The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-14
COURT or GENERAL SESSIONS.
A Young Woman sent to the State Prison
AcQuittals.

n HOuns woman sent 10 the state Ifis0l--s
AcQuittals.
Before Recorder Hackett.
rhe FIRST case tried yesterday was an indictment
against Maurice OC0nnell, charging him with petty
larceny from the person. John Thompson, the com.
plalnant, swore before the magistrate that on the
Goth OF August he was assaulted by one man, end
that the accused took his watch, worth ten dollars
l: appeared that Thompson subsequently heard that
O'Connell was the sole support OF widowed neither
and had good character, and consequently eX-
pressed desire to withdraw the charge. The Re-
corder would not permit him to do so, and ordered
the trial to proceed. The complainant gave his tes.
mony, and swore positively that he could not iden.
O'Connell showed that he was employed by the Har-
lem Railroad Company, and was q very honest young
ina9' me eooroel s.aled IN ms cnarge TO the jury
police magistrates and grand Juries ana charged
others with perpetrating crimes were subsequently,
Influenced to withdraw the charges by threats OF
personal violence from other considerations. In
this instance his Honor said the testimony was insull
Gent to convict the defendant. Tho jury rendered
a verdict OF not guilty.
William johnson was charged with receiving
stolen goos ee mn ss Sa On the
valued at $3.50, the property OF the Narraganset
steamship company from Michael Kelly. The COM
planning witness was charged with stealing the
goods, and he sw0re that he only received ten dol
lars from Johnson. 1t was shown that Kelly went
into Johusons lager beer saloon, drank, and asked
permission TO leave the boxes there. The Recorder
stated to the jury that the prosecution failed to
establish the guilty knowledge essential to be proved
In case OF That KIND and directed the jury acQui
which they did,
Charles Start was placed on trial charged with
the store Of Martin H. Bradford, &C West Winsted,
Conn., was burgariously entered on the night OF the
stolen portion Of which was traced I to this ' cy
detective visited store In East Fifteenth street
SAD T. hsys peea oCcaPea tqat morning BY the &C.
were Identified by Mr.. Bradford. The prisoner was
not on the premises at that time, and as Mr.; Hutch
ngs could not positively connect hun with the prop.
jury had rendered verdict OF not guilty Assistant
District Attorney Hutchinge informed the Court that
there were two other parties implicated IN the bur
glary, who were sent on to Connecticut upon re.
QUESTION Of the Governor to be tried there
cas eps SAWYER q BOY was Jointly indicted with
shoe store OF Edward Schendel, IN Sixth avenue
one night last month, at which time three pairs or
was very slight, and when the jury rendered yer.
dct OF acquittal the Recorder gave him some excel
lent advice before letting him 90.
Minnie watson, genteel looking young woman
was tried and convicted OF stealing from Mary Ann
Allen, ON the 9th OF september, wearing apparel
valued at si28 She engaged board at a house IN
East Broadway, and r0omed with Miss Allen.
After she mad been there two days she sud
denly disappeared, taking with her the wardrobe
OF her fellow ooarder An oficer arrested her lew
days afterwards on the corner OF Market street,
when she denied mat sne boarded at this house in
East broadway. The officer brought her there, and
she was fully identified by the boarding house
keeper. While they were proceeding to the place
she was seen u put something In her mouth, but the
officer failed TO make her disgorge. lie had reason
10 believe 1t was pawn ticket for ne took two
pawn tickets out OF her hand, which he afterwards
found out represented portion OF the stolen pro-
perry.
Ex.Judge Stuart fought desperately to get the
erring woman on by legal techncaltics and, to cap
the climax, Minnie herself took the stand and did
some "tall" swearing. She swore that MISS Allen
| who appeared TO be q respectable girl and who
was married a few days snce) sold her
wardrobe to her for forty dollars In money
at tho same time accepting set OF
jewery, worth sixty dollars, which Minnie said she
! imported from England. Mr.. Hutchlngs recalled
every particular The jury rendered a verdict OF
guilty, and the Recorder sentenced her Oh the spot
to imprisonment In the State Prison for four years.
| rcmarking that II was time TO teach the thieves
(which she represenied) who stole from poor sewing
| girls that they codld not pursue their nefarlous