The New York herald., 1871-08-11
COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS.
Before Recorder Hackett.

Before Recorder Hackctt.
The business Of the August term in this Court is
being transacted with prompt despatch. Within
three days the Grand Jury have passed upon eighty
cases. and the indictments were at once sent into
Court, where the prisoners were disposed Of with
equal despatch by Recorder Hackett and Assistant
District Attorney sullivan. The Grand Jury have
been materially assisted in their abors by the per-
sonal attendance Of District Attorney Garvin and
the efficient CHER Clerk, Mr.. J. r. McCOmb, Jr.,
who prepared the indictments. Before the end Of
the week the Tombs Will be emptied OF its late tenn
porary residents. and the "blg boarding house"
on the Hudson Will have received large accessons
DURGLARIEs AND LARcENIEs.
Jeremiah McMullen, J0hn Waters and George
Williams were put on trial, charged with having,
on the 10th Of July, burgsrousy entered the house
District Attorney could not establish the main
charge, he accepted plea OF O minor grade, and
his Honor sent c % e he 5 70 neny e state tate
could be imposed for burglary.
William Thomas !colored), Wn0, on & tne 81 ol July
Fourth avenue, and stole gold watch and carv-
ing knife pleaded guilty and was sentenced TO the
state Prison at hard labor Tor five years.
A WOMAN SENTENCED.
Mary Quinn, who charged with being In com e.
pliclty win iour men IN ronolng rolisn gentle-
victed Of petit larceny from the person. she
induced the complainant to accompany her from q
concert saloon to a house In Mott street, and as
| soon as they entered the door the men attacked,
| beat and robbed HIM, the woman taking hand In
| the assault The Captain gave Mary very bad
reputation, stating that for year past sne has CON-
| sorted with thieves. Under those circumstances the
Recorder imposed severe penalty, which was i'm
prisonment in the state Prison for i've years.
| GOING UNwHIPPED OF JUSTICE.
| Bernard b. Mooney was put on trlal charged with
| being concerned In stealing fur cape worth $40
from the hat OF Henry W. Weber, 62l "a Sixth
| avenue The prisoner and two other young men
came in to purchase caps, and shortly after they lett
| the cape was missing. IL was returned, however,
about an hour after the larceny The Jury returned
verdict of not guilty, whcreupon the Recorder IN
| formed the Jury that Mooney day or two ago
| nleaded guilty 10 the crime and was sentenced to
the slate PRISON for four years Before the adjourn
ment of the Court he told his counsel that he did not
| understand the matter when he pleaded, and that
the sentence was severe. The Court allowed him To
| withdraw his plea and take hts cnances before q
Jury. He did So "And nov" said HIS Honor, ''here
Is a man. who, by his own concession, was guilty
going unwhlpped OF Justice CO. Mooney we viii
| have you here again" 49,
| tried upon charge OF burglary. The testimony for
the prosecution was that the night or the 80 tn OF
June a tenement house at 216 First avenue In which
Mary Higgins occupied rooms was broken into
! and nine dresses worth 500. stolen IRON closet
SIX days after the burglary Mrs. Higgins saw Cathe
| rlne Kearney In the washington Parade Ground and
| identified dress that she wore as being part o.
the proceeds OF the tneft, When arrestsa sue s9a&