The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-11
FIFTY-SEVENTH STREET COURT.
Before Judge Murray.

TRACING STOLEN GOLD WATCH.
young man named Dennis Hickey was com.
mitted Tor trial on charge OF highway robbery,
in default OF 81, 900 bail. The complainanr-John
Mathewson, OF No. 647 Hudson street testified
that on the stu INST, while going through Wash.
ington street, lie was robbed by three men OF his
watch, worth $3.50. The watch was recovered by
officers Handy and Mallon. or the Eighteenth pre-.
cinct, who found IL IN John Aliens pawn shop, ar
No. 1.229 Bro ldway. where Hickey had pledged it
for SIS. Hickey denied having stolen the watch,
saving that IL was sold to him for $40 by q man
named Dunn who worked In the Twenty-hrst
for such man, disbeieving Hickey's statement
HOW CHICAGO MOTHER RECOVERED HER
STOLEN CHILDREN
Yesterday afternoon, on the corner Of Thirueth
street and Lexington avenue. Of1cer Cullen, OF
the Twen.y.nrst precinct found two women OF
respectayae appearance engaged in q desperate
contest for the possession OF little boy about
five years OF age. One OF them who gave her
name Catherine Powers, claimed to be the
mother Of the boy and charged the other, whose
name was Mary Geary. with stealing him. He
they were brought to the court. There it appeared
that Lawrence Powers. the father OF the child,
February, and that Mary Geary was his waitress.
Without any apparent reason ne mad sold out mis-
the same time their two sons. Jour and six years
Of age, also disappeared, and on inquiry
the mOL0eT IOOQQ Ln0G Mary Geary mad also left
Tor parts unknown. Things OF the fugitives were
received by her at the railroad depot where she
heard that they had come to New York. Mrs.
Powers Immediately followed, and has been living
since with her sister at No. 22s West warren
street Brooklyn. She placed watch on her nus
residence OF Mary Geary on Third avenue, near
Thrteth street, where she felt sure OF finding ner
she found MISS Geary with the Youngest of the
children on the corner OF Tnrtieth street and Lex
ington avenue.
Misc Cearv satd she had navor bno,, vrorr..a
apd that she was only taking care Of the children
for their ather who was paying her therefor S.
and 10 take In sewing: Mr.. Powers did not live
with her and but seldom visited her apartments.
should accompany the two women and the child
to Miss Geary's apartments, where the other boy
ss mohr MISS ea d 10 Gs sse
comply, she was 70 be brought back to court i'm.
medlately. AS the two women left the court
Miss Geary, but tne child clutched her skirts, to
which he hung with the desperation OF drowning
person and would not be parted from her to 60 to
his mother.
COURT CALENDARS-THIS DAY.
SUPREME CoUnr-UaAABxns-Held BY Judge
24e 252 $50. 2es, ga, 275.
SUPREME OoURr-GENEsAL TERx-Held by
90, icy, ise, ilolI. lll, 1917. ~
Van Brunt.-lssues Of law and iact-Noa III, g.
2lO. 1863, el 1877, 1lp, 1885, 2Is 2ls, 300, ga, 22o
233 2a6. 236. 237. $780, 81 2l2 2A2 24A GAS 24e 10
SUPREME OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 2-Held by Judge
Van vorst.-Nos. 1909. l15s, 1870 1902, 1l66 1864
1904, 9ls, 2672 1870 944 04s, 1922 1898, l2ss 05s
SS2n 1892, ll7S. 1928, 1919 1904 1885, l2oe. Part
776. o., ST. 1858, 1905, 1867, OIL 10l7, 1919 1887
1919 ~ 6o7h. 7l6, lilo, $751; 1887, 02sk, 1856. SOL
SUPERIOR CouRr--GsxrnAL TxnM-AdIourned
until Friday.
SUPERIOR CouRr-spRcIAL TEnx-Held by Judge
Curtls.-Nu. ID.
SUPERIOR CoURT-TRrAL rRRM-Part l--held by
Judge Monell.-Nos. 1855 967 501h. 1881, 0e3, 973,
Part 3 Held by Judge treedman.-Nos 1919,
s32, $685. 4o4 1885, $50, 1872, llsS, ll4o, 1l, ll46
has. 1850, 1882 1854.
COMMON PLEAs-TRrAL TERx-Part Held by
Judge Robinson.-Nos. 1850, 2l5o, 232oY, 2sld,
2lv2, 2370. 27I MIS. 237a, 1915. 2502. 2503
the term.
COMMON PLEAs-0HSRhAL TEBx--hold py Chief
Justice DAILY ana Judges kosw and !. r. palyy--Nos.