The herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1835-1837, 1836-02-08
NUMBER I39

GENERAL SEssIoNs.-Present the Recorder and Alder
man ers and Banks.-The court having opened. pro-
ceeded TO pass the following sentences upon the prison
ers convicted dHrng the present term.f
VIM. Collins, grand larceny-steapg from Cam,
Barker o. schr Tower, $300-Sing Sing 4years
John Babeock alias Capron grand larceny-stealins
ron d. eooiey, Slew ard of schr Abraham l.. Ackeman
$4U-2 years and months at Sing Sing. -
VIM. Hiyer, grand larceny-stealin9 from, Can,.;,
Sing Sing - ' -
John Scott grand larceny stealing frsm the entry of
No. Hudson street, cloth cloak and over coat worth
together $50-Sing Sing wears. "'''.
WIN. Shempe, a German jeweller, of responsibility.
was Pa. upon ai for receiving stolen goods. Ii was
proved that Mr.. Bonhemme, who had robbed Mr. Del
nonco oil large number of spoons forks &c had
sold them all TO MIR. Shempe. Some of the articles
were Droken and some entire when he sold lhem and
all lad Mr. Delmoncos mark on Them The ao,ount
lost by Delmonieo was between $3.50 and e100
number oil very respectable gentlemen appeared and
gave MIR. Shempe most excellent character-and an
aPpren'ce teshhed that the spoons, &c. bought in
the open day, and lay for long time exposed before
they were melted. BonhomEe had sold ali he had ever
stolen from Mr. Delmonico, and Mr.. Shampe admitted
bought. 1e - ~ no"
MIR. Shampe was. without elaboration, honorsblv
acquitted of the foul charge =
Spencer Van Cleefwas put the bar for petit larceny
n stealing cieih cloak, valued at $l5 from Mr. Daniel
Ulman. The cloak found upon the stairs of Mrs
Sistans house. and 10 all appearances the prisoner had
dropped ii. 1t had been taken from the pano in the
front by the prisoner, who stated he came to see
fnend and being detected by Mrs. Sstan in the ACT of
going off with il, dropped it. The jury being unable to
agree In their Seats retired in ten minutes returned
with verdict Of guilty Of petit larceny. Baokwel's
Island, months.
the property OF Mr. Loveland Buffalo skim valued at
%. John Wright, watchmaH saw the prisoner in the
act OF taking the skin, and him into an entry
near. On account of the deep snew, the watcbmsn
could not catch him Immediately but succeeded after
hard chase. BlackwelI's Island, months q
AsTRoroMY.-An express from New Orleans. brings
the important intelligence that the celebrated Astrono
'"er Peter Macke, had arrived i'll that place. and was
to attend ball TO be given The evening of his arrival
The bright particular stars were informed of his in
enon of attending the ball. and eacis aud ,llSsast
positively refused TO shine Tte philosopher ya II ;s
ad's;t'ed Ito tic A committee OF gentlemen
waited upon him. and politely gave hun notice that six
hours would be allowed for him take his departure
beanngsand distances included fro,s be civ Iowanls
any point dappui" he might select
With many thanks for their politaness, be avuiled
himself of their Kindness and in less than the time al
lowed, was on his route up the "a Big creek' By this
time he is probably at vicksburgh.
WAXING THE WRONG PAssEsGER.-O, Er5av =.
officers Bower and Stanton were taking their load Of
inquity to Bellevue namely the Penentiary onnibus
geneey dressed person seeing the sleigh, mstook il
for one of the Manhattanvie omnibusses.
Hilloa," says he, stop, STOP l want to 60 up.p
Stanton, who was driving and who is fond of Joke.
drew up little, and said come, jump on quick-ard
in he sprang.
Have yeu any tickets 7" says the gentleman TO Bow
yer.
mo, we don't use them this line."
Well, what do you charger
"Only 25 cents"
"Well, but want TO go all the way through"
"Oh, its all right"
Our gentleman had not passed many streets before a
movement among of the tenants of the sleigh dis
closed the fact, that each were ornamented with par
of bright polished steel braceIes-and what was to him
most astonishing, each linked to the Other BY bonds
frmer than those of love or friendship.
"What those ?" he exclaimed with voice rrerh-
ling with emotion, and pointing TO the ornaments
"Oh," says Bowyer, nothing at all, these are all
fancy men they are always ornamented."
swell, but why they fastened together?"
"Oh, for friendships sake.'
BY this time the new passenger had linking of the
real state of the case and the sleigh was about to
turn down towards Bellevue, he cleared the side with
one bound, and was off through the snow like shot.
At the pace he going when last SEEM il is difficult TO
say when his career will end. ANY information respect
ing him. will be thankfully received Some say il must
have been Of the Sun people, or purchance of the