The New York herald., 1851-09-12
Court OF General Sessions.

Before Judge Beebe and Aldermen Franklin and Miller
SEPT S.-Thctt of Hair Cloh.-A man named Samuel
Jones tried grand larceny. 1t proven that
the 9th of August last the prisoner caught in
act Of stealing yards Of hair cloth seating the
positive; the prisoner to take the property,
and was eted with it still in his possession lie was
sdjudged guilty and sent to the State prison for two
years.
Yong There's Sent to tie House of Refusesome weeks
sgo the house Of Mr. John underhin 70 West twenty
fourth street feoniously entered and several vaul
bic articles carried off Among the property stolen
silver comb, which was afterwards found in possession
OF couple Of youngsters, named Geo. Anderson and
John Mulgan At the time Of their arrest, the boys
told very inconsistent story ebout the comb being
given to them by man whom they met in the street.
on being called up for trial this morning. they pleaded
guilty to petit larceny The plea was accepted ana the
piifon.rs sent to the House Of Refuge.
Charge Of Obtaining Goods By False Pretenees-Frederi
Hopck put on trial. charged with obtaining Si5j
worth paper by of false Representations
Nessrs Persse Brooks of 65 and 81 Nassau street oa
the 2lst OF September 1850 According to the testimony
sdduced by the prosecution Houck went t. the pspir
OF hessrs Perse Brooks represented himself to
be the proprietor CT medicine known Houcks Pana-
aud desired TO purchase fifty rsams of paper
credit Believing him 20 be the proprietor OF the med
cine referred to- Nessrs p B. sold the paper and
Uouck's note for the amount, SlO3 The note bscsme
due but Ess aot paid and inquiry being then made a.
ALI ged BY the witnesses for the prosecution information
received TO the effect that Houck was not the pro-
prietor Of the PsDacea This the whcle the
part a the prosecutions and having proceeded thus far
the public prosecutor announced to the Court that ne
could further with the The Court th-a
instructed the Jury that the prosecution had failed
assertion OF MT Houck that he the proprietor OF the
m dcine no false pretence OF cour.e had been shown
The prcding Judge then nstruc ted tn Jury to return
ecrmsl verdict Of not guilty which they did, aud the
was dismissed
spr 9-RoI6ing Fsioar CezatyraGn- -WaO,e,ItTY TYse-
Carl shelbury DAul satoI 10th Germans acei
trial charged with stealing large amount OF goods,
committing Of furniture, clothing, dry goods, bariwlre
silver ware sc from "a cOuntrymsn named Epgsbers
Schneider IL appeared from the testimony that in
March last, the complainant Schneider LETT Cs bleaz in
Prussia, for Havre, on his WY TO this country. Ills
mt
ping them at uavrc, board the ship Connecticut for
tins port When young schneder shlppei TIE goods
n .xIected his father would be Ia Have In time q sail
with bs prprty But 1t no fell out thai he (schneider
senor) taken sick his way to the port and
die not arrive iD time to sail In the Connecticut The
young not knowing the of his a.hers deten-
tion concluded not TO Fail until he heard from him
tie goods on while the owneEs remained hind
The prson.s had taken passage ip the CoDnec:icu.-ia
fact, Mr. sehneider had charity paid the passage
nony for shtlburg, who had once been in his employ.
or the arrival of the ship in this port. prisoners
earned he Soods Of Nr Schned and removed them a.
theirs Their next step Vas to oner them for sale.
Afsr selling many 81 the articles in New YORK tasy
then packed up the balance aud started for Milwaukee.
vheIe they engaged In vending the rensuder rns
fllovng list OF the goods taken by then fsC the
thr:-l plan forte. l cupboard sets Of drawers, 2
ritces Of linen dozen r6trs stocking, dozen vests,
dcz. pairs pautsooE ~ pieces Cloth bsJstsaGs
china b.,Htfat s,t barrels containing dishes aud
dticss. pair 81 eoprfr calcs pals 70 pieces lace
ccEn pitc,s cosd icces K 70 pieces ribbon 50 stop
tutitns. barrel rrunes guns, carb'Bes. % pira
sio,f 1lO Iss ruves % liseu sbirts 100 napkins so
t1ie ellb Il ihtets 1c0 tov,s co t6Ik 20 peeer thi-
bet eotb, 20 pieces velvet bureaus dagysc IL sver
hives Il silver fgs j. rposss, i0 pairs CATERS 100
b.IfsIchefs, clossts Iunhs can Enins cailirsn's
clio hing 90 slsssgs CO beer essses, sugar OK.
vS--s ce',e tfsy Il dishes glass beehive, table
ct looking glasse pictures. hearth rags, sos
viLdtw curtains. cil co;b. trunk o. books Piano
s'coi lot u-ic saddle fet rc.us II, Of Kitchen
-nue aud utensils. set bel curtains. " cJu taT-
pei aud IS trucks ~ the vsiug In al " $500 These
were birr made away vita as faft 80 possible Msau-
tine. Nr sebneiGer having recovered his hea,ta TOOK
ae,tisr thip sLG illJwcd bis goods On arriving in
htv lork be harmed the tate e his properly AN found
yaru aud several o:hrr prt!c,s In dGsge1t places
where they bad ben soJ ly te pria1u.is A. 70 ths
thieves them elves he htari ta1t Lhcy hsd gone ii
vgske and was coon OF heir track rhsy were asrss-
tee and trtufht back fcr uisl The was a clear
sId there was no vience given the paTs Of the
GfeLoe The jury returned verdict q guilty and the
tie state prison Two other named Eaglebgrt
shelbsia and Michael Fisher indicted with tbs
pricrcfs but evId,nse appearing tgaiost tae they
were discharged on ther own rtcos nizaace.
strr. lO-TleG If Gold IA spansId. named lln
Lois placed trial charged with grand larceny. IN
st apg IS soyrtgns from Peter Harper. scc0rus 70
tb, UvctIce the theft committed under the follow
Hg eicunrtsn ncss The prisoner was cook GA board
a.. ship William NelSon, and the com piansnt was
ia,ecrger on tc ard that vess her ats voyage from
ytrpocl to this port On the arrival cf the ship Mr.
Harper hed business TO transact In the city which
claimed his attention for few days and on the inv
iattn CT the pfscner he removed on hoard the ship,
sleeping In the cooks loom. o. the third night, an
other young man, named Grow who had slso been
pssbecr Ia the vessel invited 90 tieep In the ROOM
rbi, had three berths MT Harper took on his pan,
loois n one pocket tf which 33 scvereigns and
laid tb N on shelf near his berth In the moraing
he found that the money not In the pocket
Isusl this circumstsrce arousirg bis suspicion he
ctunted his geld aud msscd IS soyeregus The young
man, Grow immediately searchtd but nothing found
on him The eomplaran then went out and procured
the afsarcc oi police fcer and both Lois and Grow
srresud When they bad been under arrest a few
GAYS crow. having bad an interview with Lois con-
ft,d That he had taken the money aud offered show
,fe polite Cfcer where II was. On being taken before
The msgitraie however, he coutrsdcted what he had
L,icIe ,ad, aud alleged as reason for his Preteu1ed