The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-06-07
COURT or GENERAL SESSION.
Before Recorder Hackett.

Before Recorder Hackett
- AnSED NOTORIOUS r.IsE rRErEScs NAN SENT TO
SING SING.
Soon after the court was opened George Hays was
placed the bar Disrc. Attorney Hall said that there
vere charges and indictments against The
sused for the alleged offence Of obtaining goods under
ialse prstsncea There certain questions Of law
md fact involved in those cases. the discussion Of which
would consume great deal Of time He therefore
sauded try these recent charges at this time but
would remind the that Hays pleaded guilty the
alst OF December 1854 70 indictment charging him
With forgery the second degree in passing ave dollar
sosnterfe, bills the Bank OF owego. Representa-.
lions made 70 the q, that time that Hays
man excellent character which induced suspend
Judgment As he had abused the clemency thus
tended to him he tMr Han moved for Judgment upon
That plea The Recorder sentenced Hays TO the State
PRISON for two years, and ordered him 10 pay fine Of
AsorHm cAs rrcxroCxn srsr TO rnR srArr PRISON.
James Bren was charged with stealing gold watch,
valued at SIS, from Eieas Barnes, resident OF White
Plains the 2Sth Of May, while riding on q Second
avenue car The prisoner together with number OF
eonfedernos, got the at fifteenth street. and
after II discovered that oBnen left tho car, fol
lowed by the complainant The assistance OF officer
procured, and the prisoner arrested with the
watch in hts possession As he pleaded guilty the Re-
sosder twho said o. Brien . pickpockot) deducted
month, , from ne penalty nal which he would have in
psonmcnt In the Sing Sing Prison for four years and
NJ montha
Patrick Gibbons, who was indicted on charge OF
sealing $40 worth OF clothing from Daniel Naloney 1856
Osiancey street. the 18th Of April pleaded guilty
grand larceny He was sent 10 tho State Prison for
Az ALLEGED ruouous ASSAULT
Jacob Schafer arragned indictment charging
I'm with perpetratng fsonious assault upon Adam
Ehrhard First avenue near Forty sixth street. plead.
latsnt 70 do bodily harm. The complainant charged
Tim with INJECTING dangerous wound upon his breast
UAA knife Counsel for the defendant requested time
q n m
Az rrraEsrrxo CASE or AIIsoxp LARCENY.
John Ebert was tried on an Indictment charging him
With stealing q horse and wagon valued al IS. 500 the
property Of Alexander r Phyfe. 226 West Forty eighth
street, The complaining witness testified that on the
s7,h OF Nay in the daytime while he vas sitting at his
wndow the defendant eos into HE wagon and drove OF
p.rea nv e,.sens ana ansy capsared Witness. FOR
NE defence proved an interesting state Of facts, TO
vn:That he q man Of excellent character; that he
rank Of captain that he was wounded in the head in
enc Of the battles, which injured his brain that
couple Of glasses Of lager beer would make him half
aHy and on the morning OF the occurrence he
out OF his MUD that he fancied be saw angels going
The Recorder charged tina, tho fclonous intent was
snhns' ana tns Jury rendered verdict OF not guilty
siEaFD rsiSE rxEsosAroS or An oprrcxR
hllnrs wss placed on trial charged with OBJ
:oss s i pTss z e ha. Ss was de-
crime laid IN The Indictment and by direction Of the
,ae 1ry scan,d me prisoner his honor
might have been Indicted and convicted or crime IN
that msfter and enhorted the accused 10 change his
mode OF lie lest he should be charged with more seri
sos offence. His counsel stated that be could have
proved that Killings was a member Of Independents
detective force.
ALLEGED ATTENrI Arson
Edward ThormsD indicted on charge OF stternrt .,
in third degree, was discharged on his own
recognlrance After careful examination OF The csse
the District Attorney was convinced that CONVECTION
could not be had and IL impossible secure me
n of a. W fpr TIA
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