The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-08-11
General Sessions.
Before Recorder Tallmadge and Aldermen Leo and


J.Mss r. wHIrrKo, Esq District Attorney.
THuRsDAY. Aug Trial J .4lmira Mocn.-This pc.
charge of grand larceny in stealing $45 from German
sailor named Charles Augustus. The complainant tes
fed that he walking through Orange street on the
2Is July the evening. and the accused occosted
him. placed her arms around him. and managed to alb.
sract the money from the pocket OF ms coat where he
Orser testified that the accused confessed that she had
stolen the money and reso ed $so that she had buried
the ground Of the vault attached to the house. The
defence, conducted byALLAN M SNFFEN Esq introduced
several witnesses endeavoring to prove the theft upon
ness for prosecution but mo CO., and the jury
without leaving their seats, returned verdict of guilty
The Court then to the for three
years.
Pleading Gu.hy-Charles Walker and jones Hogate;
indicted for burglary in the second degree in entering
the hard store OF James Graham 90 Canal street,
the 9th of August last withdrew their plea of not gull
ty and entered plea guilty to burglary in the second
remanded for sentence the first day OF next term
Holgate has served term at Sing Sing and since been
married to young woman in the Bowery.
Trai Of WILLIAM MuiHgsn-This man was next put
upon his trial for charge Of grand larceny in stealing
yards Of from the saddery and harness store
Of James Curr 1893 Canal street the Sd of November
last The complainant testified to finding Is yards OF the
cloth in of Eliphalet Chichester Of "a Cherry
st. which E c. Roberts stated was purchased from Jew
named Myers sascs saacs arrested the larceny
alter the goods traced and on being admitted to
bail he recoe missed Mugan the person from whom he
had purchased the stolen keyseymere in exchange for
clothing Isaacs testified to this statement the part OF
the The desncc conducted by VIM Shaler
ESQ., called the mother OF the accused, and Mary Hart
the sister of his wife, that at and about the period
that the larceny committed the accused confined
The Recorder charged, that the witness Isaacs might
have been mistaken as to the recognition of the accused
months after he receiv the goods before
he identified him. The jury after short absence return
ed verdict OF not guilty and he was remanded for trial
John b. Medler pleaded Guihy.-ThIs young man, in
dcted for grand larceny, in stealing $500 in bank bills
from John OF l05 West street. on the 27th Of July
last entered plea OF guilty and was sentenced for
years. the punishment being reduced as II his first
offence.
Trial of John White.-A boy bearing this name was
tried charge of burglary in the first degree in enter
ing the drug and dwelling OF &. H. Phillips
of Beekman and William street on the Light OF the nth
fully last George Lee clerk in the store testified,
h on the night in question he saw the accused sitting
in front OF the store and after retiring to bed he
kened by light and noise in the store and the
accusean the act ofeXamnng several draw apparent
y in search OF money other vauabes. The accu ed
by witness that pane of glass had been of the
front door, and the door thus opened and the pockets If
his clothes searched and $o7 taken thereirom Officer
crption given him by Mr. Lee when he was fully den-
tilted the rerton in the store The defence offered
testimony but commended that part OF the store being
occupied only a sleeping apartment the offence could
not be classified as burglary in the first degree.
The Recon- chare ed that ghc offence not bur-
gary in the first degree as the store entered was not
dwelling house in the meaning Of the statute more
than stable would bel an boster had slept therein
The DnrRICr ATTORNEY dissented from the opinion Of
the Court, and commended that any place where man
slept his Yelling, il it was dog house. and
therefore CnenCe
He cited the shmael FREEZER convicted and
cuted for first degree for setting fire to
penters shop which person slept and challenged the
and the court to produce single decision to the
contrary.
The jury, after short absence, returned verdict of
guilty of burglary in the third degree and the court
fenced him to the state prison for three years
| .q.other Touch Case-A brown skinned woman named
Mary Conk lin, arraigned for trial charge
grand larceny, in stealing SA9,4S from young man
named George Hspin, the night Of the oath Of July.
The complainant stated that he met the accused in the
street. and she took him to house Of prostitution No. 3s
Leonard st est where after going to bed and leaving the
premises he discovered that the money had been
from his psntaoons pocket in the usual manner pracsed
at the numerous touch" houses that iniest city
Officer WEIGH testified that he arrested the accused and
she admitted that she had went TO bed wi the complain
ant because he pretty little fellows" but that she
had not robbed him. The defence, conducted by Will
son, Esq called William Simmons, to show a conspi.
to obtain possession OF the furniture Of the accused
persons no had TO settle the felony but
who examination stated that he rented the
where tho robbery committed for the accused but
d. MED all know ledge OF the transaction.
The prosecution called Robert Stevenson, who stated
that he in the Police Office when the woman ar
rested and she engaged him her counsel and deliver
the friends Of the gh paid him SIS as counsel fee,
which he returned 10 them afterwards This money was
paid for the purpose of procuring bail for the accused
which not being obtained, the witness returned the
money but kept the goods for the carriage and his own
services
The Jury returned a verdict of guilty, and the Court
sentence her TO the State Prison for three years.
The Court then adjourned to this morning at ii
o'clock.