The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-03-10
Court OF General Sessions.
Before Judge Russell.

A HIGHWAY ROBBER SENT TO THE STATE rRIso,
FOR TWENTY YEARS.
At the opening OF the court the trial OF John Coanor
indicted for highway robbery, resumed. Tho com
pianant Patrick Kearns stranger in the CITY. it will
remembered while passing through Seventh avenue
the night Of the 18th of February, was garroted b,
Counor and four other young men, and robbed OF hi
coat and thirty dollars in money
The only witness called for the defence was James
Conon, who a bartender for Edward Carpenter No.
1l3 West nineteenth street. He said that Kearns was In
his the night Of the alleged robbery and asked
him the loan Of three dollars which he had not 70
give but he loaned him Atty cents Kearns was SO IN.
toxicated that the witness afraid he would not be
The summing up and the Judges charge followed and
after debcratng for short time the jury rendered
The counsel moved an arrest Of judgment, which was
refused by the Judge who proceeded to sentence the
prisoner He sad:-COnnor you have been convicted Of
OF tho highest grades Of crime known TO the law
robbery in the first degree, In putting human life in
jeopardy Your character s bad and at the time officer
Walker was shot you in the commission OF crime
and you away, that the authorities not able
the same You are one Of those street prowsrs and i
necessary to make example Of In order to deter
the balance of the gang from the commission Of any
further crime The sentence Of the Court is that you be
confined In the State Prison for twenty years
GRAND LARCENIEs.
George Gates, charged with stealing box containing
William streetpeaded guilty TO an attempt at larceny,
and was sent 70 the State Prison for two years.
Andrew Miller and VIM. q. Clark, indicted for stealing
gold watch from the residence OF Alfred E. Jccke $50
Third avenue the 18th Of February pleaded guilty
the chargs These youths were sent TO the House Of
Refuge.
John Phelps, charged with stealing horse, wagon
and harness, worth thousand dollars pleaded guilty
to attempt On the 18th OF February he the
sable OF Nathaniel p Woodman, 81 Irving place, and
hired the wagon under the name Of Mr. Williams stating
that he wanted 70 drive 10 Harlem Two days afterwards
officer Andrews the accused At pier No North river
with the Horse and being asked how he became pos
sessed Of replied that he had been employed by
bring tho horse there for the purpose OF ship
ping him 10 Philadelphia He was remanded for SEN
tence.
NOVEL CHARGE OF FORGERY.
Thomas Costello, indicted for forgery In the third de-
gree, was acquitted This novel case in that the
check, which the subject Of the indictment, q
genuine one, drawn upon the National Bank Of Com
mcrce for the Of seventy five dollars and signed by
Napier wcsford II appears that Costello went into
the drinking saloon OF Nicholas Won Claim and agreed
sell tho check at dollars discount and in his pre-
eence signed not only the Of Carpenter Ito whom
the check was made payabe). but his own name also
Won Claim the check at the bank for payment
and informed that had been lost and payment
stopped. When Costello asked about II he denied
having signed it. and claimed to have given the nsorma-
ton to the bank that the check lost The jury
doubted the accuracy OF the compliments statement
and at tho suggestion Of the Judge acquitted the
cuscd. ..