The New York herald., 1865-06-20
Court OF General Sessions.
Before Recorder Holman.

Court OF General Sessions.
Before Recorder Holman
The calendar yesterday very large, win be seen
by condensed report of the number Of crim-
nails were tried and sentenced.
CONVICTION AND SENTENCE OF NOTED FoR0ER-
LARGE HAUL OF COUNTERFEIT BILLS AND
POSTAL CURRENCY OBTAINED BY THE DETEC-
TIvEs.
John A. Canter alias Cant, noted forger tried
convicted Of forgery in the second degree having in
his possession large Of counterfeit money dies
presses. and other materials necessary for carrying ON
this infamous business The principal witness which
tain the indictment Jefferson Stout, who has
been suter IN the army Early last February while
prisoner introduced himself 20 him and said he had
something to sell which would be good for him,
and offered to dispose 70 him seven snoasand dollars IN
and the Northeld Bank OF Vermont and one thousand
dollars in fifty cent postal currency Mr. Stout agreed 10
take quantity from him, and entered into negotiation
have them delivered at certain place In the mean
time Mr. Stout communicated with Mr.: woolford, Mr.
Gervin a government detective, and officer Ryder Of
the Metropolitan force and Canter arrested with
largo bundle Of counterfeit money in his Possession Tho
arrest was made in a saloon In Eighth avenue near Fifty
first street. After he brought TO the station house
the officers proceeded TO the house In Fifty
fourth street. and instituted search when two presses
large thographic stone, dies unfinished ten dollar
plate coorng and paper found IN Of tho rooms
Of his house. which were seized and conveyed to tho
Counsel for the prisoner asked the government
detective II he did not know . counterfeiter by
the name Of Stewart, and whether the property
found in Canter's house did not belong TO that ndi-
vdnal The witness replied that he arrested Stewart
few weeks ago. but not aware that the
materials his II turned out that was by mere
accident that the detective heard Of the negotiation be-
tween Stout and Canter He happened TO call on officer
Ryder in reference to Of deserter and hear
ing Of the affair accompanied him TO the of opera
tions As soon as the jury rendered verdict or guilty
Canter arraiened for sentence The Recorder SAID
had
State Prison. and that 1t would be useless for the Court
to take lenient Of the case for If the sentence
mitigated, the prisoner, In six months after his
release from prison would be tried for forgery again. His
Honor sentenced him to the State Prison for ten years
20 %
from Peter Wilson, "a James street. He was sent to the
Penitentiary for six months.
PICKPOCKEr AT THE COOPER INSTITUTE.
John Stanton indicted for stealing diamond pin,
worth three hundred dollars from Henry W. Sterling,
fireworks In front of the Cooper Institute the night Of
the reception Of General Grant. Dhe prisoner pleaded
guilty to attempt at larceny, the owner Of the pin
having detected him in the act. He was sent to the
State Prison for two years.
AN INTERESTING CASE OF GRAND LARCENY.
George Morton, intelligent looking YOUTH was con-
victed of grand larceny which perpetratcd under
somewhat peculiar circumstances The complainant was
Mr. James McDermott the well known lecturer Of the
Fenian Brotherhood who testified that on a Sunday
night about five weeks ago. after spending the evening
with hs friend MI. Eggleston in Fourth street. finding
too late to go to his residence In Fifty ninth street,
came down town, his custom, TO SweeDyS
hotel in Chatham street, for the purpose Of sleeping
there As he was going into the hotel the prisoner
mentioned one place where he met him short time
before that He ingratiated himself into the con-
niue sh.s al ~ h s,s an t.tsn and n~uesed that
they proceed TO Crook HOTEL which proposition was ac
coded TO- ard arriving at that place Mr. McDcrmott
ce his the register and at the request OF the
prisoner his put down as John King. They
roomed together and when Mr. McDermott awoke in the
sna G
prisoner had lef he having stupehed him with drugs
AoSut three days after Mr. ncDsrm9 was IN Ss
fed him and had him arrested on the spot Oficer
woolrich, by information received from tho prisoner
The counsel for defence sought to prove BY two wit
nesses named Achilles Warder and John 1hiess that
on The evening Of the alleged robbery at Union square,
and that they proceeded down town in the Third
car that the complainant had goatee and that
Mr. NcDermott recalled, and positively denied
every statement made by the boys He tthe complain.
anti never saw those boys before, but was informed
when at the Office Of the counsel for the prisoner by
friend Of his that two witnesses would be produced TO
his @ The na OF ns
for the defendant to be taken into custody
The jury without hesitating moment rendered YER
dict Of guilty. When the prisoner was arragned at
the sentence he charged upon Mr. McDcrmott
Infamous offence He was remanded for sentence: IN
Mr Eggleston and had private interview with him.
He confirmed the account given by Mr. McDermot of his
spent the evening at his house. and brought homo ladies'
in the rain Morton brought up for sentence whom
the Judge addressed some remarks to him, observing
that he not only charged horrible crime upon Mr..
McDermott, who was o respectable citizen, but
deavored to escape by getting witnesses to perure them
selves he was sentenced to the State Prison FOR hvs
years.
The Recorder called up the witnesses who appeared for
Norton and remarked that he first intended to send the
than
PERJURY but he concluded to take another course and
let them CO. believing that II they pursued the path In
before the court, and no would remember them.
eAnRoTER SENT TO THE STATE PRISON.
George Harris, indicted for highway robbery, pleaded
guilty grand larceny On the night Of the 2lst Of
May Mr. Thomas Faulkner attacked in Canal street
by the prisoner and robbed The fact clearly shown
to the Recorder that Harris served honoraby in the war;
and that his character previously good His Honor
spoke OF the frequency with which the crime Of CARROT
ing perpetraed In our thoroughares, so much 30
that citizens afraid TO be seen in the streets late At
night. Harris sent TO the State Prison for i've
John McCord who some time since pleaded guilty TO
forgery in the fourth degree in passing two dollar
counterfeit bill the Peoples Bank of Massachusetts,
at restaurant In the Bowery was sent to the Peniten
John Ward pleaded guilty to larceny from the person.
he having stolen gold watch from Joseph Dougherty
on the LIST inst in liquor store in Prince street
Agnes Morissey who, on tho 18th Of May stole one
hundred and ninety dollars from Margaret Kelly pleaded
guilty to attempt mt grand larceny.
Cadwaader Evans pleaded guilty to grand larceny the
indictment charging him with stealing fifty five dollars
worth Of clothing from Theron Paine, 366 Fourth ave-
nue., the Sd inst.
diced for attacking Thomas Murray the night Of tho
2lst OF May In Canal street. and robbing him OF all the
money in his possession, pleaded guilty TO an assault
with intent to rob.
James Fitzgerald who was indicted for felonious ~
sault, pleaded guilty to an assault with dangerous
weapon The complainant oacer Rogers, who Was
called the St. Nicholas Hotel TO the prisoner,
who conducting himself disorderly
All these prisoners were remanded for sentence.
Police Intelligence.
ROBBERY or MAN WHILE AsLEEP-ARREST AND
COMMISSION THIEF