The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-09-20
Court OF General Sessions.
Before Judge Russell.

Before Judge Russell.
A BOLD LARCENY-LIEUTENANT COLONEL MARIA.
DUKE REEVES IN CoURr-RIvER THIEVES SENT TO
THE STATE PRISON, ETC.
SErT, l9-The court room was crowded this uaornno,
py jurors and witnesses, the calendar Of cases for
the day being unusually large Tho FIRST case CALI
Cd by Mr. Sedgwick, the Assistant District At.
torney, was charge Of grand larceny pre.
ferred against Herman Sedenberg Theodore Jacobs
(Germans) the former being pedlar and the latter a
grocers clerk was alleged that the 2sh of August
they stole three oxen worth s75 the proyery OF Isaaa
Dykman. They were arrested the Kingsbridee road
and when Intercepted in reference TO the manner q,
which they into possession of the CATTLE replied that
they taking them to the pound The jury failed tn
agree upon verdict, and after having been confined
four hours they were discharged and SO were the pri
soners.
John Haggerty, alias Banta Keenan, was tried and con-
victed of bold larceny, which was perpetrated
under extraordinary circumstances, the thief be-
notorious member A Of .hs. gnobis ' prossson
j. appeared from the evidence that on the morning
Of the l7th Of August between the hours q
jewery store of George siverthal, 326 Bowery, and
during the temporary absence of It's proprietor he
cealed himself under the counter, and the return OF
Mr. Siyerthal he perceived the thief, who Immediately
seized show case and ran away, at the time
marking, Run after me fast you CAM He was
not captured that time, but was arrested few days
afterwards by of the Seventeenth ward polica
There % gold watches and 40 gold chains in the show
case, which Mr.. Sverthal valued at 81 800 No portion
OF the property was recovered and the had
defence fence the jury rendered verdict of guilty.
Judge Russell remanded him sentence in order To
aiord MN an opportunity TO recover part the whoo
fourth degree, and was sentenced to the penenary for
one year.
presented large number of indictments, to which
the accused, on their arraignment pleaded not
a hs Colonel ao
Reeves who has been before the bar of the General
Sessions charged with swindling. The present Grand
Jury found two indictments against this distinguished per-
sonage one for stealing gold watch and another for
stealing chain. When asked If he demanded trial on
the first charge, he replied "Most assuredy" and when
puroining Il gold chain rejoined with dgnfed, mill
sary eon,emptuoas air Most emphaticaly not guilty"
John Ward and Peter Folen alias John Smith, river
stealing clothing from Wnsow Thomas, master of the
schooner George W. Glover. The City Judge very pro-
pery sentenced each Of them to the State prison for five
years.
George Manning, very respectable looking man, was
tried on a charge of felonous assault and battery
preferred by Henry Hayes, who also appeared to
be respectable and intelligent gentleman. The
painant testified that the oath of November 1851 he
transacted business at 3l Broadway previous to which
time he discontinued business connections with the accused
that on the day in question Mr. Manning into his
premises having portfolio containing several engrav-
ngs in it. that he Mr Hayes attempted to take them from
him Mr.. II. claiming them as his and in doing
stabbed with an engrayer's tool which inflicted wound
that confined him for weeks TO his house. II may be-
asked why did the of limitation protect Mr.
Manning from arrest this chargef The rule that
indictment must be found within three years after the Of
fence committed; but appears that Mr. Manning
indicted soon after the alleged assault was perpe
rated Mr. Hayes stated that the accused procured ball.
but when the called for trial neither he
his bondsman could be found. About three weeks ago
Mr. Hayes met the accused and procured his rearrest-
Mr.. Manning made long statement TO the Court and
jury, from which it appeared that Mr. Hayes caused him
to be tried this charge for the purpose Of gratifying
revengeul feeling The jury believed the story Of the
accused, and acquitted him without leaving their seats.
Some cases that were the calendar postponed
till future day the application Of COUNSEL who adj
duced a reason that necessary and material witt
nesses'' were absent.
VIM. Watson placed on trial charged with stealing
a gold watch worth 500 from his employer, John N.
Rowley; but there not sufficient evidence sustain
the prosecution, and the jury rendered formal verdict
Of g not guilty.
John Mccarthy and Charles Mack, jointly indicted for
ll6 centre street. were placed tho bar for disposal
offence while Mack tried and acquitted there being
no evidence against him.
Edward Simmons, who was charged with burglary in
the first degree in entering the house of Mr. Nixon 13l
Allen street. on the 10th Of August pleaded guilty to
attempt ut burglary in the third degree Mr.. Sedgwick
said that he could not be convicted of the higher crme
and light sentence therefore pronounced upon him,
namely, six months Imprisonment in the penitentiary
now being an hour after the usual time for adjourn
| ment, the Court adjourned till Tuesday morning