The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-07-14
General Sessions 3,
Before his Honor the Recorder Judges Lynch and Noah
and Alderman Leonard.


WILLIAM SHALER Esq, acting District Attorney.
JUNE l3.-Senfence Suspended.-Elias Rodman convict.
ed few days since OF being receiver of stolen goods
knowing them to be such, consisting of silver plate that
had been taken from the house of Edgar A. LANG and
others, was brought into Court and informed that his
ence suspended for the present the Court having
his behalf but that the suspension would only be delay.
ed while he abstaned from the remotest participation in
gliding in the purchase OF stolen property He then
discharged on his promise to devote his time in honest la
Dor and support of his family. His wife, understand
mas been laboring under partial insanity since his
rest This is strange business
Third Trial Of Nm, Kingston, tie Bmrgiar-This man
was tried yesterday for the third time within few weeks
charge of burglary the third degree, he having
been found guilty one indictment Tuesday last
The charge against him this trial for breaking
open the store Of Messrs. Whitley Richardson,
chant tailors, of No. Ann street. the 10Th of March
last and stealing thererom pieces of broadcloth
number of ready made coats and other wearing apparel
capped on ball. and William Barnard also implicated
with Kingston in this indictment for burglary. Barnard
has not been arrested but managed escape few
after the arrest OF Kingston and Gray.
NATHAN WHTELEY, one of the above firm, testified to
the fact OF the burglary and that also visiting the city
prison soon after he identified suit of clothes that had
been stolen the person Of prisoner named Gray who
ssupposed TO have been The accompce Of Kingston and
who has since his been baled allowed his
bonds to be forfeited The only property found posses
sion OF prisoner that could be partially identified stolen
from the premises was linen shirt bosom but as wit.
could not positively and unequvocaly claim II
der OATH and there being other evidence that Kingston
vas concerned in the burglary, the jury returned
Sentence Of William Kingson-The Clerk then asked
Kingston why sentence should not be passed upon him
for the commission of the crime OF burglary in the third
degree in entering the store Of Samuel f. Engs,
Of Broadway and Ninth street. the night of the 18th OF
March last and for which he convicted Tuesday
lie made answer and the Recorder, after short pre-
Jude in which he pointed the recent increase of bur-
glares in our city, and also the great extent Of time that
prisoner had served in the state prison for similar offences
sentenced him to five years hard labor at Sing Sing that
neing the limit allowed the Court under the statute.
Kingston sentenced to nine years for burglary
IN the first degree in 1926 when he passed by the
John Perseanor anu in 1884, sent ten years for SINH
lar offence under the OF De Hart, with other aliases
lie without doubt the most expert and daring burglar
If modern times and not forty years Of age
twenty-five of which he has served in prison.
Burglary in the Third Degree-A sleepy, hang dog
looking fellow who to ali appearances would not touch
thing out OF his reach and who called himself Della
Shaw, tried indictment for burglary in tn.
third degree implicated with Robert Wilson, for entering
the shoe store of John Perie, $50 Water street. the
hight OF the 25h Of June and stealing SIG worth of boots
hoes and slippers Wilson caught by officer Rely
with bag his shoulder the store, and prisoner
was arrested short distance from him. Wilson managed
10 escape from the police Office while the complaint
icing heard the morning after the arrest and left Shaw
o bear the brun of the crime. The prisoner his
animation before the police stated that having Will
on enter the store he merely following him to
Yherc ne went to when he intended 10 enter complaint
the Police office against him. and the jury believing his
tory, returned verdict Of not guilty.
The Court then adjourned TO Thursday morning IL
o'clock