The New York herald., 1870-05-19
COURT OF eeHssAL SESSIONS.
Before Recorder Hackett.
A Notorious Emigrnnt Swindler Sent to the
State Prison.

A Notorious Emigrnut swindler Sent "a the
State Prison.
The calendar Of cases In tins court yesterday was
large and considerable time was spent by Assistant
District Attorney Fellows In arranging for the trials
OF accused parties.
John sweeny, slias Patrick Henry, pleaded guilty
to burglary in third degree. lie was charged with
breaking Into the premises Of George W. Marsh, 900
Bowery. and stealing 500 worth OF lead pipe. Tne
Recorder sentenced him to the State Prison for four
years and SIX months.
samuel Brown IA colored youth,, who was charged
with burgiartOusly entering the dwelling house OF
James J. Goodwin. 81 West Twentieth street and
stealing fifty dollars worth OF jewery, pleaded
waich convinced him tnat Brown was noted young
criminal and he felt It to be his duty to send him TO
the State Prison Tor ten years.
James Conway, VINO on the 22d OF March stole
horse and wagon, valued ut $500, the properly OF
John w. Wilson, pleaded guilty TO the charge and
was remanded for ssntefce. Judgment was sus.
pended upon Frank Shaler, who was Jointly indicted
Joseph Hayes, who was convicted Of assauIting
Michael valley on the I'D or April, was nnet ten
dollars.
John Burns. who was Jointly indicted with Charles
Winch, was tried upon charge OF 'construcIye,'
grand larceny. The complainant Henry Saunders
who was laborer IN Ohio and Pennsy vanil stated
last with the Intention OF returning 20 Europe; that
he visited the u;ket Office OF Burns, Ellis Il Co, In
Hoboken street on that g. tcrnoon, for the pu pose
he lett the greenbacks there for which Burns gave
him q receipt, promising to have The gold ready In
the morning; ne returned the following day, the
money was counted out In his presence ana placed
In q belt. sanders was then reguessed TO 20 into
the back room and place the bet next to skin.
Wbe he was proceeding from the oilce to tile pri-
vate apartment tine belt was out Of his slxht Tor
moment. Wncn, In the presence OF Burns, adju tied
o belt upon Sanders body which looked pieclseiy
like the oae he saw the god put IN, Ellis cautonlng
him not 10 look at the belt until he 9ov 10
Liverpool. The deluded emgraDt was conducted
immei iately To the steamer and did not discover
the sgindio until he arrived in Liverpool when he
discovered that lac had seven pound ten In English
silver. Satn ers received free passage back M
the City OF Paris IN order TO prosecute Burns. Winch
was used by tho Assistant District Attorney as q
wi ness for the prosecution, ana testified he was
q clerk in the employ OF Burns a. salary of thirty
dollars per week aud that according to the instruC-
tons OF his employers he put the belts designated
by them upon saunders and other visitors to the
Office.
MIR. McCleland was assigned to defend the ac-
cused, and after making speech was followed by
Mr.. Fellows, who vigorously ''pitched tntOp emf
grant swindiers, and maintained that the evidence
showed Burns was az Dotorious swinder as Nc
Donald, VINO was convicted last month.
After the Recorder delivered his ch rye the Jury
retired ana soon brought In verd ct OF guilty.
Mr.. Fellows moved that Burns be iemandei in or.
der hat he might try him upon another Indictment.
Recorder Hackett deemed 1t advisable TO sentence
the prisoner upon this conviction without further
delay, and imposed the highest penalty wh ch the
Law aii9wed.vN:. nye years imprisonment in Inc
The following Is the calendar for to-6ay:-The Peo-
pie ys. Michael Cannon, robbery: Same VS.. joseph
Gorman robbery; same vs: William Smith, bur
George Whitney, burglary Same vs. Eliza Ellis re.
ceiying stolen goois; same vs.. william Lynch. bur-
glary; same vs.. James o O'Kourke, Patrick Connors,
burglary Same vs. William ii. Sexton John b. Fox
forgery; Same vs.. Francisco Gonzalez. grand lar
ceny; Same W.. George Wilson, grand larceny; Same
vs.. James Read, isaac Corcoran, larceny from the
person; same vs.. Jonn Mcintosh, larceny fron the
person; Same vs.. stephen McGrath assault and bat
terry; Same vs. julia 4. Ring, grand larceny