The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-07-16


DeWitt.-MOtlon granted.
| Brtt0n vs.. Ohase-MOti0n granted, unless plain
tiG within ten days serve and file his complaint.
COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS.
| Before Recorder Hackett.
Convicted of Attempting to Outrage Lit
tie Girls-sent to sing Sing for Five
Years.
Yesterday In this Court Assistant District Attor-
ney Stewart presented to the consideration Of the
| Jury an indictment against Thomas Bell, charging
| him with one of the most revolving crimes that
could be adduced against one having the semblance
OF human being the details of which unfit for
publication. The prosecuting officer stated in his
opening that the punishment which the prisoner
deserved ought to have been administered on q
lamp post instead Of In a court of justice. 1t ap-
pears that Bell kept policy shop on Sixth avenue
near Twelfth street. and that he was in the habit of
inducing little girls to go into his place by giving
them pennies, and there committed the henous
offences, for the preparation OF one OF which he
was yesterday held ana convicted.
One of the victims told her mother, which led an
other little girl named Adele Gillett TO do the same
and she was the complainant in the case that was
tried yesterday. Although scarcely eight years Old
she gave her evidence with unusual clearness
stating that the prisoner ran after her, and, after
| taking her behind the partition in his Office
stripped of her clothes and attempted TO violate
| Annie Klenck, the companion OF the former wit.
| ness, was sworn anu cOrroborated her statement
in respect to the prisoner taking Off her clothes.
| He chased her tAnnie) away from the place.
| This was the case for the people.
Thomas Bell, an elderly looking fellow, with o
somewhat ioroidding physiognomy took the stand
| statements OF the innocent little girls. He I'D
mitted that they ran In and out there,
but asserted over and over again that he took no
| liberties with the complaining witness nor with
| any other girl He said that he q married
man, and had three children who had reached their
MIR. Stewart called another little girl, named
! Brown, to contradict the accused and she also
swore that he attempted to take liberties with her.
The jury promptly rendered verdict Of guilty OF
an assault with intent TO commit rape. This was
the highest offence OF which, under the law and the
evidence, the prisoner could be convicted. His
Honor sentenced Bell to the State Prison at hard
labor FOR I'VE years. and II j. needless to say that
called for the death penalty the Recorder would
have sentenced the wretch to be executed.
Another Outrage Upon a Female.
John McCarty, indicted for committing rape
upon Lzzy Frey on the 9th of June pleaded guilty
to an assault with intent to commit a rape ana
was sentenced to the state Prison for five years,
that being she highest penalty the law allowed the
Recorder to Mnict.
Alleged Riot by a Body of strilscrs--The
| Accused Acquitted Of the Charge.
Michael Kelly, Thomas Regency and Michael Kels
were called to the bar, charged with riot The
complainant, r. Kelly Styles, who keeps planning
mill corner Of Sixty-drst street and First
avenue, stated before tho magistrate that
on Monday the oath Of June, the defendants
and number Of unknown men visited his
premises and endeavored to intlmldate his work
men to desist from labor. Kells declared 10 to be
their determination to stop the working Of the
mill and threatened him with violence Mr.. Styles
was not In Court, but by consent OF Colonel Spencer
the complaint was read.
OGicer Murtha testified to arresting Kells and
stated that the prisoner Regency was not inside OF
Mr.. Styles place. The other defendants SAID they
wanted the men to stop work and they would not
Michael Kelly and Michael Kels were examined
for ,ne defence, and said that they were invited
conduct themselves dis0rdery, and made no
threats while In there. Kelly swore that the ollcer
who arrested him bit him unnecessarily severe
William II. Jackson, the employer of Kelly, was
called to give him good character. lie said that
Kelly was forced to join the strikers
Counsel agreed TO decline summing up the case
but submitted 1t to the jury under the charge Of the
Court.
His Honor the Recorder said that the evidence
against Kelly and Kells was not sufficient to sus
tain the charge OF riot, and instructed the jury to
acqnlt them verdict Of not guilty was accord.
John McClave, q conductor on the Third Avenue
Railroad was tried for petty larceny nom the per-
Goth OF June, when arriving at the depot he felt the
accused take his silver watch, valued at SIS. He
was put of the car by the conductor. The police
officer at the depot noticed the suspicious move
in the depot ana then called his attention t to the
taking his watch. McClave had gone on
watch, which was identified by MIR. Bogeie.
McClave said that he found the watch In the Car
and sccreted 1t in the pipe, but did not steal it
from the person. A number of respectable wit
nesses were called BY Mr.. Knitting to prove. the
ever, was so strong, that the jury rendered u ver
dict OF guilty OF petit larceny. He sent TO the
Penltentiary for six months.
An Assault.
Thomas Collins, charged with stabbing Jesse Nc.
Carter on the Goth OF June with knife, pleaded
tenuating circumstances, he was sent to tle Peni.
Tertiary Tor three months.
A stabbing Case.
Ellen Carlock was tried upon an Indictment
charging her with stabbng Nicholas Humbert in
the chest on the 2sth ofJune, with q small pocket
knife while passing through Grand street, The
testimony shows that she was assaulted by ono NJ
Humberts companions and In order "to get SQUARE
with them," she stabbed the complainant The
jury returned verdict of guilty OF assault and bat
terry ana the Recorder sent her to the Pentcntiary
for one year.
Alleged Larceny.
John Williams, who, on the 18th of June stole $50
from August Bornkamp, pleaded guilty to an at.
tempt at grand larceny, and was sent to the State
prison for two years and six months.
The same sentence was passed upon John Dono.
hue who pleaded guilty to stealing piece Of cloth
valued at as on the I'd nst the property OF Brady
shannon Co., No. 1870 Duane street.
Pliiip Tyne, charged with assauting 0fllcer Dunn,
or the Twelfth precinct, on the 18th OF June by
striking him with a tumblcr and woundng his face
pleaded guilty TO simple assault and battery He
was sent 10 the Penitentary for one year.
An AequittaI.
Richard McCruden was tried upon CHARGE OF
sLcang watch from Frederick Miller on the I3th