The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-09-12
COURT o. GENERAL SESSIONS
efore Recorder Hackett

beIOr0 ReCViucE nhCketk
u6rASElIISo GRAND JURY.
AZ the opening Of the court yesterday Grand Jury
was smpanslled and sworn. Mr.. George D. H. Giles.
pe was selected to act foreman The Recorder briefly
charged the jury observing tina. the delay
securing Grand Jury was owing TO . defect In tho
law which should DO remsdsd. As the law exists
only thirty could be drawn Of panel Of thou
sand Tho prison full at present. his Honor re-
quesed them upon the discharge their duties
In the afternoon they brought IN batch OF indictments
upoa which The prisoners were arragnsa.
ALLEGED GRAND LARCENY.
The forepart Of the day was occupied in trying an In
dicmens for grand larceny found against Joseph MUIR
trial From the testimony il appeared thai on The Ioth
Nav last Francis Schadci left = trunk containing
wearing apparel and je~ery. amounting In the aggrs
gate 81 60 IN the custody Of Mr. Gotten, Broome
street. that he received Information that the trunk and
lie contents were stoen and subsequently found Dor.
The circumstances which the prosecution alleged con.
nected Murray With the larceny were that about three
months ago ne sold gold cross and cham colored
woman, named Mary Ann America, which the CON-
plauans claimed belong 70 hm-a pawn cket repre-
senting IL beng 10 the truck. The defence proved By
Of May man, named Mickey Corbey, gave Murray q
pawn tcEs representing cross aud chaL, which the
witness requested him 10 ss IS shs lad not nns clothes
70 wear with t.
Assistant Dstrict Attorney Bedford decliaed TO sum
up the case The jury after celebrating few moments
rendered verdct OF not guilty.
ALLEGED tAHcksY on A RAILROAD CAR.
Frank Livingston was tried on Q Charge Of larceny
from the person IN picking the pocket Of Mr. John s
stokes on tue Goth Of July, between and half past
SIX clock In the evening, while riding Broadway
aud Cniversty place car The complainant stated
the accused pushed against him the front platform
and jumped CT tho car Houston street, whereupon
Mr. Stokes missed his watch He gave Information Of his
loss a. ihe feens precinct station house together With
des rpton OF tue person who pushed him, and upon
that description Livingston was arrested BY officer,
wno told him he arrested him cuarge Of stealing
gold watch. When told that the comp anant could
reccgn 20 him. said be would nab" him Il
slang pErase FOR identiiyl and he I'D get i've
The prisoner IN subsequent conversation SAID he
thief, but had not stoen anything for Eve months,
and that be vas not guilty Of that charge in bis
examination before the magistrate be stated
way ii the tine Mr. stokes lost his watch and conversei
Win walsr named Frank. II appeared IN the progress
green patch on his eye who admitted DO the
most ors pckpockot IN New YORK, ADD that Mr.
stokes had . conversauon vim man named Stanley.
pckpoeket in which Stanley gave conditio ssl pro-
mise TO return the watch or rs equivalent. When Law
ingson vas frs shown TO tho complainant 81 the station
house day following the robbery be not posi-
uvey Identified: but Mr. stokes subsequently, said DO
nvinced he Was the thief
Il wss proved BY Frank McNulty, the waiter In Brus.
dasss saloon thai on tie venng OF the 3oh OF July
Livingston entered that establishment at quarter to
81 and renamed Ill nearly seven o'clock The Re-
corde In his charge instructed the Jury that notwi,h
standing the reputation OF the accused n they believed
dc, Of not gully. Mr. B:dfors Also animated snss Il
they believed the abb they should acqu the prisoner.
The jury after debsrans half an hoar, returned with
VIM BAG ne pleaded guilty to an Indictment charging
him With stealing 500 worth Of clothing ana silver
" Of D. Carr Gsmmssa portion Of sSs properly vas
found In hs poesess,on and when arrested no eomse0
his guilt The prosecuting authorities bad ssres o.nsf
complaints asainss Baxine for alleges lasceeiss: Inc
Recorder imposed the hishes penalty the AZ allowed
which was imprisonment In The ssais Prison Tor nvs
ysara
james King, indlcsse for burglary q shs hire degree