The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-10-06
Court OF General Sessions.

Before the Recorder and Aldermen Allen and Clark.
charged with grand larceny in stealing from her en-
ployer various articles worth s25, pleaded guilty
tos petit larceny. The plea was accepted, aud the
prisoner sentenced TO tn. county ak months
at the Penitentiary on Blackweil's Island.
Trtei for Rsss,rng stoisn Goods Patrick OCouuor,
Alias John Gsilivsn, put trial charged with re-
csivng q quantity Of iron lead several anchors and
other articles worth $40 from Francis Moore, knowing
the ssme to have BEEN stolen The property osionssd
pscs Of business In at 27s Pearl street. Mr.. Webb
missed several articles such crosbsr shovel some
anchors and sheet lead on tbs 27th Of May last On
the day following MIR w received information which
led him to believe that the property wss 1t junk
rhop kept by OConnor at No. rs OAK street. he vent
there and found the crowbsr aud shovel, worth %;
fer these articles the boys said the prisoner had given
them 20 cents The soys themselves were first disco.
versd and arprehsnded They confessed ths theft of
the property and took the to the junk shop On
going into oConpors place the boys immediately said
that they had sold the property there The prisoner
Immediately gave up the property, aud said that he
thought they were stolen. aud has taken down the
names Of the bsys The name OF the prisoner proves
TO be John Galiivan. although the name Of Patrick
oToIper 10 displayed ON sign the door Of tins
junk sbop. The defsrcs introduced witness named
Bsrtboomew Keeer Who testified that 1t the time the
boys brought the things there for sale the prisoner
took so~s their names and told witness that II any
one came for ths property, 10 give 10 mp The Jury
bad some difficulty In agreeing upon . verdict but,
finally, returned a verdict % guilty. The Court I'M
po,sd fine Of s2s the prisoner to stand com mistsd
The Grand Jury csme Into court and presented quite
number Of bills. and requested the Court to swear
The Court ssid that tho request should be complied
With aud the Grand Jury retired 70 meet at clock
Monday.
T,raiJov Grand Larceny -samu.l Dow ming and John
j. Esrnsy we're called to trial charged with having
stolen watch and so In money, rom from lohn n.
Vysr, while In public houss. at the corner of cham
hers and Wet street The testimony introduced by
the prosecution Old not prove theft bu' rather vent
70 sho~ crsdissb- action the part Of The accused
who took the property q Hysr from his person when
be ~s. too much intoxicated to take Of himself
IL ~ss promptly delivered -bep oslied for The Dis
n -. a.
tsiJ that he could not ask for viction. The
ep,.d yer. at opo@ sequitied By the jury Ths com.
Ilspspt was In court hut so much Intoxicated that
he uss incou petept 70 testify.
-snoth,, Ttisif for Grsn< Larcsry-Thres young men,
ran ed Jcbp Quinc, John Phillips, and fatriss limits,
Ilscsd trial charged with stealing ss3 100
frcm Hugh 1honpsop. at q house OF estsrtsiumsnt,
tept by Mr. Graham, at acc Third svcau. on the
eth 81 September last. The complainant Thomps on
b.irg cs,d to the stand, testified that be met the
Jibonsr Quinn at the houes Of Mr. slatt.riy in this
1hhd avenue. next dsor to the bou,s where the al
kg.o robbery took place After some con versstion,
Suinn sshsd him 20 go 20 the house Of MIR Graham.
To this Th,mp,oD copsept.d. They vent Into Ora
ham End tn re met the tvo other prisoners. Philippe
ard kppis Thompson treated them aud mad. dis
p'sy - money In PICKET book The pocket book
ves ,eixsd by one 81 the prisoners and the money alb
efratttd The ~omen in the house here intsrfered,
aro the money r-stored bnt presently one ef them
made ,'l.nt attempt 20 sbstrsct IL ron the pocs.t
Of the prostcutor A scnffie ensu.d aud Thompson
keyt pottcssion 81 his money These proceedings, ~
spTssrs. we're going en- while Mr.. Graham, the keeper
OF the house. vas absent and only women we're IN
charge Of The house; but he returned just about the
tine n the lsst assault upon the pceket book Seeing
whst rssing be sbut and bol-d the door sud In
sir'sc tpon the money being returned. 10 rhomp-on
II further appeared thst in the scufe Thompson 70
csi,.d q severe blow upon the temple and eye The
result that he police called ard the prison
tstsp into rusrtdy They all identified With
the trsnssctiou John Quinn took the pocket book
the trst time and. running behind the counter. 40
frscied the money Phillips paced the pocket book
to Thompson saying that they did not vast to roo
him Enpis-msds the last sssanlt. The jury found
verdict Il guilty against all the scsused and the
Court nt.ncrd them 10 the stste prison Quinn for
too y.sr. aud Philips and Ennis for t~o years and
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