New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-11-21
CRIMINAL COURTS.
Court OF GENERAL SESSIONS.


e,,,.., ,,,,yo Fneuc.us Deyoe was tried on tho
-, - - s.ol,pq two watches worth 500 Mrs Rachel
Yh ne owner testified tat she keeps lewey store al NO
o., and that Che accused came tero On The -4th Oh
Arsu.t 40 look no some watches TWO OF "nith 40 WyA
,tbopt leave paving ior lie wore t'cA COZ glI
49, bof AT the time Sr was positive that lo was tlc peru
Nss Rachel Rhcin her dlnEher was N We sioie huJ '
SD at she ideniihd De'oe as inc thiL lis % M
pI ie Mrs Caihci.e Dcvoe who csfined that SIC was
lie mother Of The prisoner nd had never AnS . MN 70
Thomas H. Bcebc cTk with the National
, bc Two Scrs acquaintance OF the two Charlotte van
.rvoorf and Catherine Travis both sisters 10 te utI,u
AMI Cornelius l. Twiegs were 4iI de es he Jury loud
tbc defendant guilty lie emanded for sentence IN I
ny next with tic promise oi the Court hot hls puh4o
Sd I less c stolen watches were returned before
then
Pom.rnY C,sE-Joan Donovan Patrick Conner and
HI, Alcnnis each pleaded guilty assault with intent
., commit robbery on Joint indictment for robbery the first
d md were discharged sentence suspended The crime
with which they were changed serious one ana wac niue
by e evidence THAT John Jones living at No 20
met the defendants or the ISL Of August m iae %
saloon corner Of Frstnle AID Fuytrdi Whcn nc yncu
with them in playing the game OF bagntec ana dIahA "
they drank. 81
three newymade friends who asked m 10 take SWIM a
when nc declined going tL,y caught hold of him and Kept B
ing him along toward The dock Al the foot Of Fysccondt
be attempted to get away when C9anoI ooA nm III % a. %
and carried him down the end OF the pier lie was u
PENDANTS and was robbed Of almost every thing he possessed
90 his shoes and stockings AiteNhlu NJ NiS wv
oucd y police officer The three defendants were suDs
quenuy arrested and Indictment found against them when
was yesterday disposed o.
Sr<rr>crn TO SrArr Prr,ov-John Williams and Henry
Mouniford were Jointly tried the charge Of burglary in the
third degree complainant testified chat he called to
The Fourth Ward Station identify coats which
he discovered had been taken from his shop No 81 New
Eowc Officer Thomas CIonncin accounted for the manner
An which the police became possessed Of the coats lie said
on NI,jisonst infmed the officers Of the station.
House that lot Of clothing had been brought to ms place 10y
fouI under suspicious circumstances The officer ven
there and arrested the of them being the defend
ants conts lying the ho0r of the room IN which h
were H. which he had conveyed 10 the Staon House where
they identified by tie owner Another lot OF 80 Goals
taken by the same parties were subsequent! eo,vi,o
that the defendants had broken entered store where
coats belonged and the prosecution aecofds DanuUn'I @
Of the defendants found guilty OF tins charge ana were
sentenced TO tho State Prison for five years each.
ANOTHER ROBBERY CNsr.-,ohn Ross, crippled soldier
bouh charge Of robbery against james McNuIy partially
blind man. Tie prosecution proved that the complainant was
met by some men on Tie evening Of the 9Th Of September Oh tc
corner Of Pike and Cherry and rObcdoi his pension money
among lis nssaant, the defendant The COM 1ant oll
Tie counsel for the defense Int he was leading McN up
ocy when hc robbed. that he pushed on MN ~ tc
Others and he dd not LINK him an accessory TO tnG ~,
On this being made the prosecution aDihuoheu e
case and the defendant was found not guilty
ForR YFARs SrvTrNcE TOR 4 pICKPoCKEr-John MURPHY
pleaded guilty 10 petit larceny from the person an indct
Mt for grand larceny Ills Ohense was the snatching OF
god watch aud chain worth $50 from the possession oil jos
z Hamilton while he walking in the public streets on tie
?h dAy OF October lie sentenced TO four years lpoh
Iuunt H. the state Prison.
Ex1ENsyE BURCLtEY.-John Kelly pleaded guilty to the
charge Of burglary There three other defendants John
Evans Edward Donaldson and Thos Wilson who were jointly
Indicted with him. who pleaded not guilty. Martin krdel the
complainant dcposcd that the place, No s Canast kept by
bjms millinery store was burClarousy entered the
Ing % the OH October by of breaking open the cellar
door and then passing through trnP9or to the store above
quantity OF velvet stolen valued Of 600 and also u
pieces Of velvet ribbon, yaGcd at so
THIS property was found the following morning at the
house No Churchst and the four defendants were arrested
there time by Officers Augustus A. Edwards and John
McEvOy Of the Fifth Precinct Police. Kelly, who pleaded
guilty was sentenced the State Prison for four years