The New York herald., 1875-09-30
COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS
Before Recorder Hackett


ADULTERATIoN OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
NOT PROVED.
Christopher Meisten who kept store at No. 259
Spring street, pleaded guilty TO indictment charging
him with violating the sanitary codo by selling aduer
aed milk The Recorder in disposing of the case said
that the authorities had been vainy trying for years
past TO put stop TO this crime, which affected the
whole community His Honor said that If the accused
had gone TO trial he would have imposed the severes
penalty the law allowed and he wished all Interested
know that such offenders would be severely punished
He fined Mesten $50
Mark Lynsky was charged with cutting Thomas
Lotus in the the 24th of July The evidence
showed that it barroom fight and the COM
plainant the aggressor and the accused proved
an excellent character for peaceableness the jury
dercd verdict OF not guilty without leaving their
Seats
SENTENCES.
Francis Kennedy was tried and convicted OF petit
larceny in stealing $25 worth of tobacco the property
Of Frederick Kemmelman, No. 26s West 10th street.
He sent to the Penitentary for six months Ben.
jamin " Barbour, who jointly indicted with Ken
nedy and pleaded guilty first arragned the bar
and used as witness by the people. His Honor
mtgated his punishment to Imprisonment in the Pen-
tentary for four months.
Mary Burns, who charged with stealing two silk
underskirs on the 18th OF December, 1874 the prop
erty of Nara Knight pleaded guilty to petit larceny
She sent to the Penitentary for two months
Tho same punishment inflicted upon william
Schultz, who was charged with stealing $50 from Otto
Pasquay
John Corbett was tried and convicted OF burglary in
the second degree On the ID of this month he
the dwelling house of Isaac s. Watch, No. So East
Twentieth street, by opening the front door with key.
No property was taken The Recorder said he had
TO believe that Corbett a professional burglar
and sentenced him to the State Prison for years
LARCENIEs.
Daniel Reardon and Edward Cannon charged with
stealing clothing, watch and $40 in money from the
premises of Charles Gross No. 254 Tenth avenue on
the 4th Of this month"; tried and convicted of petit
larceny. Cannon sent to the Pententiary for six
months. Reardon proved previous good character
and was sent to the Penitentiary for three months
John Bryson indicted for burslariously entering the
premises Of John l. Meyer, No 535 Greenwich street
the 18th OF August, and stealing SO worth Of cigars
pleaded guilty to petit larceny.
James McGreery and Joseph Lawson convicted
of petit larceny from the person stealing the 18th
of August silver watch valued 50 from George But.
ling while he asleep in Tompkns square Lawson
was sent TO the Penitentiary for three years and
McGreery TO the House OF Refuge
John NcIaren Ia youth pleaded guilty TO a similar
offence, the indictment charging that the 14th Of
August he stole a pocketbook containing 81 25 from
Anna Marsh at the corner OF First and Thirty
sixth street. He was sent to the Penentiary for one
year.
Ernest Rasmison tried for stealing S36 from the
person Of John Edgreen the 18th OF this month at
a Greenwich street boarding house. The jury were
equally divided upon the question Of the guilt of the
accused and the Recorder discharged them Rasmison
was renanded 10 be tried again
Lavinia Lynch was tried upon an indictment charging
her with acting in completely with Annie Martin in
stealing gold watch and chain the 9th OF this month
from John Benhan in First avenue The jury we're un-
able TO agree upon verdict and discharged from
the further consideration Of the The grle were
then placed at the bar and pleaded guilty peti lar
ceny His Honor sent them 10 the Penitentiary for
months