The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-09-29
COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS.
Before Cunning s. Bedford, Jr., City Judge.
THE PISTOL AGAIN

Before Cunning &. Bedford, Jr., City Judge,
TIE PISTOL AGAIN.
Shortly after the opening OF the Court yesterday
John Conroy was placed at the bar charged with
firing q loaded pistol at Charles Byrne on the TIN
of September. Mr.. Hummell moved for his dis
charge on the ground that the complainant could
not be found.
Judge Bedford said that In these times when MUIR
derous assaults were frequent did not feel 1t
be his duty discharge the prisoner until the Dis
trict Attorney had used every effort to find the
piainant. He ordered ConrOy to be renamed to
prison for another month, and Assistant District
Attorney Fellows remarked that he heartily endorsed
the which his Honor saw MT TO pursue IN this
case.
Frederick Beck was charged with obtaining $3.50
from Buckingham x Brown, brokers, by represent
Ing that he was member OF the hrm OF +. Wiebusch
h Co. Judge stuart spoke lew words, and there
being mitigating circumstances Judge Bedford slls-
pended judgment.
ALLEGED ROBBERY.
John Barry was tried upon charge Of robbing
John EddInglon, the 18th nsL OF tW elve dollars
at Battery place The testimony showed that u
ana that while The prisoner and the complainant
were wrangling TWO strangers came up and caught
ing the jury SAID that the accused was q labUring
man. and not professional garroter and that he
was either guilty OF nothing or OF simple assault
The jury rendered u verdict OF hot guilty.
LARCENY.
Ann Ryan, who was charged with stealing cloth
Ing and Jeweiry valued at Sl02 from Lucy wilson ON
the 10th OF August, pleaded guilty to an attempt at
grand larceny. she was sent TO the House Of the
Good Shepherd TOR two years and six months.
AN ALLEGED DISHONEST DOMESTIC.
Mary Rooney, who was a domestic III the employ
OF Mrs. Block, No. 1874 Canal street. tried upon
charge OF stealing a diamond ring, valued at $780,
on the 10th OF August. The testimony was circum
stantial and there being legal doubt, and baby
belonging to the prisoner, the jury rendered YER
dict Of acqulttal.
ALLEGED EMBEZzIEMENT FROM A POLICY DEALER.
Samuel Marshall was charged with 1eloni0usly ap-
propriating nnety-six dollars to his owl use Oh the
Snlp9aV T. 40
he kept policy shop IN tile BOwery. The accused
boy showed That he lost the money, and having
established good character the jury rendered a
verdict OF not guilty.
A POOR GERMAN WOMAN swINDLED BY A CUNNING
FAsCAL-ToUCHING REMARKS OF JUDGE BED
FORD.
Late In the afternoon Joseph Werner was tried
upon an Indictment charging him with "construc.
tive' grand larceny, III Obtaining $500 from Mrs
Mary Case, a German widow, In June last The eyl
dence for the people showed mat he mended clock
Tor her, and subsequently became acquainted with
her and induced her TO accompany HIM to College
Point, where he said lie had friend from whom she
could purchase lot. she was prevailed upon to
give him $500 lie lett her house, and three weeks
afterwards he was arrested by an officer at base
ment in Third avenue in company with q woman
with whom lie SAID he had been living. lie first
denied that lie knew the complainant, but wnen
brought To the station house he admitted
that lie spent most of The money In car
rage riding. Mr.. Kintzing maintained that
the prisoner could not be convicted Of grand
larceny. Mr.. Fellows, IN summing up tie case, re-
viewed the testimony and clearly pointed out the
Shhliu Cohu III ille WISoHcI Stdlclucut.
The Jury rendered verdict Of guilty without leav-
ing their seats, and Judge Bedford in passing sen.
tence. said:-Werner, 1 believe you to be a FIRST
class villain You told your story TO the jury and 1t
was so mIserably weak and so t1imsy that its very
assertion was Its own refutatlon. You are guilty OF
robblng poor widow lady, having five little chill
dren To support, Of $700-eyery penny she had IN
The wOrd and when arrested you cOolly told officer
Corey that you had spent 1t all girl and carriage
driving. Five years. hard labor In the state Prison
The following Is the calendar for tO-day:-The
People vs.. James Lane, rape; James Hanigan, Will
liam Gonna and Helene Gonna, robbery; Lewis
Crosby. Harris Levy, James Wagner, Andrew
me eonons assault aad saey George on En-
WARDS, George Weber. grand larceny; William An.
drews, Henry Miller, Edward Morrison, Henry
DOugan, larceny from the person.