The New York herald., 1851-09-27

rem infant in arms She wept bitterly and her
eyes seemed as they had not ceased to fow with tears
sinee the onyietion Of her i'll -fated husband
The sister Of Mulvey was also in court His mother
did NJ { arrive I'LL after his sentence.
AT al ont qnarter past ten o'clock Mr.. N. B. Blunt
District Attorney and called for the judgment Of
the Court in the case Of Ellen Doyle.
The prisc desired TO rise and being asked by
Mr. Henry Vandeyoort the Clerk Of the court. what she
had 70 why sentence should not be passed upon her
ds reua Of sayipg IL that three nonths ad
ed in and that she has family Of ave
there is no reliance On her husband who, during her
trial became intoxicsted when ne was sent ~ her
counsel fer with esses that he Was obliged TO be turned
SENTENCE TO THE STATE PRISON FOR FIVE YEARS.
The Judge said that the Court had not overlooked e.
in her present unfortunate position by the ntemperate
niugeDoe in intoxicating liquors The sentence, said
IL Judre which the penalty Of crime must with
draw gu from your husband and family for long
period Of time The sentence Of the Court Is that you
Be imprisoned IN Sing Sing for the term Of FIVE years
THE prist bent her head between her hands, ind
The District Att rnsy then asked the court for juds
msnt on Joseph Clark.
Mr. Il ysndervoort asked the prisoner, in the usual
form Why Il sentence Of the law should not be passed
Joseph Clark repled-I have nothing to say; mors
ths that did aot intend to kill the man when struck
him
SENTENCE or cFATH UPON JOSEPH CLARK
TIE Judge addressing Clark sad-The crime for which
you lay down your life perpetrated unie
circumstances which utterly forbid TO hope for any
modification remission OF the punshm ent which we
sse nov to dencunce against Jou. The person whom
you slew public officer, engaged in preserving the
peace which You. your drunken madness disturb
i.g lie had been guilty of offence towards you but
IN Dis deT o-tc M had been in an eminent oegfse mild
cor sidersie and foTbeaing inssnneh that instead Of
following he Aa-sher advice Ct h colleague 70 arrest
the raenders he actually perilled his life that ne
might coI luct them out of harms way And was ow-
ny 70 ycu and to the indulgence Of your brutal passions
that hs eort II 20 your companion, resulted In
tn 'ss = his life The deadly assault which you male
rrop hr vas lot Only unprovosed by him, but
daei by yen with cruelty b yond measure revolving
for after he had been dered by your first blow
poe erles to resist that you returned TO his pvo
tra. body and repeated your violent blow, upon t until
driy,n II By tie oanors of the neighborhood Ard
ssr you had fully perpetrsted your crime and lef
your eless victim cilering in his blood you bossed
Of wb. you done II is under these circumstances
that adIoonsh you that you have hoTe Of pardon
excfpt IN your uod and to him bid you turn in your
ext-emi that by improving the brief time that will BE-
lett 10 you you may prepare yourself to meet the judg
tence IS that Friday the Zlst day of No
vember nezt you be hung by your meek until you be
dead and Jssy God have mercy upon you.
A. tie clusion Of the sentence the prisoner said
Well sir don't half as much about being hanged
a. do Ior you do We could no. catch which he
ssid about bad breakfast (sensstion In court); be-
eau.e had intention Of killing the mao when
Here Sheriff Cartey took his stand beside the convict
when sr, landervocit read and delivered to him the
drsih warrant signed By the presiding Judge aud Alder
The prisoner then sat down
The Disiric. Attorney and ssd-in the case OF
Michael husey it is painful duty also to move the
iudg uent G. the court.
Ihe Prison, on being asked by the Clerk what he had
T. gay Why stLeIce CT death should not be passed
h m repled-sI am di urbed In mind speak;
esl ny se to make statement OF the facts
Mr. A. A. Philips hen and said that expecting
taM Mr H. r. Clark the senior com e would have been
Ia So@It lac or p had been able 70 have but short
with The prisoner Ir'OI 20 M DIS osng ss
Mr. Pbilip) desire 10 state than on the night in ques
tion, Mu.vey in company with Della pennison youog
won ran whom he had been paying attention aud also
in ou any with another lady had passed the evening
e. II itseith on hi. r.urn be bad escorted the
/ Er.ff Is. Aurfu1. 1.trw
soae rcfreshmnt passed through Mulberry street to
Chatham his way home 70 crs' street knt wing that
the house kept by Eickcrts open al night At the
steps TIE salocn lie net TIE tgo men mentioned on
the trial who asked him g. treat them, which he re-
fused The two men passed into ihs s:loon Muyey re
naming back fer ie~ moments and then followed On
arriving the coulter the aidrtss him. one OF
them called him fellow, as be had promised to
ueat them and then would not. This was re-
tud ated 10y Nulvsy. uP,n nbich Of the men
s.vsnc'd towards bin spi was pushed back by
siz,d both by Iii key Sni the barkeeper, and
throsn violently upon the ncor. 1t was proved upon
the tiia that The PRISONER was suffering rom LEON
his hsnd buIt sui, ring from the pain and being
kicked both ty the bar keeper and Rcickerts he rolled
going up tie stsrs bsviog tLSt he followed by the
bsr-keepr he diew he pistol bu. did not look behind
him and II went on Without any intention, ON his part
10 Gre at any one The prisoner desired to tax. this
probably the last opportunity. q publicly repudisrg
the idea that he carried concealed wespons for any other
purpose than biz own protection, AZ was shown upon
the trial ycung wom,p from whom he had Withdrawn
his sttenons and hearing that he had bestowed them
upon Della, had stabbed hin IN th region of the heart
at City Esi place frt 'he sgycts q which wound he
was confined In the hosptsl for time and after
enc 70 renew her attack and his life. Tor the pun
pose Of his pres rYstpn and deerring her, he in
The pistol from young sb5pms.e whom he had enies
yorcd 10 produce he trial but ho hsd unfortunately
sft for tie nth Muivsy greatest desire TO live s
for Re SAKE a NJ. widosed mother and her four
younger children - vii m hs had been The sole support
for the rsst rine years sad IN eonsid ration o. thr
.eN ~ all he m he
power Of the Court grant or their TO
the executive could elect would be extended toward
him
syxTFSoE oF pEarn rroS MICHAEL Mul.yEY.
The ise .ddrcssin Muivey also have been
convicted Of the crime Of murder ar also now 70 BE- SEN
tepcsd % expiste your the galovs. The jury
havc rccomnepdcd you 10 mercy and shsl transmit
their rcct tInnsBdstion % the Governor with him
alone, from the moment whom We shall pronovoee nns
judgment upon you the power 90 interfere with
vorr exclusion anil u 10 in bis broa,t alone to say
whether your punishment shal be changed or in any
manner nd to What extent modified Although from
that accommodation you msy entertain reasonable
hcpc that your life will be spared and that you Will not
ro~ Perih mi.erNtly on ihe "s''1 ye' you can nave
petua mrrs0nnent fur thc crime you have committed
Whatevcr msy b. ~ result IN that rercct eehoid ths
enduring ruin you have Brought upon yourself and al
connected with you lp'n yourself you have brought
either Al ,znornous death on the slows, or uprson-
me pt for the best Iais - IyW lis! tg.a y9ur monst
aud withdrawn from them the only protector AM sud
port thcy had Al his Jou We o. your criminal indul
d
pon aud using iptoxcstua drinks Had you been per-
fecty slb.r the bloOd that T. upon your soul
would have stained IL Hst you been
armed the homioide fr which you arc answer
/ able would have been avoided 10 not sliude TO
these things o. p rIlcx you God forbid that should
adj spght unBscessaiy the misfortune tl.st now
ovCrvhems you. but refer 10 them iu order 10 held
up your example 10 0thers In the fervent hope that
thry no are about entering upon the career which
you thus uuhapply hnish. may be wise in time and
avoid ue practices which have caused your fan The
chief under whom you serVed Tor seveisl yar testified
70 the exciting character & the occupation in which
yvu and he were at times Engaged. That o-cupaton
was reputable enough aud peculiarly iistnguih he'd for
its disinterrstsd abors snd pCs for the benefit Of
others Bat Il is IN eminent gsec cxcltLpg and 10
the unrs-ruIsted mind In equal degree dangerous
To .uci one there is temptation eth0ut end excite.
ment within aud II ought O. tsye stmonshcl you that
beyond ali o-bor occupations 10 could least afford you
nduy IN ard nj spirits Or carr ing concealed wes
mons All similarly occupied ycu have been must
nm 10 rarneA LIZ Ynnr fate IhfY hehOid What ruin