The New York herald., 1869-04-20
COURT or GENERAL SESSIONS.
Before Judge Bedford.

Before Judge Bedford.
The calendar Of cases in This court very large,
but the busdess was rapidly disposed Of by the City
Judge and Msssrs. Hutchings and Tweed.
BURGLARY.
John wilson pleaded guilty to an attempt at bur-
glary m the third degree, the indictment charging
him with endeavoring to eject a burglarious en-
trance into the premises Of Theodore Miller No. %
avenue A, on the I'd inst. Judge Bedford said, in
passing sentence that Wilson must be professional
burglar, for a Jimmy" was found on his person and
he had the audacity to say to the officer that II he
had had pistol he would have shot him. The high
est penalty was inflicted, which was imprisonment
i'll tie State Prison for two years ana SIX months.
Masy Smi wo wss seSeatg oars re Charles
Young on the 10th inst., was convicted OF petV
larceny, and sent to the Penitentiary 1or four
Leonard Dupont and Patrick Carpenter pleaded
guilty attempt at burglary In the third degree.
They were caught in the act OF entering tae clothing
store of George G. Gregory, 663 Eighth avenue, on
the night OF the 9th INST. The prisoners have served
term already IN the s'ate Prison, anu were seiie @
back TO the same institution Tor Two years ana SIX
- FALSE pRErENcE MAN SENT TO SING SING.
Antonio Carroll pleaded guilty 10 an Indictment
charging him with negotiating on the iZth VI Marc,
for the purchase of lager beer saloon from simon
token,,-vz., a fraudulent check for S325 on the
Fulton National Bank. Judge Bedford, IN passing
sentence, said there were seven complaints against
sively that he made the passing OF these bogus
checks a business. He was sentenced to the State
Prison for two years and SIX months his Honor de-
Quoting six months from the punishment ON account
OF his having pleaded guilty.
forty 1--we dollars worth OF clothing from Charles II.
Brater, pleaded guilty TO petty larceny and was sent
TO the PeniIentlxry for six months.
CARRYING A SLUNGSHor.
Thomas Eagan pleaded guilty to carrying s!ung-
shot. Ofcer rober arrested him GU the 9th inst Tor
acting dsorderly, and he drew from has pocket
slu w ATTEMPTED
lie was remanded lor sentence.
NOTED HOTEL THIEF SENT TO 70 SING SING,
Alfred Carter, alias Alfred Scott Wells, alias Alfred
Sing pleaded guilty to grand larceny The cOnl-
plainant, Mr.. Robert +. Grant, who was guest at
Earles Hotel stated that on the night OF the 10th INST.
he occupied the same room with the prisoner, and
that about four O'Clock IN the morning he caught
Carter In the act OF handng & MS nag aa s con ~
the antecedents OF the prisoner His Honor sad that
Carter one OF the most notorious hotei thieves
in New York. He had been arrested eght or ten
times and always escaped through legal technica1-
ties His business that OF gong round to hotels
Court VAS that Carter, who an old man, be I'M
prisoned in the State Prison f0r lour years ana Six
m0nths.
Charles Brown and William Dunlap were placed
on trial charged with robbery IN the first degree.
fled tnat as he was going down Monroe street on the
nignt OF the 4t mst he was attacked by the prison.
hand in his pocket und stole 81 80 IN currency. AS
there was some doubt as to his losing the money,
the jury convicted the prisoners OF an assault with
intent to rob. Judge Bedford IN passing
sentence said:-'I have no doubt in INV mind about
the jury rendering the proper verdict and the evil
deucc might have justified them In convictlng you OF
robbery in the first degree, the only difficulty being
that there was doubt as to whether you actually
took the money. / am sorry the evidence shows
men went up to citizen at haf-past twelve O'Clock
at night and played the highwa, man. You asked
Lawrence for money, and wnen he SAID he had not
any you knocked MIN down and held MIN. HIS
statement was corroborated by the officer, who
were each sent to the SITE Prison for four years and
six months.