The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-07-15
General Sessions.
Before his Honor the Recorder Tamadgc, Judge Lynch
and AldeTmnn Leonard.

WILLIAM sHALrR, Esq, acting District Attorney
JULv ilI-Ezaheth Comstock alias Mary Finch IN
dcted for grand larceny stealing silver plate and da-
mond ring, valued at S5i3, from Alderman Richard r.
Caman on the 2sth Of June last entered plea OF guilty
and was sentenced TO the state prison She
young good looking girl not 10 years OF age and
was engaged as servant in the family at the time she
committed the larceny There two other charges Of
petit larceny alleged against her for stealing
lies where she also resided previous TO the commission of
the crime for which she has been sentenced.
Sentence of Charles r. Misunderstanding District At
torney shaer, moved that the abov" named person
ceve the sentence OF the Court the charge OF forgery
tor which he has been convicted he having been
dercd by his bail for tina. purpose The Recorder stated
that they should proceed TO pass Friday
ng at the opening OF the Court.
Trial cf Francis Collins for Grand Lareeny-This
who claims residence at the Of Centre and An
hony streets, and who says he is native OF Msssachu-
sets tried for grand larceny in stealing two finished
and one unfinished silve watches valued being The
property OF Henry Ftlen of No So Anthony street The
unfinished watch offered for sale by prisoner Jared
LMoore but the finished watches recovered Pr-
soner introduced witness named John Myers who
an oyster cellar corner OF Anthony and Centre testify
that the unfinished watch given him TO sell by per-
son who came into the cellar The jury returned
dict OF not guilty and the Court discharged him with
reprimand relative to his habits and previous offences
Burglary in The Third Degree--An Englishman named
Thomas Wray with Fitzgerald for an alias and who says
he is stone cutter by trade tried charge Of
glary in the third degree for breaking open the addley
store of Thomas o. Buckmaster of az Hudson street
the night OF the 9th Of June last and stealing thererom
about $500 worth of saddcry and harness He
pleaded in the case with man named james c. Burns.
who has also been indicted for the other bur
glaries in which prisoner is concerned and also With
named John Taylor who has not vet been rested
The burglary ofhe premises and loss of the property
was proved by Mr.. Buckmaster and officer james S.
smith testified TO the finding of three boots in shed in
Houston street that had been stolen from the premises rob-
bed and were claimed by Mr. Buckmaser as his proper
y portion OF the harness also found in store on
the same premises but evidence was introduce ed 20
show that the prisoner had anything do it'll the build
ing where the goods were discovered. Judge Lynch
charged that The case was snguary deficient iesno-
ny that should have brought forward 10 sustain ,b,
prosecution, and mtmatcd that there was scarcely su-
cient evidence to justify conviction There arc four
other indictments against him burglary as well as his
associates in crime, Burns and Taylor.
The following important Witnesses for the prosec
were not subpened in the Mr. L. Silvers of 1851
Chapel street, to whom boots were pledged Tho
ticket for which was found in possession Of woman no
claimed to be prisoners wife This woman also
subpGned witness the person who rented the
misses to prisoner and his associates where the property
stolen had been exposed for sale. The jury short
absence returned vrdic of not guilty and the Court adj
journed till Friday morning at IL o'clock.