The New York herald., 1874-12-30
COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS.
Before Recorder Hackett.
A PAIR OF RUFFIANs SENT To STATE PRISON

PAIR OF RUFFIANs SENT TO STATE PRISON
FOR TWENTY YEARS.
At the Court OF General Sessions yesterday, be-
fore Recorder HacSett, there we're arraigned
John Moore, cclored man, and Henry Harrison,
on the charge OF robbery IN Lhe nrst degree, and
also that ofoutrage. Both OF the prisoners offered
plea Of guilty to the 1rst specification. The facts
rccited in the Indictment were to the effect that
on the 20th inst. Moore, Harrison ana another
white man, who Is as yet unknown, met a
young white girl named Lizzie Fegan as
she was passing through the classic thoroughiale
known as Baxter street, and took by violence
from her person The insignificant sun OF fifty cents.
Not content Win TINS acton tie three seoua.
outrage.
prisoners, Moore aud uarrison, took occasion to
remark tnat the proof presented against the ac-
rorney, was abundant and strong, so tnat Lner
plea OF guilty was to be expe e,ted. That Tnat
aud dasIardly outrage upon the person
OF The complainant there could be no question, and
tion and punishment. Tne Recorder considered
that no mercy could be shown under these circunl-
sne case BY taer M po Of guilty Tie
would therefore exercise no clemency, but SEN
tence each o the prisoners M 20 & serve a. hard labor
The sentence was warmly aprlauded by jurors,
lawyers and spe ,lators, while the two ruflians
seemed to De appalled, by the, to them, unexpected
severity OF the Court
LARCENY IN JEwEIRY STORE.
George Henderson, who was convicted on Mon.
day OF larceny, was brought up FOR sentence yes
terday. 1t will be remembered tina. the prisoner
entered jewelry store and with the assistance
OF a confederate succeeded in seizing and rum
ming on with watch. Before the Recorder took
action Assistant District Att, rney Nolan in
formed His Honor that henderson had frequently
victimized jewellers in this war, and that one or
them was then in Court 10 testify II necessary.
The Recorder remarked that the larceny was a
despicabe one, and ne would teach that class Of
thieves q lesson by sending Henderson to the
State Prison Tor i've years.
FEMALE INcENDIRY SENT TO THE STATE
PRISON.
Bridget Tierney. who was indicted ty the Grand
Jury for arson in the second degree pleaded
guilty yesterday 10 an attempt at ars IN. The In
dictment set forth that en- the 10th inst. the
prisoner had maliciously and wiliully set fire to
that part OF the tenement house, No. s4s First
| had been discovered before any great damage to
! life or property had been done. The Recorder
sentenced the woman to the State Pri on ior i've
years.
BURGLARIEs AND LARcENIEs.
| Joseph Muntanyo, against whom there were two
indictments, pleaded guilty yesterday to one for
burglary IN the third degree. On the 14th OF this
month he entered the premises OF Nicholas Rad
loin, no. 7S9 Second avenue, and stole cloh hing
and an opera glass valued at 500. This prisoner
was sent TO tne stare PrlSOn LOT l0ur years.
George Ryan and Thomas Rogers, youths,
pleaded guilty to attempting. ON the 11th Of this
month, to enter the premises or William Osmond,
No. 5G5 Third avenue. They did not succeed IN
obtaining any property. The Court sentenced
them to imprisonment in rhe State Prison Tor one
year EACH
thomas Larkin, against whom there were two
charges, pleaded guilty to an attempt a5 grand
larceny. The allegation was that, on the evening
OF the Goth OF November, Larkin siole gold watch
and Grain, worth $500, from Benjamin Nathan. at
the corner OF Fourth avenue and Fourteenth
streer. He was remanded FOR sentence.
ACQUITTALS.
Joseph Rogers Thomas Lynch, William Davis,
Henry Estlcmann and Charles Bennett were tried
uron an indictment charging shem with stealing
four horse blankets, worth s25, the property OF
William Z. Petltt. The goods were found ct
odeIs stable, in East Twenty.fourth street. to-
getier with other articles OF similar description,
supposed 70 have been stolen. The evidence was
insufficient to connect the prisoners with the
crime, and the prosecuting officer having inti-
mated that the Recorder instructed the Jury to
render a verdict OF acqulttal Mary Kogg and
Llesl Maer were also found not guilty OF charge
OF stealing $40 from Hc;nr CHI Auber on the 5ta or
this month in a concert saloon IN Chatham street.