The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-04-22
Court Of General Sessions.
Before Judge Beebe and Aldermen Wesley Smith and


APRiL q Passing Counterfeit BWs.-Thomns Martin
who described himself as an Irshman and " years OF
age indicted along with Mary Mckeon young wo-
man aged forgery the second degree in passing
five dollar bills purporting 10 be on the cambridge
Pank The testimony showed that the evening Of the
Sd March the female prisoner went into Mr. De For
rests store. Bowery and purchased pair Of shoes for
seven shings, rendering one OF the bills in question
She then told that counterfeit and cautioned
not to offer 1t again She however proceeded up the
Bowery to the hay market and there met Martin She
was then observed TO 90 to the dry goods store of Mr.
Rmney in Blocker and there purchase dress
for nine shngs, receiving three dollars and sh
ngs in exchange for the bill 10 also shown she had
passed of a similar kind exactly in store in Carnnc
street on the same evening The male prisoner having
demanded separate trial first heard In his state
men before the magistrate he had admitted that he had
caused them to be passed but alleged that he found
them and did not know they bad The jury found
him guilty Of forgery in the second degree The of
Mary McKoon then called and She was convicted OF
the same offence. Her story that she dress
maker, residing In the house with Martin, 3lS
Bowery That ON the evening Of her arrest she go
ing cut. when Martin got up and said he would go with
her and gave her the bill telling her what store TO
into with 1t. She had been entirely led into the commits
son OF the offence by him The prisoners were then
each sentenced to five years imprisonment IN the state
prison. being the shortest punishment the law permitted
the Court to award Martin stated he had only lately
arrived leaving large family in Ireland. whom he had
not been able send for. not having had any employ
ment.
Alumni AZ Buyslrn-Andrew Ross alias Rose ans
Rouse ruddy checked German boy twenty-five years
old. who appeared 60 treat the whole proceeding with
much indifference convicted of attempting % break
March last lie had previously been employed ~ clerk
in the store. but had been discharged Andrew Aexan-
der witness residing in the neighbohood proved that
hesaw the prisoner at the cellar door from which ~ had
wrenchtd the paddock. and an iron bar wa iound close
by In consideration Of his age aud in the hope d his
reformation, the offence amounting to nm attempt osiy.
the Court sentenced him to the Pcnitentary or one year
More juvenile B,ugirs-,Iohn Black, aged sixteen but
Of very dmnutivc size indicted together with John
Cogan. aged fifteen, stephen McDunnom, and Hugh
Black for breaking into and stealing some paify articles
from the house Of Mr. Curtis No. 90 seventh street.
Ry recommendation Of the Grand Jury, Cogan was ad
med evidence; and John Black the others not being
in custody was placed his trial Mr. Curtis having
proved the fact OF the robbery and breaking Cogan
called and presented himself still smaller specimen Of
humanity. his faxen head scarcely reaching the bar
The District Attorney then questioned him to his
knowledge Of the nature Of OATH and proceeded to
anime him, when he stated. with evident csndor and
truth, that II was Hugh aud not John Black, who bal