The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-26
COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS.

Before Recorder Hackett.

Before Recorder Hackett.
At the opening OF the Court yesterday william
Alderman pleaded guilty to grand larceny in steal
ing twenty gross of shirt buttons the 18th OF
April, valued at $50 60, the property of Horace d.
Claim Co.
Bridget McCabe also pleaded guilty to an indict-
ment charging her with stealing, the 10th OF
April, from the dwelling house of Francis wilkins.
119 East Twenty-eghth street, silk dresses valued
at $454.
Alderman and the woman MCCabe were each
sent to the State Prison for three years.
James Mcclure pleaded guilty to an attempt at
grand larceny the indictment alleging that the
accused stole clothing, valued at SAG, owned by
Felix Doian. He was sent TO the State Prison Tor
Patrick Mathews, who, on the Sd inst, stole
wooden doors valued at 500, the property OF
Thomas McGuiness, pleaded guilty to petit larceny.
George Fix pleaded guilty to the minor grade of
larceny, the charge being thar on the 10Th OF this
month he stole a cloak worth 1913, the property of
Mary Ostheimer. The sentence was six months in
the Penitentary.
ASSAULT AND BATTERY.
Michael Carroll, who was indicted for stabbing
Daniel Geary with knife, on the 22d OF September,
pleaded guilty to assault and battery. One year in
the Penitentiary was the sentence imposed by the
Court.
James Monahan pleaded guilty to assaulting
Patrick Comisky, at 1881 East sixteenth street, on
the I'd OF February. Mr.. Mott stated extenuating
circumstances 10 the Court which resulted in His
Honor modifying the sentence to one months i'm
prisOnment in the Penitentiary.
Shooting ARRAY I'm Houston Street
Sentenced to the State Prison for Ten
Years.
John Wallace was tried and convicted of an as.
sault with intent to kill John Murphy, by shooting
him with pistol on the corner OF Greene and
Houston streets, on the 18th of this month AS.
sistant District Attorney Russell, in his opening to
the jury frankly admitted that the antecedents oil
the complaining witness were bad; that it would
be better for society If men OF his class were in
the State Prison, and expressed the hope that he
would soon have the pleasure OF prosecuting MUIR
ply and sending him to join his quondam friend
at Sing Sing. The testimony showed that on the
afternoon inquestiOn Wallace and Murphy quar-.
relied and struck each other, and that while
Murphy was running away the prisoner drew a
revolver and fired four shots, two of which took
effect, one in the shoulder and the other in the
breast. Mr.. Howe brought out in the cross e am
nation that Murphy stepped into prize fight
ring and struck O'BaIdwin while he was fighting
with Campbell. The accused swore in his own be-
half and claimed that he shot In self-deence As
SOON as the jury rendered verdict OF guilty OF the
main charge the Recorder sentenced Wallace
to the State Prison for ten years, and by
desperado. While In prison Wallace wrote a letter
to Murphy, in which he stated that the man who
struck him must put light price on his life.
RumOred Indictment OF 12s Sailors
Boarding House Keepers.
1t is rumored, on good authority that among the
indictments brought in by the Grand Jury yester-
day was one against 12s sailors boarding house
keepers, for conspiring to prevent merchants pro-
curing sailors for their vessels. IL is probable that
bench warrants will be issued for their arrest and
that these Gland sharksi Will be hauled up before
the curt.