The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-08-12
TRIAL OF THE RIOTERS.
Two More Sent to the State Prison and
Three 10 the Penitentiary.
Fifty Additional Indictments
Presented.
The Grand Jury Requests the Court to lnyes'
tigate the CAUSES Of The Late Riots and
Bring the InstigatOrs to Justice.


Additional Cases Ordered to the Court Of
Oyer and Terminer,
&s. &C.. as.
Court or General Sessions.
Before Recorder Hoffman
AUGUST 1.-The trial Of alleged rioters was resumed
in General Sessions this morning before Re-
corder Hoffman District Attorney A. Oakley Hall appear
cd as prosecuting officer.
DISHONEST SERVANT GIRL SENTENCED.
Mary Sheehan. an Irish servant girl, who had pleaded
guilty indictment for grand larceny was brought
sentence. The Recorder said from all he had been
al n learn about her she appeared to be very bad
eh5A&d he no reason why any loniency should DO
manifested towards her. He should therefore her
10 the State prison for three years.
A STRONG MINDED WOMAN IN COURT
Mary evidently the point Of arguing the point
with his Honor when actor appeared on the scene
little, elderly looking woman whose face efectual
y concealed by thick green VEIL In her seat
the door and waving fan in hand and parasol in
the other addressed the Court the subject Of the riot
and rioters connected with sentencing females TO the
state prison. The Recorder after vanly rappng TO pro
duce silence called out "Tae that woman out of courtn
This much easier said than DONE as between the
laxative female and the officers Of the court about fifty
people were packed. While the officers were fore
ing their way through, the old lady called out,
al want to tell you, Judge, you sentence females
without any mercy at all, at ALL" YShe then
branched or about the riots foows-"YSd call some
Of us rioters Who made thsm soS Who made Thorn so'
Our children are as good anybodys children" By this
time the officers had hold of her round the waist and she
was soon outside the door, still gesticuiatng with tho
paraso and fan, and her voice was heard for several
minutes afterwards though trying to enghten his
Honor through the keyhoe Mary sheehan then set up
load and had also to be removed before order was
restored
The old lady, understand, ia one OF the strong
minded sisters, and occasionally holds forth Sunday in
the Bowery, on Womans Rights" and other similar sub
lects. She has lately been seized with At OF indigna
ton In consequence Of hearing that being
sent the Penentiary and state prison for taking part
In the late RIOTS
rHE ASSAULT ON THE CoLoRED ORPHAN ASYLUM
Richard Lynch, who pleaded guilty Of an assault with
Recorder said he believed him to be a bad man and TO
have been associated with bad men, aud that
riots n'd He ~. se aSss man n p S the
Orphan Asylum at the time the disturbance took
place there and went about calling 70 give him
money threatening them they did not He thought he
deserved all the punishment which the law allowed
assault with intent 70 commit robbery and could see no
already sentenced TO the Pententsry for len months
and from there he would go the State prison to which
years.
SENT TO THE PENIrENTIARY.
Thomas Conner who pleaded guilty Of petit larceny
an indictment charging him with having stolen several
Gibbons, was then called up for sentence. The Re,
sorder said that from numerous circumstances be
bund the goods Twenty ninth street, but from several
sfdAvs he had learned that his previous character had
been generally good and in consideration Of that crcum
stance he should only inic him light sentence Of
three months confinement in the penitentiary.
THE TRIAL OF JOHN HAaAN CONCLUDED.
ri GqUan indie cd forr to- A.
charged with having assaulted and robbed Mr. Henry E.
Seares on the night OF tho 18th instant.
Elk Judge Beebs then opened for the defence and ad.
dressed tho jury at considerable lepgth his (the
state or city, crushed out. During residence OF
thirty years in the city OF New York no had always
convicted Of disturbing the public peace bus 10 the case
which ne was then called upon 70 defend he believed
that no one o. them would believe tho charge made in the
was prepared 70 show had hitherto borne rreproach
able character The fact that the pocke;booK had been
found IN the left hand pantaloons pocket might easy
explained. 1t was well known fact that pckpockets
expert that his clients explanation Of the
circumstance might easily pe believed that his pocket
book had been taken and another substituted in
Us place.
being sworn, testified that he twenty -four years
employed In tho paint and lnstre factory OF c.
who must now be twenty six years OF age he lived IN
Essex street, No. 14o; witness lived door l44
the 18th Of July witness was at his shop until about FIVE
o'clock after that time went up town what the
trouble was; met the prisoner at the Of Thirty
second street and Broadway was about nine O'Clock
company with him after that until the police
rested him. when witness went home after meeting they
went down short distance, and then into q
Oh End got drink Ia that place the pris pull Vi It
pocketbook and paid for the drinks witness bought
four segars; they went down little lower and had
another drink and then walked down TO the
OF Great Jones street. when they heard great disturb
ance witness and prisoner had difficulty with
men ,1sro wnS rushed 0s over W, The street 70 them
kno KIDD him down. witness saw one Of them
pull the poeko,1Ook on. o. prisoners pocket
known him witness had heard q him being in bad
company know that he generally stayed At home during
cross examined by the District Attorney-worked
at the usre business than at the paint did go
wanted 70 BIO on hand when his trial came OF never told
any about seeng pocketbook taken out Of Hagsns
onng IL TO the police at the time Of the arrest for fear
they would arrest him thought II best to hs
mSny uI the s case s0, WAS brought up the cou,
company with four persons left them shortly after five
O'Clock. and from that time TO nine eiock when he
looking al the res was al Aicrsas Hotel the Coored
orphan Asylum and other places; when he met the
prisoner no told him where no had been that
aght; neither Of them met anybody they knew could
not tell the street where they went in 10 drink, and
talked about tho war, not about the riot, except that
witness told him where he had been could not form any
idea what time was when they got down town II was
about three minutes before the police up that he
man pull pocketbook out Of Hagans pocket and
put another In IL; II was close by Great Jones street.
they amob OF about eight ten persons there one
Of the men put his right hand TO strike witness and
asked agan and witness what their opinions were witt
replied, "its none Of your business" Hagan's
hands then held while the pockctbooks boing
changed he was then knocked down and roughly used
by juror-fhought there four round Hagan; ;
was enough TO distinguish the difference in tho
pockettooks.
Miss Jane Hagan, being sworn testified that she was
the prisoner sister about twenty years Of age her
brother glass cutter age is about twenty six
on Monday, the 18th Of July he left home about 1--WE
O'Clock generally gets home pretty early and stays at
home he steady aud Industrious and heirs TO support
sha fnmy tho prisoner bad always been very kind and
steady; never him ~ have any bad
generally In the habit Of gong bed before ten
O'Clock.