The New York herald., 1875-11-19
COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS.
Rsfnrn Recorder Hackett

NIGHTS LODGING AND WHAT CAME OF IT.
Michael Flanagan is a groom, and employed gen.
orally Staten Island. on the 2Sth OF last month he
up the city about eleven O'Clock at night
was passing through Thompson street, when he was
addressed by young negro woman who stood in front
Of No So She asked him whether he wanted to hire a
room for the night and he replied in the affirmative
wnereupon she led him 10 a sleeping chamber and,
after exactIng dollar in payment, left him to repose
He had not been IN bed more hour when
woman returned In company with two men who
held Flanagan while the woman stole $40
from his clothing. When released the victim made his
way TO street and called for the police but when
officer arrived the culprits had fed The woman and
one of the men, whose name is John Sydney Smith,
subsequently arrested and indicted Tor robbery
in the FIRST degree. They we're arragned, tried and
found guilty yesterday. In passing sentence Recorder
Hackctt said to the prisoners as they stood before tho
bar-'sYour evidently miserable condition in life and
your color excite my sympathy IL you were white
people, and in less miserable circumstances, would
nllct the penaty-cvery day and every hour
that the statute would permit. AS it is, however
sentence 20 the State Prison at hard labor for the
term Of ten years
HIGHWAY ROBBERY.
Edward Tanning, Of sixty seventh street and lex
ington avenue appeared complainant against Will
lam Rogers and Thomas Maher, indicted for highway
robbery. It appeared that while Tanning gong
through the Bowery about eleven O'Clock on the night
Of the Goth Of October he approached by the
cuscd, who asked il he would not like a companion.
men walked along either side Of him for minute,
and then Rogers knocked him down and Maher alb
stracted twenty-five cents rom ms pocket an
thieves into custody. They were each found guilty
OF assault with intent to rob, and were sentenced 10
imprisonment in state Prison at hard labor Tor the
term Of ive years.
Maher Is a desperate young ruTian, only nineteen
years old who not long since the bar a
charge Of rape When arraigned for sentence yestcr-
day the Recorder about to administer some coun-
sci to him. when the hopeless reprobate grnned from
ear 1T IS evident that you consider II fun,
said the Recorder II am very sorry that inc statute
will permit TO make il still funnier for you. As
It sentence you 70 state Prison at hard labor for
five years.
PLEAS AND SENTENCES.
Charles Morgan and Frank Matthews pleaded guilty
TO the charge OF stealing horse from William Matthews,
OF No 3721s Bowcry and sentenced TO the State
Prison for two years and six months,
Charles Mayer alias Meec, admitted that he broke
into the premises OF Margaret Sullivan, No Monroe
street. and carried on clothing worth $40 He was
fenced Imprisonment Tor the term OF two and half
wears III tho state Prison
Maggie McKecn pleaded guilty 10 the charge Of steal
ing from Mary Doyle OF No l26 First avenue clothing
valued az $4I. she was sent 70 tho Pencntiary Tor
two years.
John Adams was furnished with residence in the
same institution Tor the period OF three years and a
half for breaking into the dwelling of Johanna g.
Meherten, No II Montgomery street, and stealing
thcrcfroin 1903 worth ofjewelry and clothing.
James Miller, who stole package Of tobacco from
Isaac Wolf OF 30 $40 West street pleaded guilty and
was sent to tho PeniteDtiary for six months.
Thomas King sent 70 the same institution for n
similar period for stealing three coats from Max Nam
buck Of No. Ill Chatham street
VIOLATING THE ELECTION LAWS
James Doughcrty, 'longshoreman, twenty seven
years old who lived at 40 900 Eas. Seventh street,
arraigned on an indictment for violation OF the
election laws in having voted in the Thirteenth
ton district the sixteenth Assembly district without
having been resident Of the said district for the 70
~ He Adj tpd liz Hlsrrnl
voting but pleaded cXtcnuatlon that hc was drunk
at tho lime He sent 10 state Prison for eighteen
months
Charles Wehner a young German, Of twenty three
who lived at No. ork street. pleaded guilty to
indictment charging him with attempting to vote u
legally the Twenty nrst election district q the FRS
Assembly district by representing himself bc Jacol
r. Dragc Of No 100 West Broadway. lie was sent I,
State Prison for year and a hall.