The New York herald., 1876-09-16
GENERAL SEsSIONs-PART l..
Before Recorder Hackctt.

Before Recorder Hackctt.
THROWING A WOMAN OUT OF WINDOW
Charles Borum, colored man, residing at No. 9
York street. placed at tho bar charged with hav
ing, tho 10th of August last, thrown woman
named Henrietta Miller out OF q third story window
1t appeared that the day in question shc prisoner
entered his house in somewhat intoxicated condition,
and without much ado succeeded in forcing the
plcinant to window out of which he hurled her to
the ground, u distance Of twenty thirty feet.
Fortunately the woman was not fatally injured. but
sustained sovore bruises on tho head. The prisoner
was arrested TWO hours after tho occurrence. rhero
seemed TO have been provOcAton given the des
peratc decd In his defence the prisoner denied tho
accusation, alleging that he had simply prevented the
womsn from gong down stairs and had locked her in
room while he went into another adjoining. Tho
jury promptly found him guilty, and the Judge. after
Observing that amusement OF throwing people out
Of windows could not DO indulged Ia without serious
consequences sentenced the prisoner TO ten years IN
Sing Sing Prison
THH KNIFE AGAIN.
On the lst of August last William Fernandez, bag
gage amusing himself at the foot Of Liberty
street by throwing open jack knife into og when
hackdriver namod Bernard McGinn, who happened to
be passing, was struck with IL In tho boot McGinn
kicked the prisoner, who Immediately turned round
tho heart The prisoner was found guilty OF ieonIous
assault with ntent to do bodily harm. He
sentenced to fvo ycars' Imprisonment In the State
Prison
John O'Brisn, eighteen, ofNo. Ola Water street. and
Thomas Murphy, twenty-five, Of No Is Monroe street,
were indicted tho charge of grand larceny. II
alleged that the night Of the I'd inst Augustine
Nuzzio, ofNo. l6 Baxter street, sitting a door,
step in tho Bowory the prisoner O'Brien came up to
him and torc from his shirt bosom diamond pin
valued at $l7a O'Brien ran away, and, handing the
pin to Murphy both started OF together. Muzzio fol-
lowed IN pursuit aud caught O'Brsn who however
IN q yet o no cp Of
was brought in and O'Bren captured Officer Meade
testified shat he found tho prisoner lying in Hester
identined HIM and he locked up. On the way TO
tho Essex Market Police Court the following morning
caused his arrest Both prisoners denied the ailoga-
tion The jury, however, found them guilty. and they
wero sent to the Pcstontiary each for term OF four
years.
HE WANTED ANOTHER DRINK.
Edward Flynn thrty -three) charged with break.
Ing into the liquor Of John jennings, No 5S7
First avenue and stealing empty bottles, valued
at fourteen cents 1t appeared that the prisoner
intoxicated and tearing the wire front
OF the storo broke window through which he took
tho bottlcs Ho was founu guilty Of petit larceny
and sentenced TO Six months imprisonment
PLxAs AND SENTENCES.
Thomas Cornell, of No % Forsyth street. was IN
dicted on the charge Of having, Ia company OF
John Donovan, stolen three pieces Of grenadnc from
the store OF L. X Livingstone No 3O5 Canal street ON
tho 26tn OF July last He pleaded guilty to pott lar
ceny, and to the Pcnitontary Tor six months
ATTEMPTED RESCUE OF A PRISONER
A shoemaker named John Aagrath, in attempting
tho night o tho 5h OF August, John Fi.z
gerald, prisoner. who arrested in the Bowery by
officer Belton fired thrcc shots at the officer happily
without effect The prisoner pleaded guilty, and was
sent 10 Sing Sing Prison Tor three years
STEALING WATCH.
James Smith, also shoemaker was charged with
stealing watch from James Clancy, OF No. sos East
Thirteenth street, on the 18th OF August last The
complainant walking along tho Bowery when to
prisoner snatched his watch and ran of Clancy over
hauled him and handed him an olfccr lie
pleaded guilty and sentenced to two years and six
months in Sing Slug