The New York herald., 1851-12-22
court OF Genera, sessions.

neiore the recorder and Ad-rmen Oakley and Ball
DEeENBrs lg-S>ni,rcs ef Cecila Msllgn ty u,,,g-
iu-yudgs Bebee having taken his seat for the purna
srd Cecilia ssllsn vhs had pleaded guilty Of mn
slaughter in causing the death Of her husband
placed at the bar be proceeded to pass the ssnsn,s :,
We court Tie evidence taken before the coroner IN,
guest bad, be sid, been submttd to them and f-oa
that appeared tba. this death had crown out of An
snrsy between them In which he had treated her i,5
great psrsonsl violence 10 tearing the hair from sr
BEAD That he had seized fat iron and the
blow They bad slso received from excellent authority
soed character % her from those with whom shs ia
lived for long time until II seemed she became unfor
tuns''ly attached &c drunken husband aud in mo-
ment Of very great sgsravson che had given vsv AMI
tuoof vhat wss very unfortunate blow No fmprise n
ment eend do away With the stins Of The
sgsfsvsiion vent tar with the mitigate me
crime joined with her good character They ala no; In
tend 70 make her suffer heavy punishment but would
hther esNe tbat 70 her own conscience but must
inrict q me punishment They would not disgrace her
BY sending her tO state prison by any long term N
impronment as they had doubt that fst Il 20.
'efey The weapon was certainly one The Of which
could ony be justified By self defence and her own s
te'ng endangered Ths sentence OF the Court was that
she be confined In the city prison for sixty days Ths
pun1hment was very lsnisut but they believed 4.
hssvy s the eircumstance. would Justify
Is,,seiE.nt tyi'. Crud jury The Grand Jury having
their lsbors. came into Court and made PIE,
tHent IN which they remarked that great deaf az
=, IN had been occupied by inve.tigatng the riots
~ esction aud that those had nearly al arisen
rtn tn' pois being hed At hou,e. wbers iDto.cstiog
f.Ie 500 custs m, they deemed very Improper
,t nich ctn,y w'shsd u bring under the notice Of
the t.hhi'n Oounch They would also suggest tbaf
iuoh places sbould always have easy mean. N yy- "a
egree ana IN no csfe fhoud they b. held nm s,s'- -
late accident ~ ward school bad also attracted ~,
tsntion 20 the state q public building whieb rrNi
nmsd diate attention. particularly Wth respsct 70 tb
means o egress scms. In particular they would n, -
rrpfen'cd bot they were assured immediate ssps uo,s
30 taken 20 remedy TIE evil snd II his NJ io l.
Ftuld be the Imperative duty q future ures 20 oessa
h, m.
he Recorder then very sri ay addressed them thank
Dg "a m ter their attention 10 their public duties m
he present term the business had been very large Thar
- ertmeDt, he would take placed on the aa
nd copy trsnsmtted g. the public authorities Th.r
useeticDs we're very iupcrtsn and he doubted they
fuit meet with the attention they deserved The bus
efs ~ ne term being far they were a.
ned he lad only 10 dismi,s them with tie thask. =
b. court q. Q
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