The New York herald., 1870-03-25
COURT or GENERAL SESSIONS.
Before Cunning s. Bedford, Jr., City JUDI

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GRAND LARcENIgs.
The first case disposed OF yesterday was an lndict.
ment against Samuel Busch, who pleaded guilty to
stealing slXty.two dollars worth OF god rings on
the 14lh OF March, the property Of Goddard j Pratt.
He was sent to the State Prison for Two years
Charles Johnson pleaded guilty 10 stealing q SILK
Dress valued AZ fify.nve dollars the lan inst,
from. the store of Charles G. McManus, 42o Canal
street. He was sentenced 70 the state Prison for
year.
Joseph sketchley who on the Goth OF Janusry
stole $40 pounds OF lead pipe the property Of the Pa
cnc Mail Steamship Company, pieaded guilty 10 the
charge and sent to tne Penitentiary for year.
AN ALLEGED PRIZE FI0Hr-AcQuirrAL OF THE Ao-
|, CusED.
John Lauders ana John Ievins were tried upon
an indictment charging them with engaging IN
prize ngnt. The testimony OF two police officers
the effect tnat they received Information that
ON the 5tn inst. night was going on IN room over
when they arrived there they saw the defendants
sparring with taer shirts on surrounded ny about
twenty persons. Mr.. William r: Howe,
morous speech, In the course OF which
he SAID that he had prize fights and that pugl
Its on such occasions fought in q comparatively
nude state; that the testimony failed TO come up 10
dictment was found. for there was no rlnl mado
and no seconds" were chosen nor strikes deposited
upon the result The ony stake was the stake
winch he recen ed as q fee, ana he Mr Howel was
their only second.
Judge bedford, IN charging the jury said that the
dent prize hgnt were not shown this case, ana
| the jury, without hesitation. rendered verdict OF
l not gunty
| A PETER FUNK sEyr TO SING SING FOR swIxDLlNG
l A EEHDANT YANKEE
l Edward Jacobs was tried ana convicted OF grand
| larceny from the person. The complainant. Emory
swan stated that he was q carpenter at Boston aud
passing through New York to join his family who
preceded MN; .nat on the !sta Of March, while pass,
MN on the back ana hskcd him 60 into the store
ald buy an orode watch which he declined 70 do,
ts 20 his M .'S Se
| TO his entreaties and went In. The prisoner took
hold Of his collar aud kept pushing nm until got
behind screen. He thrust card into the vest
pocket whcl contained $3.50, and said 10 man be.
hnd the counter, "WaH upon tns' gentleman" ana
then lett the place. Soon after Mr. Swan discovered
that his money gone. He reported his loss the
station house. and the sergeant sent officer down
TO the place IN Grecnwicn street. which Is
OF gamblers and an establishment where they dis-
pose OF orode watches and gut envelopes to all the
snrs an wac suecten 70 oi r,an .'
examination by Mr.. Howe. who failed to remove the
impression winch his candid narrative OF the
swlndin1 operation he passed through made upon
| the mlnos OF the jury. Jacobs was sworn IN Dig
own behalf admitting that he was gambler put
swan. the New Englander. Thomas Davis.
| tho proprietor Of the place, also stated
sod these watches ana prize envelopes: that
swan aud he mad some trouble about drawing en-.
velopes ana that ne called shs YANKEE bean eater
did not credit the stories tod by the gamblers. for
! they rendered verdict OF guilty. Judge Bedford
sentenced Jacobs the State Prison for three years.
| II a few more OF the Peter Funk gentlemen were
brought into court and tried for swndng innocent
counlTymen who visit New York and the Iity Judge
were to promptly send them to sing Sing he would
receive lhe thanks OF the Community.
Catnarine Dempsey who attemp cd to steal, on
the 4th OF February, tlo from John Murphy.
pleaded guilty 10 an attempt at grand larceny.
There mitigating Circumstances In this case ana
as the money was promptly returned the Judge was
enieot sentencing her 10 the Peuiteasiary Tor Six
months.
| Elen Dawn was tried and convicted OF stealing
on the 10Th inst, eghtyfour dollars IN money from
James Guern. She was sent 10 the state prison
for eighteen months.
William Johnson pleaded guilty to petty larceny,
the charge being that on the 7th inst. he stole hr
teen pairs OF snoes valued at twentysx dollars the
property OF Dudley Kelly. HIS sentence was three
months IN the Pententlary.
The following is the Calendar OF the Court OF
General Sessions Tor to-day:-fhe People vs.. Mar.
garet E. MCGUIRE, arson; Edward Moran and
Frederick Flcke. burglary; Thomas Fredercks, Dom.
mick O'Donnel, samuel Cox Eliza Ciark. Anna
Weeks, Elizabeth ncvn, Charles +. koerner and
John Robinson, grand larceny; Edward H. Ken.
dfcK. receiving stolen goods; James Donohue
assault and battery.