New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-12-14

SENTENCE OF PHILADELPHIA RIorERs.-Seveuteen young
men-several of them mere youths-who had been con-
vcted of fire riotng during the term of the Court
Of Quarter Sessions of Philadelphia arragned on
Saturday the 4h inst for sentence The Bulletin says
the of of them quito and
that majority Of them intelligent The faces of
three of them strikngly handsome. They nearly
every proved excellent general characters and their
excited much commisseration The courtroom was
crowded and among the audience the distressed
wives mothers sisters of several Of the prisoners The
| account adds. q.
His Honor Judge Kelley addressed prisoners
length After referring to their unfortunate position the
which their needless conduct had occasoned their
relatives and the which had led to acts which had
brought them where they stood he spoke of the volunteer
fire department of city and county. He said that al
though he would bear cheerful testimony to the high char
of many of the companies well as to the
tionabe conduct of numbers of the members still he
obliged to declare the volunteer system as now
demoraizng it possible to conceive almost any
thing to be.
For benevolent institution nothing could be in
efficient for good The fault in the large number of
young and boys, known the hangers to the
engine and hose companies whom permission given
to run, and whose presence was cauntenanced
His honor drew graphic and touching picture OF
the evils and dsresses which had been inflicted upon this
community by the spirit of rowdysm and awlessness
dwelt upon the havoc which the ncendarys torch had
made with the property of the poor man in the suburbs
and vvidy portrayed the rotou collisions and fights that
| had often taken place in the districts.
The Judge in conclusion said that it was the determ
nation of the Criminal Court in future to exert all its
energies for the suppression of riong by the summary
punishment of the rioters. Hereafter. all the rioters
might assured that their punishment would be more
severe than what he should intct the prisoners
The following sentences then passed: Charles
Letherbury riot nine months Jacob o. Lewis. seven
mouths; William R. Wharton. five months Henry Sheak
months Joseph Fritz five months; Samuel Wyatt
six months; William Wright four months John Taylor
| four mouths; Thomas LENNON four months; William
| Mcneil. four months: James McGluSky. seven months
james Moan, three months; John Dougherty, three
months; John McQue three months; Charles McNae
four months; John Lrsquere, four months.
Nicholas Harris one of the prisoners, whose youthful
Wife to whom he lately pghted his vows. present
and who is utterly destitute and friendss by bent
deprived of his protection and support made most af
ftcting speech the asking for mercy her be
half and caring that rather that suffer long imprson
ment be would prefer to e1pate his offence on the gal
lows Judge Kelley, however. said that he intended
punish him more severely than the rest, account
having been before the court before the charge
homicide As the jury had found him guilty Of tina
offence the inclined to believe him innocent
He then sentenced him to twelve months Imprisonment
Harris of Harney's brave band Of dragons in tn
Mexican and he fought gallanty In the brillian
affair at the Puunte Naciona hp had his shot away