General Sessions.
Before the Recorder and Aldermen Miller and Devoe
MATHEW c. PATERSON, District Attorney.
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General Sessions.


Before the Recorder and Aldermen Miller and Devoe
MATTHEW c. PATERSON, District Attorney.


JAN ai.-Grand Larceny.-Mary T. MARITIME alias Eliza
beth Rhoades was tried for Grand Larceny in stealing
gold watch and chain, and some jewery worth sl45
from No lal Wooster street, the property OF Julia Ma
thews The property recovered at Kings pawn shop
where had been pledged by the prisoner She was EN-
poyed in the house the complainant who that
she sewed for living The jury convicted the ACCUSED
and is said to have child, although she is prostitute


On being asked what she had she replied lstole
to
As the officer removing her from Court she turned
round, and with shr voice cried-"so you get your
livn' by sewing do you-a grlo' the own-been on the
town this tenyears, and gets your vin' by sewn Let
me 80 officer let 90, or III smash you to h-nn
gene McCry was tried upon an indictment for the above
offence in stabbing Edward Welsh, the 18th Oct lest
at porter house in Courtandt street. on the corner q
were on good terms and were drinking together
when McCsffystabbed Welsh in the abdomen with jack
at the hospital until to-day The Jury found the accused
guilty, and the Court ordered him to he Imprisoned IN
'ne otae reaqn ior ious years and SIN month"; triad and
convicted Of keeping disorderly house No. 26 PITT
street The Court ordered him to be imprisoned in the
Illegal Yoting-A young man named Henry Hulst was
tried upon an indictment for perjury in having illegally
poll Of the istn Ward The prosecution produced ev
dence to show that he had not resided in the city and
o1 1 = he snd from " ms
witnesses Mr. Elisha Baxter, coal dealer of No. 6s Colum-
bia street was his employer


ber of the bar of Richmond county Staten Island appear
ed for trial charge of assault and battery alleged
to have been committed upon John Brady in the month
Of July Thomas Butler was implesded with him. Mr.
H. has repeatedly made very pathetic appeals to the
to be tried but owing to the absence Of witnesses
has never been able to get the brought till to-
day.


Jorn BRADY, on being sworn testified that he drove
of the Harlem stages last July and the hapsst
eleven O'Clock trip the night Of the = July he saw
Mr.. Headley and Butter. They got in, and had their
feet the told them e take them ;SS % and
quite contrary, and Mr. H. or Mr. B. asked III could
get lodging, and told him did not know They said
they would keep possession of the stage all night and
the first that came in they'd sheet After some diff
Guilty they out, and Butler had knife in his hand
hnS They we're then that
Headey said that the driver was decent fellow but the
y Foster rs1sdsc
be shot The passengers brought them down down in In
the PSs % d:Ss s 81
REcoRDER-There is no necessity for your examining
the witness he does not touch you.


HEADLEY-No, sir lis alleged that touched him. "a
| laugh)


PATERSON He says yeu did not strike him.


HEADLEY,-Wel then, sir ask that may be acquitted
| "a laugh)


| PATERsoN-Notso so fast, SIR
| HEADLEY.-Do you know that either Of us &C
quainted with either OF the passengers


WITNESS Il don't know, sir, but Billy Foster said
how he knowed you-or rather Mr.. Butler.





vertisemen show that the stage did not start at the
guIar hour, which was the cause Of the difficulty


Mr.PF CBara' one Of the messengers tsstissd that
he the two defendants in the stage and they
ing on the cushions They were very abusive all the
way, and complaining OF the speed II recoeot righ,
they asked me if wouldn't help to take the d--d
scoundrey driver of the box and drive up ourselves
Mr. Hesdley said that think; the two quarrelling
and jawing all the me they used very violent language
called the driver add scoundrel and threatened to
whip the driver &c. that afraid to get up for fear
tn q AM w 0-(A of
Somebody said that they should out and when Bra
dv came round behind they swore by Cd they'd
blow his brains out &c got out and went the stoop
for did not about being there. (Great laughter


Mr. HnAolEr5Y0u say Threatened to pun the driver
wIryEss-Could you not unless you could pull him
through hole six inches wide Roars Of laughter)
and also the little Sossr hs little Sossr
and Brady 90 in the stage to fetch you out.


little he.ls sir. recosct that
WIrSEss-Yes, but he's little fellow.
HEADhEY.-Short7


WITNEss-Yee, sir


HEADLEY.-And stout
WIrNEss-And stout.


HBApLEY.-6t0uter than mo, sir
WrrNEss.-No, sir, Ishould think not.
HEADLEY -Oh yes, stouter than me.


wirsrs. Wsil I'll bet he don't weigh 50 much as you
do by thirty pounds y (Laughter)
HEADLEY-Do you know my weight, sir7


PArgssoN.-Oh! think we've had enough of that il


Mr. FLrs- also passenger In the stage testified to
the abusive language Of the defendants and related the
particulars OF the affray.


At this stage of the proceeding the jury under the in
struction Of the Court acquitted Mr.. Headley.


Mr.. HEApLY was then called. and testified that they
started in the night line Of stages for Harlem and that
they did abusive language to the driver but that
he very abusive to them and the expressions Of Mr.
Butler caused by the expressions and threats Of
Brady and hut after they taken out the driver
and his friends beat them both he of opinion that
the driver not prepared to say drunk, but he
was intoxicated.


Mr. H. then addressed the jury, counsel behalf Of
Mr. Butler and obtained at their hands verdict Of not
guilty.


At quarter past O'Clock, the Csurt adjourned till to-
morrow morning.