Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-08-04
New YORK, %, 1874
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The Court Immediately called Wyant up for judy
ment, and sentenced him fer two years the State
Prison, on each conviction.
Hgh,cay RoJJery.-James E. Cole was put to the
bar, charged with robbery in the first degree.
William OK deposed thai he lived at No 1877
Greenwich street. and that, evening in the month
Of March last, the prisoner at the bar entered his
store, presented pistol, and exclaimed, your mo.
ney your life" Witness being in fear OF his life,
gave him dollar, and then took him into custody.
An intimaton of this affair had previously been re-
ceived and an officer in the neighbourhood who
came to the assistance Of the witness
The intimatien was received from A. nj. Smith,
who said he thought the attac would be made the
night Of the 10th March.
Benjamin F. Parker examined.-On the 18th of
March 1 went TO the office Of the last witness, when
the prisoner in with the pistol in his hand now
produced, and presented the weapon at OK, and
said " give me your money or your life. Eve No
him money, and he said - I've time to waste
you.' then seized him, and wrest el the pistol
out of his hand II was heavily loaded, and had
| cap on
| ross-examned.-Nev knew who had planned
| the attack on the life and property of OK.
A. NJ. c. Smith examined.-Received the intima-
ton of the affair from man to whom the prisoner
had proposed the robbery, and Immediately commu-
nicated it TO Alderman Guion, who went to the Of
fee Of the prosecutor. On the night Of the robbery
| / waited opposite the Office Of Oxx in Greenwich
street, and saw Cole and the other come along,
| but they did not make the attempt. The next
| morning the man came 10 me again, and said they
did not make the attempt, because they had pistol
the. told the RccUrder, and he said had better
perhaps capture the man. before he did any mis-
'Tsd OK Of it. but he said he was much afraid
Watched again the next night, AMI Cole 60 in.
He had the club in Court his arm as well as
| the pistol. do not know the name of the man who
gave me the information. never saw him before.
Nay have seen him since. lie said that he had
been in the State Prison, and there got acquainted
| with Cole.
Mr. Craft appeared for the prisoner, but made no
defence except Saying that his clients witnesses
were not in town and that the Court had refused to
postpone the trial
| The Recorder briefly explained the law 10 the
Jury, who found the prisoner guilty without leaving
| their seats.
The Deiaran Robberp-Francis Williams alias
Boston Frank wasthen put to the bar, charged with
burglary in the first degree, in breaking into the
store OF Christian Delavan, $50 Broadway, on the
| night of the 10Th Of February last.
When the first witness was about to be sworn the
prisoner said the bill found illegally He then
made some sort OF rhodamentade statement, which
the Court said was OF no consequence to the case.
Christian s. Delavan examined-My store is on
, the corner Of Broadway and Broome street On the
night of the 18th Of February last my store was bro
ken oren.
A quantity Of cutlery and hardware goods were
carried off TO the value Of $li00. Among the goods
were cutlery silver SETS iewelry breaches
lockets, gold pencil cases, and other articles Here
quantity Of such articles were produced and iden-
tilted by the witness, as part Of the stolen pro-
perry
BY the Ceurt-Had never seen the prisoner in the
store myself, but my clerk him there few
| nights previous TO the robbery.
| BY Craft for the prisoner-rhere is no mark on
| the articles produced but know them from Pc
| culiarity in their manufacture.
| BY the District Attorney described the arti-
| cles stolen To officer Hays aft err the robbery.
By Craft.-Did not close the store that night, but
my clerks did. IL was entered by means Of false
/ KEYS.
| Gilbert Il. Hayes examined. Il arrested the pri-
| soner and found several pledge tickets on his per-
| son Subsequently found his trunk at a house in
the Avenue, and thcrc discovered the articles now
| produced. which knew by the description TO be-
| long To the last witness.
| BY the Court.-Thc pledge tickets were in some
fictitious name. The goods were partly pledged at
| Daviss and partly at HATS
| Samuel Hszledon examined-Knows the prisoner
at the bar. He boarded with in the early part of
| this year. He brought trunk with him. and Gil.
Hays came and took il away Did not know how
| long u was alter the prisoners arrest when Hays
| came 70, the trunk. There was man named " slkcr
at my house at the time, but do not remember
their going out together. The prisoner did not de-
| posite any jeweliy with me.
| Here the District Attorney rested his case.
| Mr.. Craft called two witnesses a. to the value Of
the articles produced court and as TO their quail
ty,&e.
anu clerk to the first witness, aud remember the
night of the robbery We locked the door usual,
anu the nrsf that entered IN the morning. The
store had been entered by false keys, and a large
quantity of the stock carried of. Goods to large
amount gone. One 81 the articles now in court
! can identity as having been there the night pre-
| vious 60 the robbery
| BY MIR Crsft-There is no particular mark on the
| articles. but remember what have selected
by the Court saw the prisoner at the store on a
| previous occasion. He came and purchased a nur-
.ery lamp
| Cross xaminod-I locked the door, and gave the
key up 10 MIR. D.lavan IN his about 10 minutes
| sher. when came in the morning, the lock was
only thrown once, and ! was always in the habit Of
double locking IL. ! got the key in the morning
from 462 Broome street, where Mr.. Delsvsn lives.
There was there at the time
The case here closed on both sides.
The jury, without hesitation, found Boston Frank
guilty of the burglary. and the Court adjourned.