The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-04-16
General Sessions.
Before His Honor, Recorder Tsllmadge and Judges
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JAMES r. WHITING, Esq, District Attorney.
APRIL l5.-SENrENcEp-At the opening OF the Court
VIM. Marshall, an elderly man, who was convicted of
forgery in passing q check with a fstitious signature for
So, was sentenced to the States Prison for two years:
Peter Clark,a young man formerly in the United States
service, convicted Of burglary ia the third degree in
breaking open an oyster cellar at the corner of Anthony
and orange streets, and stealing 500, was sentenced to
The Court intimated that circumstances had come to
the knowledge Of the Court since the trial Of the prison.
er that would in all probability, if properly presented to
the Governor, secure a pardon.
Josiah ". Thompson, a gentesly dressed young man
sentenced to the city prison for 80 days. The Recorder
stated hat the punishment in his case would be light in
comparison to the next brought before them.
BoJbery on Board a Steamboat A young man named
Jacob Woolley, a halter by trade, vas put upon his trial
for grand larceny, for stealing five dozen ever pointed
lued at $3.50, from Levi Brown, pencil maker, ofl2 Front
street, Brooklyn. They were taken from o carpet bag
On board the steamboat Sw allo w, while Mr.. Brown was
on his passage to Albany on the 18th Of March last. A
silver medal presented to Mr.. Brown by the American
Institute, and s2l, was also stolen from the carpet bag.
The prosecution proved by Edward Let's that he pur.
chased two gold pens and one silver case from prisoner
in this city, a few days after the robbery took place, and
also that he saw the medal described in possession Of
prisoner, and several other pencil cases. Mr.. Henry
Morris also testified that he purchased four silver pen
cases with gold pens, for 75 cents each, three Of which
he sold to Mr.. Beach in Chatham street for So.
His counsel made no defence, and the jury returned a
verdict of guilty, when the court sentenced him to three
years and six months in the States Prison.
The Recorder stated, in making this sentence, that
this Court felt determined to make an example of every
person brought before them convicted Of stealing from
passengers while on board Of steamboats,, and that they
would in every instance put the full penalty of the law
in force on all such rogues.
Case of George Somes-This was the day set down for
the trial Of this person, who has been indicted on two
charges Of forgery in passing counterfeit money.
His counsel presented aiiiavits of prisoner to show
tn at they could not proceed to trial on one OF the indict-
ment, without the evidence Of a man named William
Williams, who, he alleges. is now in Mobile; and not on
the other, without the sfiiavit of man named John II.
Wilson. whO he etatag is uoU in Man Orleans
The District Attorney objected strenuously to the post.
ponement of the trial, but after much argument pro and
con. the Court consented to allow q commission to take
the evidence Of these witnesses, and the trial was then
postponed until the June term Of the Court.
The toay to Rob a DrunksnlM named Alex
ander Doyle who keeps a GROCERY on the Points, was
then tried for grand larceny, in stealing a purse and $57
25 in gold, silver and bank notes from Abraham Sweeney
on the 9th Of March last. Mr.. Sweeney stated that on
the evening previous to the above date he had become
somewhat intoxicated, and in strolling through the points
stepped into a place kept By Ellen Meheip, 81 Cross
street, and while there added to his load until he became
nearly stupid. In the morning Doyle and himself en-.
gagged a carriage driven by James McTntire, and went to
Burnhams. While going out Sweeney says he fell
asleep and on arriving there Doyle requested the driver
Of the carriage to return to the city for another man
named Doyle. Previous to which Doyle changed a gold
piece at Burnham's. end paid the driver for his carriage
hire. The driver then returned TO the city with Swec.
ney asleep in the carriage, and not finding the Doyle he
had been requested to bring back with him, drove oat to
Burnham's again, but Doyle, the prisoner, had LEFT
Sweeney still slept until the carriage returned to the
city a second time, and whsn awakened by the driver,
ascertainei thath he had been robbed ofthe purse and mo-
ney.
The defence conducted by counsellor Terhune, and
James NJ. Smith, Esqrs. assembled Mrs. Meheim who
| kent the house where Doyle and Sweeney met, and one
OF her women -s witnesses To- grove that sweeney was
so much intoxicated at the time he alleges he was rob-
bed, that he could not have known any thing about who
il was that took the meDey. They both swore " straight
through" tail and all. Officer Stevens and Barnabss
Osborn, clerk Of police, s,a'ed.that Mrs. Meheim kept a
house o fresort for prostitutes and thieves. and was not to
be believed under oath, and officer McGra,h stated that
when prisoner was arrested the purse belonging to
Sweeney and nine Of the sovereigns were found in his
possession The prisoner was defended by James NJ.
Smith, jr. Esq. in a short but pointed speech. and the
District Attorney closed with one of his charactcri site
arguments for the prosecution.
The jury remained absent for nearly two hours. and
being ~unableto sgrce.t the Court discharged them. Thew
stood eleven for conviction and one for acquittal when
leaving the jury room.
FsJefed Recognizdnces-Richard schaap, of l6ol
Bowery, matchmaker and jeweller, who was indicted for
receiving silver ware valued at sls4. which was stolen
from Thomas 8. McCarty. AZ Clinton place, on the 7h of
February last, not appearing In court to answer the
charge, MS recognizances were forfeited. Julia Brown,
indicted for keeping a house for the resort Of prostitutes
AZ % Leonard street, not appearing TO answer her recog.
FINANCES were declared to be forfeited. In the case OF
Francis j. Lewis, whose reoognizances were forfeited
on Thursday, the District Attorney consented to waive
the forfeiture, and he will therefore be tried on three IN
dictmenis for perjury, m~isdemeanor and assault and Dat