The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-10-10
General Sessions.
GencraI SeSs1Ons
Before Recorder Tallmadge, and Aldermen Waterman
and Martin.

Before Recorder Tallmadge, and Aldermen Waterman
and Martin.
JAMES R. WHITING Esq, District Attorney
MONDAY, Oct. 9.--Stealing Hydrant Caps.-A young
man named Charles 7. Kelly, was tried on charge OF
petit larceny Tor stealing seventeen brass hydran caps
from FIRE hydrans belonging to the Corporation, valued
at ST. each He offered to sell them to VIM. Gmour, of
essed that he stole them he wanted money and couldn't
get it any other way VIM. sHALER, Esq. for defence,
contepded that the offence was malicious repass and
not larceny, the hydrant caps were attached by
chains, and that they belonged to the freehold. The
Court decided that the offence was larceny as they
attached to the freehold than the spout or
handle OF pump, that could be removed and were in.
tended to beremoved il it was necessary The jury re-
turned verdict of guilty and the prisoner remandei
for trial another charge of stealing 60 caps OF the SINE
description.
Robbed in Grog hop-John Carpenter, Mary his wife,
and Wm Hines, were tried on charge oil grand larceny
in stealing pocket book containing S34 from Edward
Tanning, Of l6 Hamilton street, on the morning Of the
2lst September The complainant stated that he had been
to bail during the night previous, and stopped at the
porter house kept by Carpenter the corner OF An
something to drisk he went to bed with the wife of Car
and robbed by the three prisoners OF his peck
called who said that he and Carpenter to the North
River and hada "little muss, and coming back they
had little spTee and Carpenter and he sat mp till
o'clock, singing songs and drinking number OF other
witnesses the Points called to show that Car.
pener not at home at the hour that the complainant
says he was robbed The case was submitted by Mr.. p
Manchester, for defence, who reprimanded by the
Court for urging them to charge certain points reia
tive to his witnesses which were rely llega and i'm
proper The jury returned verdict OF guilty, and the
Court sentenced John Carpenter to the State Prison for
Eve years-his wife Mary for two years. and William
Hines for three years
False Preences-sapard LemaD, clothier, and native
OF France. formerly of New Haven, Connecticut, was
tried for obtaining goods under false pretences from Sar
uel Batchord, merchant of this city MIR. Blachford
testified that from representations made by MIR Leman
that he doing cash business at New Haven, making
money, and worth four five thousand dollars he sold
him bill OF cloths valued Sl05 at credit Of 90 days.
On the he also sold him. the 25h
of October bin OF cloths valued $3.50 g. four
months credit few weeks afterwards the amount Of
the first bill paid and in the month of December he
sold him another bill Of cloths for Ss5 So at credit OF
four monhs These bills not paid, and the 10Th
Of February appears that Leman had moved to this city,
and applied for the benefit Of the bankrupt lao. That his
schedule showed he owed $267 and that there sls4
due him. and his personal property valued at $l25
only On ascertaDng his iact the prosecution
menced. The evidence for prosecution closed and the
then adjourned till this morning, at ii O'clock
when the case will be continued.