The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-29
GENERAL SESSIONS-PART l.
Before Judge sutherland.

CALIFORNIA GEORGE"
George weyman, alias "Caliiornia GeorEs," who
was indicted Tor tho Killing OF William J. Gould, at
Ops saloon, on the Bowery, was arragned yesser-
day charged with murder in tho second degree. Ex-
Judge KOCH who appeared for the prisoner. offered
Pa .. not oaS 70 ns
i0n of the trial
ALLEGED WIFE MURDER.
Joseph p. Wall was also arraigned on the charge Of
murder In the second degree, having as alleged, At
tackled beaten his vile Elizabeth, at the tenement
house No. 403 East Twentieth street. innctng injuries
from which she died at Bellevue Hospital next day
Tne prisoner pleaded not gully and was remandod
The main witness against the accused Is his ten-year
Old daughter
BURGLARS SENTENCED
Two burglars broke into the house OF William Laux,
Of No. COG Second avenue who rushed out OF his bed
room and grappied one OF them. The other attacked
Mr. Lanx and stabbed him with knife, thus CON-
pe.ling him to relax his grasp. The rufans escaped,
but Of them subsequently ovsrhaulod by
officer Walsh and identified by Lanx as one OF tho in
truuers. Tho prisoner, who gave his name James
Hopkins No. SOC First avenue, acknowledged his guilt
being arraigned tor trial BY Assistant District At
Iorney Lyon Judge sutherland sent him 10 the State
Prison tor i've years
John McCariy, said to be a professional thief, on
tered the apartments OF Andrew r. Nesbtt, No. 90
Cannon street. on the night OF the 10th nst and stoo
an overcoat. Tho prisoner pleaded guilty 10 burglary
and was sent TO the State Prison for four years.
ALLEGED FALSE PRETENCEs.
Detectives O'Connor and Field, OF tho District At
torneys Office, arrived In this city Sunday, having
IN custody Henry A. Kemble, alias Donon, and LYDIA
Skdmore. whom they had arrested the day previous
In. Philadelphia. Tho prisoners were taken TO the
Fourteenth precinct station house 1t appeared that
on sunday night tho detectives arrested William Mar
tell, atlas Montgomery, who Is Jointly indicted with
tho other prisoners charge being that OF obtain
ing goods by false pretences. Tho compliments
are tho Warner Brothers. dealers furnishing goods
No. S5l Broadway. The prisoners were arralgned
yesterday, and at the request OF the compliments
Mrs. Ski dmore was discharged on her own recogn-
zance, Assistant District Attorney Herring making
motion 70 that effect. The other prisoners were COM
mitted 10 the Tomos, without bail 1t alleged that
the three parties mentioned have been engaged in per-
petrating swindles several furnishing and notion
warehouses; II seems they would hire store and NJ
thirty days paying tho bill before it became due
Aherward IN account would be opened Win
dealt and which had been paid being set forth as
security considerable quantity Of goods would
thus be obtaned which would be removed before the
bill became due II Is further alleged that Mont.
g0mery and D0rion and the WHO OF tho latter obtained
W this means goods valued at $4,000, the parties
changing their base OF operations from New York to
Williamsburg and White Plains, whore, Il appears, q
separation LOOK place. Doron and his vile gong 10
Philadelphia, where they rontcd a store on Girard
avenue, where It Ii claimed they Obtained goods
by fraudulent means. adopting The same plan they
had pursued in New York.
AN 1NConRIGIBLE THIEF.
A notorious negro THEA woman, only twenty
four yeafs old-was arraigncd by District Attorney
Lyon charged with grand larceny. The prisoner Is
we'll known 10 the police. aud has gone by the nam
Of Annie Walker and Clara Harris II appears that
January, 1876, she, with two negro thieves, named
John Fillmore and Isaac Hatch, who was renowned tor
the title OF 'StabOing Ike" wore captured
by Detective Jonn Murphy, OF the Eighth
precinct tor assaulting and robbing Charles L.
Saterieo, Of No ~ Barrow street, IN Que OF the
sullivan street dens. Tho three prisoners were con-
victed OF the offence charged Recorder Hacket
senced the male prisoners each to twenty years I'M
prisonment, ami the woman Walker, to niteen years
Aiter serving about two years tue woman was par.
doned, but she at once resumed her former lie OF
crime She again arrested undcr Inc name OF
Harris, on August Jast, Tor stealing S31 IRON David
Williams, but there beng a doubt IN the case the
jury acquitted her she again appeared as criminal
The 2lst inst tho charge OF stealing $50 from
David Guandar, canal hand She was promptly
convicted, and Judge Sutherland sent her " the
penltOnttary