The New York herald., 1870-03-06
TIE BROADWAY B0ND ROBBERY.
Conviction Of Jerome Bradey-Motion for
New Trial Denied-He is Sentenced TO
the State Prison for Five Years

Upon the assembling OF the Court OF General ses-
SONS yesterday, Recorder HacKett proceeded 70
charge the jury In the ease OF Jerome Bradley tried
for the alleged stealing bonds aud United States
securities. His Honor SAID
The accused stands charged with the commission
OF grand larceny. ine specific character oi the
offence as alleged IN the ind ctment, Is mat the &C
cused on tue "a OF November. 1865, AT the city or
New YORK, leonlously stole certain securities be.
longing To one Gardner 5. Hutchinson Of the 1rn
OF Morrison -on Hutchinson Among tie class OF
securities alleged To have been sto,en were i've
instruments commonly called United states 1ve-
twenty registered bonds for tue sum OF $4,000 each.
and of the value OF $4,000 eacn lne evidence OF
MIR. Hutchinson would seem to establish the
tact tnat on the III day OF November he. at the
Office of the nrG, together wi.n MS partner
crlticaily examined aud Checked OF certain
rites kept IN DoX belonging ~ them, and that
among such securities, amounting In value 70 up
wards OF Sl25,0Oj, were contained i've United states
hve-tweny bonds OF the value OF 5000 each. aud III
that nunuer were the two bonds, Nos. s.3 ana o75,
winch have been given In evidence anu particularly
referred TO upon this triai rue prosecution Claims
that the evidence clearly and positively SHOWN
that THESE bonds were traced 70 the possession OF
the accused ON or about The first day Ol october,
1859, period OF eleven months subsequent To the
loss. The accused urges that upon the proof
there Is no sufLeient evidence 70 warrant the az
sumption OF the accused's conphcity WIN the COM
mission OF the crime OF larceny oI these bonds, and
In tact, that the evidence fully lsned that
these Identical bonds were never Knowingly IN nls
possession. The examination OF Witnesses mas oc-
cupiea TIE greater part VI two DAYS. and | 40 not
propose 10 review tne evdeucc taden nor comment
upon H. but snail slnpS state the law hlca should
govern you IN your deiloeraLols az 10 the suit or
Innocence OF the accuSeu.
In the ilrst place the evidence must nave satisfied
you that tue securities alleged to nave been stolen
were stolen nom the custody of Messgs Morrison,
Son hutchinson on Or about Tue "a day OF Noseu-
Der, 1865. second, the evidence must also have
satisfied you that the accused was either the person
who stole the pox containing the securities or tnat
he acted III completely wlti another or Others or,
being present lnstlgatei, aided or aDeiJel In the
Accomplishment o the Larceny, aud that the value
OF saia property at the ume oi the alleged leonlous
taking was III excess OF twenty-ave dollars. IL Is
not necessary 10 convict uuder this Indictment
that Tie prosecution snail nave saown tnat the
accused was the person wno actually took and
Carried OH the box OF securities out oI and from the
POSSESSION OF Morrison, son HutcAinson Tnird,
The general rue 10 tiat where sto,eu property IS
lounu ,uss OF pes son, sucn person IL
bound to account lor sucn POSSESSION saIlsl ory
or he is TO be cousldefed a3 tle lAief las
dence estab shed the act that the uunus II uues-
tIon were knJWlnS III his possession, and, II SO.
has he satisfactorily accoanteu lot sucn possession
ihc presua ptlon oi seaiiug ars.ng out of the pvs
session VI stolen properly. Is WeaAened by the lapse
OF Tune but thai pfesunpul IN sun Ieiins notwitn
standing the lapse oi ume, and IS evidence OF quit.
been shown to you by the evidence tnat the
Possession oil bonds Nos o73 AM $50 has been
Traced to the prisoner The accused cannot he c0n-
vicLed Oh tie charge unless the evidence has estab
lished hey an, reasonable DOUBT tnat the two
bonds In question dd Ieionously come inIo the pos
session OF he accused, wltl intent 10 convert the
same 10 MS own use IT. after careful, dspassIonate
consideration OF all the evidence areas0uape doubt
snail your minds the guilt oil the accused,
sucn doubt being Il rational and logical deauctlon,
then the benefit oi such DOUBT h by law to cnure
the benefit 0l the accused ana 1t VIII become your
duty 10 acquit, But you must also have iuii respect
here TO the rights OF tne people. You are sworn "a
true deliveracc 70 make between the people OF tnc
State of New York ana the prsoner.n IL you have
no RATIONAL aouDt OF MS Gun then let no conjec-
lures lnlelferc with your setting example much
needed. II common runor be true Ia com mercial
clrcles.
The jury, after denDeratng an hour, returned with
d verdict OF guilty.
MIR. Fellows moved for Judgment upon Bradley.
Counsel for the prisoner moved an arrest OF judg-
ment, aud asked tie Recorder TO grant a new trial
on tne inmates, which motion was denied.
Bradley was then requested 10 stand up To receive
| the sentence.
Honor the Recorder said that ne was perfectly
| dered; that he presumed the various pro-
positions oi law them without BIAS
! ana rs fairly as he let IL MS duty
| To charge them, and that IL his
duty To impose the fnllest penalty OF the law, which
was imprisonment Ia the state Prison for 1--we years.
Instructions were given TO the Sher. 10 Keep Brad
ley III the city Prison, TO enable his counsel to pre-
pare wrIl OF error.
| GAAND LARCENY.
| william Miller, alias 'tNasn Goody,r pleaded
guilty TO an Indictment charging him with stealing
two packages OF SIX, yaued at 1000 the I'd OF
February, the properly ol Benjamin H. Cohen d Co.
| lie was sent 10 the state Prison for five years
The court then adjourned FOR the term, having
been accomplished III one montn since the organi-
zation OF the court. The March term VIII commence
Tomorrow tMondayl, CITY Judge Bedford presiding