The New York herald., 1870-11-15
COuaT or GENERAL SESSIONS.
A Notorious broadway Fickpecleet Sent ia
tho state PrisOn-The Brooks Of Judge

A Notorious broadway FickpecSet Sent ia
tho state PrisOn-The Brooks Of Judge
DOwlIng Memory.
Before Cunning s. Bedford, City Judge.
Assistant District Attorney Sullivan appeared for
the prosecution yesterday.
william Brooks was tried and convicted of lar.
ceny from the person. The particulars of the case
have already appeared in full in the HERALD. on
the 10th inst, while Mr. 9. Whtlock was getting
into South ferry stage In Broadway the pris-
oner and some coniederates attempted to block
up the passageway and In the confusion tina ensued
Mr.. Whltlock detected Brooks In the act OF taking
his pocketbooE, containing 5000. The case having
been submitted the Jury rendered verdict OF guilty
without leaving their seats.
@E SENTENCE.
Judge Bedford in passing sentence, sad-
Brooks-You are an eX-convict and an old ofYen.
der. On Friday last when arraiened before Mr..
Justice DOwllng. although period OF eight years
had elapsed still he at once Identified you. The
Grand Jury would have been Justified II they had In
dlcted you or robbery ustead OF larceny. Since you
last lett State Prison dare say you have picked a
thousand pockets. You have however, picked one
TOO many. Owing to your professional skin YOU
have thus far escaped justice. To-day the law will
lay ITS iron grasp upon You for the next five years
and hold you within the walls OF the Slate Prison.
the usual form.
YOUNG HIGHWAY RonBER SENT TO THE STATE
PRISON FOR TWELVE YEARS AND SIX MONTHS
GARRoTERS TO BB SEVERELY PUNISHED.
Thomas w. Moore was tried and convicted OF rob-
berry IN the first degree, the comp lainant August
bowers, testlfying that as he was passing through
street near the Williamsburg ferry on the evening
OF the 10th OF October lie was seized by the throat
and four dollars In money was taken from his pocke
by the prisoner, who ran away. lie was pursued
by an officer and arrested.
SENTENCE.
In passing sentence Judge Bedford slid:-Moore,
although stranger III this City, believe you To be
desperate character. You to-day have added the
crime OF perjury to robbery. Your an ag-
gravated Onc You have perpetrated bold ana
darlng outrage one, In my opinion, calling for the
immediate application OF the statute book. The
thOrties are fully determined at all hazards to put
down garr0ting. and odav, for the protection Of
society, feel 1t simply my duty to make an exam
pie OF you III order TO warn the rest OF your frater
nlty; for every garrOter, on conviction, Will receive
at least the penalty now about to be meted out to
you-twelve years and SIX monts' hard labor In the
state Prison.
FORGERY.
Julius Zlegie, who was jointly indicted with Louis
Daub, pleaded guilty TO forgery In the third degree.
lie was charged with forging check for twenty
nve dollars on the Bowery National Bank, the sigma
ture purp0rtlnR 10 have been made by Morris Il
Sklanck. Ziegle fully exonerated Danb, who simply
carried the check 10 The bank, and was sentenced 70
one years Imprisonment i'll the Penltentiary. Tue
other prisoner (Daub) was discharged.
ALLEGED EXTENSIVE LARCENY FROM A WHOLESALE
GROCER
In the afternoon Jacob Glictner was placed on
trial charged with GRAND larrepv. The testimony