The New York herald., 1877-11-20
GENERAL SESSlONS-PART
Before Judge Sutherland.
AN ALLEGED TRUNK hoBBERY.

AN ALLEGED TRUNK hOBBERY.
George Briggs, alias Thomas Lewis, was arraigncd
at the bar by Assistant District Attorney Boil charged
with grand larceny. The prisoner, It will be
bered, Is the young nan who was arrested as one OF
the Cambridgeport Bank robbers. The specific charge
preferred against hun was that OF stealing trunk
containing jewery valued $40 ooo the properly Of
Ang Brothers, OF No. 1T Broadway. The prisoners
counsel, Messrs. William F. Howe and Peter Mitchell,
made vigorous effort 10 have the postponed,
mainly on the ground that the accused could bring
witnesses from Boston who would prove abb. Mr..
Bell resisted tho motion, ana jury having been
sworn, tho prosecution was opened by proving
that the prisoner had already served term
Sing sing ior grand larceny. Should the prisoner,
therefore, be convicted, tho effect OF this PROOF would
be to render MIN liable 70 double penalty
William d. Kerr, a salesman for Alling Brothers. He
testified that the llth OF May ne had trunk con-
tanning goods belonging 10 his employers; he was en-
route from Boston, ana had tho trunk checked IN Wor-
cester Tor Hartford he got board tho train, but It
started oil before the trunk placed in the baggage
car. Whom he arrived At Hartford he presented his
check, but instead Of receiving his trunk he was
banded o,ack oag y alleged "a tnna n, Inc accused
the checks, placing duplicate OF his own check or
The Jewelry trunk aud transferring the check tho
his bag. The trunk was, OF course, sent
10 New York and the bag TO Hartford. Tho bag, b.,
ing opened before Mr. Kerr at Hartford, was lound 10
salt and oranges. Inquiries resulted In
tanug the iact that when the accused arrived in New
York he hired IA hack NJ the Grand Central Depot and
had thou his "a trunk, which subse-
QuentIy identified as the stolen and conveyed TO
tho Putnam House IN this city. He engaged a room
aud, alleged, registered as Charles II. Brewster
On the following day he lott the hotel ana employed
hack man. to whom ne gave card authorizing HIM to
obtain possession oil the trunk. He further instructed
the hackman to the effect TINT III case he (3rigpB)
had lett before his return he was to
press it to Baltimore. This the hackman
did, and when It was subsequently, opened
In presence member OF the firm oil AlIing Brothors
1t was found 10 have been robbed The matter was
up by Inspector Murray, who arrested Briggs
Lnngdon W. Moore, alias Charles Adams, ReDecca
Moore and Elizabeth Hill IN tns city. The jeweiry
Hill there was found pair OF bracelets which were
identified part OF tho stolen property. Several
burglars tools also found In Briggs apartments.
1t IL said that returning from the police court
Briggs admitted to the Inspector that he guilty,
and ON being urged To divuge the whereabouts oil the
tho testimony OF Mr. Kerr Samuel knvwlton, deputy
baggage master, identified Briggs rs The man who
asked him TO check bag to Now York on tho day in
question: The further hearing of tho will DO
sumcd to-day.
PLEAS AND SENTENCES.
Richard Ridgeway, who gave his address as No. 192
Chatham street, pretended that he had been for
lades' coaks which had been lett tor alteration
at the establishment Of l.. q. Mills 4 Co., No 364
Broadway. Tho articles we're given to him, but ON
his fraud being discovered ne arrested, and
on pleaaing guilty yesterday was sent to tho Penten
tlary Tor year.
Andrew DAILY, OF No 327 East Nineteenth street,
pleaded guilty to burglary, having broken into the
dwelling OF Sigismund Hall, No. 336 FIRST avenue and
stolen quantity OF clothing. He sent to tho
state Prison ior two ycurs.