The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-01-18
u. y. District I curt.
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JAN. H.-Sensenc o Robert Grinlth, who was com.
mitted for perjury for having occasion Of his
siting the coin Of the United States that rh was
worth s3000 having afterwards turned out that he had
no property whatever was brought up yesterday to re-
Judgh BErTs-Robert Grifth, you have been indicted
SI
coed to pass the sentence Of thelaw on you
e in 80 low tone We cSus sn
him say that he considered at the te he went ball.
from the arrangements that made he was qualisdi
for Bird who represented 10 him that Bird was mar
red and that he Grih) would be perfectly cafes
am entirely innocent He then west on TO state that
Bird was tho FIRST man he went bail for, and Ae
would not have done for him, II no not assured
no a respectable man. and that he would bs perfect
~ safe in SO doing believing those representations h
thought bis wa. hard case, although no felt perfectly
Judge Bsrrs-Y Your was decided BY the jury &c.
cSrdins to the evidence and have no doups nsy wsgs
say that does not appear to me that you have shows
any s. their verdict You
not able to show that you at the tms wertA oae
dollar You spilled TO put OF your trial. and the Court
and prepare your defence did opposition the
District Attorney strain the rule in your favor but yos
that you had any property Whatever and there
strong presumption that you either connected with
in and bail him. But what much worse, you ha-
zarded an oath that you were worth $4,000 whom you
were not worm one. UDder the IoWe Of tno OntoQ
the for the offence Of which you have
been convicted consists Of hns and imprisonment Of
very moderate amount, when compared with the helm
Of the crime but Ia addition to these you
not hereafter be witness In any court OF the United
States, and do not any reason In your case why
the law should not enforced agsinst you TO IT, utmost
limit. therefore sentence you 10 be Imprisoned for the
term Of three years, and to pay 6ne OF $500.
Baker and Peske, who were convicted Of riot on
board the American bark Oscar we're next ordered to
rise, after few remarks from His Honor he senten
csd Baker to be imprisoned for months and to pay
fine of S25 and Psake be imprisoned for eight months
NEw FoRTIPrcATIoss IN KINGsroN Ground has
been broken at Stuarts Point tor the fertilization
there's the buildings cleared away from the front Of
the town hall to open the ground for the battery;
Of the shoa in the hsrbor going through
the ice, preparatory to the erection of tower the
shoa the end of Ontario street. from the barrack
gate to be stopped up and block house that will con-
mand the bridge to be erected; the road from the
bridge to pass through the government woody ard to
King street, and others Of the projected additional for
fcations at this place in hand; that sh ould,
unhsppy take place with the United States, King
will soon be in condition to Withstand any attack that
may be made. We hope that there will be occasion
to those works in actual warfare; but still right
that they should be made and that this principal military
and naval station in the Upper Province should BE- fully
prepared for whatever may occur There reckless,
graspng spirit abroad which may drive to hosiiiiss
than many persons either expect desire-7.
Kingsfon (CanadaJ Herald, Jan. 8.