The New York herald., 1870-08-03
COURT OF GENERAL sessloss.
IndiCtunonts.

BoIOro cunning =. Bedford, Jr., CITY Judge.
As the opening OF the court yesterday the Grand
Jury presented large number OF indictments
against prisoners for burglary, larceny aud feloni
GUS assault and battery.
ROBBERY IN FIFTH AvENUE-ALL CONVICTED
HOUSK BURGLARS TO BE SENT THE STATE
PRISON FOR TWENTY YEARS.
william Harris pleaded guilty to an indictment
charging him with stealing writing desk and
other property, on the 18th OF July lron Daniel O.
Waite.
the City Judge in passing sentence thus addressed
the accused
Harris You you have been indicted for grand
larceny. 1t appears that YOU were found conceaied
IN the house 125 Fifth avenue. rhe Grand Jury /
regret to say nave made q mistake. rhey should
have indicted you for burglary lii the nrst degree
ana mad you been indicted Tor that crime You would
nav nave 6een convicted and should have sent you to
an !ne lawless portion OF this city to understand
taat my associate, the Recorder, and myself, shall
nerealter mold That every man who is found con-
cealed In dwelling house for burglar0us purposes.
enters, II need be, to commit murder, and ne shall
labor for twenty years. Tile Imprisonment In your
case Is five years. which Is the extreme penalty OF
REMANDED FOR SENTENCE
Henry r. Irving Pleaded guilty to an attempt at
grand larceny, the charge being that tie ed OF
lars and thirty-ave dollars In money from Harriet
weIinan. lie was remanded for sentence.
fOuTH SENT TO THE STATE PRISON FOR THREE
YEARS
Max u Berliner Ia YOUTH, against whom were
tnree complaints for grand larceny, pleaded guilty
70 one OF The charges. The Indictment upon which
ne was sentenced charged him with stealing on tue
18th Of July violtn microscope, 6sh lines, &C.,
amounting IN value TO eighty two dollars the pro-
perty OF Henry W. Gear The Judge asked the youth.
~ criminal why it was that he so soon became a
time ago he was honest. The prisoner was sulIen
ana would not speak. His Honor said that he would
Sending hun to the seans o three 1Dg we by
a. COMPLAINANT IN ROBBERY CASE LEAVES THE
COURT RooM-AN ATTACHMENT ISSUED AGAINST
HIM-REMARKS OF JUDGE BEDFORD.
Mr.. Tweed called on the case Of James Bart who
was charged with highway robbery. Au oiicer had
Informed him that the complainant was In court i'm
the morning, but SAID he was not going to remain
there this hot weather The Assistant District At
tOrney moved for an attachment
Judge Bedford directed that the attachment issue
at once, telling the officer TO arrest the complainant
wherever he found him. and II the court was adj
hereafter every witness subpGnaed by the District
Attorney who. during the session OF the court. left
the room without permission, would he locked up
Cor contempt OF court.
SENTENCED.
Mary Collins pleaded guilty to an attempt az
grand larceny. On the 21st of July she stole eighty
dollars worth OF clothing from Mrs. Beckett, lac
Cherry street, She fell down the fire escape while
perpeTatlng the larceny and fractured her skull.
The Judge was not 80 severe as lie would otherwise
have been, sentencing her to the Penmentlary for
SIX months.
Jacob Wilkens, teacher OF languages, who was
quilted
ASSAULT UPON AN OFFICER
Th0mas Caulfield was tried upon charge of felo.
NOUS assault and battery. The testimony showed
that as officer Macarthur was upon duty on the night
OF the 10Th OF June he saw the prisoner lying asleep
at the corner OF Eightysixh street and Third ave-
nue.; That he reused him up, and told him TO 20 into
his house, whereup0n he used very abusive Ian
Huage, and dared officers Macarthur and Barrett who
came to the assistance Of the former arrest him.
On1cer Barrett followed him up stairs, and In the
darkness he was hit on the with large stick OF
wood, which made him nsensible, and has unified
him for duty ever since. The jury rendered ver-
dict OF guilty of an assault with intent to do bodily
harm. He was sent to the Penitentiary for six
months.
The following Is the calendar for to-day The Peo
pie vs. Paul Kelly, rape; Same James iartt rob-
berry: Same vs. Patrick Kearney, robbery; same VS..
Perry ROwley, burglary; Same w. Same, feonious
assault and battery; Same VS. Charles Corr and John
+. Irving, burglary; Same vs.. Frederick Seyner,
felOniOus assault and battery: Same vs. Thomas
Obrien, feOniOus assault and battery: Same vs..
John Dugan, felonous assault anu battery; Same VS..
Kate Smith, grand larceny; Same VI. Thomas
snarkey, grand larceny; Same VS.. Ann Mccormick,
grand larceny; Same vs. Mary Ann Gregory, grand
larceny; Same VS. John Burke, grand larceny: Same
VS.. Joseph Gregory grand larceny; same Joseph
ROsonbaum, grand larceny: Same vs. George Scott,
larceny from the person. Same William Harvey.
larceny from the person; Same Louis Best, lar
ceny from the person; Same VS.. Edward Gallagher,
larceny from the person: Same vs. James Campbell,
John Moore and Lewis White, grand larceny