The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-24
Court or General Sessions.

Court or General Sessions.
Before the Recorder, and Alderman Hatfield and |
MAY 22-TAs Grand Jury.-The grand inquest came
into court. and presented a number Of indictments
found by them. The papers received, and the
grand jury proceeded to prosecute further business
fore them.
Charge Of Obtaining Goods by False Pret,nces-A man
named James Davis placed his defence charged
with having, on the 10Th Of January lsiS purchased
Msssrs Bella s and Seth B. Squire, of No 81 Fulton
street From the evidence of Horatio ~ Squire alerk
in the store of the Mers Squire that the day above
mentioned, the defendant came into the store OF his
employers and asked the price Of certain articles Of
jewelry that he selected gold watch valued Mt 500
two diamond rings valued at S and three gold pencils
OF the value of Sl1 SO. When asked for reference
prisoner said that he recommended to Messrs.
Squire, by Mr. Chamberlain who it appears was a
riepd Of the witness Prisoner also presented a card
bearing upon its face Van Buren, and Churchill this
being The a firm no deal in dry goods in Mas
street. The prisoner said he n member of this
him The representations said to have baen false
as the dei' ndant not one of the fam Of Van Buren,
and Churchill nor he recommen ded by MIR. Cham
btrian On the evidence Produced the public prose-
cutor atked for a conviction Of the defendant The
ease was summed up by counsel on both sides. aud
won't to the jury under charge from the Recorder.
The jury were out about half hour, when they
turned with a verdict OF guilty. Judgment on Wednes-
day morning.
Pleas IF Gully William johnson pleaded guilty to
charge Of petit larceny, in stealing piece of calsi
mere, worth s23 fiom Messrs Cornell 4 zimmerman.
months.
Raymond Sears indicted for burglary in the second
accepted the plea and sentenced him to the State
Prison for the tenn Of three years.
John Buchanan pl, AIDED guilty to n charge Of INSIDE
meanor in voting Illegally at the last election in the
ID district ofthe llth ward on the 10th day of April.
Judgment suspended
he Court then adjourned.
MAY 90 Plea Of Guiity-. Robert Oliver, being
called to the bar pleaded guilty to charge Of rcc.v
irg stolen goods lie sent to the Pententiary for
thee months
Trial JSr burglary John Harvey, black man. was
call, upon answer to charge of burglary In the
i be q IN
found charges the prisoner with having the 7th
Dee, mber last broken into the clothing store OF
Abram s. Atkinson, No 12S Beekman ct and steal
ing thereirom silk haudkerchets aud other goods,
amounting in value to about $3.50. The evidence was
such to induce the to return verdict of guilty
Of grand larceny The Court sentenced him to the
State prison for five years.
Sentence Of James Daris.-Ths man, who
Tuesday last convicted Of obtaining goods by false pre-
fences was this morning brought up for sentence.
When asked what he had 10 say why judgment should
not be passed him accordngto law he the
Court in the most feeling manner; he said that he had
for many years been engaged in business in this city,
that he had been led from step to step in crime until
liz had ut last been brought before jury his trial
for offence against the laws Of the State; all his
fortunes were chargeabe to his having been addicted
TO the horra crime of gambling he had resolved upon
reform and could only appeal to the mercy Of the Court
The RecoI ders remarks, in response to those made
by the prisoner were Gre dtablc to his head and heart
he said that he was happy to hear the prisoner that
he had resolved upon reform. The object OF the law
was not to exercise vengeance the reform Of the
Wet was the great and primary thing to be accom-
psh,d The sentence Of the Court was that the pri-
hard labor. for two years
The Merchants Exchange Bank Robbery-pea of Gull.
grand larceny in stealing sa,7c0 from the Merchants
Exchange bank, at the corner Of Greenwich and Dey
streets the 9Th ef May inst. The Court sentenced
him to the State prison for three years.
Charge q Burslary- Owen McLaughln was next
put upon his trial charged with burglary In breaking
the night Of the 9Th of APRIL and stealing there.
from property of value belonging to Mary Gro
In opening the case the Assistant District Attor
ney stated that he should abandon the charge Of
burglary and try the prisoner for grand larceny.
MARY JANE GROVER witness for the people, called
to testify. She stated that the night Of the 9Th of
April her room in the house Of Mrs. Costello was
entered. and her trunk which contained S73 % in
money aud sundry articles Of clothing stolen there
from. On the day succeeding the theft some portions
Of the clothing which the trunk contained and piece
OF paper which was in purse with the money. were
found at the lodgings Of the prisoner Miss Grover
raw the person who committed tho larceny, in her
Laughin.
LUXE CosrELio, lad Is years of age the son Of
Nancy Costello called to the stand and testified
that he person in the house Of his mother on the
night in question; raw him take the trunk of the
room; knew it was Owen Mclaughlin; witness seized
hold Of the leg of the PERI on who then took hold Of
him and held him down upon the bed for a time, and
then ran off, carrying the trunk with him. positive
that 1t was the prisoner; he knew him.
JOHN FAY. swsrn- Knows Owen Mclaughlin, the pri-
soner ut the bar; the 9Th Of April last boarded
together at MIR. Keley's, in avenue A, between 18th
and 18th street; We occupied the and the
,ame bed went to bed first, that night; don't
know what time he came to bed; found him in bed n
the morning; ! was awaked by smoke In the room, at
near daylight in the morning; thought mt first that
the hoHte was on fire; Owen got up, and coming back
reported that the tnoke came from old boots
which were burning In the yard Mclaughlin had on
the tame clothes then that he wears now, aud
glaze cup.
JoHN LONG. policeman OF the 18th ward, testified
that he present when the prisoner arrested;
he was taken from Fagans porter house. In avenue A.
between 18th and 18th streets he found concealed
in the privy went to prisoners boarding house and
searched Tor the trunk; found 1t in the yard Of the
house adoining the trunk only articles
Of burnt clothing; in the prisoners room found
small mahogany box. containing some fancy articles,
which Mrs Grover identihed rs hers.
One other witness policeman, was examined
the part Of the prost cution.
The evidence for the people being all in, the trial
was su,pended; it will be resumed this (rhursday)
morning.