with young mar and afterwards the


friends Of the prisoner and the friends Of the other party
came up and continued the fight. He saw young man
twice on the head and afterwards turned round cooked
the pistol and nrsd IL Mt stewart The policemen then
made their appearance and the crowd scattered In all
directions


On his cross examination Murphy admitted that he
had been arrested for stealing had jumped the bounty"
and had no regular employment at present. member
Of the Metropolitan police force Ia Williamsburg gave
Murphy, alias Markey, vory bad reputation, and said
he would not believe him under OATH Curran was
rested that evening" at his residence In South Brooklyn
and the officer found q silver mounted pistol, having
three barrels loaded and empty and OF
the body Of Stewart war whS had only lived aiew hours ass
other three balls The accused, being arrested said
he got into mp there, that the pistol was not his
and that he did not know the person who handed IL to
Mr. Spencer then proceeded 10 call q number Of wit.
nesses who saw the transaction whose Testimony vent
the bar and interfering with no person. he struck by
person with tho butt Of revolver and defended
himself by returning the blow, whom tho crowd
rounded him, some Of whom had rcvolvers, clinchcd
him and knocked him down. AT this time shot was
fired when tho accused was tussng with those men.
The witness positively stated fred by Curran,
but by Q man in light clothes Officer Peeney saw
Stewart early in the afternoon, al which time he
conducting himself in disorderiy manner boasng that
no God damned policeman could arrest him. He had not
the clothes then that he wore when the officer
brought him 10 the hospital


Soon after Mr. Spencer commenced his closing address
70 the jury the Recorder interrupted him. and ntimated
that the testimony of the witness Murphy unre-
liable that Il would be unsafe 70 convict the accused


Assistant District Attorney Hutchings made a state
ent 10 the Jury in reference the notorious character
OF the deceased and virtually abandoned the The
Jury adopted the suggestion OF the Court and promptly
rendered verdict of not guilty.


Action for Loss OF . Husband.


SUPREME CoURr-CIRcuTT.


pofore Hon Judge Cerke