The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-01-20
COurt or General Sessions.
Before Judge Russell aai

ALLEGED LARCENY FROM Gas COMPANY.
The FIRST tho calendar yesterday an ndIct
ment against Charles Koch who Is charged with defaud
ing tho Manhattan Gas Company By connecting lead
Pipe with main pipe In Prince street. District Attorney
Hall attendance 10 try the case bat tho witnesses
from the gas house failing TO appear tho trial post
poncd till next term.
NOTED BURGLAR SENT TO THE STATE PRISON FOR
TWENTY YEARS.
Edward holland was placed at the bar charged with
burglary in the FIRST degree On the night OF the 3oh of
December he entered the dwelling house Of John Hood
No. Jackson street, by forcing window, and stole
thirteen shirts and four pairs Of ovcrals worth seven
teen dollars. Hood and his wife we're In bed and, on
hearing noise Hood went down stairs and saw holland
IN the act OF going Of the front door The prisoner
had defence, and the jury Immediately rendered
verdict Of guilty. Judge Russell in passing sentence
said that holland notorious burglar, and he would
| send him TO the State Prison for twenty years.
LARCENY OF FLOUR ny NEGRO HAcx1AN
VIM. Brown negro, was tried and convicted OF steal
Ing seven barrels OF four the property OF Long Clark
son. The prisoner was in their employ a cartman
the 7th Of October and failed 20 deliver the -four No.
o. Fourth avenue. When arrested he admitted that
confederate sold the -four and he shared the proceeds
As there were other charges against n for steal
ing banjo, the Judge sent him 10 the State Prison for
i've years
Joseph Coulter who was jointly indicted with WIN. w.
Sands who pleaded guilty few days sinc, for burglary
the "a prisoners were detected in end avornr 10
effect an entrance TO the store Of Richard s. Devereux
the private watchnan saw tho burglars he gave tho
alarm. and police officers joined In the pursuit. OF the
burglars who were arrested large jimmy was found
Coulter that the Court imposed the highest penalty OF
the law, which was Eve years In tho State Prison.
.AcoUrrTAL OF AN ALLEGED HIGHwAyxAS.
John Noonan was placed trial. charged with robbery
In the rst degree the complainant being Edward Cal.
asher Woo alleged that on the 9th Of December tho
cut his belt and stole pocSctbooS Containing seventeen
dollars The witness was examined at length, and,
appcared that the parties had been together the whole
OF the day aud helped 10 drink three half gallons Of beer
Which deprived them Of their senses Ass stsnt District
Attorney Bedford abandoned the case and, under the
Of not guilty.
ALLEGED LARCENY IN FoRry.sEcoSp STREET
RAILROAD can.
John McEneany was srraIgned charged with picking
riding In Forty second street car on the 2ist Of De.
cember The prisoner was intoxicated at the tne snd
Hall remarked that he did 70 press the case
The District Attorney said IL have often said here that
eapns S court Iy rarely e.; s as q
hand OF the magcians both Of old and modern times II
y the r,rest thing the world 70 catch an accomplished
pcNpocket II " the bunsler who get caught i don't
's w ~ye s,asa my ga not RSs sSs ~
avery strong case DO no, propose 70 make farce Of
convictng abungier for the purpose Of merely gratifying
'ne hste on the people 10 convict these miserable
husances car pickpockets but, your Honor knows,
once In while, when we do catch one Of these smart
fellows, We DO our best 10 dead him. We have o
platoon Of thirty Ave Of these accomplished pckpocksts
sent up last year now in Sing Sing The ry acquitted
McEneany and he discharged xter being cautioned
by the Court 70 be honest In future. l Ftal r
SENTENCE OF GOODMAN ron WILLING x'poxALp. 4
The hfss prisoner mrriened for sentcnc wns John
Goodman who tried for the murder or Daniel Nc
Donald and convicted o. msnsaushicr in the fonrh De-
gree Judge Rsseb in passing Sentence, said that the
jury IN rendering This verdict excluded 10 him all the
icui'y 70 which he entitled Tho Court imposed tho
highest penalty of the law, whsh was mprisonnent 10
The state Prison for two years = :. 'l -
John Mckinley, who was convicted On Thursday OF |
bngay N the THIRD degree and recommended 10 mercy
was sent 70 the same institution for three yearz
DISHONEST SERVANT sxsr TO THs STATE PRISON.
nssaret Brady. the servant sir who stole ak hundred
collars worth of property from Jacob Bar baum GEN.
eneed 10 ihe Sing sing prison fos the term Of years
ana sx mouths Joseph Eaton. who indicted for
recsvng this propcrsy knowing ~ 70 have been stolen
was sent 10 the state Prison for three ycars and
months II - - :
David Anderson and Edward Hussey, charged with
burglary w the third degree, IN bufgsriousy entering
The store Of John Norris - West Eleventh street on
New Years ght pleaded guilty 70 attempt and we're
TEN t0usd sentence