The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-18
GENERAL SESSIONS-PART l.
Before Recorder Hackett

MEAN THIEF PUNISHED.
Just as BENJAMIN Ecke OF No. 436 West Flfty-slxth
street, was leaving the restaurant at No $50 Eighth
avenue on tho 9th inst. Potter Masterson, a hack
driver, who was accompanied by a man named
O'Brien, appro, ned him, saying he would drive him
home for drink. To TINS Ecke consented. and after
tho libation he was conveyed to his house. Upon
arriving there the hackman demanded Afty cents
which sum, however, Eckc could not give. Master-
thereupon snatched his watch, and jumping upon
box OF the hack drove on at furious rate Eckc
followed iu chase, and after good RUIZ. in which
he joined by an officer tho hack brought
by Assistant District Attorney Bell vesterdav the
prisoner pleaded guilty and Recorder Hackett sent
him tho State Prison for tho term OF four years
and six months.
HE WANTED TO BURY HIS WIFE
John Watts, raro specimen OF humanity, who gave
his residence No. l60 Chatham street. arraigned
at the charged with having obtained money under
false prctences II appeared that with wofu expires
SION, which he know wcll how TO assume, he was In
tho habit OF receiving contributions IRON generous
&c pury o ns
Mr.. f. II. Tomkins, OF No. so West Fityhrs street,
out OF ~ on this representation. Not many days
no again presented himself at the pncc,
THIS time Tor money to bury his child. II trnnspIrng
that the follow had never had eher wife or child no
arrested On beng arragned tor trial yesterday
he pleaded guilty and was scnt 10 The PenitcntM Tor
ono year.
THE ILL USE OF rIREABMs.
laborcr named James Clcary, OF No. $40 West
Twenty.sixth street. wsntonly fred pistol at John
Brennan, of No. 553 West Twentysixth street, on tho
18th INST Fortunately the hail did take effect
he pleaded not guilty, but tho evidence being concu-
sivc, no convicted, and the Recorder him
the Slate Prison for four years and Elk months
ALL Fon HIM.
On tho 7th inst tho lager beer saloon Of John Der
winder at No. 693 Third avenue broken into aud
some articles oil trin,ng valuo were carried of Not
long after Ofccr Davis seeing James Tone and his
wife walking about tho vicinity suspicious man.
ner arrested them and found the stolen property in
their possession. Tho wife, on being taken into
tody asserted that her husband innocent and
she alone perpetrated tho burglary. They wero both
arraignea yesterday Tor trial by Assistant District At
torney Boil found guilty Tho Recorder sentenced
the husband two years and months In the State
Prison and hts wife for the OF year and Blk
months.
AWARDED NEW TRIAL.
Frcdcrika Nichols. a married woman, who was tried
and convicted Friday last indictment charg-
Ing her with the larceny OF wearing apparel valued
S1OO, was on motion of her counsel, Mr.. Edmund
II. Price, granted new trial, and upon her arraign-
mcnt before tho Court yesterday she was discharged.
MORE MILKMEN FINED
Patrick MaIoney, No 2l0 Sixth street, and John L.
Kiaathar, No. 20 Orchard street. were charged with
selling adulierated milk, In violation Of tho ordinance
OF the Board OF Health. Tho prisoners pleaded guilty
Klaathar was fined $50 and Maoncy SIS.