The New York herald., 1870-02-18
COURT or GENERAL SESSIONS.
Before Recorder Hackett.
auI1sG NrRl

Al the opening OF the court yesterday morning
DAVID began, wno was jointly indicted with Joseph
heGowau, chargea with burglary IN the nrst degree,
Dseaded guilty. On the 24th Of January the dwelling
Assse OF GaTret +. Minants was entered and .
bganae ornament and clock stolen. Degan was ssent
te-sbe Stase Prison for ten years.
Patrick Ciiuord. WHO pieaaed guilty few dsys
since 10 burglary IN the third degree, was sent 70
the s,aSe fr,son Tor iour years and nine months.
IhnrieH irOM WAS trieo anu convicted Of burglary
IN toe third degree, he having on the night OF the
lstn OF January bnrgarously entered the caaee
galoou oi James Thompson, No. New street. and
sto,en IOrty dollars worth OF knives ana spoons.
he was sent 70 the state Prison for i've years.
Thomas Cannin pleaded gully to on attempt at
burglary IN me third degree The store Of Chris
t0pher Hackest NO. 400 East sixteenth street, was
kursiari0usly entered ON tue ilth OF January and
Mty-twO doarS' worth of boots stolen. lie was sent
" tne State PRISON tor TWO years and Six months.
James Welsh. Dau looking youth, pleaded guilty
70 an assault Win intent " XIII Mrs. Ellen Shields,
Deslding AZ No 80 Ninth avenue, On the ntght
Ssh inst. he statement OF the prosecuting witness
developed Inc TACT that the assault was aggray ated
aAu lnexcusabe. IL appeared tnat the prisoner,
eompanle0 by MT Shields, went TO the theatre and
DctuI NED 10 The house under the influence OF liquor.
lie persisted, contrary 70 the femonstrance Of drs.
6nelds In going Into the bedroom where her daagn.
TOR anu other caidren were s'ecping, ami attempted
10 siaD the glri with slnali pocket xniie. Her
mother rose from tnc bed to project her daughter,
when Wesa inflicted TWO stabs upon ner nead Mr.
Anie,ds Informed the kcc0rder that the prisoner al
tempted t0 murder ms father about Christmas ume
AB Honor IN passing sentence SAID tllat int0xica-
NOD was no excuse lor crime, and that 1t was his
Aasy " teach the community that snch wicked ana
daring assaults VIII not be tolerated for moment
Welsh was sent to the Stale Prison for ten years,
tnat being the most severe penalty that the Court
could fnp0se.
k..izaoeth Cowan, who was charged with receiving
q smaii quantity Of merchandise, tae properly OF
Samuel FeigenDaum, knowing II to have been stolen,
pleaded guilty and as sent 70 the Penitentiary Tor
Blx months.
Lewis Dowdey pleaded guilty to an attempt at bur
gary III the thlrd degree. he was charged with
entering the premises OF Samuel Feigenbaum No.
az FOlueth street, the sJh lDst, and steal
hug $3.50 worth 0i shirts and drawers The recorder
sent him TO the state Prison Tor two years and Six
months.
The trial Of Jeremiah Slattery, charged with per-
petratlng u elonious assault upon John Curran, on
tke zist Of January by catnng ilim neck with
. knife was commenced, Alter two Witnesses were
sworn Tor she peope tile trial Was adjourned tii
RrldaY.
Ine following is the calendar for to-day:-The
people w. Theodore Gyeenwaid and Thomas Lyons,
burglary; same W. iienry ElgenkIng and Francis
xepe0a, fel0nOus assault ana battery; same Wolf
Michaels, klcnaeI Eeiapey ANNE Aagoiin, William
Schroeder, George W. Howard. Maurice Warschner,
James Welsh. EugeRi0 Ea wards Garcia, Andre "
Mack ana John Griffin, grand larceny.