The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-11
Court OF General Sessions.
Before Judge Russell

At the opening Of the court yesterday the Grand Jury
brought batch Of indictments and resumed the dis
charge of their In the afternoon the prisoners were
arraigncd and days for their trial named An addi-
tional panel Of petty jurors summoned and
District Attorney Hall and his assistant Mr. Bedford,
will conduct the prosecution during the term.
After the calendar, which very long, was called
and the arranged tho first indictment disposed Of
was for
A DARING BURGLARY.
James O'Bricn and Hugh Tracy were charged with
burglary tho second degree and pleaded guilty to tho
third grade of that offence On tho 10Th OF June they
Gcnn i5s West Thryourth street by forcing the cover
OFF the coal hole The family were out OF town Ut tho
time, ex.cp. Mr. Genn, who heard noise IN tho cellar
He called the assistance OF police officers and had the
burglars arrested the spot The City Judge sent each
OF them ths State Prison for i've years Let house
burglars who EXPECT TO rcap harvest during tn, sum-
MGR months in the absence Of citizens take warning
SNEAK THIEVES sEsr TO THE STATE PRISON.
John Jones and Joseph Johnston alias James Lynch,
charged with grand larceny, pleaded guilty to the
of nee This species OF larceny is known by the term
s'sneak thievng On the Goth o. June they entered
the house 2s5 Seventh avenue and stole guam
ti,y Of clothing worth two hundred dollars and sixty
dollars in MONEY the property Of Conrad Bovine and
VIM Hess Miss Cook discovered the prisoners and,
with the assistance OF officer procured their arrest
They each sentenced to the stat, Prison for nve
years.
THE JAMES STREET HOMICIDE.
Frederick Hsey indicted for the HON eide Of Thomas
Casey pleaded guilty to mansaughter in the third de-
groe that plea having boon offered by Mr. Clinton coun
sel for the prisoner and accepted by the District Aor
ney The facts shown by the statements OF tho wit
the time of the occurrence which was the 25
Of last April are thesc:-The deceased kept drinking
saloon James street, and the prisoner who was re
turned soldier, got into difficulty with parties In tho
liquor store general melee followed IN the course
injuries about days Counsel asked time to prepare
afldavits in mitigation Of punishment, which was
granted. Sentence vii! be passed on Thursday.
A FELoYroUs ASSAULT.
nh han iuhl for
battery upon Thomas Manning pleaded guilty TO an as
sault with dangerous weapon. On the 18th OF june
the arm with dagger The City Judge said lie was de,
tcrmncd to put stop 70 the use Of the knic and SEN
fenced Sheeian 10 the state Prison for ave years
BURGLARY IN AN OFFICE.
Edward Farrn was placed ON trial charged with bur
glary IN entering tn Office Of j. p Townsend Co., at
IL Moore street. the Oath OF June The jantor, who
was the opposite side OF the street. the prisoner
in the Office attempting 10 open the safe He crossed the
street and charged the prisoner with attempting to
nit crime who commenced cry and offered him fifty
dollars let him 60 The burglar was pursued and cap
turcd and on being searched skeleton keys and pawn
tickets found in his possession The Jury convicted
him of attempt mt grand larceny and the Judge sem
fenced him to the Prison for two years and six
months, remarking that he was notorious offender
AN EXTENSIVE BURGLARY IN STORE PRE-
VENTED by DETECTIVES.
Henry Hastings was jointly indicted with VIM. Smith
and VIM Ryan, charged with perpetratng burglary ON
The promises of Win. J. schoss, SILK merchant, at Il
Warren street. on the night OF the 10th OF May II ap
peared from tn testimony that the accused was an OK.
policeman, and that from iniOrmeton receiycu py zap
tain Greer OF the Third precinct he detailed officers TIL
ley Scott Hooker and Callaghan 70 witch these premi
SEES which they did for two eks preceding the night
In question: having watched from the window OF the
store opposite. They discovered Hastings 20 TO tho
store OF the complainant early in the evening and place
bags under a box, and subsequently he was
seen 10 bore hole Ia the shutter OF
tho door. largo pane OF glass was broken,
which enabled the other prisoners, Smith and Ryan,
(who not trial. 70 enter the building which they
did The officers then left their place OF observation and
arrested tho parties After they were taken TO the
station house the officers returned to the store and
found a bag filled with silk vevets worth several
hundred dollars aud which were AT rwards idenned ~
officer Lockwood that evening. while on duty near MI
Schloss' store commented upon by Mr.. Sedgwick,
the counsel for the prisoner who maintained that Il
would be prep0serous to suppose that Hastings ntendco
10 commit burglary. The distinguished counsel set up
the theory that Hastings acting under the direction
of the authorities In detecting the other criminals The
jury however did not adopt that theory out aer lew
moments consultation they returned verdict OF guilty
John Fay was placed on trial charged Jointly with James
Burke for larceny In stealing two one thousand dol
lar bonds from jeremiah Fabcy while he was sleeping on
eoop at the Of Division street. Ocers King and
Mead walking up the Bowerv, when they saw two
| men leaning over the body OF MT Fablcy AS they ap
preached Burke and was arrested by officer King
while Mead detained Fry AFTER the arrest the officers
searched the street. and short distance found peck
etbook containing two United States bonds Assistant
District Attorney Bedford earnestly commended that the
testimony showed that the accused parties acted in con
| the prisoner the benefit Of II, and acquitted him
| THE LATE Ex-RECORDER TILLoU.
District Attorney Hall reminded tho court OF the re-
quest which he made early In the day 10 have suitable
record prepared be spread upon the minutes OF the
death OF ex Recorder Till0u
| Judge Russell then read the following order:-
II Is ordered that record be made the m nutes OF
this court OF the decease lat the ripe age Of seventy