The New York herald., 1872-12-17

was $780, the property OF Ronald Thomas These
articles were stolen from boarding house In west
fweDty-thir street. where The complainant and
the prisoner occupied rooms.
The prosecuting ofrcer informed Hie Honor that
there were four similar charges against the
prisoner, to one Of which he pleaded guilty. the
Recorder sentenced him 10 the State IJjsOD iOr
four years and Elk monthe.
William Long who was jointly indicted with q
grand 1aTcenS The evidence sSowe% p ta on Sat
urday, the nth OF August while Mr. Christie, who
keeps wholesale confectionery establishment at
and Long came into the once, and while Mr..
Christie turned his back for q moment sullivan
ten dollar bills and ran away, followed 10y Long.
IL was shown by circumstances that Long acted IN
completely with sullivan. Proof OF good character
butted by police ofncers, who ewore that he was
arrested once before for larceny and at another
time for disorderly conduct. The Jury rendered
verdict OF guilty without leaving their seats, and
thc Recorder promptly sentenced Long TO the
State Prison for five years
guilty to an attemp. at burglary IN the tnird de-
gree, the charge being that on the 2Gth OF Novem-
Der they bnIglarionsy entered the premises OF
go worth OF smoothing IeEs. They were re-
manded for sentence.
Bernard Conway and stephen Larkin pleaded
guilty To an assault and battery which they com.
mitted upon Mary Jane Brauit Forty. first street
on the night OF the 2eth OF November. They were
Alleged False Pretences.
On motion or Mr. Fellows a noile I,roseglt was
entered upon an indictment against Benjamin j..
W. Trask, Jr., who was Jointly indicted with Louis
Beers, charged with obtaining number Of lots by
false pretences stating TO the Court that Judge
Garvin and himself were satisfied that the defend
ant could not be convicted OF q criminal offence.
There IS civil suit pending growing out ol The
transaction.
Almost a Murdcr-An Old Man Convicted
of Shooting at u saloon keePer-Rc-
cCrder HacketCs Remarks upon the
Use OF Weapons.
Adam Cook, an elderly man was convicted OF an
assault with dangerous weapon with intent TO
do bodily harm. II seems that on Thanksgiving
evening the prisoner went into the saloon OF
George A. Folimar, IN White street. and played
dice for drinks He had some misunderstanding
with Follmar about the payment OF thirty-fve
CENTS and while he tFolimar) was attempting tC
detain him Cook drew from his pocket revolver
and was about to fire 1t when Follmar knocked w
his hand, and the ball entered the ceiling.
Mr.. Howe mentioned the fact that Cook hat
served IN the army, as reason Tor mitigation 0
the sentence.
His Honor the Recorder, in passing sentence
said that II the Legislature passed a law making /
mlsdemeanor for any person TO carry weapon
the result would be that 10000 men in this city
who lead criminal life, would De emboldened t,
carry on their depredatlOns by the knowledge tina
good citizens were disarmed. The Legislature,
would regret the passage OF such a law within
month. His Honor said that il was his duty Il
show to all men in this community that weapon,
must not be used except IN extreme occasions
where life was In imminent peril or TO save them
selves from the lnnictlOn OF great bodily harm
and that he will visit with the extreme penalty
every man who uses knife or pistol recklessly
Cook was sentenced 10 the state Prison for TIVE
years and Six months.