The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-03-26
Court az Oyer and TermiAer.
Raf0ra IndOo aonard


MARCH AT the opening OF the court this morning.
john Reuter-, who was convicted Saturday OF man.
slaughtes in the third dsge placed al the bar for
sentence
Mr. Sanford addressed the court briefly behalf OF
the prisoner Igng that the sentence should be lenient
in Consequence of Reater having a large family.
Judge Leonard, in passing sentence said:-rhis case
has been patiently examined by the jurors aud they have
arrived at the conclusion that you guilty Of killing
The man (John huehes), but in mtgated form. rnsy
have brought in verdict Of aansaughter in the third
oegree, WHICH involves less degree Of tarp,ude than
If they had brought in verdict Of the first
or second degree It is Impossible for the Court to know
the motives which may have influenced the jury in
duciI the grace OF your crime FROM that Of murder
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. il was the evity OF OF the
fed against YOU whether 1t was the apprehension
that you may have been bereft OF your In
degree or what ! was, still remains so.ed In toe
Of murder in the second des' ,s'' You You v we're
your wife. and yourself left the premises before
shot ting and II the statement OF the deceased
is correct Both yourself and your wife went back voun
taiy there there was any dagger 10 going TO the pre-
misses Of Hughes Tho offence Of which you stand con.
vcted involves the conclusion upon the minds Of the
jury that you took the life Of Hughes without any de-
tign TO take life. Tha, verdict is now final conclusive
10 the case. Tho Court only impose the penalty
which is prescribed for msIsausher the third deg
and not the higher penalty which relates TO or in
the first or second degree My duty Is to no, consider
your appeal TO the sympathy o. tho Court bat to impose
the highest degree OF punishment which the law will
permit The sentence OF the Court that you be i'm
prsoned IN tie State prison at Sing Sing, hard labor,
for three years and seven months.
THE JEFFERDs CASE AGAIN.
Mr.. Hall renewed his motion the hAbeRs corpus for
the discharge OF Charles Jeerds held for murder,
or else to admit him to bail in q enable amount or
else for trial during the present tenn OF tho Court
The District Attorney opposed the motion stating that
the reason why Jeerds not tried before this
that press Of business in his ofco and his bodily
health prevented him from preparing the case for trial
He assured the counsel however that the would be
tried during the April term.
Judge LooraI denied notion and also refused to
grant the application have the iadcmsn trial
TO the General Sessions.
ANOTHER MURDER TRIAL-ACQUITrAL OF THE AC-
CUeED.
Phillip Collins was then placed on trial charged with
the homocde of Henry Bnates said to have been
mitted the 9Th Of December last The evidence for
the prosecution very slight 1t appeared that B.
mates sailor, and that Collins kept grocery and
di mixing establishment in Albany street. that the
above evening police officer found Bibates lying the
sidewalk he complained that he had been beaten the
head The officer conveyed him to the station house,
where he died during the night The only piece Of tssti
inoDy that appeared TO meet Collins with the trans
action the evidence OF witness who identified Col
lirs the man who struck The deceased, but being
further examined be denied that the accused struck BIZ
mates. Upon this state Of facts the jury rendered
diet Of net guilty without leaving their seats.