The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-02-11
COURT OF GENERAL sEssloxs
Before Recorder Hackett.

BURGLARS SENT TO THE STATE PRISON.
The first case disposed Of this morning was an in
dctment for grand larceny against Edward A.
Palmer, who was charged with stealing on the 9th
OF January afghan, valued at 500. the property
Of James Laird. He pleaded guilty and was sent to
the State Prison for four years and six months.
Peter bowl was placed on trial charged with bur-
glary In the second degree. The circumstances Of
the case were that on the I'd inst the prisoner and
another young man were found in the entry Of Mr..
Aaron Raymond's house, No. IS East Thirty-second
street.. When asked by the servant what they
wanted, bowl said they were inquirlng for Mr..
mond and the girl let him CO. but few minutes after
wards the servant followed him and vt her request
he came back. His companion escaped. An oificer
was called In, and when bowl was searched
in his pocket. The card read as fonows:.First put
side was a diagram OF a sale. Mr. Hu.chings eio-
quently urged for conviction claiming that the
me Recorder sent bowl to the State Prison for ve
years. the jury having convicted him OF burglary In
the third degree. BOWL has been guilty OF similar
John Smith, who was charged with breaking into
the shanty OF Catherine Yagel In Forty stree
grade Of that offence me Recorder sent him to the
State Prison for i've years. .
Indictment alleging that Tie 18Th q January she
stole shawl valued at thirty dollars, the property OF
James Ryan "a deaf mute, charged with stealing Z
case OF shoes from August Rausch, on the 27th OF
last month, was convicted OF petty larceny. Springer
and Ryan were sent to the Penitentiary for six
months.
James Jones, Charles Smith and Thomas Moore,
who were guilty OF burglary In the third degree,
were placed at the bar for disposition. On Saturday
the go OF January, the store OF Sheehan d Halls
stead 20 CHI street. was burglari0usiy entered ana
S. 900 worth Of pocket knives stolen. The following
Monday detective 0fncer, aided by other police
men, entered house In Elizabeth street and found
the prisoners In the act OF counting their booty
clerk In the store clearly identified the property.
Jones was sent to the State Prison for i've years,
and Smith and Moore were each sent to the State
Prison for four years ana nine months.
The Grand Jury brought In large batch OF indict-
Wents upon which the prisoners were arrairned.
Jane Doe, who was charged with stealing $ll3
from James Reiley on the 5th inst pleaded guilty to
an attempt at grand larceny. She was sent to the
Penitentary for one year.
ESCAPE or TWO BURGLARS
While an onicer Of the court was conveying Jones,
Moore and Smith, who were sentenced for burglary,
TO the Tombs, Moore, when at the corner Of Duane
street, slipped the handcuf from his wrist and ran
away The oficer gave the other prisoners In charge
OF TWO citizens and pursued Moore, whom he sue
ceeded In capturing IN the Bowery. In the mean
time gang or thieves surrounded the citizens and
Threatened II they did not let Jones and Smith 20
they would "cut their bellies outn Az the citizens
objected to have that interesting operation per-
formed upon them they were compelled TO let tho
burglars Co. Every effort Will be put forth 10 pro-
cure their arrest.