The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-09-10
Court OF General Sessions.

Before Judge Bsebe and Aldermen Moore and Haley
srrr. 9-Boid Robbery al g Store--Modei Charge bv
Judge Beebe.-John Williams and Geo. Perry. two yonug
men were indicted for stealing box containing dfty
rings of the aggregate value Of upwards of 500 from
2Sth August,
mr. Wigans sister proved that on the above day she
look at the Iings While she was showing them wH.
liams spached the box from her and out, followed
by Perry The rings produced part Of the stolen,
property The prisoners escaped that occasion but
Officer Martin, of the Sixth ward proved that day
two afterwards he arrested Perry who had in his
session the fourteen rings Produced and subsequently
Willisms was apprehended.
Judge Beebe addressed the jury in style which might
well model for certain Of Congressman aud
others lie said :Genilemen Of the juryThe prisoners
indicted for grand larceny 1t clearly made
out. The is with you" They thought 20 to and
without leaving their seats, pronounced verdict of
guilty.
Perry who is determined looking "bhoyr auda-
cousy asserted In reply to the usual question that hs
theft before which Inter assertion Is also untrue The
Court said the too clear to admit Of any doubt
and it was bold robbery, amounting almost to one in
the first degree. The Eentence that Perry be
fined in the State prison for two years and nine months
noupced. Perry There's one thing I've 70 tell
the Court This (pointing to Willams) Is altoge
ther innocent ! never saw him till after he was
arrested The man that was with me Is the
hland sent up for six months
Mr. Blunt-I thought you bought the rings Just now
Prisoner, with great nonchalance. well The sem
ter is passed now (Laughter)
They then removed from the bar.
RoJbaV bU a FelOU I0dger-James Smith was charged
with robbing his fellowo John Terrence, carrier
Of the HERALD of $50 from the laters trunk which
locked and in heir sleeping ut 15 Wooster street.
on the 18th Of August The robbery detected BY
Of shnpaster for ~ cents or real, which
the had had long time in his possession and
when rrested by Officer Freeman Payne, of the
Eighth ward police The jury, without leaving their
found the prisoner guilty and lie sentenced to
the State Prison for two years.
lWpudent ATTEMPT at Rob6ry-Iiard 10 be Pteased-J
McGarry apparently young laborpg man was convict
ed of attempt at grand larceny. lie, with another
not in custody, detected by officer William Bow
of the Eleventh ward endeavorng to remove COM
position bilge pump from MIR Geo Laws private yard
at the foot Of Eighth street. and had already got OF
foulteen nuts.
Mr. Co.'s in Mr. Laws employ, proved that the metal
worth fifty dollars, and the pump entire worth two
hundred
The Court to give the prisoner chance OF reforma
ton he had been convicted OF an attempt only SEN
tenced him TO six months imprisonment in the peniten-
tiary when the prisoner said in bubbering manner
'sThey hadn't ought to send me for THAI !"
Judge Beebe-"Well, IL you don't like that, we can
end you to the States prison" daughter. } -
The prisoner appearing awake to his real position, by
this suddenly dried his tears ana retred II
the beck Of the attendant officer.
n Pleaded Gtnhp-.a Singular Cass. Hugh Gilmore,
man OF hitherto good character as witnesses In at
tendance to prove and amongst them he said he would
a watch chain and key valued at $50 Hc sad he would
throw himself the mercy Of the Court. lie had two
small children and their mother dead He could not
at ali account the impulse which led him to commit
the theft The devil had tempted him, he supposed and
he had better been dead 1t Is stA extraor
drary that he actually sold the watch &c. for the pstry
sum of two dollars The Court, with appropriate
remarks sentenced him to the lowest term of imprsOa
ment namely two years.
Adjourned till to-moIrsw morning, Friday)