The New York herald., 1870-06-10
coulr OF SPECIAL SESSIONS.
Before Judges Downing and Shandley.
WARNING TO WEST STREET BROKERS.

WARNING TO wEsT STREET BROKERS.
John Gilbert, an old man, ticket and gold broker.
whose Office is at 29o West street, charged with
stealing from Jason W. Moxley twenty-five dollars,
under the following circumstances
Moxley was going to California and ne wished to
obtain ticket and to exchange $40 currency into
gold. Gilbert gave him the ticket and 2l4 los. In
gold for the currency, ST. so In gold. Moxley
told Gilbert when he received the gold that it was
the wrong amount and asked for the return Of his
greenbacks, but Gilbert refused to return the cur
rency Moxley then went TO the Leonard street sta
on, and officer Cole detailed TO go to Gilberrs
ONCE with complainant. He went there and OBJ
tanned the currency and retained the gold given In
exchange both of which were deposited with the
property clerk. The complainant at once preferred
complaint for the larceny OF twenty-five dollars.
The defendant was placed on the stand, and said
that the complainant received from him the four
teen pounds ana ten shingS and that he paid
ninety 70. the gold.
An expert was called, who said that this fourteen
pounds ten shlings represented nearly one hundred
dollars and that NINETY the price OF the dollar.
The Court made calculation, and said that the
price Of gold the day In question was about 115,
and the complainant ought TO have had about
ninety three dollars IN gold.
Judge Downing said that the court found the de-
iendant guilt on this complaint. When emigrants
arrived in tn is city they were met by runners and
thieves who infest the First ward. The emigrant
was brought to places Ike the defendants and his
currency exchanged for gold, and they are robbed In
the shape OF an excessive percentage. The cruelty
Of robberies OF this kind would be seen TO be very
great when Ii was considered that the visits to the
city were invariably for the purpose Of approprating
their hard earnings either take them back to their
own country, where they We're going to fetch their
friends or for the purpose Of sending TO their friends
The court would n1Ict II very heavy sentence Tor
the purpose OF detefring Others from the commits.
SION If the same crime. sentenced 10 six months
impris onment ana 10 pay fifty dollars fine.
WATERING THE MILK.
Henry Hildebrandt, Harry Knapp, George Muller,
Bernard Seller and James Stanley were charged
with selling adulterated milk.
The defendants were discovered by the police in
FortyeiRhth street, near Lexington avenue, filling
up nan can OF milk WIN WAFER. hnaPp anu mu
ler pleaded not guilty, The other three defendants
pleaded guilty.
justice bowling said that this was an old
practice, which he had succeeded in stopping
to great extent In the district OF the court.
Now the same adulleratlon was breaking out
in another district, and he considered that
the quack doctors. This adulterated milk was sold
to mothers who were unable supply their children
with sustenance from natures 0unt. and were COM
PEELED to buy milk from the defendants the effect OF
which was to cause the children TO slcken and 10
die Men like the defendants were really guilty OF
killing the babies with what was really stale water,
making poor people not only pay the Crofon Board
but also the defendants fol- the water. punish
ment must be inflicted that the court hoped wonld
be a warning TO others. Knapp and Muller, who
had pleaded not guilty, would be sent for one
months imprisonment in the Penitenary and pay
nifty dollars line each. The other three defendants
would be sent to the City Prison Tor twenty days and
PIoKPoCKETs ON THIRD AVENUE CARS.
John Baxter was brought before Justice Bowling
Yesterday morning, charged with assauting man
with intent to seal watch and chain from the
mans pocket. Captain w. Thorne, of the Twen
tysixth precinct, saw the assault and arrested Bax
fendant was committed at the Special Sessions lC
answer on Captain Thorne's complaint.