The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-18
COURT or GENERAL SESSIONS.
Before Recorder Hackett.


YOUTHFUL HIGHwAYMAN SENT TO THE STATE
PRISON FOR TWENTY YEARS
Assistant District Attorney Twesd was the prose
cutting Ofcer In this court yesterday, where large
calendar OF cases was disposed Of before the court
adjourned.
John Reilly pleaded guilty to robbery In the first
degree the indictment charged that on the l7th OF
September the prisoner, in company with others,
attacked Joseph Herd as he was walking down Hud-
SON street. Reilly struck the complainant in the
face with brick. while the others closed around
him and stole his watch and fourteen dollars In
money. Tue Recorder does net believe, as gene.
raj tning III very severe sentences but where there
Is q clear case OF highway robbery or Of burglary
proved ne shows no mercy to the culprt. II IL not
probable that Mr.: Reilly win vote at the next Pres
DENTAL election, Tor he was sentenced TO the state
Prison for twenty years. "a t hrf a sgs
4 DISHONEST SERVANT GIRL SENT TO SING SING.
Catharlne Uonncrs was tried and convicted OF
grand larceny In stealing piece OF muslin Q dia-
mond RUG aud twenty dollar gold piece from the
on the "a OF August, by whom she was employed as
o domestic. HIS Honor SAID that ne would have TO
make an example OF Catharine to convince the do
mestics or this city that they must be honest. He
sent her 10 the State Prison Tor I'VE years.
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John II. S0mmers pleaded guilty to the offence or
bigamy. MI. Vim. +. Howe, his counsel. made an
interesting statement OF the to the Court from
which appeared ARE tnas sSmners, when mere boy
two years. He then seduced girl ana subse-
qnentiy married her. Recorder Hackett intimated
accordingly sentenced him to the state Prison for
eighteen months
THE JUDY. sa t4tts
William II. Morton and George Stevens were tried
upon charge OF felonlOus assault and battery the
complainant samuel Webb. testified that he kept q
policy office at 512 sixth avenue and that on the I'd
OF July last Morton entered the once and, without
any pr0y0cati0n, deliberately fired pistol at him.
and Stevens hit him OH the head with an iron bar
HIS two brothers corrOborated his statement Mr..
Howe called number Of Witnesses. among whom
w yUnR IN nnnn Ia
state OF facts their testimony going to show tnat
Morton was the proprietor OF the fixtures or the
and had some WORDS with Webb, who then deliDe-
rateiy drew pistol and fired at him, Morton return
Ing the shot Mr.. Howe declined to sum up the
case, simply c0ntentng himself with saying that he
had heard OF the "Webb Sisters" but the "Webb
Brothers" were most remarkable personaxes The
testimony Of eac6 witness Alter 'c debersMn ~ for
some hours the jury were unable to agree, and the
Recorder discharged the defendants upon their own
Hermann Rademachy was tried upon charge OF
years DID, The testimony was insufficient to sustain
the charge, and the jury rendered verdict OF not
guilty without loav 1N1T Snelr s cass
Henry Ruhl, charged with an attempt at indecent
assault, was convicted OF SIMPLE assault and bat
terry. The Recorder sentenced hmm to imprisonment
in the State Prison, at hard labor, for one year.
ALLEGED BURGLARY.
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Chesbro l13 East Twenty-eighth street, on the $50
OF August The testimony against him was slight
TO render verdict OF not guilty. Mr.. Howe then
moved for the discharge Of two other men who
not oppose the motion and the Court ordered them
to be liberated from custody. r-
4 BATCH OF PICKpoCKETs SENT no SING SING.
watch and chain valued at $500, on the LIST instant
from the person Of Robert o. Hoetzmann. pleaded
Jalncs Mcwrlams, who, on the nth of September,
accosted Peter Milard Ia the street and asked him
Mr. Miiiard's watch, pleaded guilty to petty larceny
Patrick Moore was tried and convicted Of stealing
q p0cketbeok containing 81 from Mrs. Rossiter
while she was at the Pavoaia ferry on the 18th Of
July. .. Ii 1uH rx.s n s.. lave 400
FOR four years and six months.
i William Andrews, who pleaded guilty to an at
tempt OF grand larceny last week and was re-
manded till Monday for sentence, was placed at the
bar Mr. Howe handed his Honor certificate OF q
physician, showing that Andrews was suffering
from disease OF the heart. The Recorder observed
that he could not let man go who was engaged in
the parpetrat ration OF 2 larceny because he had
Tor two years and six months.
Gottleib Gennert, charged with stealing $3.50 on
1ne o. or GS 70 inc d
David IL. Lockhart who was charged with strtk-
Ing Hannah j. Lockhart on the forehead with
carving knife pleaded guilty to assault and battery
The complainant interceded for him. and as there
were mitigating circumstances the Recorder sent
hlIl 10 the PcnltenLlaTy lot one year.
The following is the calendar for to-day:-The Peo-
pie VIZ. Thomas Sullivan burglary; Same VS.. Samuel
II. Lake, burglary; Same VS.. John Kruazer, bur-
glary; Same vs.. Thomas Lee, burglary; Same vs..
Frank Tilley, embezzlement; Same vs.. Frederick
schied feOnious assault and battery; Same John
larceny; Same VS.. David Conner, grand larceny;
Same VS.. Richard Gallagher, grand larceny; Same
VS.. James Devine, grand larceny; Same VS. August
Meyer, grand larceny; Same VS.. Michael Mooney
and Edward Sherwood, grand larceny; Same VS..
Joseph T. Page, grand larceny: Same vs.. James
larceny; Same vs.. George Paul, larceny from the
person.