The New York herald., 1871-02-21
COURT Of GENERAL ssssl1ss.
Before Recorder Hackett.

Before Recorder Hackott.
RoBBERIEs AND LARcESies. vERDIcrs, SENTENCES,
Assistan, District Attorney Sullivan appeared
Tor the prosecution yesterday In THIS court.
Edward Maoney "a YOUTH was placed on trial,
charged with knocking down James Riley Ia stal.
wart man on the sd of this month anu robbng him
Of twenty niue dollars. Nj. Hummel was assigned
by the Recorder to defend the boy, and SO cross
examined The complainant us to brIng ont the fact
that ne was very much intoxicated The jury
promptly rendered verdict Of not guilty. ~ Z,
George Henderson pleaded guilty to an attempt at
ng lpat on mo s INST hG ehferel h1 aparIminls Of
John YORK, III Mulberry street. The officer aries,et
the prisoner, ana found bundle, or keys IN ns
pocket lie Recorder sentenced him 10 The STATE
Prison ior two years and SIX months.
Edward Hoyf. wnO was Jointly indicted Win John
Kane, charged with rooo.ns VIM. A. Chrstison On
the night OF the I'D or January al StOckwe >
saloon, corner OF Sixth avenue and Iwenty-eiglth
street ot silver watch, diamond ring and Ten dol
lars III money, convicted OF petty larceny from
the person. The jury took very mercliui view Or
the testimony, aud the Recorder, IN passing SEN
tence SAID that he hecvel oyt 60 be guilty OF rob-
berry. ais Honor sentenced him to the state Prison
for tw0 years aud SIX months. later the day Mr..
howe mad ZANE peal guilty To Tue minor oncnce,
anfl ne WAS relianded Till Friday.
Edward Ailey was tried aud convicted OF robbery
In the irat degree he having assaulted Frank A.
Harris in .anai street on the l2th nst., aud took
lom his person "A silver watch, n waleC, containing
TINT dollars aud han The eonlriainant pursued
tlicy anl was lUnleu III tnt cnaSe Dy p0ce DnccI5,
who cau2ht him. lie hau The nat IN his possession,
ana au Office found the watch witnin u few
feet ol where the arrest was MADE. The jury
rendered verdict 0 guilty without leaving treir
seats, and tae Recorder IN passing sentence sad
ilIt ~ ho anew n0iling abUuI hlln, he would sem
tenc" in 10 the state rraol .or ten years. A rev
moments Afterwards somebody communicated the
fact 10 nis Honor Lna Riley ad only been cut OF tie
state ii.son ten days. The Recorder remarked to
| the jury inat,h he known thal before ne wouid
| nave sent hini to sing sing or twenty years.
George hice aud wallace smith, Charged with
steaiitE aaer rings ana eDa'na Oh the .Itl Of Jaiil-
ary, the property ui Wlillam tInck, whic con-
tained III SHOW case, were convicted oi petty lar
ceDy. They wtre cacn seht to the Penitentiary Tor
! SIX months.
1 Samuel Cam, q boy, who was implicated In the
commission OF burglary ur0n the premises Ol Leo
| poid MoskowlN, $50 stanton street, where 500
| worth o. ciotting was stolen, pleaded guilty. The
Recorder sent nm IT, the House OF Refuge.
Jonil Godfrey was tlied Oh u charge vi receiving
stolen goods. IL appeared nom the testimony mat
Oh lhe L5d Of September the premises Jf August
Schsnke, NO. Uiver street, were entered and $500
worth Oi ha;ciO aud dalnask stolen that ietec.
Hyes Traced pack tiunk containin. some ol the
property ~ LIE .loln" once Or TIE defendant, ia
E.eecAer sIges., an aD9n making ceriain Inquiries
he deUled al knOwie ge o. RS RECEPTION Ills BOOKS
showed that ne bought rue go0ds Tor seventy dol
lars. TIE jury, after C0iialuSraplo talk, rendered
TINS verdict. through the i0fcnan;--"We give hun
the beLelt oI sii9hg ,,ouDt anu gnd him hot guityN
The IoioeIng Is the calendar ior To daytime
People VI. icdard \. Eice, grand larceny; vs.
Charles irwin, burglary; same vs. James Arm.
strong, fel0nous assault aud battery: same W..
Frederick q. Lewis, euhezzement; same vs. Daniel
McAastIe, graud larceny; Same vs.. Christian Wuest,
90. S..iae .s. peer Uakes, Daniel Brown do; same
Va. John Nhtte. lohn Lotus do; same vs. George
Wilson, do; same vs.. James Walsh, do; Same vs.
Peter Maxwell, az.