The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-12-16
Friday Eycning. Dec. 10. 1851


SENTENCE or PHILADELPHiA RIOrEEs.
Seventeen yoHng fnen--seversl Of them
mere youths--who had been convicted Of
FIRE rioting dnriDg the present term Of the
Court c, Quarter Sessions Of Philadslpbia,
were urraigned on Saturday, for sentence
The Bulletin says the appearance Of most Of
them was highly respectable, and that Of a
msj1riiy Of them intelligent. The faces Of
two or three Of them were sirikingy hand
some. They nearly every one proved ex-
cellent general characters, and their cases
excited much commjsseration. The court
room was crowded, and among the audience
were the distressed wives, mothers and sis
ters Of several Of the prisoners. The account
adds
His Honor Judge Kelley addressed the
prisoners at some length. After referring
to heir unfortunate position, the anguish
which their heediess conduct bad occasioned
their relatives, and the causes that had led
to acts which had brought them where they
stood, he said thatit was the determination
Of the Criminal Court, in future, to exert all
its energies for the suppression OF roting, by
the summary punishment of the rioters
Hereafter, all fire rioters might rest assured
that their punishment would be more severe
than what he should inlct on the prisoners.
The following sentences were then pass
ed:--Charles Letherbury, for riot, 9 months;
Jacob c. Lewis, 7 months; VIM. B. Whar-
ton, months; Hy. Sneak, months; Jos.
Fritz, 5 months; Samuel Wyatt, 6 months;
VIM. Wright, months; John Taylor.
months; Thomas Lennon, 4 months; VIM.
Mcneil, 4 months; James McCluskey, z
months; Jas Moan, months; John Dough-
prty, months; John McQue, 3 months:
Charles McNae, months; John Lesquere,
months"
Nicholas Harris, one of the prisoners,
whose youthful wife, 10 whom he lately
plightiy his VOWS, was present, and who is
now utterly destitute and friendless, by be-
ing deprived Of his protection and support,
made most affecting speech to the court,
asking for mercy on her behalf, and decla-
ring that rather than suffer long imprison-
ment, she would prefer to expiute his offence
on the gallows. Judge Kelly, however, sait
that he intended to punish him more severe.
ly than the rest, on account of having been
before the court once before OF the charge
Of homicide. AS the jury had found him not
guilty Of that offence, the court was inclined
to believe him innocent. He then seEte a.
ced him TO twelve months imprisonment
Harris was one of Harney's brave band OF
Dragons in the Mexican war, and he fought
gallanily. In the brilliant affair at the
Puente Nacional he had his cap shot away.
/ The CHRISTMAS BROTHER JONATHAN
The appearance of this elegant holiday
Pictorial will astonish everybody this year
1t is really The most spirited shd beautiful
sheet of pictures ever issued in America, o.
r anywhere else. The principal engraving il
THE CHftsTMAs FuRKEY-a series of adven
turcs in turkey life-in sporting life-ir
, gaming life; and Illustrating other curious
maGuvres, winding up with a genuineC Christ
. mas Dinner. There is an acre of beautiful
pictures besides this, which we have no
time to note. 1t is enough to say tits by ia
} the prettiest sheet ever issued from the Broth
, e. Jonathan establishment. B. H. Day, 4
:. Beekman street, New York, is the publisher
Price II cents per copy. or ten for one dol
lar.