The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-02-04
COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS.
The Park Bank Robbery-ssGcnerap' Pintow
Sent TO the State Prison for Five Years.

The Park Bank MISUNDERSTANDING Pintow
Sent TO the State Prison for Five Years.
Before Recorder Hackett.
Shortly after the opening Of the court Francis e.
Pintow who was charged with stealing package Of
United States bank notes. amounting to SO, $780, from
the Park Bank the Esd OF January, was arraigned
at the bar for trial. The circumstances Of this bolA
larceny fresh in the minds Of our readers how
that the prisoner entered the bank broke the glass
In front Of the money department grabbed pads-
age Of money and ran out. He was pursued and
captured in Maiden lane. Pintow offered to plad
guilty to an attempt at grand larceny but Assistant
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every other case where the guilt OF the prisoner vas
clearly established.
the Recorder in passing sentence observed that he
prisoner committed of the boldest rObbere5
sought to be attempted In the city OF New York. c
saw no reason why any mercy should be extended,
and he consequently sentenced him to the highest
penalty the law assigned TO that offence, which was
i've years. imprisonment in the State Prison
GRAND LARCENY.
William Hastings was charged with stealing a
ing. The complainant, ElzaVile, residing at $50 Third
street, stated that on the Esd January she gave the
prisoner an order for The purpose of having the
trunk and its contents brought to her by express
Instead OF doing SO Hastings obtained the property
and appropriated 1t TO his own use. lie pleaded
guilty 70 an attempt at grand larceny and was sent
TO the State Prison for two years and six months.
John Feeley, who on the Esd OF last month stole q
coat valued at thirty dollars from the front of Jo-
seph G0ldsmths store, No. Fourth avenue. pleaded
guilty TO the charge. AS that was his first onence
the Recorder was enient and sent him to the State
Prison for one year.
ANOTHER BOLD LARCENY IN BROADWAY.
Stephen Handsw0rth was tried and convicted OF
grand larceny, which was perpctrated with bold
ness. Jonn Beaney, porter IN the employ OF Eugene
Kelly Co., bankers lat "a Nassau street. testified
that ON the 2sth OF October 1868, he brought check
to the Chatham National Bank aud received
In exchange for II nine 800 god certificates
which he place1 In pocketb0ok and then IN
his inside coat pocket He walked down Broadway,
when two men came behind him and slezed hls
arms. He Land hold OF the prisoner who SAID Here
IL your pocketbook and money! The porter had
him arrested on the SPOT
Assistant District Attorney Hutchings summed
the case up and urged for a conviction. The Jury
rendered verdict OF guilty without leaving Their
seats. The Court sentenced him 10 the state Prison
for four years and SIX months.
ALLEGED HOTEL THIEVES.
Charles Murdoch who was Jointly charged with
Thomas rassm0re with burgiartously entering the
room occupied by Mr.. II. a. Bfayton. at the West
moreland Hotel, on the 2sth OF October was placed
on trial. The complainant could not Identity the
accused by his face. Az three O'Clock In the morn
ing he was awoke by noise IN his room, and he
discovered IN It, who took hts watch and chain
gold studs and twenty-eight dollars In money The
prisoner and his companion entered their names ON
the register ana retired at midnight, and when
arrested their room no property was found.
After they taken to the station house search
instituted, and the stolen articles were discov-
cred IN the yard. The case VIII DO finished to-mor-
row. An additional panel Of petty Jurors was sum
them endeayored to be excused from serving, but
the Recorder declined TO entertain any but legal
excuses.
The Grand Jury brought in batch Of indictments
20 which the prisoners pleaded mot guilty. some
OF these cases sent TO the Oyer aud Terner for
trial.