General Sessions.
Before the Recorder and Aldermen Meseroe and Dodge
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Before the Recorder Aldermen Meseroe Dodge.


M. C. PATTERSON, ESQ.,, District Attorney.


JuSF I9-Trial of Joseph .4shey indicted for Perju
n.y. eonciuded-7he Terdiet.-The District attorney,
the opening of the Court this morning, commenced his
speech for the prosecution II characterized by his
usual ability and skill and truly say, while this
gentleman holds his office the interests Of people
in danger from nattenton At its close the Recorder
delivered an able and udicious charge to the jury Alter
reviewing the evidence he to the questions OF law
and remarked the indictment Of Ashley founded on
his sworn before Master in Chancery before
whom examination had by order OF the Court, on
creditors bill filed by Abraham Crist alleging that the
conveyance OF Ashley to Fairban OF the property IL
Grand ST. fraudulent The Recorder charged the jury
the objections raised by Mr. Morris to the indictment
to this the examination before the must
be material to the ssuen order for perjury be commit
ted. II will here be iecoected that the masters ques-


tons We're for the purpose finding out what Ashley had
charged that the duty Of the master simply to
pound the question, Have you any property i-or il
Ashley had none then the master had nothing to do with
the conveyances The Recorder also that Ash
leywas not charged in the being the
owner OF the property ls Grand street and ntmated
that the master exceeded his authority in his questions
If such the case, there could be legal perjury


The jury retired and after an absence Of about two
Agreeing They stood then, we understand, six to six
and after absence of about six hours at fifteen minutes
of nine o'clock they returned verdict Of guilty.


II. II. MoRRs, Esq. notified the Court that he should
prepare bill of exceptions.


Trial of Francis Sheldon for Burgidry-Francs Shell


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street, the Goth May last and stealing So so there
from. Sheldon acknowledged that he took the money
Of the store open and the jury found verdict of
guilty Of petit larceny, and the Court sentenced him to
the House Of Refuge.


Trial ,or false ssearfns at Eiectons-Solomon Haght
was Indicted for perjury in swearing he resided al Nc
Cooms brdse an election in the I'd district Twelfth
Ward when s was afterward shown that he lived at
Peekskill 1t was shown, however, that Haight was
smpeton and incapable of judging between right and
wrong. The jury returned verdict OF not guilty.


The Court adjourned IT'LL tomorrow morning at IL
O'Clock.