The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-02-18
COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS.
Before Recorder Hackett
on ais way no THR FERRY.


Between six and seven O'Clock on the evening Of
October % Mr.. Eugene Townsend, of No. 20 South
Ninth street. williamsburg was passing through
Roosevelt street on his way to the ferry. When
the corner of Water street three young men suddenly
appeared front of him. and while two Of them caught
him by the arms the other robbed him OF a gold
watch valued at $40 and PAIR Of gold spec
tacles valued at 50. He reported the case at the
night officer Musgrave, OF the Fourth precinct.
rest ed young lad about nineteen years OF age named
Frank Innes, in Mrs Mary Wilson'S lodging house,
No $40 Water street. Mr. Townsend was sent for
and he identified IDncs the person who stole his
watch Frank Innes was placed ON trial yesterday.
number Uf witnesses were brought forward by the de-
fence TO prove abb the night in question. The
jury however found the prisoner guilty, and ne was
sentenced 70 three years 10 The Penitentiary.
DON'T TAKE CARE OF DRUNKEN MEN,
Henry Payne, Of No. 2s7 avenue A, placed on
trial Oh a charge OF highway robbery, and found
guilty OF assault and battery, for which he sen
fenced to one year in the Penitenuary. About six
o'clock on New YEARS. morning Charles Andersen, a
swede was travelling along the Bowery He had been
at Swedish festival and was somewhat under the IN
nuenco Of liquor ON the corner OF Bowery and Hous-
ton street he met three men, one Of whom, he
alleged pho prisoner Paynel put a hand over
his mouth and robbed him Of his watch. The thrco
men, whose names are James Burns Thomas Graves
and Henry Payne, were arrested. ON examination at
the Police Court the two nrst mentioned dis
charged and the latter was held answer When
Payn was placed trial Burns and Graves appeared
as witnesses. They said tina; they met Payne In Eliza
beth about quarter to six the morning and
policeman about arresting him for disorderly con-
duct They demonstrated with the officer.
as II was New Years morning. and he
consented TO let him 60 provided they would see him
nome They then took Payne who was drank, up
Houston street, toward the BOwery intending TO put
him on Third avenue car, ne saId he lived in
avenue A. seventeenth and Eighteenth streets
On the Of Houston street and The Bowcry the
COMPLAINANT, Andersen, standing. leaning up
against a barbers pole Payne broke away from them
ana struck Andersen in the face Burns and
Graves then walked away, Burns saying,
aHo is no company for uR Officer Sui
llvan, OF the Fifteenth precinct called them
back and Andersen accused them OF taking
his watch. They brought TO the station house;
Payne had gone In the meantime but arrested al
his that day Both Of the Burnses testified that
they saw Payne strike Andersen, but did not see him
take anything In his behalf the prisoner stated
that he worked al loading lumber; had been arrested
twice for intoxcaton and for assault and battery
for which he had served two months in the Penilen
tiary; had never either Burns Graves before
that morning and he thanked them well he could
for taking him out OF the hands OF the ofcer he had
never his life afolan anythina. and weuld