The New York herald., 1872-12-21
COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS.
Convicted Of Big igamy-Sentence.

Before Recorder Hackett
Jasper Van Ripper was tried upon q charge OF
bigamy. Sarah g. Van Ripper sworc that on the sth
Of March, 1859, she was married in Rutland town.
ship Pa. to the prisoner, her maiden name being
Starkes. and lived with him up TO last July, at
which time she left her home in Paterson to visit
her father and was absent three weeks Upon her
return she found that he had left Paterson and
sold all the furniture.
Rev. John W. sellecK, pastor OF the Twenty fourth
street Methodist Episcopal church, testified that
on the 31st Of July 1871 he married the prisoner.
who gave his name as John V. Reynolds, to female
The jury rendered verdict OF guilty and the
Recorder sentenced him to the State Prison fol
three years and six months.
Larceny Of watch.
Thomas Brown, Jointly indicted with Thomas
Donohue for stealing silver watch from Frederick
violence pleaded guilty to petit larceny from the
person. Brown was sent to the State Prison for
five years.
A Trio Of Burglars Sent TO the State
Prison.
Thomas Mccormack alias Thomas Ward Thomas
Jefferson, alias James Robinson, and Henry often
burg, alias Harry Mervllle were tried and con-
victed OF burglary In the third degree. The evi-
dence for the people established the fact that
on the night OF the 9Th Of November the window
OF Bernard LAWNS store, 672 Third avenue, was
broken and three nuns and an umbrella were
stolen. Two cfncers on the corner Of Thirtyeighth
street heard noise ran ran up there ,a and found the
thsm on the spot. The policemen subsequently
returned to the place and found the stolen prop.
erty In wagon. 1t appeared from the testimony
OF the complainant that he and his family occupied
rooms on the store and II that statement mad been
made to the Grand jury an Indictment for burglary
jury rendered verdict Of guilty, and the Recorder
sentenced each OF them for the full term-1ve
years In the State Prison at hardlab0r.
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Margaret Fley was charged with stealing bag
Of coffee the 5th OF this month, the property OF
VIM. Lynch. The testimony demonstrated that the
coffee was stolen by boy named Downing, and
consequently the jury promptly rendered verdict
OF not guilty.
A Dishonest Porter Sent to Sing Sing.
Daniel German, handcart porter, was tried
upon an indictment alleging that on the 9Th OF
November he stole q box OF gimps and fringes,
valued at $780, the property OF Henry NJ. SAKE.
He was instructed to deliver the box at one OF the
Albany boats, but failed to do SO. The prison
er's version OF the affair was that when
going down Canal street some boys threw
block or two and when he returned he found
that his handcart and It's contents had dsap-
peared. The jury did not credit his story, and,
upon their rendition OF verdict OF guilty Ills
Honor sentenced him to the State Prison for three
years and six months.
Grand Larccnics.
CASTOR de Gaye was tried for an attempt at
grand larceny, the complainant, William Wright,
swearing that BY forged paper he obtained ad-
mission TO his room In his boarding house In West
Seventeenth street, where he had trunk, contain
ing money and clothes. The jury pronounced him
guilty OF an attempt at grand larceny and the
Court sentenced him to the state Prison for two
years and SIX months.
David Rice was charged with stealing the panta-
looms OF his employer, James Gibson on the 5th Of
November, which contained 1881, when he went
into his room to wake him mp. month after the
larceny the prisoner informed the complainant
where he could end the pantaloons They were
found aud az45 OF the mCgey MAS recovered, Rice