The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-07-07
General Scssl ons.
Before the Recorder Judges Noah and Lynch and Alder
men Leonard and Gedney.

Before the Recorder, Judges Noah ana Alder.
men Leonard and Gedney.
JAMES r. WHITING Esq. District Attorney.
July 6At the opening of the Court the names OF the
Grand Jurors called, and the following gentlemen
Charles Oakley, foreman Edward An
thony, sephsnB LewisCurtis, John Campbell John
Fisher David Johnson BENJAMIN L. Lamb Horatio Mott
Theodore MARITIME William F. Oakley, Bradford Rogers
Samuel Sparks, Elihu Townsend, Isaac c. Van Wyck,
and Daniel Everitt-toal L.
The Recorder then charged them to their special and
when they rctiredo the business
to be laid before them
Triai of Joe Robinson the Black Brglar.-Ths man,
who stands charged with several brgares was put upon
his trial charge of burglary in the first degree In
street. night Of the nth of June and stealing there
from about 5000 worth of silver plate. The housewas
an the silver stolen with the exception Of cake basket
purchased by Elias Rodman who has kept fence"
at BOY Catherine street. and who is in prison the
charge The property was recovered by officer Hilliker
through the agency OF sdora Raphael of Chatham street
and searching the premises occupied by Robinson in
Thomas street. variety of burglars implements were
found, and part of the stolen goods No defence was
made OF character change the force OF the
evidence of the prosecution and the Jury returned
dict of guilty without leaving their seats He was tried
and senenc to Ia in the State Prison at former
period and having ed years pardoned out
The Court Immediately proceeded to pass sentence and
years He replied Thank We, SIR, and len the Court
with grin <Thcre is another charge against him for
burglary in the first degree and also three indictments for
petit larceny
Hannah Johnson the girl who is supposed to be labor
ing under partial insanity pleaded guilty to stealing fe
Cotton and Isabella Baiiy, the l4th of January last
and was sentenced to the State Prison for two years
Elias Rodmom, the notorious fence of 3oi Catherine
street. then tried for receiving the silver plate stolen
by Robinson, from the house of Edar H. Lang of l02
Franklin street Mary Rodman the daughter of prisoner
aged about eighteen, called by prosecution as wit
She stated that the silver purchased from Ro
bnson by her mother who has also been indicted for the
same offence and that she took the silver to the store Of
Isadore Raphael in Chatham street, who paid her forty
six dollars which given to Robinson together with
a shawl Officer Hilliker testified that money adj
vanced to Mr. Raphael by Mr.. Simeon Abrahams at the
request OF witness for purchasing the silver Of Rodman
Raphael informed witness that prisone the habit
offering silver plate for SALE and that. believing it
stolen he refused purchase it. Witness then advised
him purchase as il would lead to the detection of Rod
man. and possibly the burglars who committed the arce
Mes Raphael consentedf on condition that money
would be advanced for that purpose which DONE and
the silver purchased as beioreDtated
SIMEON ABRAH.Ms called and sworn by prosesu-
ton Witnc" stated that from previous conversations
with Hilker and Raphael he received five different par
cells Of silver from the latter that he had purchased Of pr
soner He paid 81 ans to Raphael for the silver
thus obtained and the object in purchasing to de-
tect the burglars as we'll as Rodman and his wife.
JOHN II. Bowie and Mr.. TURNER testified that their
dwellings had been entered about the time that the
house of Mr. LANG and silver plate stolen, which
also found in possession Of prisoner and sold by him to
Raphael
JANIS NJ PHILLIPS Esq summed up the case before the
jury, and was followed by the District Attorney
The Recorder charged the jury in decided aud forc
BILE the evil tendencies resulting the coun-
try from the existence of these receiving shops being
they perfect nurseries of crime and also that the evil
de1ce was fully sufficient to fix the crime upon prisoner
The jury, after an absence Of fifteen minutes, returned
verdict of guilty.
Josephins Merry coored girl convicted of grand lar
ceny for stealing seven gold rings from Mrs. Thonhil
whiie IN the capacity Of servant in the family sent
to the State prison for two years.
Jurenite Theresa number of the small boys charg
ed with larcenies in stealing the composition ornaments
from the tops ofron ratings in various parts OF the city,
admitted to bail for the purpose of being used wit
against those Of more age, who also in
prison for the offence Several allowed to de-
part on their own recognizance TO appear at the special
sessions on Friday.