The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-06-16
Q. uxt OF General Sessions.
Before Recorder Barnard.

0oa0kU N1o9xuor oofuAx0-
AIUn xoHuI, FASHIONABLE sHoFrUrxR, suxr TO TIE
STATE PRISON.
Tho oeyt room was crowded Friday morning by the
ffiends Of prisoners who had been tried and remanded
during the week, yesterday having been nxed TOR their
sentence.
Amelia Morel, Alias Sarah Fsun, the noted shophftsr,
who wss convicted the other day Of stealing piece OF
satin from the store Of Brown o., Was placed n he
bas she was indicted for second offence, having been
tred IN 1885, before Justice CApron, on similar charge,
and sentenced TO Biack Island for two years When
shs had served out her term Of mproansut se resumed
her prof sion and prosecuted It with greater activity
than formerly and being a prepossessips appearances,
and wearing costly and fashionable apparel she succeeded
In practising her deprsdstions upon Broadway store
keepers for = sngth Of time without detection, I'LL at
length her operations suddenly brought to close
BY the clerk Of Brown o. detecting her in the oct Of
conocanpg valuable piece Of satin under her maniI&
Psrosivng that the evidences u Miss Morss guilt were
clear, and knowing her previous history, her
counsel Advised hsr 70 Plead guilty, thsrsby
Court lighter sentence would be imposed
than would Otherwise b sdministeYed TIE csso wore
triad but the faahonabe shopler persstsd in desaTng
Of her sa adviser Suppossg that he synpshss Of The
jury would be enlisted N her behalf wbioh might Yevu,
nes b. her acquitss perhaps IN he dsaessment Of the
secure s1empion nom Incarceration N ths atAAe
prisos. Alhough Tho jury might have bssn infusnesd
a1 ~ w. ne sCuSs g render verd
Of guilty. Our reporter leasnea Thai ~een No. Aoseu
g % :s; =: &. ss
xSisssr shs VI; pussusd, sisd and broushs back .
Hsr counsel s.assd that she was in dslIoass sssss
q hsah and tbat she were sent TO the Sae prison,
.he void not PROBABLY ssrvs e. unes ana ssssss
fhe Recorder observed that Il was painful duty he
70 such long torn Of nprisonmsSt q he law compelled
HIM TO ndic He sentsnced Amelia Morcll 10 the STATE
prison for i've years. ~ soon - the sentssce pro-
Ing bitterly aad had 70 be assisted BY The o,ers 70 her
ssas within the prsonsrs' apartment
xm cHAPrS PKRJuRY cAM-m PRISONER CONFRONTED NJ
TWO wVE9-NTk13s1IS0 DRvKL0PEMESIS-lE ~ SENT 10
Tm sfAn PRusoA roR FIVE WARS.
viii be remembered By that portion Of the readers Of
The HuAID who Interested In perusing ths criminal
records that short time ago highly respectable looking
man, named Ssphen H. Chapn alias Chase was indicted
for perjury having appeared before Justice Qusckenbush
for The purpose Of bAing Mr.. Burns who charged
with arson he then falsely swofs thai he owned hosss
and LOT in Second street. worth $1,000 there being 900
sncumprancs upon n. was discovered few days
after that the house which Chase swors 10 owned was the
property II Capt Hart, Of the CITY Hall prscacs and
direct ssssnopy Of lie gum Of he crime q perjury sne
Grand Jury promptly found IN indictmsut 70 which b
pleaded guilty On tuesday: m: counsel q ~ nsss
remanded I'LL Friday for ssnssnoe wnsn was prenised
that snndavis Of . number Of prcutnsnt cittseng
character q M Chase would 30 rad in The hsarinG q
NE Court mo arragnmsnt Of Chass the other day did
noe excite particular attention, and q: World havs
injured party, that there IVES IN al probability some
mistake the Identity t The sccused Thsss snrmses
. s 90
made - showed hat hs was oossammate raecak
opurt ysslsrday morning and whsa 0aptn, ANS Ones.
sssa % =. u sSaS
Of The prisoner q Tie bar, who Bad 81 the sxtsn axKs
q gentsmaa Of the Old school, whsn n elderly AAy
appears hat this lady learned nom The report q he
proceedings a The General 6ssons, On Tuesday, tha
sp We 2 y :Ss IsSsc 2 . s:s
Thursday evening, and aid shs would DO present On e
following morning 70 connuncass important issm 70
hs hdy came forward just : Ne counsel oonnseo
ING 70 read tho batch Of adayi and tod The Rsoordsr
SSs ~, e Ina = %h Ss@ Ia -
whon h faed 70 support hss hs called oaoasonsuy anl
snd ewsly; he ussd 70 rsark he vas risg down tows
70 diae With s:.ssnsa = osvsain paces; asa. shest.
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dina 70 support hsrssK 9! Anily bus on ne contrary
puYloined Whatever valuable articles he oouh put HI
priss sess in d. n,aas q De 0surt sal sss svssa.o
III Of whom listened 70 her sovy wth brsashiss sAaaa
s s s Ss sss =: s.
psrscy hunderruck q " rsvslaoas, Tor ske inform
cd Inc Recorder hat As prisoner her husband that
sddhs thsi shs had NJ nAs1aes esrsaoass 4 hSsA
ms statement produced scch a impression upon ths
prsadng JuSss and ths asS',no' that sc':on sissos
Who aia there wa scnehiBe marvellous about hh trans
sc1son, for Ne amdaviH which be hsld m hh had
s:T. n. nae 3 - sau vs s
nas tAsy had ben acquainted Win nr. Chaplin for The
~ fourteen years, anil believed him 70 b. highly re-
psoossu ' ioa few as osar ssss hososss
fafon might be bad md The exact truth arrived a. fhe
hseovasr refused - rsat me mstion. but, IN order 70
with his two wives, am sAked him Mrs. Chapin No
IVES hi wife, when n dsntsA hAa he had ever sssu her
1Ssn No l. and she repssssd De sssssmsos msds few
msaenGs before Chain ssd1snly hung down hi head,
Ma Chaplin No strsShssned up and booked very dignt
the counsel, he reporter q ths HE1AlD (who, BY The
way The only representative Of The press IN sstsnd
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6s ssrspes spectacle srs stood IN elderly gentlemen,
having al NE indcaisos q beng reputable and ntsili
.:s $50 49, Ss ss % S' :. sy .sa ss
Was, SIN eonvosed psjursr a.d bisan!ss oas q ~
Forgery q css sesslss On sssahsr b sad ss.n ess
ycssd Of ihs crime iabs prssssoss, and that be had
BEN sent 10 pveou twDs for abandoning he hmsy. m
dssd he had bean snty u sno1her criminal sc Tor tho
Grand Jury had ind'cs him for perjury IN fAsey swear
ing befovs ths hres months ego, when he
tbas be he 0vaesof vsluab6 real eseate, end The
ndscsmsst WAS n hs cbks pcsssssiea yesassdAy Our
Ne g. Ncboas sght ysas ago. snA tha The pseprsoss
Of That sstabahssf also Of the Aseor and cher
hotels, ready 70 tes5 "a hh excsllsnt chsracacr
when application was mas 10 him for informaticn re-
spectpg thapnp cSiminaiktory, haa b bad god req
men indicted for various crnss end Obtained living In
shkl vay. He must have oasnDsd unoomnoa shrewd-
pem 70 have escaped ds,cucs % icag, and 70 have
suooeedcd In deceiving n only business ma. but
| NE ofbosss u NE law, vho arc gsppoesd 10 b
| expert judges Of human ature. he Rscordw In
po.sd ne highest penalty - law allowed, which was
| imprapnmenA In The Stats rsn for ave ysaDL while
tA cass under consdsraou the spsctsors svinced