The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-04
COURT Or GENERAL SESSIONS.

Before Cunning s. Bedford, City Judge
INTERFERING CASE OF LARoENy-AN ExcoNvICr
OWN ADvooATE-sENTENoED TO SING SING FOR
FIVE YEARS
The most interesting In the Court of General
Sessions yesterday charge Of grand larceny pre-
ferred against Martin Donohue and William Van Roden
Donohue exercised his statutory privilege by demanding
separate trial. the Court learning that he had lawyer
assigned Mr. Roach to look after his interests The prisoner
whose pbysognomy Indicated rascahy OF a high order.
promptly spoke up and said he could defend himself
The frat witness Tor the prosecution vas Henry Muir
y Of the 1v c r a ~ e ae S NJ
April aSou, eleven ososf the mcrn Ing six pieces Of cot
the r. Il Ap Of n G s % ss
ton house containing some cloth and upon nqung OF the
s ey @ s " the The @ l
cloth under his in black bag such az used by bur,
Mr. Murphy identified the CLOTH portion of the goods
John oHarn, the eaman, said that between four hye
o'clock the 4h Of April Donohue engaged him. and told
while he instructor him 10 proceed 10 % Grand stree upon
eIH The % and another Ssn m am hn 5
snort time the carman missed Donohue an oaeer ar
Spring he he carman) had never seen the parties
The prisoner the Witnesses but 1t in
such to confirm the jury In the belief that he
Maria Van Rodcn the wife of the codefendan was called
Van Roden then TOOK the stand and said that upon the day
in question named Brady 70 his house aud asked
bales OF STUFF out of there Blu, Donohue was no,
Van Roden was asked by Assistant District Attorney su
whether he had been in the State Prison. and
Martin Donohuc with great nerve and audaciy went to the
wa G soos ps ike himself and That six
the former came from Canada and sold him two hundred
arrested ''"' y ~. - 49,. ,N' ~ " Vs.
Donohue Gre. denied that he had ever leen in Sing Sing
because he did not think they were proper.
The Jury promptly rendered verdict of guilty Captain
IcDonne informed the Judge that two qDcers positively
rested restaurant which the resort Of thieves and
reply % Inc Jadgc the prisoner ,a4 he was sen, to
that he remembered prosecuting him when he was Assistant
District Attorney.
Five wears in the State Prison hard labor the
tence imposed upon 'n's cool pIotsssiSnal criminal
b HqSs q ss " A e n
stranger in The ciiyshnd came from Buffalo.
n s is lie
s yo a so Gns
sd poor s% n a.: o E. wv se 5so 70 Sing Sing Pn
John Brady Jointly indicted with John smith pleaded de-
.h April be stole three coats valued at $780, the properly
Court assigned counsel 70 defend The accused VINO In
% s D'of ns w al
his request the people would like him 10 go somewhere
else He regular sneak thief and his associates all
thieves Two and six months in the State Prison
the sentence
Isaac Lent guilty to forging an order on the Sd OF
Be oS:snsa srandss Co. seven PACKS sod Leaf,
vaiued AZ $50 lie remandcd for sentence.
- BCRGIARY
Matthew Young pleaded guilty TO an attempt at burglary in
the third degree tho Indictment charging him With bnrnla
rousy ing the premises Of Godfrey Gotschak 5
rnrsi street The Judge said be understood from The OF
ncc that Young although only boy had been arrested on
one occasion FOR highway robbery Being under sixteen
years oil age he was sent TO tho House OF Refuge.
LITERARY THEFT,
Merritt u Martin was Placed on trial. charged with stealing
$40 IN aai y25 worth Of periodicals from ac parer
stand OF Charles Conckn the Grand Central the 18th
q March. GprcaIed thai tho prisoner employed W