The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-07
Court of General sessions.

Before Judge BeSbe and Aldermen Brisloy and Barr.
INTERESTING TRAVELLING coMPAcIoS-FLAcRATT ROBBERY
JAN e-John Breen and Edward Murray were indicted
Of james Mcdonald, at lodging house in Roosevelt
street the 10th Of December The prosecutor a.
DERBY man and evidently importation from the Inner
aid fss deposed-He Sed ct waterburyia Connsotioat
and on the 10th utmo he from there to New York
In company with the prisoner Breen that he had $l3s
In Waterbury money when he started and that he paid
the fare for Breen who had money at all when they
arrived IN New York they went to . Mr.. MonaShaus
friend Of his (wtness) in Prince street. that they could
not both remain there and at Breen's suggeson they
went to Mr Wiids sacemigrant boarding house. No. "
Roosevelt street, that there they had two rounds Of
punch and on Breen calling for third he wished to
leave and going out at the trent door no. the shop door,
Murray who was employed there, seized him by the Ia
pei and tore his and that moment Breen approach
ed and witness aed his hand from his pocket to resist
Murray Breen put his in and drew out witnesss pocket
book with III bis money he (witness) then received
blow with metal sight on the side Of his head which
knocked him down, and on getting up no was showed
thu and could not na the place all the next day
but Saturday with the sssstsncs Of officer Newton Of
the Seventh ward re found it. and Breen was arrested
Murray attended as q witnss, and detained by the
Croes examined by Mr. o'Hearns--Hs had loaned ths
not drunk but that no knew what he about. No
Other for the people being In attendance those
ior the aefsnSe wsse called NJ ana MRS Wild ana shs
violence used but that tho prosecutor very disor
dexy and insisted going ont that they wanted him
only laid his hand his shoulder to persuade him to
stop and to bed but - he was nosy the witness Wild
1t dosl Il vss ..s1
night. Oficer Newton afterwards csme In and
snined He proved that ne had arrested Breen, who
had In his possession twenty three dollars In Waterbury
money, which he stated he received from . mAA In
Csnnsctiout and Mrs Wild said he had given her S28 in
again The judge charged that however painful tack
they must Judge which Of the stories
s me, give
crime which called for csmency, but prompt action
the part Of the Jury and tbs Court They might ass
jury retired and after short absence returneA verdict
Of guilty against beth They veee reasded for sentence
PROPERTY.
JAs. 6-John Henry Seymour, young negro ssed
touched the tsp Of the bsr in which prisoners usually
sit during their tri. was placed In that position,
containing between eight and nine hundred dollars
The prose cutor, sesfsrng man stated that being In
this oy he third Of December he went 10 tea
house Of DR. Fisk ITO Delaney street whore he stay
Ing end lei his coat I'm the pocket Of which book
containing the above snm) hanging on . chair. The
ling close By Tho witness soon ster missed his pocket
book and money asd suspec ing the boy oAased him TO
BE- arrested when appeared by bis statemeat that he
nary course Of taking the property 70 his uncle" hs
took it TO his "sunt" Mrs Jane Keyssr, living
there, when the aunt adnsted that shs had re-
ceived II, but thas deorge williamson With whom
she had gone out that svenns, had taken II from
her and she had not him hnoe. In addition
TO theee confessions Officer MsGee proved that he found
two receipts concealed under the bed at Mrs Keysers
beuse which Captaiu Marsh identified as having been In
the ptcketbook when 1t Was lost; and
Sarah Ksyser depoeedThat the prisoner came In there
and ssked his Jane aud they went into this bod
room; Jane then called her but said afterwards she did
not her and called her brother but again changing
her mind dismissed hn. and called George Williamson,
and they soon after wards went out together.
There doubt that this was the truth Of the
story sad that the George Williamson had possessed
hiDsef Of tho whole and having thus cleared out
friends OF their booty had cleared ont" himself The
jury Immediately found the prisoner guilty.
Receiving The aJ0re-Jane Reyscr, the aunt a soored
woman aged a. was then psced en- tial iadiotei for
receiving the property stolen above. The evdenss
prsseiy the same, and the jury having returned
smsr verdict the Court sentenced her to years
prtesnent and the juvenile on ndsr was sent TO the
Houss of Rsfngs.
Bold Rss5eyy Armand Simon, = Trsnohman aged rs
years indicted for grand lsroeay In stealing hsrBe
gig snd harness Of the value Of $500 the rroBsrty OF
AIR lanes W Smith Of West Twenty Srss street o. the
min. b sntb day OF November lat.
rho prosecutor proved that As day In question he
Iosses HE borse srd zig from the william and
Wall trscta where he hsa ist IL recovered
II o. two sfter frsm Mr. Neskss
BIZ Geo Eoskls Il sixty ninth street snd Third ave.