New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-01-11
CRIMINAL COURTS.
COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS.
BEFORE Jndqe Russell


There were nine criminal cases disposed OF in this
Court yesterday Five trials were heard, two Of which
resulted acQuittals and three in convictions Sentence
was imposed on four prisoners who pleaded guilty"
The other convicted prisoners were renandcd iOr sou
tence.
BOY FoRGER.-John O'Connen, IS years Of ago.
pleaded "gulty" on an indictment for forgery in the
third degree and sentenced to the House Of Refuge
6rer came to him in Wast on the 18th Of December.
and purchased $500 in gold COIN giving IN payments
paper puTpOrtng TO be check drawn on tne trades.
mems National Bank by John MoulsOn for the sum OF
1898 50, payable To the order OF the urn Oh Trevor
Colgate. The forged check was s1uly prepared, ana
was accepted; but It's wOrbeSsneSs was subsequently
found presenting IL to Mr. MOuS0n, VINO pronounced
his signature % be forged
A HALL.THEF.-JOhn COffey, said 10 be wellkn0wH
hall-thief pleaded guilty" indictment for grand
larceny and was sentenced the state Prison for five
years. His crime IN the stealing ana sellln the over
coat Of owen ID. tPOmeroy, worth $50, ON inc 4h Vi
January.
A LIoUoR-sroRE BURGLAR-Thomas wheIan pleaded
guilty on an indictment for burglary in the third degree
and was sentenced to the State Prison for three years
He was caught coming ont Of the duort0re Of Casen
Oifernan by Officer Murray OF the Ihfd Preclhct TO
lice the evening OF the 2Ot 81 December ana lnah
tity Of silver and copper coin and currency pair Oh
ion witch ne had stolen He entered the store FROM
the cellar underneath by boring hole through ING
floor.
Az OLD FoRGER.-Henry Vincent, upward Of 50 years
Of age with gray hairs and shrunken features, which
make, him look still older pleaded guilty on an indic
mcn for forgery i'm the third degree, and was renanded
till Monday for sentence The complainant George III
Wycoff. paying-tcer orshe New-York County National
Bank corner OF Fourteenthst and Eighthaye, states
that he introduced 10 the prisoner ny one J3hn Ios
the 10th Of August and was too tll nv utuu :.
open an with the bank The first and only deposu
the prisoner made was GraIt drawn 10y Jonn S
uauys Bank on the Metropolitan Bank OF this city, IN
favor Of c. T. Han for nc sum OF sItgi P{ I d thi
On the back OF the cheek the name OF '. d. nan s ia
of the prisoner Endorsed. Before two days lad
elapsed the whole amount OF ne ' WIN. M NJ
been withdrawn, and II was lheh ,usc9Sere t,' ,Th .
Halls name the back was forged Endorsement inc
forgery offcnsc committed by the prisoner He has
served two 2year terms in the state Prison ana MIS- once
sentenced To longer term, but owing 10 some legalty
the trial. the sentence set aside ny higher c0urt
A ROBBERY CAsE.-Charles Wilson tried and ac-
quilted of the charge Of robbery in the first degree John
O'Ne Of Brooklyn makes the complaint According To
his statement he to this city on the evening OF tho
4th Of November and met woman IN WHOM
he asked where TO get good glass o DIiy anu sne iooh
,ade The Observation-Disclosures Of another female After a while
be went into the oyster saloon OF Wilson.
corner Of Rector and Greenwlchsts:, followed
be SAYS by other two women, although two
apparently respectable witnesses for the defense testified
that he accompanied them in The complainant had an
oyster stew and sitting az the same table with tho
woman but could tell whether they took anything to
lie went to pay for his supper but ala not feel wiz
made on his hin He was then set upon by the
who snatChed his purse and by Wilson, Who kn0cket
he had been robbed Of $751; and after taking several
drinks, being afraid to go home, he went 10 the
stationhouse. This was substantially the story as
told by the complainant, bat the principal part OF ~
cOntradicted BY witnesses Tor the defense, es-
pecalv that which eliminated Wilson. Officer Richard
Johnson, who made the arrest, dcp0sed that No saw
the complainant in a state Of mtONicatiOn, taking the
two women. who prostitutes, into the oyster saloon
Ches Brown Wilson's bartender testified that the COM
panant refused pay for what he had ordered for HIM
self and the women and when lac attempted 10 at
tack the proprietor he pushed down. but was neither
kicked robbed. The inference which the jury ana tho
Court had of the that thec0mpanant was very
much intoxicated ana thar the prostitutes who were
with him were probably the robbers.
NEW WAY OF EoBBNG.-Heny Muller pleades
guilty" 20 grand larceny indictment for robbery
M the first degree and sentenced 70 the state Prison
for three years. The prisoner knocked of the nat worn
hy Richard johnson. and took the money contained De-
tween The lining, amounting 10 $50 and ran or with III
lie was present IN agerbeer saloon IN Fory St' when
he saw the complainant put the money In his hat When
caught by officer Dwyer Of The Tenth Precinct Police,
the prisoner ACKNOWLEDGED 10 throwing TIE money IN the
street of lis being found on him. 10 was recovered
10y the officer, who procured lantern ana searched the
street
CALENDAR FOR To-piY-Wm. r. Amnete. John Deyine,
burglary in the thId degree; Frederick Schuyler, John
Hncketf grand larceny George Bauman, petit larceny
VIM. Iauusbrrg and Michael kayauagh. grand larceny
Bernard Lewis Wolf HozyaSser, receiving stolen goods
Peter Turner violating ath act; Terence Brealgan,
Henry Bennett. Henry Jackson, Illegal voting Thomas
Dunuignu. violating barrel act; Samuel Jackson Eliz~
beth Wesley two eases, false prctenses; Peter Cark
George Williams, grand larceny; George Martul picking