The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-01-25
Court or General Sessions.

Court OF General Sessions.
Before the Rseordsr. and Aldermen Cosk and Bard.
o1 r.osns SSsnt, Of brass s lssf .sS .sS
eastipgs stolen from Wnnan waite, msnufsctursr Of
Ms waite being :.os. sss ss:sass th. in JUNE. ,s.s
he had boy named MslksI In his employ. He worked
great ds. Of brass AMI lead in the msnlaoturs Of ar
ticee IN his line Of business He had supposed Aulha
fathfu until he informed BY anothsr lad that he
had stolen quantity Of brass wire and smell piss,
these articles had been sold by the boy 70 Mr. No.
Alsar who kept junk shop ct No 90 Spring street.
assistance Of the police and went to Nc Aiesrs where
they found some Of the pins The arrested
OF .nss :: a.s
$500 In value and included number OF articles whicn
MT waite did not know had been stolen .nt he found
eight cents pound for the brass wire and pins This
proven was fair price at which buy brass
pound took nearly ali S:y to try the o:.s' and Is.
jury ct length returned verdict Of guilty against the
court The complainant came forward and intercsded
with the csut and the former employer Of the prison.
man, though . very ignOrsnt one The court finally
considering all the circumstances, and especially the
rscommsLd.ti Of the jury, suspended judsmsnt in
the case and allowed the prisoner to 80 st large fer the
| present.
Case IF Mr. c. Sanley- In this case the District At
torney stated that 1t to have been called to day
but was postponed in consequence Of the defendants
counsel being engaged In cause In Of the civil
courts
Francis Stwort Baled. Francis Stewart, who was
yesterday arrested on charge Of subornson Of psr-
| jury, has been bsled in the sum Of S2Oo
Charge u Grand Larceny - Stealing The Captains
Watch Francis Hill tried on an indictment charx-
ing him with grsnd larceny in stealing . watch and
lying at Pier No z. r., the 18th Of the present
month. The money and watch were the property OF
Grafton Sesrs the nas Of the vessel aud the accused
was his fret mate The prosecasion could not prove
the theft although the money found In Hills
chest The defendant had offered to plead guilty to
petit larceny, and give up the money but the District
Attorney would not to this but went to
tIsl The jury OF course did not know of this oasr
ana IN tne aosence OF evidence to convict, they
Il New Way 70 Collect Bih-Sarsh Jenkins, colored
woman, was placed at the bar on . charge Of grand
larceny The testimony showed the foIiosi state of
@ iscts W, ne accused was employed Is cook BY MIR.
Seo S,c W. Stevenson, Of No $50 Sixth avenue Some
place On the 18th OF December On the morning of
that Stevenson on going out directed her call
ever took another way to remunerae herself for her
months services. She took three valuable shawis
worth sone $50 and cDe dollar In money. The shawls
pawnbi0Ssr, a. lSS Bo~ery for S. This s'as amenns
made up her months wages and saved her the trouble
Of going to MIR Stevensons Office. Having thus OBJ.
tanned her money, sss enclosed the pawn ticket In
piece C paper and rent IL In envelope her late
employer Mr. Stevenson did not altogether like the
mode adopted BY his cook for the collection her debt
and so laid the case before the authorities The cook
did not deny that she took the shsws but said she
thought she had right to gsher money in that way,
long she sent the ticket TO the Of the pro-
perty" The jury returned . verdict Of not guilty,
and the accused discharged after being sdmonishsd
by the ourt not to repeat her In the way Of
collecting her wages bill.
JAN. "a 7Asft Of Clolhing.-John Miller vas this
morning called to the bar, to to Q charge OF
ioons asd other articles Of wearing sppsre fron James
Hester, Of 322 Pearl street The clothing, which vas
fret Of The present month while ar Hester vas sS.sns
ftom The city. Whom be left home, he secured hts
ehs.t and trunk In the ordinary manner; bu. whso he
p,rson had broken them and made free with his
isss in the same house, and he sss. con:.sasasy,
turned to the OF the police On the officer
making known his erraDd to him. Miller indis
nant that be about to sustain his character By
snockiDg down the star but discretion to his aid
and finally before he reached the Tombs, he told the
officer where he could npd most Of the stolen property
10 was In carpet bag In room next the one in which
lie had slept All vas recovered except one cost aud
scarf There was no doubt OF the prisoners guilt but
the jury considered IL doubtful whether the clohog
actually worth over $2o 80 they rendered verdict
The pIisonsr 70 the psniien,isry for elk months.
Ch1ge Of Stealing One Hundred Doiisrs FROM Com |
pan lon, % Bosh,s Sseoa - youss man named
him ~iih gland larceny In having en- the afternoon of
the 18th Of November last stolen two $50 bank notes
from James Green, While at bowling saloon an Broad
way, next door to the Broadway Theatre.
Mr. Green testified that cn last Thanhssiving day,
stopped at the public house sns.n a. the ArSorS
door 10 the Broadway Theatre sbe there he got
In cony,rsation With Hatfield and another youpg man.
and joined them In game at dominoes; they played
for time, vhsn they left and vent down stairs TO
the bowling taoon he Was sober when he went into |
the ibor but excited, from dip king when he left;
reaching the tospg saloon. he began TO make small
bes the esmss that In progress; st length he
cut his pocket book TO bets he had lost
whenfatheld ~ atohed IL from hts hand. but
TUNED H. play fnlly' to HIM he supposed was all
right until be vent home at 10 o'clock at night, when
he hr,t difcov.rsd that he had Loaf two nfy dollar
bills he went hack to the ssloon but could get clue
his money and hence took the necessary steps to
have Hatfield and woodward, his compasiop, arrested
The pro.seutien introduced teversl other Witnesses
all tf whom gave o version of the story about the
pocket book entirely different from that related BY MIR
Green They all agreed that Hatfield did not take the
poeket book out OF Green's hand, but that when he
t0rstp) took II out and opened ~, Hatfield took from
g. With the spJsrsnt content of the some paper
money. One witness swore that he sav this money In
Hstnsds hand ana that u consisted of two dollar
hill and tne dollar ball. this being the smount that
had bet the rssult of the bowling. All thss
vnsses ssreed In stating that Green vas very much
that Hatfield sppsArcd also TO be usder
the nusnce OF liquor The Keeper Of the saloon test
fed that nnsly sat cown In chair aud vept to
sleep, while ero~d q psreops were continually pass
ing In and out II being holiday. No $50 bulls we're
by any ereeIt the nrst witness. The vent TO
the jury. under o charge from the Recorder. aud
verdict q guilty rendered after short eon-
sultation and HATFIELD vas discharged.