The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-23
GENERAL SESSIONS.
Ten Years for Burglary.

Before Recorder Hackeut.
On the night of the goth OF January, 1870, the
house OF Frank H. Page, No. los Clinton place, was
broken into by George Jones, who was caught upon
the roof OF the house by Mr. Page and DIR. Healy
and turned over to an oflcer. Complaint was
made against him before Police Justice but for
some reason he was never brought to trial. Jones
was again arrested not long since, in connection
with the masked burglars, and Mr.. Page seeing him
charge against him, and yesterday morning he was
arraigned to answer for the charge committed
No evidence was offered in defence. Counsel for
defence asked that the grade or the crime be
changed from burglary in the first to burglary In
the third degree, but the Recorder did not so
charge the jury. Alter few minutes debera-
ton the Jury found verdict OF guilty Of attempt
was sentenced to ten years in State Prison at hard
labor.
Alleged Attempt to Kill a Sailors
Boarding House Keeper.
Frederick Evers was placed on trial charged
with deliberately firing pistol at James Curran
on the 18th of April at the corner of Old Slip and
South street. with intent to kill him. The COM
plainant testified that he had seen the pr-
soner about an hour before the occurrence, but
nothing whatever occurred between them at the
time of the shooting; he (Curran) was standing
close to the door OF the saloon, smoking cigar
waiting for friend who was coming up from the
dock; the pr isoner was standing about twenty or
twenty-five leet away from him and pointed the
pistol at BIN; the first time he snapped the pistol
1t did not so on; then he said, "Oh, my God don't
you shoot me-" and tried to run in the
door when he felt the ball 60 into his
side; he saw the pistol in the hand OF the pris-
vious to the shooting the prisoner SAID something
but he was not near enough to hear what 1t was;
was going to fire again, he stood in the door, but
the prisoner, instead OF going IN, went round the
corner and ran up the street; then Curran ran
out and told some men that he was shot, where
upon crowd ran after the prisoner, enchanting
"You have killed this man;' at this time a car
was coming round the corner. and two policemen
were on 1t; they Jumped Off and arrested the pris.
oner, who together with Curran, was take6 to
conveyed to the PARK Hospital, where he renamed
nearly a month under medical treatment; the
witness said that he kept boarding house. and
had had trouble with Evers previous to the
shooting.
Mr.. Howe, who defended the accused, in cross
he was no called and was not sse arrest n
several times for feloniOus assaults upon citizens
and police officers during the last five years, to
that name but was never arrested for attempting
to XIII anybody. He, however, admitted that ne
ieloniously assaulting LOUIS Hanson, and that on
the 26th OF January. 1872, he was arrested for an
at the special Sessions upon the latter charge and
fined; that on January last the prisoner and he
nad gh t., and n Gyers haa MN I'm that on
opprobious name, or threaten to throw him over
board or exhibit any weapon.
under his charge and treated him for q pistol
wound in the left side OF the chest; that he consd
but it was now healing rapidly; the ball was not
found, nor did he probe for it.
Thomas Mclaughlin stated that there was no
fighting between the complainant and the prisoner
previous TO Evers firing the pistol at Curran, and
he did not hear any words pass between them.
Mr.. Howe IN opening, said that he would show
the dangerous character Of the complainant, and
that the accused fired the pistol In selfdefence
that he saw Curran and Evers wrangllng, and that
the complainant struck at the prisoner and threat
ened him. saying & get yoH down here here again
from him, and the next thing which the prisoner
heard was the report OF pistol. The case viii be
resumed this morning.
Burglaries and Larcenies.
Thomas Rooney and John Britton tboys) pleaded
guilty to an indictment charging them with break
ing into the lager beer saloon OF Charles Langen-
back, No. SIT East Sixteenth street. Rooney was
sent to the House OF Refuge and Britton to the
Catholic Protectory.
william Bentley, indicted for burglariously en-.
terng the premises OF Byron Fox, No. "a varick
street, on the 18th oil June, and stealing four silver
watches worth $40, pleaded guilty to an attempt
the State Prison for two years and six months.
Charles W. Bancroft who was charged with en-
bezzling $40 on the 29ih Of May from mis- employer
Horace Ingersoll, pleaded guilty to the charge,
and was sent to tie State Prison for two years.
Hugh Cunningham, who, on the 18th inst, stole
two cloaks worth $35, owned by Estee NJ. Horton
and Clara Woodford, pleaded guilty to petty lar
ceny. The sentence was six months in the Pen-
tertiary.
An Acquittal.
Thomas Price, who was jointly indicted with
John Duffy, charged with stealing gold chain
worth 500 and 500 in money from the person OF
Charles W. Paul, on the Esd OF May, at his saloon,
No. % West Houston street, was tried and
n q hpro
not being particle OF evidence duplicating him
in the alleged theft.
POLICE COURTS.