The New York herald., 1869-05-15
COURT or GENERAL SESSIONS.
Before Judge Bedford.

Before Judge beu1ord
Assistant District Attorneys Hutchings and Tweed
conducted the prosecution yesterday, and aided the
City Judge in disposing OF large calendar Of cases
ROBBERY.
VIM. Finley, who pleaded guilty early in the week
to robbery In the first degree was arragned for SEN
tence The officers who arrested him gave the Judge
a birdseye view Of Finey's In crime, stating
that he was arrested for robbing soldier and got
or by his friends swearing to an alibi, aud that
on another occasion he wa s charged with till
tapping. Judge Bedford, in passing sentence
sad-"Finley, ! mold In my hand letters from
respectable parties, but after an interview with
and knowing that y0u have been tried here
once before, believe tnat these respectable persons
have been deceived when they wrote these letters.
on the nth OF this month you were arraIgned a. this
bar for trial. and recoliect that District Attorney
Garvin Oh that day represented the people and he
plea, except plea to the indictment or TO try you
before petty jury. You were rcmanded, believe,
for the purpose Of ascertainlng VINO you were.
Having pleaded will take that into consideration.
anu with the appreciation OF tue Distrlct Attorney,
RECEIVING STOLEN GOODS.
Robert Riley pleaded guilty to an Indictment
charging him with receiving on the 10Th or April
gold watch and chain knowing 1t TO have been stolen
from James Tyler. The Judge remarked THAI had
convicted him, and the sentence would have been
three years, but having pleaded guilty reduction
Sing Prison for two years.
ALLEGED ARSON.
Rosa Peter, German woman was placed O. the
bar charged with arson In the second degree. The IN
dictnlent alleged that the 9TH instant she wfully
set DIRE to her dwelling house, No. 100 Greene street.
snai Bracket he consented 10 take plea OF arson n
the fourth degree. u appeared from the testimony
that the act was committed not for the purpose, OF
existi1s between herself and husband, and in mo-
meut OF uglinsss she set are 70 something In the
the crime OF arson were wanting In the case 40 that
his sentence would bc passed not as for tue crime OF
arso but TO lead the prisoner to curb her temper In
the future. He sent her 10 the Pententary for one
year, -
william Schoneld pleaded guilty TO an attempt at
grand larceny he being charged with stealing, on
the 2otn OF February, sixty dollars worth OF cloth
Ing the property Old. Il. Godfrey. He was sent to
John Butler and Joseph Miller, youths, pleaded
sSys went ,y into the basement Of Abram H. Cardoza
236 West 1hirty.ninth street. ana stole basket con.
talnng silver spoons and forks valued at $3.50. They
,ss 9o.s sna 81 The city Judge sent
william H. Livingston pleaded guilty TO an at
sp. cnsrpgeS WITH Will, enSelzinr from time to tune the
sum Of $i30l OF from a. r. stewart \ Co., he hay.
Inp been employed rs bookkeepcr IN the carpet dc.
| pariment Judge Stuart made an eloquent and
touching plea to the court IN behalf OF the accused,
| stating number Of mitigating circumstances.
In the course OF his remarks the Judge stated that
we young man was not so criminal as another
| clerk against whom the authorities were AT
one time on the eve OF using Livingston witness;
| that he was respectfully connected; and that, only
receiving salary Of $500 year, upon which he was
expected to dress well and support wife and three
children he yielded to the pressure Of strong tempta-
tion.
Judge Bedford gave Judge stuart time to prepare
afIidavits OF previous good character.
| James Thompson coloredl pleaded guilty To an NJ.
| tempt 10 grand larceny, Abraham Marks charging
| him with attempting TO stea, gold watch and
| jewelry on the s0th Of April. The complainant In
| tercedcd and said II was Thompson's first ofrence
| The Judge suspended sentence, and the colored
citizen rushed out OF court ike streak OF lightning
charged with stealing boat from Patrick Collins
the 18th OF April but the evidence was insuficien