The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-01-26
GENERAL SESSIONS-PART |.
Before Judge GildcrsIccve.


AN ALLEGED FoRGER CONVICTED.
A man named Edward Craft, Gity-one years of age,
OF No. 80 Blocker street, arragncd at the bar,
charged with having uttered forged check II APP
peared that the 9th of December the prisoner
presented to the paying teller the Second National
Bank check for $463 purporing TO be signed by Mrs
+. Dows Suspecting that something wrong about
the document the teller sent for police officer and
had Graft arrested. Upon inquiry being It was
nsccrtaincd that tho signature genuine. Tho
prisoner In reply to his COUNSEL Mr. William f. Howe
stated that tho check was gwen him by named
Robert Cassidy, In payment oil debt, who, he SAID,
had since been arrested Tor forgery. Craft further
said that he had been in the English civil Tor
q considerable period and was In receipt Of remit
tnnccs from England, where, he said, he had unclo
a member of Parliament whose name he refused
give Assistant District Attorney Rollins, VINO con-
ductca the prosecution sent Tor Cassidy to the Tombs
Hc Immediately recognized by Craft rs tho person
from whom had received tho check in question.
Craft, however, was found guilty AT the request Of
Mr.. Rollins the prisoner rcmandcd for sentence,
in order that inquiries mi ght DO made TO the
truth Vi his story IN connection with Cassidy.
HEAVY SENTENCE.
George Lewis and Peter Delaney were arraigned a:
the bar by Assistant District Attorney Rollins. charged
with robbery under the following circumstances lit
appeared that New Years night Jacob Miller, OF
No. 81 Rvington street, went into lager beer saloon
In Goerck street, in the vicinity OF Stanton street,
seek friend. Under the impression that he was
IN the midst OF gang Of thieves he quickly left the
saloon. Some six or eight rufans followed him and
at once attacked him. Hc bravcly defended himself
for while, but one OF tho gang, identified as Lewis,
Of No. 26 Goerck street, struck HIM terrific blow
tho lace, while another man. subsequently identified
as Deancy OF No. 81 Gocrck street. attempted drag
from Miller his watch and chain, Miller receiving at
the game time blow the forehead with slung
shot which knocked him scnsccss Miller lay on tho
sidewalk In unconscious state, ana recovering he
ffsnnb ninth nrh hehut hal NJ.
he suffering terribly from the beating;
that he had been stabbed In tho back, and that n
frghtiul cut extended down his face rcm the
temple to the chm. The facts made known ~
the police, and shortly after Detective Charles Con-
nor, oil the Eleventh precinct, arrested Delaney and
Lewis, who on being confronted with Miller
mediaely identified two OF those who and
robbed him. without hesitation the two prisoners
found guilty. Before sentence passed Assist
ant District Attorney Rollins stated that the prisoners
belonged 10 notorious gang OF sidewalk dcspcradocs,
aud thnt Lewis had already been TWICE convicted
previous occasions 70 the Court Of General Sessions
He knew nothing OF Delaney's previous career In
sentencing the PRISONERS Judge Giluersceve SAID that
the crime Of which the prisoners had been convicted
most aggravated one. In view of the tact that
this Dclaney's first offence he would not impose
the full penalty, and would sentence him 10 fifteen
years the Prison hard labor In the case of
Lewis, however, who was hardened criminal no
mercy would be extended, and tho sentence of the
Court that no be confined IN tho State Prison for
the term Of twenty years at hard labor
RoBBrNG SOLDIER.
Charles Gerhard, discharged soldier, was robbed
In den IN Thompson street some time ago Of s315.
Nellie White, Mary Smith and James Strain were
shortly aitcrward arrested by Captain Mcdonnell,
charged with the robbery. Nellie pIeaicd guilty, and
was sent TO the State Prison for nvc ycars.
STEALING TRUNK.
william Ounce pleaded guilty TO stealing q trunk,