The New York herald., 1873-08-06
COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS.
Empannelling OF the Ora nd Jury

Empanneiling OF the Ora nd Jury.
Before Recorder Hackett.
The Grand Jury was sworn in yesterday. Roland
s. D0ty was appointed foreman, AMI after brief
charge by the Recorder they entered upon the
discharge OF their duties. Before the Court al
jOurned in the afternoon the Grand Inquest came
into Court with number OF indictments against
prisoners charged with burglary and grand larceny.
rms rms prompt actlon on the part OF the Grand Jury
offcer to dispose OF all the prison cases IN few
days.
Youthful Highwaymcn Sent to the State
Prison.
John Moore, Thomas Fullam ana Thomas Msken
youths), who were charged with robbing John
Stefan Of silver watch on the 4th of May, valued
at $s, in a hallway on the Tenth avenue, pleaded
guilty to petty larceny from the person. Moore
and Fullam were each sent to the state Prison for
hve years. Miskell, who was only seventeen years
OF age, was sent to the Pententiary ior the same
period.
An Attempt at Burglary.
Adolphus Lohman and George O'Keefe on the
night of the 18th of April effected burglarious
entrance into the jewelry store OF Charles Runke
495 Ninth avenue and stole O number OF silver
watches valued at 1913 O'Keefe pleaded guilty to
an attempt and was sent to the State Prison Tor
two years.
Assault with Intent to Steal.
Patrick Manning, youth, who was indicted for
assaulting Albert Abrams on the night of the 10Th
of July and stealing from MIN silver watch worth
sl2 pleaded guilty to petty larceny. from the per-
son. The sentence imposed was three years. i'm
prisonment in the Penitentiary.
Thomas Kelly and William Harmon pleaded guilty
to simple assault, the Indictment charging that
Water street, with intent to steal money and
watch. They were each sent to the Penitentary
tor six months.
Stealing Furs in Summer.
John Rademacher, on the 4th OF June pleaded
guilty to an attempt at larceny. He was charged
with stealing quantity OF furs from his employer
Sylvester Brush, on the 26th of March, and re-
manded 10 be used a witness against the re-
ceiver OF the stolen goods, who, it appears died
last week. Rademacher was sent to the Peniten-
tiary for three months.
Fugitive Burglar Brought to Bay.
James s. Smith, alias "Big Munday" who waa
jointly indicted with william Davis for burglary in
the third degree, pleaded guilty. On the Goth of
April 1872 they broke into the carriage factory of
Edward M. Corbett, 2l4 East Twenty xth street.
and stole silk and rep cloths and plated ware, the
aggregate value OF which was $500, Smith was ar
rested in a western city and brought back to New
York. He was remanded till Friday for sentence
A River Thief Convicted.
stephen Dillon, who was jointly indicted with
John Walsh, was tried and convicted Of grand lar.
ceny. The prosecution showed to the satisfaction
of the jury that on the 23d Of Junc twenty-eight
pigs OF iron, the property OF the Allentown Iron
Company, were stolen rom dock in Hoboken
and that at halfpast three on the same morning
the prisoners were found in possession of this iron
by two of the narbor policemen, who arrested
foot Of Houston street. pon sWere e per fna q. the ne
bought the9ron of captain for SIS Mr. Mitchell
defended the accused. The case was so
OF guilty without leaving their seats. His
Honor in passing sentence said that he was bound
If possible, to check the depredations which river
thieves were making upon our commerce. Dillon
got the full penalty, which was five years in the
State Prison.