The New York herald., 1870-05-05
COURT OF GEgcHaL SESSOYs.
Healthy Specimen Of the Baptis; Church
Plunged into Misery-1Ee is sent TO &ins
Sing for Five Years.

A Healthy Specimen Of the Bapts; Church
Plunged into Msery-1Ee is sent to Sang
Sing for Five Years.
Before Cunning s. Bedford, Jr City Judge.
AS soon the court was opened Assistant Dis.
trict Attorney Tweed directed John w. Woods to be
placed at the bar. The accused, who was colored
man, was charged with the CRIME Of burglary In the
third degree he having effected an entrance
into room occupied by Mr. Peter Dalio, 13s
West Broadway, on the 10th Of April A gold
chain, a. ring and thirty dollars in money were
stolen. Two or three days after the burglary officer
Field arrested the prisoner IN his own room, which
was in the building where the crime was committed
positively identified by Mr.. Daio. The prisoner gave
his version Of the affair." stating that he had the
In vesey street for 81 50 Judge Bedford, porceving
that some OF the JURORS might be .mised by the
prisoners plausible story recalled Mrs. palio who
Ing Of the burglary and had it in her hand
Counsel for the prisoner was permitted to read a
certificate OF charaeter from Baptist Clergyman,
which set forth the fact that 'l3ron Woods was a
consistent member OF that religious organization.
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'.Bfo:" Woods was not that iinfaculate individual
which his spiritual shepherd supposed him to be; N
seSe as II wa Ps asns pEE aesg Gave T1s dr os s
opinion, IRON what he saw, that Woods was an old
thief. 1he iEgy, after deii6era1g for while, rem
Judge Bedford, in passing sentence, said:-Toods,
Iagfee IN every respect with the luly in the rel4.-
uon of tlelr verdict OF guilty, OlIcer Field tells
me that there was stolen properly IN your roQm TO
show that for years past yon have been profee
sonai thler i must say that you are healthy
MeAber q me BAPTIST Chngcf. / hope Tor the sake
ri mar ,,,,-"N 'hey haze 10 more Woods like you.
To.dgV vGss n,...ear in yotis rue oolors-a Church
hypocrite-the WORST Q. an hypol lte as vel as
ptriurer and burglar You Comm IVY ..fpral 1hss
when you testified about wearing the chain t-rn5
burglary was committed guess the Baptist Ch. ~t
can dispenss win yoM shal send youto The state
Prison Tor Ave years. "a.
ALLEGED BURGLARY IN CROSBY sTREEr-THE De
FENDBNT ACQUITTED.
Edward Wilson was tried upon cQarge OF bur-
Clary in the seconu degree. II vas aliegea llat on
the evening OF the I2.h Of April ne en- eie1 a dis
reputable house In Crosby street, broke lllo me
room OF a girl named Matilda Palmer, and stole
few trifiDg articles OF 3lotling. There Was c0l-
flict of testimony, q number Of witnesses having
been examined The prisoners statement, that he
was beaten by two men in the house ana robbed ET
one of the girls was partially corroboratel Ey the
Th6 arrested him. for the accused Vas bleed
Ing al tie ,.me NJ; A.e; 1sTrs aao ,, an eqG n Ct
defendant who was Immediately pronounce l alo'
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The following is the calendar FOR 20 day:-The
People vs. william Flannery. John ID. CARRIE rape;
James Mccarthy Michael Cannon, robbery; michael
Darrah, burglary; saunders ID. Bruce, Hamilton
Busby ana James c. simpson, libei; Jhoms
McKenna, mayhem. James Kelly and Peter woods
felonious assault ana battery; Adolph Marks Henry
MArJin, grand larceny: Fanny Phippany, Gisorderly
house; George Underwood and John Coogan, az
eault and battery; John B.schod, misiemeaIor.