The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-05-18
Court Of General Sessions.

Before Judge Beehe and Aldermen Smith and Barr.
MAY H-Shop L.f1ing.-John Boys, young man Of
respectable appearance twenty-five years Of age who de-
scribed himself pedlar, indicted for grand lar
ceny William IL farmer clerk in the store of Messrs
Davis Jones' Of LOG William street proved that the
third instant the prisoner and some other young men
went into the store and looking over the goods
intending to purchase Another clerk, who
present caught Of them secretng something under
his coat, and told the witness Of it, Boys. the
prisoner, Immediately made rush to get out Of
the store which the second story; witness
followed and caught him on the stairs, and brought
him up to the private office where ne asked him II
searching the pockets Of his sack coat he took out
pieces silk handkerchief of the value at the price they
selling every day, Of forty three forty four dol
lars; two Of them picked up the stairs where
witness had him drop them. On crossexamnation
by Mr. Jonas Phillips for the prisoner he said they
were English cravats he could not say what the
cost price how many the prisoner had, but he had
examined them at the time when he brought them to the
police court The only question in the whether
IT was grand or petit larceny counsel urging that as the
witness could not say how many the prisoner had,
them that the goods were Worth sos The Court Ief
this question to the Jury who found the prisoner guilty
Of grand larceny accompanying their verdict with re-
commentator to mercy. The Court sentenced him for
the lowest term the statute gave them the power
viz two years in the State prison
Outrageous Sacriege-.fn Innocent Boy "A determined
looking thick set boy Of sixteen rejoicing he stated
in the real name OF Alexis j. Murtagh, but known
Samuel Roberts alias Joseph Murphy charged with
burgaric usly entering the night Of the 10th April
last, the German Catholic Church Of the Most Holy Re-
deemer situate at No 1853 Third street and there riDg
nected with the church and slept in room next the
cs proved that he arrested the prisoner in the chapel
having been awoke by the rattng Of money lie found
on the prisoner silver box and between Sl1 and S12
which had been stolen from the poor box door lead
ing into alleyway, and the vestry room door, had
both been forced open and the edce otherwise grossly
desecrated Some doubt being raised TO the sleeping
rooms forming separate building with distinct en-
the Court charged that the would
TO find verdict for burglary in the third degree The
jury having returned accordingly the prisoner was
placed at the bar crying most piteously
fence, sentenced him 10 three years imprisonment;
whereupon in changed tone. the prisoner exclaimed
II don't know what better Ill be- when come out"
Judge.-Nor eithsr-but we II keep you little out
OF society 1t is by sueh boys you that all the bur-
glAries are committed in this city.
Prisoner.-You send me up innocent, by c.. That's
the way many burglars got in the citysending
up innocent boys to the State prison
The injured youth then handed out Of court
.7oqui0ed-Jacob Burnell coored man, charged with
stealing Eve barrels Of lard tried and acquitted
principal witness abee mt and the prosecution con-
scented TO a verdict Of not guilty.