The New York herald., 1869-10-20
COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS.

A Professional Hotel Burglar Sent TO the
State Prison for Ten Years-Remarks Of
Judge Bedford-Warningt TO Hotel Thieves.
Before Cunning 8. Bedford, Jr., City Judge
The City Judge presided In this court to-day. ana
District Attorney Hutchings prosecuted. There was
a large calendar Of cases, disposed OF mostly by
pleas Of guilty.
The only case tried by q jury was an Indictment
for burglary in the second degree preferred against
Louis Sanders. well dressed ana Intelligent look
ing man. The evidence for the prosecution showed
that on the evening OF the 9th OF September the
room clerk Of tue Metropolitan Hotel rented room
No. 35s to Mr.. Farwcll, who took the key and pro-
ceeded up stairs; that the prisoner not guest OF
the house, and tnat the first that was seen OF MIN
In the Office was at eleven O'Clock that
night, when he was brought down from
ing at the foot Of the stairs, when
he saw Sanders running down and Farwell following
under his bed When the accused was brought to
the station house he said he was hungry and hard
up when he went into the room. There was skele.
ton key found IN the room afterwards, and as the
chanbermaid testified that she locked the door at
nine O'Clock he must have effected an entrance IN
that way. Mr.. lutchings read the explanation
which the prisoner maze before the magistrate. IL
Is as follows:-.I had arrived from Cincinnati with
out money and entered the hotel, and upon going
up stairs found a door upon. entered 1t, IN
tending to sleep there After . little while the
chambermaid entered aud hid under the bed She
could not get out again. The gentleman came In
and had TO hide again, ana he caught mo under
the the the door, S' insist u that the
door unlocked when entered the room. Tue
gas was burning, and did not enter the room with
The prisoner gave no testimony. and Mr.. Hutch
ings made an able speech In summing up, showing
from the prisoners own statement that he was
guilty. After clear and impartial charge by Judge
Bedford the jury promptly rendered verdict OF
Upon the rendition OF the verdict Mr.. Hutchings
stated that on tine afternoon Of the same day the
prisoner entered tile st. Nicholas Hotel anu at
tempted to teatprOpcrty there. The chambcrnaid.
VINO was then In court, saw Sanders In the room.
and when he perceived her nc attempted TO escape
BY jumping out OF the window.
The prisoner Oeing asked by the Clerk what he had
to say why judgment should not be pronounced
against him, replied that ne had no means TO pro-
cure lodgings and entered the room. lie also
admitted that he went into tue st. Nicholas Hotel.
Judge Bedford, In passing sentence, said:-san-
ders you have been tried and convicted of daring
burglary. It appears in evidence that Mr.. Fsrweii
engaged q room at one OF our most respecta-
bic hotels aud that at.eT s and when
under the bed. Conscious OF your guilt you endea-
vor 10 escape. Mr.. Farwell chases you, and fQrtu-
nAtey for the ends Of justice, ocer Porter captures
you. A skeleton key 10 found on the moor, demon
strating the startling fact that ron are profes
sona burglar, @ psrec cssf 70 nn9sr my mhs Inc ina, s
proves At once that you were there for a feonlous
purpose -unquestionablJ to steal and, II needs De.
AZ hotels and Q warning " men belonging 70 the
same fraternity as you do, shall sentence you TO
the extreme penalty OF the law-vK ten years IN
the state Prison.
William II. Brown. against whom we're four CON-
plants for obtaining money by false pretences,
pleaded guilty to an Indictment charging HIM with
attempting to defraud Michael Peppard, "a West
Fourth street. on the 25th OF september, by tender
ing him in payment OF a debt Of $40 q check upon
the Fulton National Bank for Si55, purporting 70
have been signed by H. J. Raymond 4 Co., and made
payable to w. II. Brown II was discovered that
the check was q forgery. and the prisoner repre-
sented to Mr.. PeppArd that he received II from the
cashier Of the Times establish in payment Tor
services.
The prisoner asked the Judge to remand him sill
Friday for sentence, at which time he would have
gentleman to testify to his geod character.
Judge bedford replied that no gentleman could
give him good character when there were many
complaints against him. HIS Honor sentenced