New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-12
CRIMINAL NOTES.

I'm the Court of General Sessions yesterday
George Scott pleaded guilty TO charge Of entering the
dwelling OF Mary Thompson. at No pa Waverleypace,
the night Of June 30 and aPuany
OF household goods He sentenced 70 state Prison
for three years.
Charles +. Burroughs yesterday pleaded
guilty in the Court OF General Sessions to all Indictment
charging him with grand larceny. He stole from John
r. Greason Of NOS 1872 and Isl Broadway two psirs Of
diamond earrings valued at 81 sOO Evidence OF good
character given and the prisoner was sent to the
Elmira Reformatory.
Detective Frost yesterday arrested William
Melvin age tweDtynne, OF No rs sixteenth-s'. ON the
complaint OF Henry A. Eaves, hat manufacturer. OF
second-aye and slxty-fuh-st, who charges him with
having stolen 500 in ladies' straw hats aud hat trim
mings. Part OF tie stolen property was found III Aet
wins possession
Two boys, each about seven years of age,
were brought before Justice Elliott yesterday, in Brook
Iyn on a charge Of burglary. Their names ara Edward
McCaffrey and George starkey. Early yesterday morn.
ing they broke into bakery In North slXth-st. ana
stole bread and candy valued at 10 cents. They arc
supposed TO belong to gang of boy thieves They were
committed to the House OF Refuge for year each.
Frederick Braun, car-driver, living at
Greene and Frankin-sts was CHARGED before Justice
Elliot yesterday in BROOKLYN, with abandoning his wife,
In paliation OF his offence asserted that i'm
possible to live with the partner or MS JOYS ana sorrows,
as she not only refused 10 cook hs 1000 ana prep ms
meals but frequently threatened his life ana sometimes
hurled hatrons and stoyeids at hl Tie case was ad-
iOurned.
Joseph >. Conn, or No. ZOl EGst DfOauWay,
about o'clock tne evening OF July was riding on
the rear platform Of Greenwch-st. car when he was
rudeiy pushed by three acting IN concert His body
was bent the rear rail. and while IN TINS position
he was robbed 1923 in bills which were IN bis pocket
one of the passengers recognized James Clark one CT
the thieves. He was arrested, ana YESTERDAY III the
Court of General Sessions pleaded guilty Judge Cow
ing sentenced him to the pententiary for two years
At the Tombs Police Court yesterday, be-
fore Justice Wande George Settler was brought up on
remand for embezzling $50 belonging to his employ
er, Musgrave & Co., Of No. 1874 South Thrcst. PhlLa
dcphla stock brokers' IL was lntinltea 20 tne Juce
by Mr. Musgravo that deputy-sherih mad gone on 70
Harrisburg 10 obtain a requisiton tor the delivery u
the accused man. he has declined to surrender HIM
self In the meantime Justice WanGell committed Linn
TO the City Prison IN default OF $1,000 ball
Officer Reynolds, of the Eighth Precinct,
while on patrol duty ut a. m. yesterday. saw John
Jackson colored man. slip into the basement OF No.
II Charl,on-st He M took him INTO custody,
Upon examination OF the house in Charton-st, t was
found that IL had been Quilted from basement u roof
All the loorngs had been torn up the watet
faIe. and has been vacant since May l. Jackson
before Justice Murray yesterday afternoon, and was
rcmanded for examination.
Charles Sturgis, of No. rs Mulberry-st.,
complained to Justice Bixby yesterday q tie E5sea
Market Police Court that Charles H. BCAdn agent for
the Society for the Prevention Of Crime met MIN oppo
site Burkhardts saloon Thursday night. at No. 57s
Bowery and invited him 10 drink. On reaching the
Sidewalk he turned around suddenly, aud without any
uroyocatiOn whatever II ia alleged, produced reNOt
YER and threatened to blow his brains out. vloen,
alteration cusucd which attracted the att ntlou oi
Captain Allare and Detective Hess, OF the Icnin IRE
Cnct who on the other side OF tie street. Delect
i've Hess snatched the revolver from Bohaus hands,
ana stcd hl on a charge made by SitrI-. BOhan
was arraigned before Justice Bxby day at Ese9
Market Police Court aud claimed TO have icigned
drunkenness. rs Surgs attempted 10 rob hiL. lie Wn
held for trial.