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From: "Pat Mims" <>
Subject: [NY-Old-News] Old newspaper January 31, 1860 Rochester, NY
Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2004 18:56:46 -0500

Union and Advertiser
January 31, 1860 page 2
Rochester, NY

Monday, Jan. 30th --Francis SLAVEN, a young man suffering from delirium tremens, was sent to Jail.

Thomas CURRY, a constable of Greece, was examined on a charge of wilfully letting a prisoner escape from custody. He was held to answer and gave bail.

Tuesday, Jan. 31--Margaret Ann PATTERSON, a miserable creature, was drunk in St. Paul street last night and had to be taken to the Station by two Policemen who had a great deal of trouble in getting her along. She ought to have gone to the Penitentiary, but got off with a fine of three dollars.

John SMITH, the fellow from out of town who was in the Heenan muss on Sunday, was drunk last night and was sent up.

Wm. DUFFY was disorderly in St. Paul street, hanging about the doors of the Theatre. He was let off upon promise to behave better in future.

John SMUTT was drunk and disorderly and paid three dollars to get off.

Court of Sessions
Present--Judge CH--MASARO, Justices DE LAND and CLARK

Monday, Jan. 30th--Edwin HALSTED, the carpet bag thief was found guilty of petit larceny. This verdict was quite as ridiculous as it would have been had they found him guilty of murder of arson. The lowest value fixed upon the stolen property was $33 and yet it is made petit larceny. The plea of insanity or imbecility ought to have acquitted him altogether if it was worth anything--it could not properly be used to change the grade of his crime. Sentence was postponed to a future day.

Tuesday, Jan. 31.--This morning Lyman JOHNSON was put upon trial for grand larceny. He is one of a party of three who stole a number of bee hives from Michael BOWERMAN, in Ontario county, and brought the honey to this city. JOHNSON broke Jail with a large party who assaulted the Jailer and burst open the doors one Sunday evening but he was soon after retaken and is now likely to go to Auburn.

Supreme Court--Special Term.
Present--Judge SMITH
Jan.30--Cause No. 3, Z.L. DAVIS, rec., &c., vs Luther GRAVES et al., was dismissed and judgment ordered for the defendant for costs of action

Josephine FOWLER vs. Chas. G. FOWLER. Odered that defendant pay to plaintiff or her attorney eight dollars per week, from the 1st of Dec. 1859, and during the pendency of the action for divorce, the same being for her support and maintenance.

--Patricia Stillwell Mims

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