The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-29
COURT or GENERAL SESSIONS.
River Thief Sent to the State Prison for
Five Years.

A River Thief Sent to tho State Prison for
Five Years.
Before Recorder Hackett.
The summing up In the case OF Cornelius Ma
honey, charged with being river thief, in stealing
SIX tons OF iron owned by the Ramapo Wheel aud
Iron Foundry Company, took place yesterday.
After the defence exhausted Assistant District
Attorney Sullivan proceeded to up the case for
the prosecution, and to demonstrate tnat the evi-
dence showed Mahoney To be one OF the most ex-
tensve river thieves IN New YORK and urged upon
officers and the Court In breaking up q system Ut
swindling which robs merchants OF tens OF thou.
sands OF dollars worth OF goods every year.
The Recorder delivered an elaborate clear and
impartial charge, after which the jury rendered a
Mr.. Sullivan asked for Judgment. His Honor the
Recorder said that In his Judgment never was there
and sent MahOney to the State Prison for five years
at hard labor.
Fetty Larceny and Alleged Burglary.
Frank Mcmahon, charged with burgariously en-
teiing the premises OF Richard Sheppard, $50 Sixth
avenue and stealing rar OF shoes. was acquitted.
Ellen Kelly, charged with stealing $36 worth Of
clothing from John T. Doyle, pleaded guilty to petty
larceny, and was sent to the Penitentlary for six
months.
Alleged Assault and Battery by "Politician''
Upon a Horse Jockey.
Louis Bieral was tried upon an indictment charg-
ing him with committing an assault and battery on
corner OF Seventh avenue and Thirty -eghth street.
The parties were dealers In horses the complainant
stating that he was Jockey, and the defendant,
when asked whas his occupation was, said that ne
feeling which existed between him ana McLaarhiin
arose out OF the Stokes case. AS the evidence was
lrreconclabe tile jury gave the benefit Of the doubt
to the politician aud verdict OF not guilty was
rendered.
Forgery.
George Wks, alias John Roe pleaded guilty to
forgery in the third Degree he having been indicted
for forging check upon the Tenth National Bank
on the 2lst OF September, 1870, as f0ll0ws:-
s Rta to the order of h Rssi AGS
II appears from perusal Of the papers that the
which was altered from s24 to $24 600, and was in,
duced to DO so by oher parties. who evidently were
tue iorgers: In view 81 ms youth ana other mltl.
Penitentlary for one year.
Alleged Larceny Of a Horse and Wagon.
John NJ. Van Houston was placed on trial charged
with stealing q horse, wagon and harness from
william q. Spears, 117th street and avenue A, on
the LIST Of August 1869. The evidence showed that
afterwards to a man In New Jersey VINO returned
IL to Mr.. Spears. AS the testimony was not all In
having an olcial enraeement the summ,ng mn
was postponed till this morning.
Arrest OF n Lawyer for Alleged Forgery.
An exciting episode In connection with the
trial OF Van Houston took place. It
seems that the Grand Jury have just found
indictment for forgery in the first degree against
Alexander Il. Reavy, counsel for Van Houston the
charge being that he forged deed by which an old
lady named Elizabeth Taylor was, as Is alleged,
swindled out OF all her property. When 1t was
learned that Reavy was In Court o bench warrant
was issued and placed In the hands OF Captain Nc.
ClosKey, wno before the Court adjourned arrested
him: Reavy was astonished. and asked the Re-
corder to permit him to go at large till to-day. HIS
Honor refused TO grant his request and fixed the
bail at $4,000 IL was understood that at q late
hour in the afternoon the accused procured the re-
qusite amount OF bail and was released from Gus
t0dy.