The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-01-15
Court or General Sessions.

Before Judge Bee.e and Aldermen Barr and Boyce
JASuARy l3-S.op Lifttns.--0swald Adrian AMI Mag
deRa Adrian brother and sister have lately arrived
from Germany. were indicted for Grand Larceny, in
stealing about fifty sixty yards of silk from the tore
Of Marcus Lcheneter in the Bowery Hester sire It,
the 25th November last.
The prisoners demanded separate trial and that of
The first named occupied the Court all day until
o'clock but the circumstances were simply these The
prisoners had into the store in question made
trting purchases and obtained sample OF the silk.
Tie piece afterwards missed and the prisoners being
suspected persons, their lodgings searched and
ultimately the SIX found there identified by Mr.
Icfenstein and his assistants The defence was that
there mistake to identity OF the silk, and that
they had brought il from Germany
This was the only question, snd after hearing num-
Der Of Witnesses the summed up and submitted
under very lucid charge from the Judge, The Jury
absent nearly two hours and at the expiration Of
that time, reurn, verdict OF guilty The Court then
adjourLe ed. Sentence war not passed.
Sentences james Campbell pleaded guilty of grand
.enenced to two years imprisonment in the State
prison.
henry Burland pleading guilty OF like ofen,e in
steang horse and set Of harnes. belonging to his
former emp,eyer wa sentenced for the same term.
U2th McGaw, guilty o. petit larceny was sent to the
pententiaTy for six months
JAS. il -Phad.d Guthu-Mchae, rennell and Ben
amr Allison, each indicted for grand larceny pleaded
guilty Of petty larceny and respectively sentenced
tcter days imprisonment n the City Prison.
Tlt Stoplinips Cdse.-Msgdelina Adrian, the female
prisoner in this pleaded guilty to of the charges
and together with her brother Oswald convicted yeser
the fact Of the male prisoner having doubt carried
a system Of shopftng TO great extent in this city,
and that immediately his arrival whereas il appeared
b. might from his business habits have obtained God
living, sentenced him 20 three years and half mpri
comment in the State prison. There five six
other charges which would no. be tried il his conduct
vas good The Court were very sorry to such a
spectacle and intelligent girl the female prisoner ad
NIT her crminaty at that bar but her brother being
oder fairly be presumed she had acted ve-y much
under his influence, and would therefore sentence her
TO the smallest punishment the law would permit viz
two years in the state prison.
Robbery ~ Goods boa,d Canal Boot-Patrck Roach
was indicted for stealing quantity OF dry goods from
on board the Flamingo on which he employed
a deck hand The roods had bsen sent from Messrs
Beach Co. Of th city, to Mr.. J. X burroughs, Of
several articles missing, Of which, piece Of
crash wards found board 10 the prisoners
possession. The rest traced The crash was
identified by two witnesses from Messrs. Beachs estab
lfbment and the jury returned verdict Of guilty Of
petit larceny only There being another charge against
the prize ner. he remanded.
C6oree u Rohtns F.iiolc Lodsr ALLEGED Lresuia-
ritz 10 TIE Custody 81 Goo's, &C.. AZ NE Police Court
Frederick DunsiDg young German, charged with
stealing from Ferdinand Ecknast. . countryman of his
in boarding house IL seventeenth street where they
were both living four twenty dollar gold pieses The
evidence was only crcuEstnLsl, and occu pied
sid rabe time TIE money lad been lief. in the posses
sion ofJusce LotLroI. before whom the first
heard and il led he had DEP esed it in the Broad
way Bank instead e handing il to the property
crf, who the proper oepositary Of goods in the
ttdy Of tie court II not forthcoming and owing to
this and the latenes the hour the court adjourned
the further hearing I'll 70 morrow this day