The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-05-22
General Sessions. sn II
Before the Recorder and Aldermen Compton and Mese.

Before the Recorder and Aldermen Compton and Mese.
| J.B. PHrLIrs, Esq, Acting District Attorney.
MAr2l-!riaifor Grand Larceny. Sullivan
was charged with stealing a horse and wagon from
Henry ceiling, 1876 Mott street. the 7th Of April last
ABRAHAM CHAIRMAN, Waterman, after being sworn,
stated that he standing the of and
as soon as they saw Witness they got out and RAM he
pursued them, and they acknowledged they took the
Sullivan stated inhs examination that he saw Hogan
Qhc man In whose company he now was) in tho wagon
at the door Of ceilings store and at his request got in
The RxuonuEa charged the Jury--The question for
them to consider whether the defendant took the
horse and wagon with feonious intent The Jury
tired and after being absent hour and half returned
and said they could not agree verdict the question
being as to the intent Of the defendant
.1nofher.-hary Mcclure, a pretty little girl aged
about IA years. charged with stealing gold watch
On previous examination, she pleaded guilty. Sent to
Trial for Bmrgiary--Isaac Shay was charged with
breaking into the store Of Abraham scribner, No. IS
shoes and so pair Of mems boots and Shoes the night
Of the 7h Of January last.
AnRAnAM 8. scnisvrR, sworn-Is a boot and shoe
dealers his store was entered BY false keys and boots
and shoes of the vaaue Of $500 taken from II.
The prisoner was arrested week after tho robbery;
pair Of booswhic from the above store was ON
iect-dent6ed by private marks them--found cou.
pie OF sacks in the store the morning after the rob-
berry, one filled with boots and shoes, the other empty
Cross-eramined- boots Shays feet were manu-
featured in Connecticut had about ten Or twenty pair
Of the same make in his stores has other stores in the
are in the habit Of marking tho boots and shoes coming
III from manufacturers in each stores at tho store In
the afternoon, but knows not who locked 1t up not
at the store in the morning until o'clock ~ ..''..
JOHN n ANDERSON, sworn Is clerk in Mr. Scribncrs
Cahe rine street stores was at the store early an the
morninS II was opened in his presence, and he found
the shoes and boots missing; the bags were there
HENRv MARSHALL. sw0rn--ls Waterman; saw shay
on the morning Of the Sth at o'clock, on avenue d
Shay said he had just put up ks wagon and was gong
honc; had been on bender; the place wnere saw
Shay would be his way from his stable TO s house
JAMES Baowv--Shay made him present OF pair Of
boots on the 18th Of January delivered them to Shay
upon learning constable was alter him. eAA.t -.s
JAcop AcxgR, Jr. swon--Is a watchman saw wagon
stop IN front of Scrbners about ten minutes Of
In me morning; saw one get ont and go into the
store and another drove off, Defendants Counsel here
admitted IL was shay's wngon. DtH1 s4AH 04 c8 ETA
Mr. ScarsrER rccalled- Went to shny at the City
Prison at his reques shay voluntarily said 10 him That II
was his horse and wagon that the store which he
had hired to two for So who return II
him that night at o'clock, Of Broadway and
Tonth street, that he waited hour or more for ncm
when they they had sack Of boots in tho wagons
the men told him they would have got more they had
not been scarcd they then gave him the boots and re-
qucsted him to bring them over 10 James Haley's
the next morning, corner OF Seventeenth street and
Eighth Avcnuche did so, and saw several pair OF boots
there In tho hay loft thinks Shay said he borrowed the
bags for them. .HA
crosssramined was nearly two months after the
store was robbed Onicer Strong was with and
might have heard the conversation will not say posi-
lively whsther Shay told him the men ssid they borrow