The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-11
COURT or GENERAL SESSIONS.
Absent Juror Fined-Daring Larceny BY q
B0y-Alleged Highway Robbery.

Absent Juror Fined-Daring Larceny ~
Boy-Allesed Highway Robbery.
Before Cunning 9. Bedford. Jr., City Judge.
The first case tried by the jury yesterday was an
indictment against Edward QUINN and William
Robinson, who were charged with burRlariously
entering the furnishing store Of Thomas McLaugh'
lin, No. 273 Greenwich street. on the 17th OF August,
and stealing $500 worth OF shirts. the evidence
against Quinn was very slight and the jury not be.
ing able to agree, the City Judge discharged them
from the further consideration OF the case. Robin
son, who was Jointly indicted, pleaded guilty few
days ago and was about 70 be sentenced, when ne
stouty denied that he had ever served term 10 the
informed him that Robinson was an ex-convict, and
In order to perfectly satisfy hmse upon that point
While the Jury were out in the Quinn case the
business OF the court was suspended IN consequence
OF the absence OF number OF persons. The Judge
directed to fine all the abBentees twenty-five dollars
each, and gave notice that they would be fined every
tme they failed 70 appear In court when their names
Charles King, o colored bootback, was charged by
Edward Lynch with stealing gold chain, valued at
twenty-eight dollars. The complainant during his
said, ~ sell death and destruction to oil my fellow
men''-meaning that he kept three liquor shops.
After listening TO the prisoners version OF the aar
the Jury believed him. and rendered verdict Of mot
William Raulhen Ia youtn) was tried and convicted
Of stealing from Louisa Hehner 10 little grl pocket
book, containing ave dollars, ON the 30Ih Of July.
She was going to grocery store, and the prisoner
deliberately approached her, put his hand III her
POCKET, distracted the pocketb0ok ana ran away
lie was pursued by an officer aud arrested. Judge
Bedford sent hp 70 the State Prison Tor two years
for committing such cowardly theft.
Lawrence Mccoy 10 youth was placed CD trial
charged with robbery In the first degree. Thomas
Whitaker (the cOmpalnant) testified that on the
night OF the l4th Of August between ten and eleven
O'Clock, while he was near the corner OF Twenty
seventh street and Eleventh avenue he was suddenly
attacked from behind by man; one then caught
him by the throat and another struck him on the side
Of the head knocking him down. He wrestIed with
them and got away from the robbers . few feet,
when another one struck him IN the breast and
knocked him down again. lie was caught BY tue
throat and by the arms and wnie thus pinl0ned .
third man Jerked MS watch ana ri1ed MS POCKETS,
which cOnlaned twenty dollars. The gold watcn
that his coat, shirt and pants were torn. Seeing
that he was OverpOwered he begged them for God
sake spare his life. The thieves ran away and Mr.
Whitaker proceeded to his boarding house, which was
near by He reported the occurrence at the station
house and gave description OF the parties. A Few
days after officer Mcconnell arrested Mccoy, and
when the complainant saw HIM he positively iden-
titled him as the young man who held him by the
throat. The defence set up an abb, which was
sought to be established by the testimony OF Mary
that the night OF the robbery the prisoner was In
her own house from nine O'Clock till after eleven at
which time he went to bed. Alexander Mccoy, q
brother Of the prisoner, SAID that Lawrence was IN
that they both should be IN the house at ten
o'clock every night, because he wanted to keep his
younger brother out Of bad company. Counsel Tor
the prisoner stated that there were two important
witnesses whom he desired to examine before The case
was given to the jury whose attendance could not
be had before the adjournment OF the court AS the
charge was q very serious 0ne Judge Bedford ad-
journed the trial TILL Monday.