The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-05-12
General Sessions.
UenCfNI SeBBIOnBs
Before Recorder Talmadgc, and Aldermen Hatfield an

Purdy.
J. w. SrRANG, Esq acting District Attorney.
MAY li--Triai for Stealing. ForcePump--A
negro named William Henry jackson, was tried
charge Of petit larceny stealing the chamber OF force
pump vaueda $25 from Theodosius f. Secor Co. The
evidence conclusive The jury convicted him, and
the Court sent him up for six months.
Charge OF Stealing Money-A fresh looking Irish
girl named Mary McCarty, tried charge of petit
larceny for stealing $40 money the trunk
Mahony sailors boarding house keeper of 81 Cherry
street. the 22d of April last Mahoney stated that she
confessed taking the money and returned S3s on pro-
mise by him that he would not prosecute her. Andrew
Harrison for prosecution stated that ahony ted him
the time the girl returned the money that he owed her
her oft The defence called witnesses but set
plea that she took the money because he owed her
and also that her confession of taking the money
obtained under promise. that the eye of the law,
should shield her conviction The Recorder charged
that larceny had doubt been committed but the pro-
held out to he by Mahony in makng the confession,
such, that alt hoigh Illegal his part entitled the
prisoner to an acq s from the Jury which they render
charging her. remarked that had the money been found
her person at the time of the larceny the jury would
have been compelled to convict her grand larceny and
the to send her to the state prison. and that such
escape should caution to her in future.
Precocious Deprary- An Irish boy named James
Megham aged Ia years. and mulatto boy named Joseph
Jackson aged Is, tried charge of burglary
the third degree for entering the newly finished house
corner Of oa street and Lexington avenue on sunday
morning. the 18th of March, and taking off, with intent to
remove, eleven brass door knobs, five spindles and
lock. 1t proved that Meigham opened one of the
window blinds of the basement with his hand and then
broke pane glass with stone and entered the house
the knobs and lock. The jury found them both guilty.
and the court sen, them to the House ofRefuge.
smons was tried for petit larceny in obtaining suit of
clothes, worth $40 from Gumbert Helman, tailor, OF ~
Broome street. under the following The
accused came to the tailoring shop OF the complainant
and desired purchase suit OF clothes, which
ried bakers shop at % Broome street. at his request
He then said he wished his brother could be allowed
to try them on and the German consentng the accused
esca ed with the suit He arrested several times
afterwards, and escaped The clothing was finally
recovered hy the complainant at Lewis bro
kers shop where the brother of the accused had offer
ed to hs% or and b s faO %sS sa hsr
for George W. Simons, at % Broome street. here came
forward end stated that she when the tailor
came t. the shop and he allowed the accused to try
the clothes and went away and came back in about
half hour afterwards. Several inquiries were made
clothes and Acting District Attorney SIRANo remarked
TO the jury This witness a the stand that he thought
lived besides selling Cakes. Gaugher) The jury
found him guilty, and the Court sentenced him to the
pententiary for SIX months remarkng at the same time
that his brother George Smons the baker, wasno better
than he was.
Grand Larceny somewhat notorious young thief
named Adolphus w. Stewart, aged only is years, and
another James Johnson aged 49, tried for
entering the house of Dr. r. HMaclay AZ East Broadway.
on the evening Of the oath Of April and stealing ewelry,
SC valued at about 5000. portion of the stolen goods
found in possession of the boy Stewart who entered
a plea of guilty by his counsel. The jury returned
OF guilty and the Court sent Stewart to the House
of Refuge johnson the prison for three years
Moore tried for assault and Bate
ry with intent to kill a colored woman named Susan
Crawford of Little Water street II appeared that Moore
had lived with her and wife for the past four
five years. and her husband coming home she told him
she going 10 live with him. and desired the accused
10 go away. He then said he was glad Of it. and asked
her to give him some money to go to Philadelphia. This
said would endeaver do and his reques,
allowed him to remain in n room in the house day or
following, while she standing ut the bar in the
house. he said to her. I've great mind TO kill you and
then seized her round the neck and stabbed her in the
side and abdomen sevar times with knife cutting her
clothes through and through and her body in instance
nearly half inch in depth. The knife not pre-.
sentcd and il alleged by DR.. James Johnson who
xamined the wound that he thought II must have been
inflicted with one of small size The defence conendsd
this point that therefore there not evidence SUN
cent to Justify the jury in eonvcting him with intent TO
kill but merely Of assault and battery which verdict
they rendered after hall an hours absence and the Court
sent him to the peniteutary for one year
SteaIinr Boots-A German named Henry Rpch,
shoepaker trieo charge OF Grand Larceny in
stealing five psir geptlemen boots five odd boots and
nar Of patent leather shoes valued at S43, from the
store of Richard James, 23l Broadway twas proved by
defence that the accused the BOOTS from boy ior
who said he had found them in the street The
ury therefore returned verdict Of acqutts and the
cused was discharged
9ssar,n and Baifery-John Hallct tried for an as
sanlt and battery Joseph Waller at the American Mu.
scum on the 9th Of February last II appeared in evil
drnce that complainant went to the Museum with his
cousin mother and life, and taking stand in the pas
sage way of the lecture ROOM obstructing the view Of
seated behind them and refusing remove his
POSITION Halle whose business it keep order laid
hold Of him and pulled him down the passage way.
The defence contended that in standing up as the com
planant did he obstruced the view of number Of per-
in the rear, and therefore that Hallet was justified in
insisting upon his beingseated. The Jury took different
of the and found Haett guilty Of assault and
battery, but nded him TO the OF the Court
The Court then 1fourned till this morning at eleven
o'clock.
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