The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-01-27
Court OF General Sessions.
Before Judge Russell.
A HEAVY MONTHS BUSINESS

HEAVY MONTHS BUSINESS.
The calendar of yesterday in this court was very
large but the Cour. and Assistant District Attorney Bed
ford despatched business with great CELEBRITY having dis
posed Of sixteen They have tried one hundred
and nifty cases this term besides the accused parties who
verc discharged for want OF sufficient legal testimony TO
sustain the indictments This Is tho largest number Of
cases thu, has been acted upon since the oganza
t:on of the court and If criminal justice is administered
10 promptly and with much discrimination during the
wear the citizens Of this metropolis will have reason TO
conarnuatc themselves that their persons and property
will be comparatively safe from the burglars and high
waymen who have been terror TO this community.
AN ALLEGED HIGHWAY ROBBERY BY A NOTORIOUS
THIEF.
The principal disposed Of by the Jury In
dctment for robbery tho first degree against Michael
inocSsd down man While passing through Broome
| street. and robbed him Of pockctbook contsining
three dollars Tho complainant too much intoxca-
ter who was in company with him, positively swore
that Mackey was tho robbcr She gavo tho
alarm and officers arrested him the spot. Assistant
District Attorney Bedford urged for conviction OF
the prisoner in very encc,ie speech, knowing the
soa not Savc BEEN legally plo~sd the rv
rendered verdict of assault and battery Judge Russell
sad-"Nackey, you are an old burglar and thief, and
will inaict the highest penalty can impose He was
sent 10 the Penitcnsry for year and fined one hun
dred dollars.
PASSING COUNTERFEIT MONEY.
Jacob Meyer tried u charge OF forgery, the
painant being Elizabeth Walter who that tho
3oth OF November he atempcd 10 pass counterfeit ten
dollar bill on the City Bank Of Albany, The guilty
dered verdict Of "Not guilty.
Mary delaney, indicted for forgery in the second de-
gree having passed ten collar counterfeit bill the
New England Pacific Bank upon David Atkin Cos Eighth
Avenue pleaded gully 20 forgery In the fourth degree.
She was sent 10 tic state Prison for two years.
James Logan, who indicted for forgery In the
second Degree having eutc7vorcd TO pass three dollar
counterfeit bill ON the Jefferson County Bank upon
saoon keeper In Broome street, pleaded guilty TO tho
fourth grade Of that offence ne viii hot be senen
I'LL the February term, at which time he will furnish
aiiidayits OF his previous good character.
VIOLATION OF THE REGISTRY LAW.
james Simpson alas O'Bron indicted for per
Jury having violated the reg try law. The complain
AIT WIS James r Davies who was an Inspector Of
election the Nineteenth ward AT the last charter
election Simp5on eppcd 10 be registered In the Fifth
district and sad he resided the OF Lexington
ayonsc and FIFTY third street. and was sworn to that
eject. I, found that simpson did not live there.
r. prisoner made the ihE, three years ago bis
parents resided there and that be had been out Of the
city since that time. He pleaded guilty 20 the charge
and was sent TO tho stale prison for one year
ALLEGED BURGLARY ar TuE COOPER INSTITUTE.
Vim. Banows, n boy, charged With breaking into the
Cooper Union building on the 18th inst, pleaded guilty
70 attempt at burglary the trd degree. His coun-
sci stated some mti aiing cirumsanccs and that he
was The dnpe Of professional burglars Tho court re-
davits Of good character Late in tho afternoon the boy
was bro sht up, aud sentence was suspended
BuRoLAniEs.
James Johnson and Dennis Flanagan indicted for
burglary In the third degree having burgariouy On
tered premises OF Hugh Deadly $40 Greenwich street
the i2ih INST pleaded gully o. an attempt TO commit
that offence. They the state Prison for
years and six months.
Richard wilson, charged with burglsriously entering
the premises OF Raymond j. Latour, 1S7 Pearl street,
aud stealing sixty dollars worth Of cigars pleaded guilty
10 an aitcmpt ut burglary. The prisoner o small
boy, and was sent 10 the House Of Refuge
GRAND LARcESiEs.
Thomas Gray and Chester Torrance charged with steal
IN worth forty dollars from John Carry
pl AIDED guilty to petty larceny Pcntentary six months
was the sentence.
Charles Ueydt who stole an overcoas worth afty dol
lara from Jonas soudheim, the iotn inst, pleaded
guilty 10 an attempt at petty larceny He TO
tho pcnitentary for three months.
John Reid indicted for Stealing three hundred do,rs
In Treasury notes from Emile HERE, ISL Gocrck street.
tho 10th OF November, while lager beer Saloon
pleaded guilty 10 an attempt at grand larceny.
William Smith and Charles Parker, charged with steal
n fourteen overcoas worth thr hundred dollars the
property Of Messrs Peavey. The property taken
from the steamer Champion, and vas shipped to New
Orleans Smith, The ringleader sent to the Stats
Prison Tor two years aud Parker whose previous charac
ter good was discharged.