The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-10
COURT Or GENERAL SESSIONS.
Before Recorder Hackett.

Before Recorder uackeu
SENTENCES
At the opening Of the yesterday Ed ward Her.
mann, who pleaded guilty to burglary in the third do
gree, and William W. Curley, who was convicted Of
grand larceny were each 10 the State Prison for
four years
Helen Kramer, who pleaded guilty to grand larceny
in stealing 5000 from her employer was sentenced to
the State Prison for three years and six months. The
Recorder informed that the defendant reputed
to DO German thief, lately arrived from Europe.
GRAND LARcENIEs.
Thomas Sanders was placed trial charged with
stealing $3.50 in money from chest owned by Ellen
Grgg, 1O6 Roosevelt street. Tho testimony was insult
cien 10 sustain the charge the principal witness being
wife. Tho jury, by direction Of the Court rendered
verdict Of not guilty.
larceny he having been indicted stealing the 18th
Of July, gold watch valued at $lTo the property Of
Robert McM1sn 200 Water street He was sent 70 The
Mary Pratt received similar sentence, she having
pleaded guilty TO an indictment charging her with real-
ing SIS worth Of clothing on the 18th OF July shs pro-
perry Of Abraham Becker.
VIM Starr, who indicted for fslonious assaults
and battery, pleaded guilty 10 simple assaut and bat
tory. The complainant James Mclaughlin. testified
arm With knife they friends. and the complain
ing witness did not desire 70 press the charge the Re
c0rdsr sent him to the ?snsn.a1y lot three months.
John Lilienthal jointly indicted with Alexander Lich-
Il conv1Ct0o
degree. Il appears from the papers that draft for
$3.50 So was drawn by Marshal Imly, OF Milwaukee,
Wis., in favor Of Joseph Lilsntha No 90 warren street.
delivered the letter by mistake to the prisoner Who
in COMPANY with the other defendant, called upon
Edward j. Hamilton, $50 West street. and made certain
representations to him. which induced him 10 pay the
to Lchtsnstsin the other prisoner having first
endorsed the check, ~. Liienthal" The draft was
deposited the bank, and in Of time dis
covered that the signature was forgery The pri.onsr
highest penalty the law allowed which was imprson-
ment in the State Prison for Ave years.
GRAND iARcEyIEs BURGIARrEs.
Thomas Lee alias Joy, alias stack. who was indicted
for petty larceny fpm the person. pleaded guilty to
complaint set forth the 2sth July be stole
gold watch valued $37 tho property Of Eide Thode
He sentenced to the State Prison for five being
Lorenzo Smith, charged with stealing $50 worth OF
clothing on the 9Th Of July from Ann Rcddng IN ls.h
He sent TO the State Prison for two years and six
months.
ing piece OF Brussels carpet worth $50, owned BY
Goorgiana Anderson pleaded guilty to an attempt at
grand larceny He was sent 10 the Penitcnay Tor one
Mary Cunningham indicted for stealing on the LIST or
SO the property OF WIN Kahn e57 West Thirty fourth
street, pleaded guilty to petit larceny. The sentences
was Imprisonment in the Pen1tenary for six months.
Robert Wilson, who was indicted for burglary tho
third degree pleaded guilty to attempt 20 commit that
offence On the I'd Of July he broke into the Office or
Of cigars He sent TO the State Prison for two years
| and six months.
John Mcclure pleaded guilty to charge OF petit lar
crny from tho person, stealing from John Rsing,
the 9Th of July, n silver watch. valued at $40
Michael Weaver and George Wilson, who were indicted
| for burglary the first degree, pleaded guilty 20 tho
second grade Of that offence They were charged with
burriarousy entering tho dwelling house OF Elisha A.
Corey No East Thirty street, the night OF the
| 9th Of July, and stealing sT5 worth Of trnkets.
| CONVICTION or FEMALE PicErocKEfs.
| johanna Kehoc and Eliza Kelly were tried and con-
vcted of petit larceny from the person. Mrs. Julia
Dirk residing at No. SO West Baltic street, Brooklyn,
was the compain ant who thai on the afternoon
Of the 18th OF July. while she crossing the Wall
street ferry. q pocketbook distracted from her
pocket containing SIS In bills and number of valuable
| papers among which was will Th~o was nothing
recovered AT the conclusion Of the trial the ofcer in
the Informed the Court that the photographs u tho
prisoners In the Rogues' Gallery.
/ These prisoners rcuanded for sentence.
1 DISCHARGE or THE GRAND JURY.
The Grand Jury brought in ano,hcr batch or ndict-
rents and the foreman having ntimated that they had
finished all their business the Recorder observed THAI
during the few days they had been In session cghy-
/ three cases acted upon For their unparalleled
Industry he returned them the thanks Of the court ana
discharged them for the Subsequently the prison.
arraigned for pleading and then remandsd for
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