The New York herald., 1870-02-10
COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS.
Discharge OF the Grand Jnry-Grand Lar
cenics- Sentences of Prisoners.
Before Recorder HacKett

Discharge OF the Grand Jury-Grand lar.
cenics-Scntcnces Of Prisoners.
Before Recorder HacKett
At the opening OF the court yesterday the Grand
Jury panel was called, and In consequence OF
another Grand Jury being empancllcd in the oyer
and rermincr, the gentlemen were discharged from
further attendance.
There were large number OF petit Jurors fined
who failed to answer to their names 1t would be
well to inform those citizens who have been sum-
moned to do jury duty in tins court that they will
fined every day that they fail to attend.
SHERIFF o'BRlEN STOLEN FROM GALLERY IN
BROADWAY.
Edward +. Rooney pleaded guilty to an Indictment
charging him with stealing on the 22d or January,
a photograph OF Sheriff O'Brien from gallery on
Broadway According TO the estimate OF the pho
tographcr the classic nneament5 oI Mr.. UBrien
were estimated ut twenty-five dollars. II Rooney
had stolen Mr. Briens '.pursen containing twenty
1--we dollars sucl triling sum you'd probably have
been looked upon as "trash' by rs owner, Dut be-
cause Mir. Rooney without the so" attempted TO
''lch" from the Snerin, not exactly his good
name" but his good looking face, and thus make
INN poor indeed,n his sense OF justice swelled be-
yond us ordinary PROPORTIONS ana demanded that
Recorder sent Rooney to the state Prison for four
years and SIX months.
CRUELTY TO A HORSE.
John Mccormick pleaded guilty 10 an indictment
charging HIM with crueiiy treating horse by drlv
lng hiin heavily loaded whse the animal had rum
ning sore on bis bnck. The Recorder ordered hun
to pay fine OF ten dollars.
AcouIrTAL OF coLoRED SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER.
James r. Williams tcoloredl was placed on trial,
charged with assaultlng John MOrrls br cutting him
IN the cheek with knife on the 6tn OF January. 1t
appeared from The testimony that the parties had
difficulty about closing Il window and the complain
ant swore tnat without provocation Williams as
Sauted him. the Witnesses 1or the defence old u
very different story. ana the accused having proved
tnat nc was SABBATH school teacher, the jury rem
uercd verdict OF not .uiltY.
William H. Lyons was acquitted OF charge OF
complaint OF Herman A. Hcmnoltz, VINO lost an
overcoat at a ball on the night OF the oath OF
November. There was no legal proof OF guilt. and
Asssistant District Attorney Tweed abandoned the
prosecution.
GRAND LARCENIEs.
Daniel WhoOnanan was trsed upon an Indictment
alleging that The night OF the llth or January he
burgiarlOusly entered the house OF julius Livingston
88 Carmlne street. Between three aud four O'Clock
III the morning the servant WOKE up and discovered
the prisoner IN the room, standing by the bureau IN
his stocking ieet. number o witnesses were ex-
amlned for the defence, WREN II was shown that
formerly the prisoners aunt occupied rooms in the
house, that ON that particular night he was under
the influence OF liquor and lie did not know how he
got into the room Ills former employers gave him
All excellent character Tor honesty
William H. Summers was arraigned upon an in
dictment charging him with obtaining 5000 from
Martin Lynch by trick and device ne 29th OF Octo-
beI, by representing that lie was u merchant from
Cincinnati tina, he had four horses to take 10 Liver
pool, and tnat any man who would take charge of
them could get MS passage Tree TO Europe. Lynch
beng Oh tllc way TO Wall street TO procure gold for
MS BIccuDuChS, lHtcHuillk W KO W HcdHu lOT MS
family thought 1t would oe good thing Tor him TO
have free passage and nipped at the bait. lie
walked along and the prisoner SAID he would give
Lynch gold FOR ms paper money, at the same time
opening a pocKctbook and showing gold pieces.
When Lynch took the notes out OF his pocket the
accused snatcheo them, ran INTO 4 building and
escaped. Lynch subsequently visited the Headquar-
ters ana gave description OF the man VINO robbed
him, and OF his confederate, which detective Tney
said dld not answer summers appearance, but
on the contrary answered The description OF n well
known character named Montague. When LSncn
was at the police ofice photograph OF summers
was shown 10 hlm, and he recognized 1t as the PIC
ture OF the man who robbed hlui. Tue detective
arrested Summers IN Bleecker street, and when put
face TO race with Lyuch the latter identified nlm
Tue jury rendered verdict OF guilty, and on motion
OF counsel he was remandeG I'll Friday Tor sentence
ALLEGED EaBEZzLR8ESr BY A CLERK.
Charles HenninRer, who was charged WIN einpez-
zng $3.50 from hls employer, FREDERICK w. Smitn,
-Four dealer In Water street, was tired aud ac-
quilted, the testimony for the people not being sum
Gently clear TO warrant CONVICTION.
AN ASSAULT.
Giovanni Gota pleaded guilty TO simple assault,
the complainant, Teresa Amlda living at 63 Sullivan
street. slaiing tnat because sue refused 70 let HIM
take improper liberties with her he presented .
loaded pistol ana threatened TO XII her. She e.
caped Gus OF the room and called policeman 70