The New York herald., 1877-11-17
GENERAL SESSlONS-PART /
ffE Before Judge Sutherland.

a NOTORIOUS SuoPLlFTER.
Caroline Appel, well known to the police as an
expert shopl,iter. was arragnod at tho bar by AS
sstant District Attorney Bei charged with larceny.
The prisoner is ortyavc years old and said
side al No 106 East Fifty second street. 1t appeared
that pursuing her professional duties Caroline Wis.
i,cd the sorc Of Waller h McSoriey on tho LIST Inst.
and was shown several articles which she said 1t
hcr inten lion purchase. She concluded, howpver,
10 call again. when tho superntcndcnt Of the estab-
shmcni, Thomas +. Warren, suspccting that all was
not right, DECIDED on pursuing Tho cnemy who ro-
treated In good ordor She dropped In tho street .
pecs Of silk valued at 500 and was soon after appre
guilty, and Judge Sutherland sens her 10 the Psni-
Ton tiary tos ono yoar. as4s se}f i~r
CAUGHT At LAST.
William Vincent colorcd, on July n, 1874, was ar.
rested for attempted burglary al No. 325 Fifth avenue.
He was sent tho State Prison by Recorder Hackett
for two years In Doccmbor last was arrested ~ Q
SUSPICIOUS person and discharged In August last he
again overhaulod on charge OF burglary a. No.
100 West Thr,yar street, and was for want
OF Identification. On September II he was arrested
the charge oil shooting NJ cOlored man NJ ptc.
nic, and again DISCHARGED. He convicted yaster.
day grand larceny, and was sent to the State Prison
Tor nye years
PLEAS AND SENTENCES.
John Dcvoan. aged twenty, residing at Mount ver-
non pleaded guilty 10 the charge Of stealing clock
from Gus,avo warburg, at No 20 Bowery. and was
sent 70 State Prison for Two years and months.
James M. Black. q respectable looking mechanic OF
No $50 West Forty-tourth street, while under tho
huencc Of liquor stabbed officer Patrick Lewiston on
tho 3oh 0l Octobcr and ON pleading guilty 70 assault
and battery was sentenced 10 SIX nonths imprison-
mont.
In order distinguish himself committed two burgia
ries QUO ut the promises OF Thomas Tecr, No. l04
Warren street, and tho other ut tho promiscs OF
Thomas 4. Moore, No 233 Washington street. rho
prisoner pleaded guilty to one Indictment and was
the state Prison for two years and six months
William Jasper sneaked into the residence OF Israel
Lovson, No. 81 Mott srcct, on tho 7th inst, and
carrlcd OF clothing valued ut $6U Tho prisoner
knowlcdgcd hs guilt and was scnt to state Prison Tor
year.
young lad eleven years old, named John O'Don.
nell, stole $62 worth OF jowelry from tho store OF
Henry Walsh East Twenty third stSoet the 7th oi
orty TO John =. Hagemeyer. a waichmakor, No. 42l
East Ninetcenth street. The boy pleaded guilty aud
was sent 10 tho Catholic Protoctory On boing ar.
raigned Tor trial SHagcmoyer pleaded guilty to tho
charge OF receiving stolen goods and was sent TO tho
Pentcntiary for ono year. N .~.a
SAD CASE.
youth named jeremiah Murphy, Of No 100 NuI-
nor Eiingcr on tho charge Of parricde Tho boy was
utterly ircndcss and terrible fato stared him In the
face. Mr. Gutter, agont OF tho Now York Prison Az.
learned that tho father OF tho boy chronic wifo
bealor he had pcrsstcnty deserted his mpovcrs
sned family and shat tho day Of the alleged crime
ho had belaborcd hts wiio unmercifuily The poor
woman, II would further appear called on her cdost
boy TO protect her, that no noby responded TO the
maternal cali nnd that theroupon tho father became
moro cnraacd aud tho lad through tho
with a razor. TEe boy when corncrcd. took up
stopo and throw II ut his athor, who boing struck
on tho head toll 10 tho sidewalk and fractured his
skull from tno effects Of which no diod Tho Grand
Jury on hearing all the facts, dismissed the complains
against tho boy who, motion OF his counsel, Nj.
William +. Kinixng, was yesterday discharged.