The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-01-22

Thomas Haskns sad Joseph Murray mot in custody
for stealing soCe in gold, American pieces, and
some Engsh eovereigns. and $500 in silver from the
swing day. The prosecutor who Is an aged man,
Maltese and could speak Engli.h but indiaersntiy,
on the a
from his lodgings, 81 Cherry street suspicion lighting
the defendants, they were all arrested Some msney
the others the but he was
not identified st all having been there Officer Kelly Of
had overheard conversation between him and the pr
soner, when they were In separate cells, which was
principally carried on ~ Murray the prisoner answering
they could only send Us up the bag and as to the
mint flash expression for gold eoin) your brother
Croes-examined by Mr.. Jonas b. Phillps--He had
given similar testimony before the magstrate but Hes
fuence had used to get them discharged and the
prisoner detained. Odd any public officer u,e auy
exertions to get those men discharged? Ayes.
What ives his name A.-Porgy Joe. (Laughter.)
Mr. Phillips contended against admitting the dscara-
tions Mura y against the prisoner who not iden-
tfed and the Court thought that in strctnsss AM ac
cerding the principles Of criminal law there was too
much uncertainty to warrant conviction but submit
ted the case to the jury who acquitted the prsons,
he had no doubt they we're very bad set and had
cruelty robbed the old man; that firm his moral
conviction that though the prisoner must be disc
he would order the gold coin to be given up to the pro-
secutor The prisoner asserted 1t his own but the
officer WAS directed to hand it over, which was
cordngly done.
Departure Of Old Acquaintance Bridget alias Mary
Fry pleaded guilty to charge Of forgery in the Thru
degree in passing eundry counterfeit bills She ap
peared in most pen;tent and lachrym aud
the Judge said that she had almost monthly made her
appearance in that court and had been allowed de-
part; they not however likely zee her
time, unless they went to the State prison, to
which The was committed for four years md six months
She Immediately replied, You may rsnd for life,
end say what you ke and left the court vowing shs
would have satisfaction out of them that hor
Ia
whore relationship involved in obscuiityl
discharged with ceuon-the Court believing the
hesself-and thinking the evidence against him insult
Gent to justify them in OBTAINING him.
JAY. 2l-B'agiary IN the Third Degree Caught In
The Fact Daniel Muiin. stout athletic Irishmsn.
was charged with burglarously entering the shoe
store Of Me.srs Hanover she 2s Wert street
Charleton between the hours Of II and IL the night
and slept ia the store Shortly after he had the
premises and gone to bed, he awolse by ome one
up ard had his clothes the prisoner burst open the
door and jumped in. Witness told him at first go out
but he would not He then caught hold Of him and he
said be was astray Witness could not say whether he
drunk lie was finally secured and his defenc be-
fore the magistrate that whom he did not
know puzzled him in and ran sway This story ha re-
peated but the explanation appesrn, quite safac-
tory the jury found verdict Of guilty and he sen
fenced to the State Prison for two years
Hieh,ray Robbery-Richaid Lee, young of alb out
twenty years Of age, and Of good appearances In
dicted for robbng derby man, named Patrick Read
ST.,
the Of Broadway and West streets The prose-
cutor stated that he a boiler maker working
at the corner Of Palmer and Washington streets On tho
day in question saturday., between and eight
o'clock he ming through Tompkins square when
two men, whom he thought at fret were 80 Of bis
shopmates jostled him and cut up some cspers lie
passed On, and they followed up Tenth and down
Eleventh. streets then came up to him again, took hold
Of him and laid him down without dol ny him any VIC
epce The prisoner put his ha over his mouth to
prevent him calling out end the other extricatei
the money from his pocket He had known the prisoner
linn avln hat had =,
knew what money be had about him lie here
asked Whether he saw the prisoner and caused some
minutes before he espied Lee, who seated next
bis council, Mr. Holmes, who had been assigned for
the def.nce They did not hurt him at al An officer
up and after them. and caught the prisoner
On his examination it appeared that they
third man ems Mclaughlin, Reads son in law had
drank together early that evening; dispute had
arist between prosecutor and Mclaughlin he had not
seen Mclaughlin since; did not know whether
Mclaughlin was the man WHO threw him down; could
net swear be rot
To the Court. He had been in prison o witness.
TO Mr. Holmes-Could not say l. the prisoner
that followed him; had been drinking little and
neither drunk sober.
nir Hiram Floyd was called, who had summoned tho
prose cuor and appeared he had shown such unsil-
nepes to that they had deemed necessary
y CO ntne him as witness.
ID. jury. after scme elaboration, returned into
court when the foreman said under their solemn oaths
they he'd ielt constr aimed to pronounce verdict Of
eu but they felt ths case was hard Que, the pun.
ishi, being severe account that and bis
age they trusted the Court would extend TO him the
moet mercy
judy Beebe said, the utmost mercy they cou,d show
WAS TO award the tmsfat punishment the law allowed Of
ard that wcud be done II he conducted himself we'll
ntatiors made to the executive Ii might
der that rtcounen dalton be considered at
for uitgsi Then addressing the prisoner. he said
be thought perfectly clear that be guilty Of
iris serious offence hch the Law cassed murder
The cid s tale quite clear except evident
anxiety II shield Mclaughlin, who wa@ they had
doubt, the second lie must be sentenced to
ten years imprisonment in the State prison, that being
tie lowest term ardsd to crimes Of rat character
n Bod Int9pder.-George Levett, alias Wilson,
charged with attempt to commit grand larceny Mrs
Upsen of eoAttorney street Division deposed that
about three o'clock, on Saturday afternoon, December
20 ste found the prisoner up stairs close to her apart
ments she asked him what he wanted and he said Mr.
Lucss his reused her suspicious and she tried
to hold him, but he broke away cry Of stop thief
was raised, and chase given There was property in
her rooms worth than rtyfye dollars; officer
Alexander Ward arrested him; when brought to the
station house he denied he thu man that was in
the house but hrs Epson identified him imme iately
David Hisham, intelligent boy about ten years ofage
proved that be saw him throw away chise which he
picked up. Counsel for the defence about ad.
dress the jury when the Judge said the only question
was to grand or petit larceny and perhaps the Dis
trict Attorney the safer course would accept plea
of the latter. On sulting together this
red in. and verdict accordingly returned The Judge
thu said though that verdict the safest he had
doubt his mind that he steal thing
he could lay his hauds on; but it be would ct
the end Of three months be liberty pursue his de
predations
The Case Of 4ndros and Carpenfer-Noe Pyosegu The
District Attorney with the leave of the Court
gree filed 18th January lSi8 wherein William N Andres
steod charged with utering counterfeit bills and Will
liam u Carpenter as accessory after the fact.
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Brooklyn city Intelligence.
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