The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-09-14
Court or General Sessions.
Before Judge Boebo.


Sept 1.-THE Court resumed Its sittiag this morcing.
at tie usual hour and commenced transact their bns
In the usual manner With cerrsctness and ds'patcd
The Grand Jury entered the Court at early hour
ard found bills Of Indictment aRainst soma twenty
persona Of all ages ard colcrs for various Grimes
sistiIg chiefly CT burEA aries and grand larceoies.
PLEAS OF GUILTY.
PETIT Larceny A respectable looking man to al ap
psaranee ed Philip Henry DELPHI indicted for grand
larceny pleaded guilty to petit larceny ouy Tao Court
accepted his plea and ordered him " b remanied Tor
sentence.
Lawre pleaded guilty to the above offence having about
two weeks ago stolen $40 from Alexander Browa. Tue
Court In tn. oese SENTENCED the prisoner to % mprson
Forgery in the Second Degree -George Fulton pleaded
guilty TO forgery in the secoud degree for having had
several oouHtereit bills the Casco Bank Of M.ne, in
his possession and knowing then to be spurious blls.
There berg besides this number OF charges against
him. the Court sentenced him 10 be confined in tbs 5ss
Grand Larcens-Albsrt Brown was next placed at tho
fsr. charged with ting grand larceny Tas cyl
cerce being very strong against him. he pleaded guilty
70 he charge in expectation doubt of having his
sdence In the State Prison shortened but tho Court di
not lock upon his In favorable light and accord
ipgy sentenced him to the State prison for five ysare
CONVICTED.
Fire Points Ro,Jry-A young woman nsmea Mary
Foley convicted OF stealing pocket book iioiug
$50, from c0untr yman named Edward O'Brlen, whom
she induced to visit her residence in the Five Points and
while there succeeded In RIDING him Of the wallet Tn.
Judge sentenced to be imprisoned in the prison
fer hIee ears
Grand Larcegy A we'll fed vomsn. namea Bridget
Troy next placed at the bar charged with stealing
bag Of silver change from hsr next door neighbor. Ca
tbarins Waters who had al her little earnings amount
ing to $40. saved up In . pitcher
Petit Laycenu.-A woman named Roeannah Cassidy,
WHO convicted last week OF the alb oye offence
snded by Court was en'sncsd to be impgionsd at
the Penitentiary for three months.
Grand Larosny.-A Naokerel Operation.--A 1opgshore
named William yDch, then placsd at the bar,
charged with stealing four barrels OF msoseel tue pro-
perty Of Albert Wood Of Coenties slip. 1t appeared from
the evidence Of the prosecution that the pri hired
q to take the GODS way from the dock aud the
missing hs property sent ocer in quest of the
thief who after few hours ,earch, discovered the
goods tie cart Of the caran whom he took into
tody The then told the officer that he had bsen
hired by the prisoner to carry .ay the fish The priso
found verdict Of guilty with ,ut leaving THAR seats.
sesterce, tive years In the State prison
smith and John shore we're convicted Of stealing twenty
hams the property Of Peter A. Wadan, provision dealer
No. 255 Washington street As there was some doubt
to the value OF the geods the jury instructed by
the Court to find verdict Of petit larceny only. The
prircrera were sentenced TO be confined ia the Penten
Attempt at BurgIary-A young lad named George Reed,
then placed at the bar charged with the above
offence The evidence for the prosecution being very
conclusive tho jury rendered verdict OF guilty. The
prisoner being under sixteen Of the Court
fenced him to confined in the House of Rsfuse
Grand Larceny George Fsrnboor, on being convicted
for stealing rkin of butter from one Of the dealers in
Washington market sentenced to be confined in the
State prison At Sing Sing FOR two years and eight
Burglary in DE Second Degree Three mon. named
William Williams Charles Williams and John Coe, were
then placed the bar charged with burglary entering
the house Of Josiah Macy. William Williams and Cole
pleaded guilty. ard were sentenced to thsso years i'm
prisonnent in the State prison. Charles Williams
pleaded Lot guilty and discharged his rsoog
nizsrces.
the bar. cha, ged with stealing quantity Of Havana
sugar from the brig George W. Russell. 1t appeared
that the prisoner was employed As seaman on
board the vesseL and the sugar being sto ~sd away
IL the forecsste. the counsel fer the prosecution.
tended that he must have committed the larceny
hs :a1 that sns bh the with
Havana and secreted it in the focAte With the view
of smuggling Into this port Tns jury after few
INNS dehbeI ation rendered verdict Of guilty. TINS
court sentenced him 10 tyo years Imprisonment ia tins
Assault and Battery notoriou, individual nam,d
Psr,ck Msserson placed a. tina bar ch .rsei with
biehsay robbery having robbed the person OF James
him There not being sufficient evidence to warrant
conviction of the robbery the Jury under insuotions
from the court rendered verdict Of guilty Of assault
Ard battery only The Judge looked upon the as
very aayrsvaed and accordingly sentenced him to
one yeas Imprisonment in the Psnisentary and TO pay
Pet Larceny Daniel BITTER, who convicted o,
the above offence, for having stolen several yards OF
bIocAele from Mr. HUFF, the uphosterer sentenced
to two months imprisonment in the Penitentia-y and
fined $50
Aoquia>d.-Hi.am D. Patterson charged with recseiv
irg stolen goods knowing them to bs stolen, and
Frederick Macy and Ernest II Ines indicted for bur
sary In tbs second degree all acquitted from want
Of sufficient evidence 70 convict them.
There being ready for trial, the Court
then adjourned until II O'Clock the next morning.
SEPT 1.-THE Grand Jury to-day found true bills Of
Shakespeare Hotel for keeping disorderiy house The
smeunt Ct business transacted this day Of such
grave description ~ has hssetofors been our lot to
notice
BurDlary. Five b3ys named Patrick Gallagher Thos
Gallagher, william Donney, Barrgsn. and Shith.
placed ct the bar charged with breaking into the dwell
Ing houfe Of Mr. Hotchks, Sec1nd r. appeared
from the evidence Of the planan that while he and
his family cut Of town his house broken iato
NJ and ~ and
clothrg taken thersfroE Officer White deposed that he
arrested the prisoners in the vicinity of the birgsry
who had two baskets filled with their plumber, which
identified by Mr. Hotehkss ~ the property stolen
from his premises The jury in this case, altar few
moments considsrston rendered verdict Q. guilty Of
acquitted the other swo Those convicted were sent to
the House OF Refuge.
Keeping Disorderly House.-John H. Hoffman WAS
then placed at the bar charged wit keeping dsorey
house at the corner of Oliver and Henry streets II APP
peared the evidence OF Mr. Perry that this premises
vers pied on the frat a9or a. bisrd saloon and
on the second . Dutch dance house The music and
noise asl from this house vas 80 great that the Oliver
street Baptist church obliged TO be closed for three
months past. host Of other witnesses thon call
ed to corroborste the testimony Of the first witness
upon the stand to testify to the good character Of
the hous Tho jury In this rendered verdict Of
guilty. The prsoner was rensnded for aen:encs until
Burglary in ne Third Degree William Hurley was
placed at the bar CHARGED With b.rsliriousy entering
tie premfes Of Owen Tyisr Of Buriing alp. II appear
ed the evidence OF the officer who arrested tho pri
fopsr that be found him in the store AND that he
locked the door TO obtain an entrance therein The
jury, after con .de alton, rendered verdict Of
gully.
GRIND Larceny ROLLING Emi1ront "A German,
rameo John Menelshsgan, then placs1 at the bar
charged With sieslDs about 81 600 from eountrymsn Of
bin, named Bernard Ahrens, while on HIS way from Ant
verp in the ship UDcas, large portion Of the money
being found in the possession OF the preooer The EVIL
oerce Of boy, shout seventeen years Ct clearly
convicted the prisoner, but at tho conclusion O.
the evidence for tho prosecution, the District Az
torBsy stated to the Court that ne thought the
case was not within their iuI dcion. The crime WA
not committed board OF an American vessel and
as the prisoner did NOT bring any portion OF tue
mercy TO this country 1t being taken fr him BY the
captain few days after the robbery he thought IL was
net within the jurisdiction Of the Court TO try tho PET
sorer 1t subject for the Belgian authorities to
look after and he intended communicating with the Bal
gan cnsu the subject On being instructed by thu
Court the Jury found verdict Of mot guilty." &C.
count Of the ~spt Of iGrisdiction
ARREST UP0N A BENCH WARRANT.
TIE ProDytor ot he Shakespeare Hofel indicted by nc
Gr0nd Jayy for Keeping Dis0re " HouSe.-Yestecday,
the efficient ocera Of the Court Of Sessions Messrs Ca
and Spcer arrested Eugene svre the proprietor