The New York herald., 1876-09-27

crime every set which IL deems fufhcently OWL
aud directly tending to impair The public morals and
early as Blackstone an act Of gross lewd
ness deemed indictable. This case now
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this community and involves serious question OF
morals and respect TO law and decency the answer to
which devolvcs upon your Dody The verdict that you
shall render may be regarded as the prevailing sent-
ment OF our community as tn the propriety or immor-
and which invoked the action OF the Grand Jury
IN having Indicted the prisoners tor keeping common
nusancc-a dsordcrly house.
Mr. Hall asked the Court TO charge the jury that II
Was entirely question OF TACT tor the jury TO deter
mine whether house was a disorderIy house
whether house a dsorderiy house amounting to
n common nuisance tue neighbors and that the jury
must ind from tho testimony the fact whether the
prisoners separately or Jointly kept dsorderiy
house. Counsel also asked the Court to charge that
the keepng OF house OF III fame, unless II was dis
orderly the neighborhood, did not constitute, in tho
language OF the Indictment nuisance, although u
might be indictable offence against deccncy.
Recorder Hackeit, after nstructIng tho jury as to
the law bearing on the points mentioned, so charged
The jury then retired, and after absence OF nceu
minutes returned verdict Of guilty
motion made TO suspend sentence, as Mr
Hail. who then busiy engaged IN Part 2, intended
to move Tor new trial.
Tho Recorder accordingly remanded the prisoner
The convection Of the prisoners is regarded very
favorable by the property owners OF the Feenth
ward Their den has been an eye-sore for years. and
Captain Byrne has been highly commended for his re-
cent successful raid II is understood that he is follow
ing up the good work by getting list OF property
that the list when completed, will DO handed 10 the
District Attorney Tor action. Meantime, following tho
conviction of the prisoners, application was made by
their counse to Judge westbrook in Supreme Court
for writ OF habeas corpus, which was granted and the
same made returnable this morning
A sHoPLIFTER cAoED.
Charles Wallace. alias Wilson. alias George L. Mar
tn notorious shoplfter, pleaded guilty 10 stealing
gold lockct from the store No Bond street on the
18th of August and also 10 the charge having stolen
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Chambers street on the 14th Of August He was sent
TO the State Prison for four years.
ANOTHER THIRF DISPOSED OF.
John Sevn, who gavc his residence as No. "a Jack.
son street. placed the bar upon Indictment
charging him with having stolen gold watch and
revolver from Joseph Loweubcrg OF No. 31S Delancey
street Ho pleaded guilty, and sentenced four
years Imprisonment in the Stale Prison
BURGLARY.
Edward Thomas, OF No. III Mulberry street, broke
into tho premises Of Mr. George Hunt, No ls4 Grand
street. the 10th inst and sloo property amounting
in value 20 $120 He pleaded guilty, and sent 10
State Prison Tor nve years
ATTEMPTED OUTRAGE ON CHILD.
A mddle-agcd man who gave hts name Marines
Marto of No 1876 Mott street, tried yesterday upon
an indictment charging him with having attempted to
outrage the person OF little girl ten years old who
resided in the same house. The jury found the
prisoner guilty and tho Recorder sentenced him tho
u penalty OF the aw-dve years Ia the State Prison
at hard labor.
STEALING A ROwBOAT.
John Ryan and James Gallagher, respectively. stole a
They pleaded guilty. and were each sentenced to thirty
days In the City Prison.