The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-09-19
COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS.
Before Recorder Hackett.
GRAND LARCENIEs.

GRAND LARCEMEs
The Grand Jury brought in a large batch Of indict
snents yesterday and resumed the discharge Of their
Duties.
James Bennett, the party who was placed upon trial
on Tuesday charged with stealing, the 9th Of August.
gold chain from the store Of Henry D. Melville. and
who acquitted by technical dcfoct arraigned
ahe indictment corrected and the prisoner through
Ais counsel, offered plea Of attempt at grand lar
csny. Mr. Bedford refused take lesser plea than to
Che full charge and after consultation the prisoner
pleaded guilty Tine granted the pro-
Abe accused and also to establish the fact by physicians
chat q the time the Larceny was committed the prisoner
Louis Reigel who charged with stealing $500 In
money, being the proceeds Of check drawn upon tho
Pacific Bank Martin Grossman, OF 81 Clinton street,
bn the 9th OF July pleaded guilty to an aitompt at grand
larceny He sent TO the State Prison for two years
/ Michael O'Mahony, who was indicted for burglary in
che first degre, plead guilty TO m attempt At burglary
OF August the prisoner was found sccrecd in the base
msnt Of Ambrose G. Kinssland ia Filth avenue. II
nown TO me .ns' ne on was s os
question and was seen by gentleman to sisgger into
ths coal hole which was open, the prisoner having in
going to sleep In his bosss house Tho Recorder sent
him to tho Pententiary for tnrec monshs.
Arnold De Nobis received similar sentence upon
plea Of petty larceny, he having been charged with
stealing clock, Thermometer and few small articles,
on the 18th OF August from David Walker No. Is Mac
ALLEGED rxLoM'us ASSAULT
George Hall, against whom charge OK feonious as
uault made by Peter Coleman, who swore that on
che the Goth of August Hall cut him In the face with
knife The complainant Interested for Hall and told
che Recorder that he Coeman was more 10 blame than
Hall. His Honor discharged the accused.
James Madden, Who was indicted for stealing $40
guilty 10 an attempt At petty larceny There were
peculiar mitigating circumstances Ia this case the
Lynch in reference bounty money. In view Of tho
vindctvenss Of the complainant tina Recorder Suspended
LARCENY At WASHINGTON MARKET
The whole OF the day was occupied in the trial Of
James Frame who was charged with stealing 81, 100
from the safe OF George Farmer at Washington Market
on the night Of the l4n OF August The prisoner was
N employee Of the complainant, aud the testimony
showed that on the afternoon in question he had the
above amount OF money in his SAFE put up peculiarly
In rolls one Of which contained 1870 duplicate key
% the safe was kept in drawer near By and whom MIR
Farmer returned upon tho following morning he found
papers sewed about the floor and the safe robbed OF s
conenss The prisoner was seen by tho night watch
man. a. alleged TO ranssck the drawer and although
he did not him at the safe. perceived old checks
and papers on the floor shortly after Frame left the
premises In the morning complainant had an interview
with the accused and having much confidence 10 his
honesty, refused to believe that Frame was the guilty
The afternoon and when taken to the station house. no
BOOK nfy cent stamp out OF his pocket and said ths
was all he was worth 10 the world He then searched
and several rolls OF bills were found in his pockets, one
Of which correspondent In denominations and amount to
one lost BY Mr.. Farmer. who promptly identified IL by
the peculiar manner In which II was folded. This was
she substance OF the testimony for tho prosecution.
Counsel for the defence called the brothcrn-law Of the
prisoner aud another witness grove that the
Ing OF the alleged larceny prisoner received $500
from his brother nlaw Tor the purpose OF assisting him
In going into business The Witnesses unfortunate "
conradicted themselves and further appeared that
conversation With Me- Farmer and ocer the brother
ln-av denied that he gave Frame any money. Mr..
Bedford IN summing the case characterized the de-
fence ~ "mockery OF justice" and the Recorder,
IN bis charge TO the jury, said that somebody had
committed perjury. The jury dsbsrated about thirty
seconds previous rendering verdict Of guilty When
ne prisoner Vas srrssned ior sentence ne expressed
His Honor remarked that u painful duty TO sen
tsncs young nan who had borne such "a eHcesnt
reputation for honesty ~ be enjoyed previous 10 the
commission Of that crime, but he owed duty 10 the
community and In Of the atrocious
81 The case he would have 70 sentence hi 70 STATE
Prison for ave years.