The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-11
Notorious Hosssbrsaksrs sent 60 the state
Prison.
COURT or earl HAL sEssIONg.


Before Recorder amith.
Aye. 10 AT the openrg Of the court Ernest Eernoth,
German YOUTH was placed at the bv charged win steal
Ing his employer hrse and cart, worth $500 Mr. Jacob
Elmer, residing 81 Seventeen street ant Tenth avenue,
testified hat the llh Of June he sent the prisoner for
load Of manure but instead Of returning he fed 10 Horr
SANTA with tue horse and wagon, and offered for e 10
Mr.. Anthony Gelger. The evidence did no. sustain the
principal charge, and he Jury convicted him Of attempt
at grand larceny. PeDtensiMy one year.
Edward Brown, smart looking young man who had
been charged with grand larceny previously, pleaded
guilty to petit larceny, a hough he indicted To- the
aver offence The District Attorney ole to pro
the attendance Of the Witnesses for the prosecution
Brown got of easily being sentenced to only Elk months
a the pententAry.
RuEGIARY N IKE ERsr DECREE
William Jones, but known to ofdoer Walsh ~ " Jim
Murray was indicted for burglary In the frst degree
He broke into the dwelling house Of Pierre Chan ,ey No. II
Thirty second street, on the night Of the 18Th Of July
An officer heard noise in the basement and
terug discovered the prisoner who fed but pursued
and captured. He nsd about $500 worth Of silver
packed Up In Nket ready for tansportA lon He p!est
ed guilty 70 burglary IN the second Degree which pies wss
scceMed by the Assistant Ostrlct Attorney
officer Walsh informed our reporter that Brown had
ept twenty years of hs life iL The ate prison. On be
ing ked The usual questions before sentence vas passed,
be pDed that he was d,aughtsman by profession
The Assistant District Attorney, whose hu nsne uest
has 70 do. !. nformed the Recorder ths, he
learned from Mr. Beale the agent for tie Prison AUoca
on that after Browns release from prison be tired faith
full 10 get work. but could not cceed That formed no
excuse for the crime with which he stpod charged bat he
Mr. Sedgw ck) thought proper to name II 20 his Honor
Reco, Ter smith IN passing sentence Observed mat INA,
with felony Ee bad served 20 terms IN tho state prison.
and became the duty Of the Court 10 send him for
the third time singular That perrons who had
been prison. and how the discipline was
would In abort q tmo tho risk OF being
nearoersted again One Of the necessary consequences
had violated the law, and were unwilling 10 repoee eona
dence In themano rightly 90. His Honor regretted that
Sing for 80 ne term ~ he necessarily must do, having
spent % large portion Of his life time In prison already
have been not for the humanity of tie District At
torney-ho would have subjected himself 70 imprisonment
for his natural Ke He sent 10 the State prison for
John Saunders Indicted for burglary In the crs. do
gree In breaking into the dwelling house occupied by Mrs
Josephine Piley 100 East Twenty sixth ST. Get, on the
morning OF the Goth Of Ju'y. Jury was emPanneed to
try the case but under the advice Of kr. Phillips his
council be withdrew his plea and pleaded guilty to bur-
70 the bar for nepce observed that he was not guilty Of
the charge, but his counsel informed him that he would
positively be convicted Of burglary In the first degree.
The District Attorney said the evidence Vas conclusive,
the accused having oeen arrested In the house By An
The Court In sentencing him, remarked that the records
Court did not show that be had ever been before
but the facts of The case proved, would consign h
the state prison for the term Of h natural nfe He was
sentenced 70 the State prison for seven years at hard
labor.
George Demar, Jointly indicted with Saunders in the
above charge, pleaded not guilty and va. placed on trial
Ocer Walsh, who acquainted nth The hhtory Of all the
notorious criminals in the city informed representa-
tive that The accused was the ceebrsisd "Pete willy
oo~,. oSsna Tsp ma Gs..on e,o o..m,1.a
their account Of he burglary The evidence shoset
that on the morning In question three young men wer'
discovered on the curb stone near the house where thu
burglary commtsd, and soon at,er enter
Ing the premises. saunders arrested the spn
snos from he house they were seen % c.csps hrousi
the yards II the when CArcy arrested Demsr
he admitted TIA. he had been In Mrs. Piey'
party escaped, leaving bis Goa, behind Dems
also effected his escape, but was subsequently, cap
brought to the station house On being searched qnao
ty Of matches found bis person the jury fouu
him guilty without leaving their seats, ana no mme
Recorder Smith Addressed him a. fellows-rs 10 ih,
third limo that you have rood II tho bar receive
ha VIII ccpsen you the stats prison You have
already served two terms you have now been con
vi ted Of offence for which you be imprisoned fos
the balance Of your natural me- You arc quite young
had and The pDnhmeDt which you have suffered have 20,
In the slightest oegree reformed your morals and ID
that II you received light term OF punish
mept It would deter you from renew ing your depreda-
tons upon cuzeps Il 10 my duty, therefore, Under
the eheums'anoes, to imoo.e upon you very severe
peraly The sentence OF the Court Ia that you be In
prisoned In the State prison for the Of fecn years
The Grand Jury brought In large number Of indie,
menls this afternoon, among which uue bill against
VIM Gshrs, for the murder Of his partner Lewis Gimbe
In lager bier saloon In william street Jonas 3. Phil
Ups. s bis counsel. II 10 not probable that he VIII
be tried this term.
HIGHWAY RoBHrRr-A RoTn sryrnycHD.
John Herman indicted for robbery 4, the orst degree
Headed ssiy 70 assault and battery. The District Aunr
could not susan the principal charge, aud here
fore com pcllcd TO take the minor plea Kierosn
gagged In ~, the 9Th NJ July aud attempted STOP
the Tbiri Tho Recorder observed 10 passing
sentence, that he conducted himself that occasion
very desperate II the accused had progressed
hs further, the crime which he intended 10 have
peratsd would have been completed, and FOR shch be
would have forfeited his liberty for life He aided aud
assisted IN the late rTs which had been disgrace 10
city, and bis honor expressed bis deter nnAou 10 punish
ali such 10 the full extent OF the Law. PontentAry
one year.
GRAND ApruyY.
Charles Collins tried and convicted for stealing
$50 worth OF silver from the door OF Weaver Co
~ Ann street, the stb OF July The jury reo,mmended
him 10 the Gle nency OF the Curt the evidence against
him purely circumstAntla Ss,e pr.son two years.
The Oonrt then adjourned for the day.
Brooklyn city News.
Plere CouSrpypr hosu.-Jsnc Mara and Aun
Gavin arrested yesterday BY sgcan, Brown. OF the