The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-02-06
Court or General Sessions.
Before the Recorder, and Aldermen sturteysnt and


TEs 4-Ttiol for Burglary snS 7Esn of Cioi6ing-Tso
young men, named Dennis McCauley and Thomss
Smith. alias English, called TO defend themselves
against charge Of burglary Ia the third degree IN
breaking into the store Of Edward Degroot clothing
merchant at No 142 Fulton street the 22d Of De.
ctmber and stealing therefrom coats worth $50
The prisoners demanded separate trials and
ws therefore put on trial fret IL was in proof that
the store was broken open, as above mentioned, aud
the property csriied OF Officer Reed, Of the police
testified that he arrested the prisoner tn. morning
AFTER the robbery and found In his possession property
which was claimed part OF that stolen from Mr. De-
srootH ,tcre. IL also In proof that the prisoner
IN company with three other young men vent 10 the
junk shop OF Mr. Kennedy In Maiden lane on the asa
or 9th OF December, and endeavered to sell some
coats The young man who offered the coats for sale
wore three, which he wished t. dispose Of The jury
found the prisoner guilty OF grand larceny.
The other prisoner, Thomas Smith, Gtss English.
vas tben placed a. the bar and the testimony was
peatsd 90 far as IL applied to this prisoner oficer
Gillespie testified that he arrested Smith His suspi.
ciens we're aroused by seeing the defendant In
with other young men who we're known TO be thieves
Two persons, named Simpson aud Meehan, had here.
toose pleaded guilty to participation In this bur-
say ana are now IN prison paying the penalty OF the
that MI Gillespie saw the prisoner His evil a..ocia
ton was all that the prosecution made sg aust the
prisoner, and he was acquitted.
Tn. Court sentenced Dir Cauley to the State prison
for two years and six months
Fra O. The Last Of heaChsrge, against Jasss irirr.
Ion BennctIt will be recelsctsd by many that smo ng
other Gem plants made some time ago against James
Arlington Bennett was one charging him with obtain.
ing large sum Of money from John Anthem, Of this
city Several months having expired and the case re-.
naming untried, although Mr.. H. was NJ sll times
ready for trial mstion was made to discharge the
bail IN the case. The Court granted the motion and
the recognizsnce was discharged
Jhcft n q Waieh Thomas johnson, (black) was
plscsd on trial charged with stealing watch under
the folosing circumstances On the 2ts OF December
John Ridswsy employed the prisoner TO carry has
ket OF marketing to his house No go Brocs street
when they arrived ut the house, Mr. Ridgsay left
Jshnson In the room where the watch while he
MT. RI went to . closet to put away some Of the
things contained In the basket While slons In the
saeiu0 the n euafahed n I'm
iis position and put II in his boot; happened how
ever, that Mrs. Ridgway came In just at the moment
comm upoatcd the fact to her husband who INN sdi.
ately arrested the accused and deman ded the watch
johnson declared that be knew nothing Of the watch
but search being immediately made, the missing
time keeper was found In one ~ his boots This vas
the evidence fer the prosecution aud no defsucs
was made the jury returned verdict Of eulty Ths
prisoner WAS renAndsd for sentence