The New York herald., 1872-12-04
COURT or GENERAL SESSIONS.
Before Recorder Hackett.

At the opening OF the Court yesterday the case
Of Jacob Bender, charged with manslaughter, was
set down to be tried next Tuesday, and that OF
August Wood, Tor murder, on Wednesday.
A stClub' House Keeper Convicted or q
Felonious Assault and Remanded for
Sentence.
Albert c. Oatman, keeper Of gambling house
on Broadway, was tried upon an indictment for
fel0nious assault and battery. The complainant,
Michael Mahoney, who said he was interested in
the establishment" testified that on the evening
OF the 10th Of May he went to the defendant, who
was standing at his door, and demanded
some clothes, which he refused to give him; after
the exchange OF some angry words Oatman seized
and threw him over the railing and cut him four
five times in the face INJECTING serious but not,
swore that MahOney approached him from behind
with a knife in his hand, and that he lOatman)
used no weapoin Although the testimony was
to be a disOrderly character, the jury rendered a
verdict OF guilty of an assault with dangerous
weapon with intent to do bodily harm. Oatman,
who was out on bail, was committed to prison and
rcmanded till Friday for sentence.
Burglaries.
Frank Donar IA YOUTH charged with burglarions-
y entering the Office OF DIR. Dwyer, 81 Henry street,
on the 18th OF November, and stealing $40 worth
OF wearing apparel pleaded guilty to an attempt
at burglary in the third degree. He was sent to
the Penitentary for eighteen months.
at burglary in the third degree, the allegation
being that on the 9th OF September he burglar
ously entered the grocery store tore OF Squire r. Bar
was two years and SIX months in the State Prison.
A Broadway PickpOcket Sent to Sing
Sing for Five Years.
John Smith was convicted Of stealing watch
from the pocket OF William Wallace, at the corner
OF Broadway and Fulton street. on the 5th OF No
vember The testimony Of the prisoners guilt was
State Prison for Ave years. This well merited SEN
tence relieves Broadway OF professional pick
pocket
A Crowd OF Youthful Burglars.
Cornelius E. Crow, Edward Handley, Christopher
Jewell Thomas Peterson and Archibald Hadden
were charged with burgariously entering the
premises OF Christian Siegel, in East Seventysev-
enth street, on the 20th OF November and stealing
Newfoundland dog, valued at $50, and $40 worth
OF clothing. These youthful burglars were small
boys and were accompanied by their mothers
The Recorder permitted the boys to go, after ad-
ministering some counsel to their mothers respect
ing their future behavior
Grand Larcenfes.
Robert White and Joseph Hopkins, charged with
grand larceny, pleaded guilty to attempt TO COM
init that offence. The complaint set forth the fact
that on the 10th OF October the prisoners entered
the store OF Howard Co., S65 Broadway, and stole
$3.50 out Of drawer.
james Whalen rendered similar plea, the In.
dictment charging that on the 18th OF June he stole
a ship Chain, Valued at $500, the property Of
Thomas Durham and others.
Edward A. Conklin pleaded guilty to an attempt
at petit larceny, the charge being that on the 10th
of May he embeZzlcd S25 from his employers-Mead,
Pearson 4 Co.
The above prisoners were remanded for sentence.
An Assault Upon a Woman.
Michael Toomey was tried for an assault to CON-
nit rape upon Mrs. Jane Moore, at 200 Seventh
avenue, in June last. The prisoner hired room in
her house, and during the absence OF Mr.. Moore
entered the bedroom and inflicted violence upon her,
threatening that II she made an alarm he would
murder her. The jury found Toomey guilty OF an
assault with intent to commit rape. The Re-
corder, in view OF the aggravated nature OF the
assault, sent the prisoner 10 Sing Sing for five
years.
A stabbing Array i'm q Lager Beer Sa-
loon.
Thomas Sproul, charged with stabbing Charles
Meyer at a lager beer saloon in Sixth avenue on
the 18th OF November, was convicted Of assault
and battery, the proof showing that Meyer was
assaulted by the prisoner and his friend, one Of
whom used the knife. Sproul was boy, and the
Recorder modified the sentence TO imprisonment
In the Penitentiary for four months.
James Hughes pleaded guilty to an assault and
battery committed upOn PblliO HeTxiQ. on the 29th