The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-08
COURT Of GENERAL SESSIONS.
Before RECORDER Hackctt.

As as the court opened yesterday Mr.. Hutch
ings placed at the bar John Williams Thomas Burns
Lawrence Griffin, who indicted for burglary in thu
third degree and pleaded guilty to grand larceny They
charged with burglarously entering the bonded
warehouse kept by B. H. Bixby, In Greenwich street.
on the night Of the 9th OF June Tho premises were
surrounded BY policemen, and Il was discovered that
$4,000 worth OF silk goods were displaced. Five bags
containing thirty pieces OF silk belonging to
T. stewart and other FIRMS found In the store pre-.
pared for removal hen, fortunately the officers ~
ceeded in arrestiug the prisoners the g., oeIote
they got away with their plumber s~S neooI9e. IN
passing sentence observed that he "ss noImca ,nat
the .srs ana bSns
warehouses in the city His Honor fcit II 70 90 mis-
duty The o suy b. WOULD
deduct SIX months from their sentence They were sent
TO the state Prison for four years and six months
pleaded guilty to grand larceny. The indictment
charged that on the night Of the 9th OF June they
sss ssS and sa7 greenwich street and stole case con
tanning twenty -four pieces OF silk valued al $4,000 and
containing twenty pieces Of black SIX veive.
worth Sl1 600 the property of A. T. Stewart Co. arp
other parties II appeared from the testimony addpSs
before the Grand Jury that on the lltn on whore
tec.ve visited the premises No. 40 SECOND
he found Burns, and, searching which were den,
pieces OF silk were fQ6ods were consigned
titled by the firms 70 xsosns to tho state prison for
four years and rTcKrocKEr SENT TO sryo SING
-.ymond was placed ON trial, charged with
.Inhg gold watch from Hyman Nelson the goth OF
Juno, while riding upon Third car The trial
proceeded for WHILE when the prisoner intima.sd his
intention 10 plead guilty The Recorder said lie never
TO Ss
four years and nine montha
Martin Brennan pleaded guilty TO Indictment charg
ing him with stealing surveying instrument valued
$500, the property Of BusI r. Fox, No. st. Marks
place He was caught with the property In his posses
sion. and pleaded, M an excuse for committing the
theft that his mother in . starving condition His
Honor, In passing sentence remarked TINT there might
be some truth in the statement Of the prisoner and in
Of his youth he would not degrade him by SEN
fencing him the State Prison. The sentence was two
years and six months confinement In the Penientary
with grand larceny in stealing s22 in money, from
Emily Everhardt, on the 9th Of July, pleaded guilty to
grand larceny He was sent to the Psnentary for two
Ann Lynch, indicted for grand larceny In stealing
the 4h OF July Sl5 from James sheppard in an alleged
disreputable house in Roosevelt street. pleaded guilty
TO petty larceny she was sent to the Island for six
INDICTMENTS M rHR GRAND jerry.
Late in the afternoon the Grand Jury brought in
another large batch OF INDICTMENTS TO which Of
the prisoners when arrsignsd pleaded guilty, while
others protested their innocence and were rsmanded for
trial district Attorney Hall was present when the
prisoners were brought up and being perfectly familiar
Of the crminss he vas prepared 10 ac.ep or ree The
pleas which offered that large number Of
were disposed Of before the court adjourned.
Charles Hayfower and Henry Scheobach, indicted for
burglary In the third degree, peaied guilty TO the
charge On the night Of the Sab o. July they entered
the store Of Emanuel Buchsten, No. ~ Lispenard
street. and stole four pieces OF csh valued at 5000
They sent TO the State Prison for -four years and
sx months
william Thompson, who was indicted for . similar
offence. also pleaded guilty. He vas jointly charged
with another In burgariously entering the premises Of
william II. Craft, No 300 West Tbirty-sxth siree on
the night Of the 23d OF July and stealing s400 worth
of clothing He was sentenced 10 the sing Sing Prison
o. a.. nd a n
William Green who was charged With stealing slI0
in greenbacks from Peter Donney the Sd OF July,
pleaded guilty 10 an attempt In Consequence Of bis
youth and extenuatng crcums'ances, the punishment
was modified 70 years imprisonment in the Pepiien-
uary
Harvey Wait, charged with stealing set Of billiard
balls valued at $40, the property Of August Frank,
pleaded guilty TO petty larceny.
Edward Herman, indicted with Solomon vropowItz
for breaking into the store Of John Brown, No. 2O4
Chatham square. the 18th OF July, and stealing s1s3
worth Of Photographic materiaE pleaded guilty to an
attempt 10 commit that offence.
The prisoners Wait and Herman were remanded for
sentence.
Edward Doonan "a boyl, pleaded guilty to an indict-
ment charging him with stealing coat and pantaioous
worth $40 from Samuel Western, ADD was TO the
House OF Refuge