The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-12
GENERAL sESsIONS-PART L

GENERAL SESSIONS-PART L
Before Recorder Hacke.I
CLOSE OF TIL. TERM.
Thirty disposed OF yesterday by Re-
corder Hackett assisted by Assistant Drtrict Attor.
neys Rollins and Herring When the calendar was
cleared the Court adjourned for the term-that Is,
until september q
SwINDLING A BOY.
Alonzo Drummond, of No. 81 East Broadway, sent
his July 10 dover eight pairs of trousers to
his employer, At the OF Forsyth and Bayard
streets the boy was met by stranger who hired HIM
Tor fifteen cents to deliver message, consentng, in
the meanwhile, 10 bold the trousers. When the boy
returned OF course the man was gone and with him
The trousers. The thief was arrested subsequently,
when he gave his James Wilson, of No. SO
Oliver street Arraencd before the Recorder yester
day hc admitted his guilt and was sent TO State Prison
Tor two years.
CLEVER TRICK.
Mr.. Septimus +. Williams OF No. So East Twenty
third street, tho 10Th Of last month received visit
from young man named George j. Simpson, who pre-
sented letter purportns TO be signed by Mr. b. e.
Gilbert, OF No Ill Broadway, and stating that the
bearer was a worthy young man. very religously
Inclined who found 1t impossible to gain work in this
city and was anxious to reach Washington, where Ito
had brother under orders 10 join the Mediterranean
squadron, ard who would probably assist him The
letter concluded by asking Mr. Williams to furnish the
deserving youth with ticket to that city The gentle
man appealed 10 did SO, AID further gave the young
advice. The prottg6 was aerward found 10 be an old
swinaer. arrested and being arragned yesterday,
was sent to state Prison or two years
CLEARING OUT TIE ToMBs.
Tho following criminals sentenced to the State
Prison upon admitting their guilt:-Joseph B. Cornell,
breaking into premises OF Isaac W. Hastead. No. 1561
Third avenue, and stealing July H. two aud one.
half years. George Smith, assauting with kuiic upon
July 81 Philip spcilman Of No. AS West Fifty third
dsiv thS Jahn nliu
Lawrence Hines firing pistol at John McCsnrey OF
M $40 East Seventeenth street, August 2. eighteen
months; Achllec Wbcr, alias Samuel Johnson, jointly
indicted with Michael Sullivan, committing burglary
upon the promises Of George Il. Saunders, No. 40
Wavcrlcy place, July 2S, sent respectively TO the
juvenile Asylum and the Catholic Protect0ry; Peter
QUINN stealing a watch aud chain from Daniel E.
Penz, member OF the Seventh regiment, while the
body was encamped at Philadelphia on July Z, two
years; James Hills and August Sprngman, stealing
watch and chain worth $50 from tue pocket Of August
Newkirk on July ~ two years and six months each
William Murphy and John Mckenna, robbrng Pat
rick Mahoney oil Brooklyn, OF pocketbook containing
So. the 81 inst, years each; Edward McLaugh-
i'm stealing on July ~ three blocks and two falls of The
value 81 $780, the property OF Godfrey Carroll, No. 81
Jackson sheet one year; Thomas smith, stnbbing
Charles Durant August s, one year; John Faulkner,
stealing pocketbook containing Sal IRON John Fouker
August J. three years and Sin months Ludwig Wolf,
picking pocket OF John Croft, OF No 1872 Spring street,
of pocketbook containing $50, July IL, two years
Edward Mclaughlin and LOUIS Schoen, ieIoneous
sault, one and n hall years.
To the Pcncntiary we're sent:-Charles Berry, pick
ing tho pocket Of John Kupper, OF No 1856 Ludlow
strcei.on July II, two years; Tobias Butler stealing
$40 worth OF jewery from premises OF j. August Ref,
iel, No 4l5 south street, July 70. six months Nary
Kelly, larceny of $50 from Henry Wcithase. OF No. ~
Groenw ich street. months; John CALLAHAN stabbng
Thomas Burke, OF No. 239 Monroe street, October
22t last, six months; John Kildcen, assaultng his
vile, six months; Gottired Mitchell. petit larceny,
four months Gustav Meihof and Henry L. Noe, six
mouths; Thomas McGiynn alias Flynn burglary,
eighteen months; Charles Hastings, burglary, three
years; Mary Brown, petit larceny. months.