The New York herald., 1874-09-11
Aeichmeister w. Leonard-Judgment iof pl1ao
yiY and order for assessment.
Crow vs.. Bradbury. ment for plaiuttn.
Bradley VS.. HubbelL-Motion granted
COURT OF GENERAL sEssIoNA
Burgiaries md Lnrcenios.
Refora Indre Sutherland.

BurVia rfes and Lnrcenfos.
Before Judge Sutherland.
Yesterday. in this Court, Edward Jackson uuo
George Thompson pleaded guilty to burglary 10
the third degree. The charge was that on the
18th OF August, they enected burglarious en-
trance into the store OF Francis W. HoiorooK, No.
SIS Broadway. and stole $500 worth OF geu'lement
furnishing goods, which were recovered BY the
detectives. HIS Honor sent each OF the burglars
10 tue state Prison for three years ana SIX
months.
Charles II. Knight, who on tho l4tn OF July
stole SO IN money & ON Horaho Godie, pleaded
guilty to an attempt at grand larceny. There was
another Indictment against him. Inc sentence
passed oy the CITY Judge was imprisonment IN the
State Prlsou Tor Two years ana SIX months.
ceny from the person. On the 9th o last month
he snatched silver medal from the neck OF
little UrI named Teresa Morgan as she was walk.
Ing along Sixth avenue.
charging him with having burglars tools In his
possession. contrary to law and with intent to
These prisoners were each sent to the Penlten.
Henry Luerson,. who on the 2sth OF July EN-.
pany by whom he was employed as q clerk,
pleaded guilty to petit larceny. There were misl.
gatlng circumstances, which led the Judge to sen.
tence the young man to the Pententiary for two
An Acquittal.
MlCudel heuuy anu EuWaTQ MCDOu8Q wore GCle0
upon charge of breaking into rne grocery store
OF Hugh H. Hannah, No. 40 Thomas street, on the
eth Of June, and stealing $40 In money from q
drawer. good deal OF time was consumed In
trying the case, number OF witnesses for the dc.
iendants having been examined to break down
the evidence OF the principal witness for the prose-
cution. who swoIe that he saw Mcdonald getting
out OF the window OF the complainapt's promised
The jury. after some elaboration, rendered YER.
dict OF not guilty.
Abducting q Child.
good deal OF time was spent in the trial OF an
Indictment against Mary Sweeny, charging her
with abductng Nina Hohl, little girl three years
old. The testimony for the prosecution was thas
on Sunday, the Goth or July, at two O'Clock
IN the afternoon, the accused went to
the tenement house No. 90 Frankfort
s ss asSr which
she refused to give her; that while she stood at
the door the little child passed out into the street,
speedily followed by the accused, and could mot
be found Till late that evening. The parents insti-
tuted search for their missing child, and the
quarters near midnight 1t seems that on this
Sunday evening Onicer Quinn was called into =
room occupied by Mary sweeny, at No. 10 Wash.
lngton street, to arrest her upon charge Of steal
ing clothing belonaing to a girl VINO was living
with her; the officer took her and three children
that he found there to the station house-one
baby, the second about the size Of Nina Hohl and
the taird was Nina. She told the officer at the
time he arrested her that Nina followed her. and
thar the other children were her own. The ofhcer
did not know at this time unat little Nina was
missing from her home in Frankfort street. mile
away; and 1t seems that while he was putting tho
woman and her infant In the cell at the station
house the other children went into the street;
he understood that an officer picked up little Nina
and took her to Ponce Headquarters
Anthony Bleylc, 6oarder In Mrs. Hohls house,
on the sunday afternoon the child was missed, but
positively identified her as having been there beg.
ging on three previous occasions. Tnts was an
deuce gwen by the prisoner, VINO, when called to
testify IN her own behalf, asserted, IN the most
positive terms, that the Witnesses for the prosecu.
ton were mistaken; that she never was at Mrs.
HOnl's place, and never saw the child BEFORE The
Judge recalled the complainant and the little girl
ana cOniron ted them with the prisoner, who res
Iterated, In the most solemn terms that she never
saw either OF them before. The jury, without 4
moments elaboration, pronounced verdict d
"Gulty," and the Judge sentenced her to th(
State Prison Tor I'VE years.