The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-06
COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS.
Before Recorder HacketL
LARcRNIEs AND DURGLARIEs.

LARcRNIES AND BURGLARIEs.
In this court yesterday John T. Mayer, who was
indicted for burglarlously entering a room occu-
pied by william ]. Mckee, at No. 6s Great Jones
street, on the llth OF last month and stealing
So worth OF jewelry, pleaded guilty. He was sent
TO the state Prison foT TWO years.
Berthold Wallheim was charged with emoez-
zling the sum OF $50 on the 7th OF July belonging
to his employers, Barucn, Wolf & Co., which he
collected from p c. Ducnochois 1t Is supposed
that the accused stole between $500 and 500
from his employers. The sentence was two years
and SIX months IN the State Prison.
Michael Burke was tried upon a charge of lelo-
NOUS assault and battery. Inc evidence shows
that he and Andrew Eagan who were snipmAtes
and boarding at the same house, mad difficulty,
anu, without SUFFICIENT provocahon, Burke nit
The counsel Tor the accused requested His
Honor to charge tnat the jury could, II they saw
ft, render verdict OF guilty OF simple assault and
battery. The Recorder did so under recent decl-
ion OF the Court OF Appeals. Unfortunately the jury
misunderstood His Honor'S charge although he
reclted the three veroicts which they could le-
galy render according To the view they might
lake OF the evidence; II they had doubt about
the prisoners intention To XIII, he suggested that
they might render the minor verdict OF all assault
with intent to 90 bodily harm. The Jury rem
dered verdict OF guilty OF assault and battery.
The Recorder called the attention OF the jury
TO the extraordinary verdict they had given,
which led the foreman 10 explain tnaJ they made
mistake. AS the verdict was recorded the error
could not be rectlhed. The Recorder sentenced
Burke TO the Penitentiary Tor one year.
John Kulder, VINO was charged with obtaining
possession oil coat belonging to August
ScnreIner by falsely representing TO the vile OF
the latter that he was sent Tor II. was tried ana
acquitted IL came out on the trial that the com
planant was clerk IN a policy shop and that
kulder mad him arrested upon a charge of swim
ding him out OF $500.
Mary DAVIS, q colored GIRL was also declared
not guilty OF stealing $40 on the 21st OF July
from Ernst Graver at drinking saloon in Spring
street.
MicnaeI Herman, a young man, pleaded guilty
TO burglary In the third degree. he effected a
burglarious entry into the store OF Teresa Cal
lahan, No. 1897 East Twentynrst stress on the l7tn
OF last month, and was arrested by an officer De-
fore any property was taken. The sentence i'm
posed was one years imprisonment In the State
Prison.
Thomas Ryan was tried and found guilty OF
stealingsa horse on the 18th OF July, worth $l25,
from Eli Martin, by whom he was employed The
accused admitted selling the horse In the market,
but claimed that the complainant owed him for
services. Ryan was sent TO the State Prison for
three years.
Henry O'Brien pleaded guilty to grand larceny.
On the I'd OF July ne went into the once OF David
Gnur, No. So Nassau street, and inquired If tall
man lad been there. Upon oelag informed in the
negative, he rushed out ana was arrested by an
of1cer. having stolen fifteen pairs OF gold specta-
cies. The prisoner who was quite genteel look
ing. was sent to The State Prison Tor TWO years
AND six months.
Charles Heslln, John Crealey and Thomas Nc
Manus pleaded guilty 10 burglarouslY entering
the tailoring establishment OF George Mcdonald,
No. 60 Bleecker street, on the 22d OF July, and
stealing \ piece OF cloth valued at SOS. These
prisoners were each sent to the State Prison for
two years.
Peter Mccormick was tried and found guilty or
q crime against nature the details OF which are
unfit for publication. The Recorder. In passing
Judgment: expressed regret that he could not
he had q vile and seven children, was sent to the
State Prison for ten years.