The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-15
COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS.
An Acquittal.

The tr1ai Of Margaret ]. SchaGer, charged with
stealing diamond ring from her father-in-aw,
william W. Schafrer, on the 9th Of December last,
which was commenced Tuesday afternoon. was
finished yesterday.
A great deal OF testimony was taken going to
show that the prisoner was married to the son OF
the complainant while her first husband named
Hubert, was in the State Prison, and the counsel
attempted to show that there was conspiracy on
the part Of o man named Warren 4. Smith, who
seduced her and with whom she had trouble, to
faslen this alleged larceny upon her.
The jury rendered verdict OF not guilty, but on
motion Of the District Attorney, she was remanded
to prison to be tried On indictment for bigamy.
Counsel applied to have the woman discharged,
she being in delicate condition.
Mr.. Stewart opposed the motion, stating that
she was thief. and had succeeded In introducing
herself and confederates into respectable family
His Honor granted bail in the sum OF $5oo'in con-
sequence Of her condition.
Large Batch Of Prisoners Plead Guilty
to Larceny and Burglary.
Mary Ann Lerune, charged with stealing sos
worth OF silk on the 18th OF July from Solomon
Heitner, pleaded guilty to petit larceny. She was
sent to the Penitentiary for three months.
Robert Cushman pleaded guilty to an attempt at
grand larceny, the charge being that the s1st Of
July he stole horse and wagon valued at $500. the
property Of Robert McMurray. His Honor sent him
to the state Prison for eighteen months.
tos CT 9s
guilty to an attempt at grand larceny. Peniten-
tiary one year was the sentence.
Frank Conroy rendered a similar plea, the indict-
ment against him charging that on the S0th OF July
he stole e5s worth OF wearing apparel. He was re-
GEORGE ALDEN AND THEODORE MBRIDE
pleaded guilty TO stealing 500 worth Of wearing
apparel from Charles Lange on the sd inst They
were each sent to the State Prison for one year.
William Thompson confessed that he was guilty
of attempting to steal painters falls" valned at
McGrath.
Abraham Franklin rendered ike plea, the alle-
cation against him being that on the I'd Of May he
Stole silver Spoons and pearl buttons, the aggre-
gate valae OF which was S4l, the property Of Isaac
Timothy Conner, Frank wlnan and Edward
McHugl pleaded guilty to petty larceny. On the
1st inst they stole wine aud cigars valued at SIT,
from the restaurant OF Daniel Perkins.
These prisoners were each sent to the Peniten-
tiary for six months.
Michael LarKin was charged With buralariously
entering the premises OF Herman Rookie, 1913 East
Fortysxth street. on the goth OF July. and stealing
.lcoworth Of property. he pleaded guilty to an
attempt at burglary in the third degree.
Thomas Dempsey also pleaded to similar offence,
the indictment charging that ne entered the
butchers shop Of David Day, eos Second avenue,
James Wilson, charged with burglary in second
degree.ln entering the house OF William MADDEN,
s4a East street on the isth Of June
to an attempt at burglary In the third degree.
The Prisoner throw myself upon the mercy OF
Judge Bedford--This Court has no mercy for pro-
William Burns pleaded guilty to attempting to
enter the premises OF Thaddeus Mabe, I5f Eighth
avenue, on tho 9th Of July. No property was
taken.
The City Judge in sentencing LarkIn, Dempsey.
Wilson and Burns each to the State Prison for two
years and six months, said that every burglar would
have the full penalty OF the law imposed upon him.
Discharge Of the Grand Jury.
The Grand Jury came into Court in the afternoon
with another large batch OF indictments various
offences, and among them seven bills for nuisance
against proprietors Of fat boiling establishments.
As the parties are not yet arrested 1t would be I'm
proper to divulge their names. The foreman of the
Grand Jury having announced that they had fiil-
shed all the business the Judge discharged them
presented against Louis Jennings, an editor Of the
daily Times, for the alleged libel Of General Kill
patrick.
Recorder Hnckett Sentences q Man for
stsbbing a Lager Beer Saloon Propric-
tor.
His Honor the Recorder came into Court to SEN
tence John X. Mortimer, who was tried and con-
victed before him last month OF assault with In
tent to do bodily harm to Mr.. Frank Schmidt a
lager beer saloon keeper In the Bowery.
The Recorder alluded to the circumstances and
said that when the proprietor elected Mortimer
with no more force than was necessary he turned
around and stabbed him In the stomach and groin
lnticting severe wounds His Honor said that he
was nfvl med the prisoner was insane, but there
was nothing developed on the trial TO induce him