The New York herald., 1875-09-29
COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS.
FROM YOUTH TO AGE-A TWENTY YEARS SEN
TENCE
Before Recorder Hackett.

FROM YOUTH TO AGE-A TWENTY YEARS sEN-
TEECE.
An unusual instance Of youthful depravty was yeser
day developed in this court the trial of young man
named Charles W. Madden, who tried for burglary
IN the first degree The complainant was his mother,
who testified that she lived at No $50 Second avenue
and that at O'Clock the goth Of August the ac
cused effected entrance into her room by going
through the window and stole IS in money out OF her
dress pocket This was her story, which she told
laooring under such mental excitement TO render
necessary Tor Lady friend to support her while in the
VII ness chair.
The prisoner who was only twenty years old, swore
that be did not enter the room, but pier No
North River, on the night in question. He then pro-
ceeded, with unblushing efronery, TO tell the jury
that be had served a in the State Prison for
larceny, and that his father him to the Peniten
tary murderous assault upon his mother and Ina.
he escaped from the Island.
The jury rendered verdict without leaving their
The Recorder in passing sentence. said that never
since he the Bench did be witness such a dis
ng case He understood that the prisoners whole
life had been stained With crime and that on previous
occasions be drove his heartbroken mother from her
house and threatened to murder her with carving
knife State Prison for twenty years
4 SENTENCES.
George Hoffman pleaded guilty to Indictment
charging him with stealing horse wagon on the
zlst Of August valued $225 the property Of George
Gerst- The horse and wagon recovered Hoffman
was sent the State Prison for years and SIX
months
The same sentence was imposed upon James Nc
Car,hy who on the 18th Of this month effected an
trance into the cloth store Of Wolf * Levy, No. 204
Church street. No property was taken
Daniel Titus who stole two wolf skin robes, valued
at $loO the lst OF August, the property OF John
Woods pleaded guilty. The prisoner was sentenced
20 the State Prison for two years and months at
Francis Coettee on the night Of the 18th Of septe-
Der, effected burgiarious entry into the warehouse OF
Julius Klanke No. 174 South Fifth avenue and had
guilty 70 burglary in the third degree and
tenced to the PenItentiary for two years.
Michael Beck was tried upon an Indictment charging
him with robbery in the first degree. the complain.
ing witness Christopher J. smith. sailor testiaed
that while he walking through Greenwich street
he seized by the accused, who robbed him Of S35
aud threatened If be made an outcry to knock his
brains out The jury rendered verdict Of guilty OF
grand larceny His Honor imposed the highest penalty
the law allowed, which was Imprisonment in the state
John Daley, who on the I'd Of April struck Francis
HcNamee several severe blows the head. pleaded
guilty to assault and battery. He sent 10 the Pen
tentlary for one year
LARCENY
Henry Botollow, alias Henry Pattelum charged with
stealing S55 from William Mackay at a liquor saloon in
Bayard street. pleaded guilty. He was sentenced to
the State Prison for one year
RECEIVING STOLEN GOODS.
Dennis Hickey indicted for robbery and receiv-
Ing stolen goods and convicted OF the latter offence
The proof adduced by the prosecution that about
the 9th Of last March John Mathewson was assaulted
and robbed Of gold watch valued $3.50 while pass
ing through Washington street ten O'Clock in the
night He struggled with his assailsnts and succeeded
In retaining large amount Of money which he had in
his possession. They succeeded however in getting
away with the watch. severe snow storm was pre-.
vailng at the time and he badly that Mr.
hathewson unable to identify any Of the men who
attacked him. few days after the robbery the watch
traced TO the possession OF the prisoner who pro
cured loan OF $75 upon 1t from saloon keeper The
accused swore that he bought the watch of young
for $40
verdict OF guilty OF receiving stolen goods rem
dered. The prisoner remanded for sentence