The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-17

wealthy MCLEAN house being de fsco the Secretary
towhom sa1Don Franciseos very largely indebted for
advances made to him while Mexican Consul at your
| city.
Court OF General Sessions.
Before tlp Recorder, and Aldermen Hatfield and
Britton.
MAY IS Sentence William Nelson Phillips, who was
convicted ofgrand larceny, on Monday, was brought
out for sent hce The Recorder, in passing sentence
upon this young delinquent remarked upon the enor-
| nifty Of crinb like the which had been committed
by the prisoner and his accomplces. You soy that you
are but sixteen but the possession Of such
implements Is these said the Recorder (producing
heavy iron ger known by policemen and burglars as
jimmy, and bunch of lock picks and skeleton kcys)
makes 1t aprent that you are an adept old in crime,
though you1s in years The court would not send the
prisoner to the House Of Refuge but sentenced him
the State Pr&on for two years:
upon trial charged with grand larceny in having
or about tha2oth Of December last stolen number Of
property Of Nathaniel W. Jones. and worth over 500
The prosec ton fell through as 1t shown that the
articles werS to the defendant by MIR Jones
charged from custody
Trial for Grand Larceny A woman named Mary Ri
ley, was put upon her trial charged with having been
concerned With Ann Sparks and William steine, in
Elon Whitaker Sth March last mt house, 65 Laurcns
street The complainant Whitaker Is small man, and
stand to testify He said that on the night Of the sth
of March last, he walking quietly down Canal
street when Ann Sparks, Of the prisoners pre-
near '' She said she knew plaza around ps the
to his own words took him round several corners
and finally Bought up at the house 65 Laurens street.
kept by Wn. Steinc Of the prisoners in the box.
when they bad arrived at the house, his fair compan.
ion asked him for money with which to send out
and get somt liquor He could not resist her request
and so gave hera quarter They then went to room
where there was q bed. 1t was already past twelve
O'clock wanted witness to remain there for the
remainder u the night. He told her he could do no
thing of the Kind Finding that her persuasive powers
svailed her nothing, she next approached him and
pulled off his overcoat and vest She was soon assisted
by countenancipg the outrage. Stcine being large
powerful man, and the witness dimnutve person. the
latter awed into submssion-his watch was taken
from his fob, and twenty dollars in money from his
pocket He saw what kind Of hands he had got into,
but the door fastened, and hence he could only
main and be robbed Of his money and watch 1t could
only be proved against the prisoner that she took the
watch, which silver one, cost $50 when new, and
had been more than year The jury therefore,
found tho prisoner guilty Of petit larceny only and she
sentenced to the pcntcntiary for six months Her
accomplices have not yet been tried
Charge Of Nusdnce-The next case called on was that
Of tho People John d. Lee, who is charged with
creating and continuing nuisance, in Readc street,
between Broadway and Church street. in the shape Of
soap factory, which is alleged cmits noxious and
and comfort Of the residents in that vicinagc.
Dr. HOMER BosTwIcK gave his evidence for the prose-
cuion, stating that he had lived the factory
planned Of and that the stencil arising it very
offensive and sickcnng especially when the wind blew
the direction OF towards
house. His examination elected nothing Of i'm
portancc. The ease IL still on.
Before Judge DAILY and Aldermen Hatfield and Brtton
MAY 16-Tze Nuisance Case-In the case Of The
People RS John Lee. charged with nuisance In car
rying soap factory in Readc street, to the detri
cnt Of persons residing the neighborhood the Dis
trct Attorney at the opening Of the court this morn
ing, said that in consequence Of the necessary absence
Of tho Recorder, the could not proceed 1t was
therefore proposed to withdraw juror and let the case
go over. This course obtained and the cause
quently goes off for the term The Recorder was alb
sent in attendance his brother in law, Mr. Fewel
ling, who supposed TO be at the point Of death.
No Boil Cases 10 be Tried at the Present Trm.-The
be tried until the prison disposed of and
there large number OF these, 1t Ia not probable
that any bail will be tried until the June term
Iiiaitor GRIND Larceny.-A young man named Hen
ry Brown put upon his defence, charged with
grand larceny, in stealing pair Of pantaoons vest
Shirt scarf breast PIN finger ring, and $40 In gold
coin The prisoner and complainant were boarders in
the same house, No. Oil Walker street. the 1st Of
March last, at which time the theft was committed.
The things stolen belonged to Thomas Tilton who
lued them at SOL On being called to the stand, Mr.
Tilton stated that the first Of March last he went
away to his work in the morning. leaving the articles
alluded to above in his room; when he returned at
night his money vest jewelry, etc, missing and
missing also. Brown did not again make his APP
pearance at the house, but arrested some three
weeks subsequently, and on being questioned as to the
theft confessed that he had taken part Of the proper
ty and gave Mr. Tilton information to the where
abouts of the clothing and the jewelry These things
recovered but the theft of the gold not con-
fessed by the prisoner, 1t recovered The tes
timony was not such to make out grand larceny
and under charge Of the court the jury vcr
dict Of guilty Of petit larceny only. The court SEN
fenced the prisoner to four months in the pcni
Tertiary.
.aroiier Triei jo, Grand Lareeny.-Ann Sparks and
William Stcine, implicated with Mary Riley,
placed ut the bar to be tried for grand larceny, In
stealing q watch and money, worth $50, from man
named Zion whitaker while at the house No IS Lau
street to which place he had been induced to 60
Ly Ann Sparks and Mary Riley the latter of whom
tried on i uesday and convicted Of petty larceny Tn
tcttimony in this repetition Of that taken In
the case Of the People Mary Riley. II not
proven against Stene that he actually took either the
watch money but IL shown that he present.
in the room while the theft being perpctrated
and In fret that 1T perpcratcd In his apartments
As TO Ann Sparks It was directly proven that she took
cutting attorney only asked for verdict for petty lar
cenyi aud, under charge from Judge DAILY the jury
returned a verdict to that effect The prisoners
sentenced to the penitcntary for six months each.
SfH .4nof.tr Trial fer GTond Lo,ceny.-A black man
FAMED William Freeman, was next called to defend
alleged, stolen S215, the property OF Daniel
Humpbhries and Edward Ayers, two colorcd men, on
the 9th Of April last From the evidence, II appeared,
that iunpbrics, Ayers and tho prisoners all
farng men, and met at the boarding house Of Mrs.
Pcttis No 162 Church street, the day previous to
the alleged theft being committed Ayers gave $3.50 to
amount together with S1& Of his own money, Hum
phes put into his box and the three left the house
gether. After some time the prisoner left the
yany Of his companions and they proceeded to house
in Orange street. where they passed tho night On
turning to their boarding house, in the morning. they
discovered that tho money had been stolen. The pri-
soner was not to be- found In town and the police as
certaincd that his sister had gone to Newark, New
Jersey uhcyeupon officer Shadbolt went To that citv
and there found Freeman, who denied the theft bvi
said that he had picked up about s25 in SILVER coin
which he found upen the floor Of the room occupied
the money was recovered by the owners The evl-
dcncc was not conclusive as TO the theft Of the whole
amount being committed by freeman The jury there.
fore found him guilty 81 petit larceny, and the court