The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-07

Before Juegs Bssbs.
JAN q = as Third N EAssa va.icu
hsnEsek in spring street. the Bowssy and STEALING
nom drawer n the store forty eight cents which, upon
The court sentenced him to two years and ok months
confinement In the State prison.
the bar charged with the above offence in having knock
Cd down and ssversy beaten German, named william
Mrs Mercer street With the i.tsntioa Of robbing him.
panant ~ shove stated, and without any provooation
commenced indissriminats assault upon HIM. the
ting spy further Djury nPcn NJ Murs. The svidsnc.
not beng strong enough TO warrant conviction Of the
robbery the jury found him guilty Of the assault and
Grand Lso~y.-rwo young men, named George Jones
and John TAomss tksn placed at the bar charged
who left his vehicle 1t the corner Of Pearl and william
streets for few moments, and whom he returned was
Ses
Offences They wsse ssntsncsd eseh to two years impri
o. ious Osss Of Rscsiussg Stolen CODA respectable
bar charged with having ceivsd quantity Of valuable
the property Of Anthony Portnston and stolen nom him
BY his carnan James 1cKibbsn. From the evidence Of
the following wtnsss It win b. sssn that the case Il
Anthony Portngton, being duly sworn, dsposed-rhat
10 had long suspected his goods TO have been stolen and
upon some inquiry he found that his cArman, James
AeKbhen had stolen the goods, eonaisng Of hair cloth
and booking glass plates 70 the amount q 5000 and sold
N,
siding In Spring street. Grssn from whieh Ssh
ent portion Of the goods missed from his store
s sd police Dns dull,
sworn dspossd that he vent In company With Mr. Port
ngton to the store OF Hugh Honey the 22d Of July
cloth that hao been brought thsre Honey promptly Dc
ned AL knowledge Of having any article Of that dsscrp
some Of the property there's wtnsss arrested Hsnsy and
brought him to the station house on this complaint
omcsr Pslidu dsposed thai upon Information received
Honey for gsods he 81 art denied having Is. hair
as = e ss e :ss sas
in Fl. .hOp, ga claimed y q. Portassea.
saw the of Mr. Portington jump down from his
cart the 22d Of July last and deliver piscs Of hair
and questioned him about II, but b denied al know
ledge Of IT. After The dsfsndants arrest hs went there in
s s' y ~ s'Ps In sa si IL
james xeKbein, the e..mae, was then duly sworn,
end dposed that he Mr. Honey the defendant for
time several pieces Of hair eloth which he stole from his
the months Of April Nay june and July for each Of
which he reosivd from % TO co. thsy were worth ct
lea: ~ sss u. Ssa to:v Who the s"Sos b.
he took them from; witness sold him piscs Of hair
cloth the 29d Of July last and told him he was in
bIs because he thought the salssman Of the sors was
watching him.
g How many plate. for looking glasses did you sal
9. What was the dss Of those plAtssi A. 10 BY 70
q What vas the siss Of the eoths 4. ID Is inches
wids e a
Q. How much did you receive for the platssi A. IS
box.
Q. How much were they WORTH A. Each plate was
worth fifteen shillings.
Q. How much Old you receive for the hair elotai A.
O How much were they WORTHY A. $50 each.
Here the was rested the part Of the prosscu
whole host Of Witnesses were then examined to show
the good character Of the defendant with whom they
saiA they had business dealings on several ooca-
sions AID that the prsmses upon which he hair cloth
was found were not occupied By Honey but BY tenant
The counsel for the defence Ties summed up the evil
dence, occupying nearly an hour
The District Attorney, N Blunt then SUMMED up the
evidence for the In his usual able and
addressed the jury In eloquent sluding
his rsmarks by saying It necessary 70 have
receiver Of stolen goods convicted than have hun
were the protectors and patrons Of thieves Without
esiysrs there could b therefore, In the Ian
suage Of the old addags ths rsesvsr worse than the
The court then charged the jury who, afsr sitting Tor
ave minutes rendered verdict Of guilty The defendant
then reminded for sentsncs until next Saturday.
PLEA or GUILTY.
GfaNd Lwcssy "A boy named James welsh, was then
srrssped ct the bar charged with STEALING 80 10 from
change and ssntsnosd TO b eonnsd In the HOUSE Of
Refuge until no Of age.
Ths court then adjourned for the day.