The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-15

COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS.
pafora racovdap Smith

COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS.
Before Recorder Smith.
JulY l4.-At to-day Recorder Smith took his
upon tho bench for the purpose Of sentencing two pri
soreu.
MANUFACTURER
Daniel H. Fierce, tried and convicted OF manslaughser,
placed at the and being asked the usual ques
tons by the Clerk said that although great many evil
reports had been circulated against him. he not guilty
Of the crime.
The Recorder addressed him as follows: II have dc.
sentence In this TO- the purpose OF ascesnng
whether your character he'd been wou
induce, rather justify In passing lenient sentence
upor you. number OF persons called upon me your
behalf and also received evidence upon the othcr side
Of the question: which sas6es fu y that your chsrac
ter not such as 70 en'iile you to any eneucy al the
hsnds of the Court The attach this bru
tai He was not only knocked down While he
standing quietly and pesceably, but was stamped
he died soon Afterwards. Human Hfo Is held alto.
Rcher too cheap lately this city During the last fev
dayr these times Of rio, and disregard Of law ten
twelve persons have been murdered. There seems 10
have been cheek made upon these proceedugshardy
attempt que these disturbances Men who have been
convicted OF outrageous assaults have been permitted 10
esape with merely nominal ines and this conduct has
anoet held encouragement. parties who reckless
the psrpoe Of checking such outrages am determined
when II falls 10 my ot--bo~ever panlal II may be 20
separate man from his famiy-if he has violated the
sw- he has been guilty OF acts Of rewdy ism and ruan
sm-it is my duty to punish him, and tina, duty shall be
performed The sentence Of the Court Is that be In
prsoned in the prison for Of two years,
10 iniict
Tne prisoner appeared TO be very respectable
PKNrG>TLARY.
Thomas Hollani, Who pleaded guilty 10 AN aggravated
ss,aul; Mr. Thomas Golost,u, keeper Of the public
stores In Broad street then arragoed for sentence
Recorder Smith rcsscd him In these words-Tn your
cue, Holland, pleaded guilty 70 this assault, which was
very outrageous IN I've character. pesceaols citizen,
while in his Office, Ia the discharge Of his duty,
assaulted and severely beaten by you rhe allegation that
made by you the time for this unrrovoked and
usnabe assault that he inerered for the purpose
n
the Custom House. You assaulted him IN open daylight.
have been very much surprised interest
taken in your behalf by gentlemen VINO, seems 70 me,
" they bad been acquainted with the circumstances At
tending this assault and also with the numerous charges
that been made against you for assaults OF this kind
could have asked this Court mitigate the pinish
meut which IL the duty OF Judge impose for such
gariug sutrsges. have received letters from gentlemen
very high IN social position aud very high In office, asking
The Court to be lnient towards you and nothing would
afford me more pleasure than at all times TO respond land
that too, TO the Utmost extent which the law would
thorize 10 do) 10 the request Of such class Of c
zens @ have irte'ceded on our behalf But when
feel fed from the character and standing OF the per
who make those ntercessions that they cannot
OF the circumstances attending the OF
the previous character Of The Defendant have but one
10 adopt 10 the discharge Of my ON ,al duty
that ia 10 entirely disregard hem II also represented
TO me that when you were frat called up for sent ,uce
there a mstake with regard W your being the
person against whom other complaints have been made.
always ,aks pains N ascertain the previous history OF
Isy ueiore pronounoins Juogu CIV =. u,ouon " no'
motion defer sentence until can ascertain the ante
cedtnts OF the party made personal examination into
your case and the result or that Investigate has satisfied
that have been lawets aud reckless-s rely.
ing upon his gTea, physical strength and powers
who had been called from tune 10 time upon these
but never In any instance received punishment
BY that y01 embodened 10 the violation OF the
law ard 10 toe preparation of cuages OF this cha
asceraned that charges ending against you
and the sdavits disclose STATE OF facts which satisfies
that the time has come when u the duts oc we court TO
punish you. You engaged In the VIC alton OF hs Law
time when city disg sced by the tbs
day Of the eetton You we're pronueut on that day. not
in aiding 10 preserve The hioo the duty Of
every good uzen 10 debut standing soe by side
with bose Who we're violating the Law aud depriving
ci OF The benefit of the eeotiveranch'se csse
heeore tsserves IN be punished not only for examples
sake but FER tho asgrsvauou of the crime " this 10
a matter of noneot to what the eftec, nv
may have upp N &c ~ho lave Interested themselves
Jour behalf An Individual holding the po.on ~ judi
cal Cncer above al Others shosld no uniuf uenced by
party feeling, when thov called upon discharge tn
ITCH and tc.sibe duty N ine'posng between the poo
pic for their ro,ccr aud those who violate the law The
sentence OF the Court that you DO Imprisoned the
Pc<ii, nuafy for twelve months which tho extent ID tbs
law.
Holland seems to have re narksbly powerful physical
sTt -llfe
IS IiipCrD Pic1KRs To nv rPrsD FOR MAS1AyGHrrp.
b. ball, the Ustrot Attorney, then and sad-Does
yop honor intend preside Al the August term Of this
Jnurtf
Recorder Snith--Ycs, sir. I do
D6lrios A.tGrcy- okeG he gCs.loE because u |: my