The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-11
Court or General Sessions.
Before Recorder Barnard.

DEC. o-The calendar to day very lsrge. ard rs
win be seem there large number Of cases disposed
Of by the Court.
John Christopher tried and convicted Of grand lar
ceny, having stolen the 18th Of October watch and
chain vaiued at S5 the property OF Alua4 w Berg re-
sizing q. So Lexington The prisoner gas caught
in the nc. by III. Berg His Homer screnccc min to IN
prisonment in tie State prison three years and four
months
VIM Edo, indicted for grand larceny in stealing s2S
worth OF pantaoons from the establishment Of Charles
Jolly, eos Broadway pleaded guilty The miuor offence
AMI was rent 70 the pentertsIy for four months.
JOHN Quinn charged sith perpetrang Ietonious
sa.lt upon Richard Harpin by striking him with whip
handle, plea 1ed guilty. 10 assault anc battery. The slsnce
was commei on The i6tL Of August Sentence deferred
George Werner was placed on trial, charged
With keeppga disorocry house at ia Thirtreth su.a
ana although the evidence showed tha. was
Kept oreery ne witnesses for the prosec established
tie TACT tat the saloon was rsgueutsd by characters
and WIS hoase Of prostiirou RE Recorder, in his
charge, sad that 10 the of Harriet Forreser he
laid Gown The law that house OF prostitution per
csorccriy house. Iae jury convicted tho defendant
and Notwithstanding tiio application OF his counsel for 4
p0sfloneIent Of the seat, nee the Court ordcy him Il,
be aIalgueJ. BIZ Honor ssd that he gdiug 10
Inc law prohibiting houses o. fame as riglaly
he possibly could There bet three four
ihousand houses OF prosiiuu1n IN New York nud tre
only way by which they ccnit be brokers up was by
making az examls Of tie first keeper OF .uch estab
shuieDt that convicted IN the Sessions TIE Re-
coder regretted 'nas Werner Was the victim, but his
duty to The punlc noed him sentence Werner 10
the Penienilary or months, aud bin 10 nav
. hne of 500 Du.Jg tue progress OF the trial officer
Dep.w, suspended cIicor OF the Txeati,th precinct
onted that ne receiver money from Werner from time
tine, but stated that he handed over 10 the Police
Genius iorata.
Euwaro NeberCott, charged with Stealing quantity OF
jcwehy from Nrs Rosanna Johns acquitted, on
the ground OF variance between the proof in
dicment lie was detained Until the Grand Jury find
bill
James Mccain, against whom here we're two indct-
mens for assault ana batteryone Tor assantng Arthur
McAiscr on the 80 Of Dec'moer and the other John
L.as-pleaded guilty 10 the charges. He was sent 10
BInckweils Island for two years-one year each in
dctment
Mary Manu. jointly charged with MFR and Mrs Myers
alleged notorious shopliiers) pleaded gnig gran1
larceny u stealing the property OF Frances A. Steiner.
She sent TO the State prison tor two years and six
months
Josephine Hewlett pleaded guilty to forgery in the
fourth degree and motion ~ the prosecuting officer
(who stated to the Court so that evidence
insufficient to convcton) the Court sIsp ended
Judgment
John Smith, who was jointly 10 ticted with John Dunn
with robbery IN the nrst degree pleaded guilty ~
saut with intent to rob Andrew layton, resident OF
Long Island who testified that he robbed of wallet
State prison for three years and four months.
Judgment suspended III the case of Edward Cos
telo "a YOUTH WHO pleaded guilty receiving small
amount OF property, knowing IL TO have been stOen
late In the afternoon, Messrs Hail ana Blaukm man
counsel for Henry Karp.s, against whom have been
found new indictments, charging him with larceny
emoezzlement IN stealing 81 300 worth OF -four from
Hecker Bro, moved that the bait liked the old in
Gctments be received for the charges Mr. Hall
stated that his desire try the case as soon as
ossble for the young had perfect defence. The
Recorder said he would decide the motion on SATURDAY.