The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-10-20
LONG ISLAND INTELLIGENCE.

TIL. QUEENS COUNTY OYER AND TgRNivER court
opened yesterday morning by Justice Gilbert taking
the bench. The Grand Jury has been in session now
four days, and have found upwards OF sixty indict-
mens The case in which is involved the most interest
is between Aaron A. Degrauw OF Jamaica, and tho in
surance companies OF New York for the amount for
which his place insured which was DESTROYED by
lire in June last There was large number Of criminal
upon the calendar but few Of them were tried
William Robinson was charged with grand larceny
breaking into the house OF John ODonne, Of Oyster
Bay, and stealing articles Of wearing apparel to the
amount OF $37. and also for breaking open and bur-
clothing TO the amount OF s45. He plead guilty TO the
charge and was sentenced TO the state Prison at Sing
Sing for two years a. hard labor Peter Martin
was arraigned for assault and battery, John
Myers was charged with larceny, Michael Gar
vey was charged with burglary, Peter Smith
with burglary, George Portland with rapo,
Elias Wilimroe with attempted mansaughter Sarah
Alien for grand larceny, all Of whom remanded for
trial. Mary Murray arraisned larceny, she
ing the accessory IL alleged to the heavy robberes at
Astoria, and pleaded guilty She sentenced, upon
her plea for mercy at the hands Of the Court eighty
five days imprisonment In the county Jail The trials Of
Quiz and Williams for murder set down for the No
vcmber term John H. Groomer, o coored man, was
sentenced TO eighteen years and months in Sing
Sing Prison for highway robbery upon the pcrson Of John
Giswel.
AsoLHER ArrKxPr AT HIGHWAY RoBsERY Highway
robberies becoming quite the fashion in Queens
county Of late. Last week noticed the attempt
rob farmer the Jamaica week two previous We
mentioned the attempt 10 rob Lewis Knapp at Wood
haven and still later the robbery Of Mr. Chris
topher Hendricks at Cypress Hill The one to which
We now refer. occurred on Wednesday night
the Court House, North Hampstead. Two
stopped gentleman named Smith upon the road
demanded his money but he declined accede to
their Wishes and after succeeded IN free
ing himself from their grasp and made his escape TO
Flushng where he reported the TO the officers who
are upon the track OF the highwaymcn. From tho
description given by Smith Of the two they are
thought TO be Willetts Point soldiers
The HUNTERS PoISr Cow STEALING CASE There has
been somewhat Of sensation created ut Hunters Point
and In fact throughout the whole OF Queens county,
tho charge preferred against Simeon May, OF
ing twenty. five from Terence Smith, Of Hunters
Point who keeps dairy there and carries somewhat
of business in the vaccine line having in his possession
At times upwards Of. 800 From the
facts alleged it. appears tina. about week
Smith, the amount Of $55 head which he paid for
az the time. Having business In another part Of the
city upon the day appointed for taking the cows away,
no despatched his brother Simon look after his prop
eriy and representing himself to the employee or
smith, who knew that the cows had boon s0ld ne
cevcd them without any hesitation, and drove
them OIL to Williamsburg, where IL IS SAID that they
slaughtered and sold TO butchers But such alleged
not 10 DO the Simeon May, who arrested and
tcrday brought before Judge Armstrong the Court
House. where he represented by two attorneys and
gave bonds Ia the Of So 900 for his appearance
the next term OF the court Ia November. charge has
Lyman for keeping May confined without trial. and for
other causes
DEATH Ac1DExT.-Yes,crday q domestic in the
employ Of Mr.. Lipps Of Manhasset, her death
from burns received by the explosion OF a kerosene
lamp. The poor Girl was badly burned and suffered
great pain until the time OF her death.
Bold THEpI.-A day or two since the premises Of
David 7. Waters and Charles Lever, IN the village OF
Flushing, was entered in the broad daylight and a
quantity OF clothes stolen.