The New York herald., 1871-02-09
COURT or GENERAL SESSIONS.
Before Recorder Hackett.


pLRAps GUILTY TO ROBBERY IN TRR FIRST DEGREE.
The first case disposed OF yesterday was an indlct-
mcnt against John Costello. who on the nth OF
December, in company with another man, forcibly
took from the possession or Simon ONelll, at MD
night IN Cherry street, q pocketbook containing
fourteen dollars. The prisoner pleaded guilty TO
robbery IN the first degree and. on motion OF AS
sstant District Attorney Sullivan, sentence was
postponed till to-day
Louis N. Van Eeton was arraigned at the nar
charged with forgery IN the third degree. The in
dictment set orth that Oh the l2tn OF october 1890
he coulierleited u check upon the National Park
Bank Tor ST7,5UO, purporting to be 81 ned by Hall
garten h Co., with intent TO delraud Barney Fargo
Goddard. Ii Will be remembered that last June
Van Eeton was tried upon a similar cBarge, when
the Jury ialled to agree. AS soon as ne got cut on
BAH he left the city and was pursued by detective
ofticer through the southern States and brought
back TO New iork. The accused pleaded moi guilty.
aud the trial was set down for next Wednesday.
FIENDsH OUTRAGE UPON LITTLE GlRL-THE
PERPETRATOR SENT 10 THE STATE PRISON FOR
1WENIY YEARS.
Tne attention OF the Jury was called for some
hours to a charge pre- erred against IL young man
named Charles McDermolt wno as the prosecution
claimed, Oh the 4th oi January perpetraiel CUT
rage upon ELIZA j. Donohle, little gr twelve
years OF age, NJ her parents humble apartments In
Forteth street.
Ihe charge was folly established, and the jury,
without leaving theic seats, returned verdict OF
guhty.
Recorder hackett In passing sentence, said:- A
more brutal case OF outrage, or one more clearly
proven, mas never passed under my observation.
oniy teuel that am not at liberty under the law to
sentence you 10 DEATH for that would be an appro-
pliate penalty Tor the mons res crime of wacn you
have been convicted. sentence you 10 the Stale
Prison for twenty years at hard labor-the extreme
penalty Of the law. Ihe words. manner and the
sentence OF the Court seemed actually to thrill the
prisoner with the nrst consciousness OF the eEor-
nifty ol the crime ne mad perpetrated. lie was then
removed W prison 70 await escors 10 the living toun
TO which his own crimes have consigned HIM.
AN OLD STATE PRISON BIRD Gagged AGAIN.
John Dougherty, who pleaded guilty to grand
larceny early III the week and was remande for
sentence ant the Recorder inquiries as to his pre.
yious, was brought up for sentence. The coll0quy
between the Recorder and the prisoner was very
brief, but amusing. The prisoner admitted that
he served term OF three years the state Prison,
and that last summer he pleaded guilty to petty
larceny before Judge Bedford. Doughelty was sent
TO the state Prison for i've years.
A POULTRY OFFENCE.
william Barley and Henry Russell were placed on
trial charged with stealing two casks OF turkeys on
the nth OF January the property OF Henry l.. Burr.
As the case progressed Mr.. Howe, their counsel,
by Assistant District Attorney Jerome, and The Re.
corded sentenced them to the Penitentlary for six
months.
AN EXTENSIVE BURGLARY IN CHAMBERS STREET
ONE OF THE BuReLARs PLEADS GUILTY.
James Curran by advice OF his counsel, MI. Howe,
pleaded guilty to burglary In the third degree. He
was charged with burglariOusly entering the pre-
misses OF Acker, Merrill Co., 1872 Chambers sire r. by
forcing the cellar door with '.jlmmv.n Three
thousand dollars, worth or cigars, which the con-.
painants identified were found upon the prisoner
BY police o1icer, who arrested hun in the street
while he was driving wagon. Currln was re-
manaed Tor sentence. Ii Is supposed that other
parties were connected with him III committing the
burglary
PLEADS GUILTY.
Henry Mccain, who on the 1871 OF January stole
thirty-one dollars in money from Thomas McCaffrey
pleaded gully TO petty larceny and was sent TO the
fenlientiary Tor SIX months.
The following Is the calendar for to .day:-Tbe
Ieopie vs. Minnie DAVIS, arson; Same W.. James d.
Allen and Catnarne Alien, burglary; Same vs. Har.
net Perkins, false preteIces; Same vs.. Samuel Ven.
ton, grand larceny; Same vs. John TAYLOR, do Same
vs.. hate Foley, do; same vs. Mcnae Fitzgerald
do; same vs.. George Wilson, do; Same VS.. Ma
renne Danserau, peut larceny.