The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-08-09
TRIAL Of TINE RIOTERS.
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Mere Rioters Sent to he state Prison
and Psnitsntiary.
SEVERAL PLEAS OF GUILTY.
Arson Cases Ordered to the Court Of
Oyer and TermineT.

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THE FIRST ACQUITTAL,
Court or Geaeral ssisions.A
Before Recorder Hoffman.
AUo0w s.-About forty prisoners, mon and women,
brought down 70 the Court or General scsons sh
mcrniay. M women placed In the small enclosure
10 tho right Of the Recorders scat and the men after
being Invested Of their handcu allowed To q
large In The docka small enclaure about twelve fees By
pix. n4t
AZ ten O'Clock the Recorder entered and took his seat
tbs bench District Attorney A. Oakley Hall appeared
u prosecuting oIioer.
Att RIOTERS s.NrNcKD.
mo Recorder called up for sentence the rioters who
had been convicted during the last three days.
Joseph Narshai the man convicted or assaulting and
eobbaag . coored man named jackson, at pier No.
North rivsr the FIRST called up The Recorder, In
passqg ssslsncs. said that the District Attorney his
sddrs 70 Tho jury only pressed for conviction OF
esmps = but the jury had thought M convict
him a the full charge tho Indictment be (the
Rsoocsr) enterained doubt o. the other
vsrdot and should him The State Prison for
Ven pears. -
sla RlDrEs sENrBNCsD.
Patrick Sweeney. the man convicted OF taking
part n ths riot Thompson street, where attempt
ma aad subsequently, abandoned. % burn, scare
Che oolcred people out OF, building called the
sAroh," was brought mp for sentence. The pri-
ecases counsel read communication, sisued by
auber a the residents 70 Thompson street. tsssifyng
1hs general good character Of Sweeney that be
Was one q the best and strongest Union men In the
Eighth ward and that this had been trumpsd up by
: number Of enemies he had In that ncighborhood.
Sweeney had served In the army for two years Port
Royal and able 10 show evidences OF the good cha
Taote he had hitherto borne The prisoner made long
statement embodyng his account Of tho Transaction and
e Recorder In passing sentence said he had learned that
he prisoners character had hitherto been good ono,
cad should inaict him but sght sentence. He
3eats0csd 70 the Penitsntiary for three months.
P1CKPoCKET sENrENCBD.
John OHara, pickpocket, sentenced the State
Prison Tor three years for having picked the pocket Of
Morris O. Roberts Of silver watch while standing with
csowd n front OF the City Hall the 1ssh Of July last.
t RIOT AND ROBBERY.
Richard Lynch, against whom four indictments wore
louadthres for grand larceny and rotpleaded
guilty the charge Of riot in the Court Of Special Ses
sous Tor which he sentenced TO the Pententary for
Cen months He also pleaded guilty 70 charge Of steal
Ing from The Colcred Orphan Asylum Tor which offence
he ID 70 BE- sentenced week, and win serve It out
aster The asst sentence has expired.
!. gi.sF I r0RyErxD HIS DAr.
Nicholas Duffy, indicted with Richard LYNCH for bur-
Ary IN nrst degrse, and Also for grand larceny
havlng bsen concerned robbng the Nagdaen Asylum
the 18Th Of July last, dad not appear this nrang
whsn called for He bad been admitted TO ball BY jus
sics WEIGH In the Of 1900 70 Judgment
q second street. between Fourth and Tsh avenues who
became bis bondsman for that amounts
~ prr sExrnscx POSTPONED.
v,cssd * participating 10 the riot m 0rssuvsch street
Whsee BOOB and shoe store was sacksd the Recorder
.. mo ' Il. q
INIT 70 ruB coURr or oYER AND yxnMnR.
fhs $685. q Henry sansmann, James Calvin and Tbos.
Kelly ns isd!ossd for arsoo IN ths nsst dsgrss chsrg
% northeast Of Ninety fourth street and Fifth
avesss wss csd.sd @ shs Cou,. o. 0y:r and srmnsr
Hammers and Bernard Pagan also Jointly indicted for
the nrst degree were ordered % che samesocut
TIA cases Of Patrick Herman, Frederick Hammers, Bar
nard Pagan and BARNARD Clark indicted Tor assault and
battery On josiah Porter, were similarly dispossd o.
rot near Twenty eighth and Broadway, also
seas 70 the same court.
PLEAS or GUILTY..
-, r.dsS 1ny g sassa snS ss:ry % q sse
sns charging him with assaulstng Mr.. wn ". Boomer
ga S ~ cs:.a ' rs e ~ e: Sss
Mr. Boomsr and attempting % stab him for rssus,ng
onss - oooDsr. an ,ss@so, sinsssss year q ass,
pleaded guilty Of petit larceny % an indictments charging
him viii having .sCss marble Top e .s clock two
q II. James 4 gibbons. He was reminded fOr sea
tsnce. z.rt4f sa.ee.
Jshu wsud, baskespsr, who pleaded guilty 70 charge
or robbery ssnt 70 the Pcusensary for year.
Tnos Kane pleaded susy = similar ind''snsss sndr
4 uoKsx sTKALsR sKxrUcD.
Henry Kecfsr, The Aosss seAsr who pIeadsd guilty q
attempt At grand rosay was seassnosd % The Saas
A pszssxAxxz SENT TO rns rxSrrnrARr. i
adelaide Moore tan, stylish boxing woman, dressed
"a black. who pleaded guilty . a stssmgs !. grand
with having stol@n velvet cloak valued at $50 from
Jua slavsn ives sentenced " the Psasniiay for one
year. 49, -.-la N .l .8..n
Dennis Welsh. indicted for grand larceny, which
house q M GSOons on the Ian Of Jsv sss was then
~ " james . Gibbons vas The arst witness called.
Bang swor n he testified that his residence tho 1sh
OF July lass No. 10 IamArtine place that day he
had bsso the house most o. The tne went 70 Broad
way 20 zoe . Newspaper; was away about half hour
hands Of mob up sssIr. into ths ssooDd s.ory
mob had taken n. was goips down stairs, and had
stasd ssde ~ allow 70 pass who was going down
$40: wssess aud hs wife subsequently, recognized IN
basement Eighth avenue near Twenty seventh street
y ss sso III.
man who IVES carrying tho mattress down stairs: had
the Ackn0w edge before the police
erate that he took The msttrvss SAID be had pztcl
placed hts head BY who threatencd 70 blow
h uniens b took the mattress and carried
down stairs.
ne direct coptnued-rhsec were ABBOTT ono hundred
psopas the houss add about eight hundred outside
ooud uOs that tbs prisoass amongst than
had about atoen rom hs house thai day
Thos. W. Carey, called by Mr. Nssbis for the dsshcc,
On bstug sworn tntinsA that be vsa s1o Fourth
nue. whore he ksspsa shOs ths pvsonor had been
va bin employ SIX or eight had worked honestly 10
~ s 49, 49, 81 Sn s .css - ~ .ssa July
three ecook, and wss ely sos.ss about 100 hsuFs.
Cro~s sxAmmsd ~ ~ DsesiG Attorney --Pvt.
oner sos1 vtsns1 about IN rsos q NJ GIbhc.k
houss witssss aid - prtsresv ssd hin thAi n
he was gong AOug Iwsnsy niseA sesest u mob
anotbsv ciub I'D thesaesasA - blsw hs bsasas Out
Sn.s b wsss With 49,; = 81 =. - shy naAs Nm
a short distance, uhsn be thssw No : HsserIs.a
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