, 1864-02-24

PR1soAEEs.-The prisoners convicted At the recent
term >oE the Recorders Court, were yesterday
brought up for sentence. AZ Ia usual on such oc'
cas:ons, the Court room wss largely crowded All
profess horror Of crime, bu: ill are interested n
the punishment Of offenders. People lore 20 wit
nees the effect Of sentence, to see how the doom
which shall make the prisoner infamous, IL r.
celrea. = he more hardened. Of course, sppesz TO
receive the sentence the Court with indifference,
hut upon those who have taken the first steps in
crime, the consignment TO the penlteatiny falls
Wit, crushing weight.
The first prisoner brought up for sentence wns
John Griffin, Who opou triai pleaded guilty. 10 the
charge Of iarrercy Of watch. The sentence Of
hr COLI WEE slxts days tn The county iaIt.
Charles Jnpitx. for rteedvin. stolen goods, know.
lns them 10 &c stolen, vas sentenced 10 TING 7en!-
ttItiary :or one rcaE. The court iDtlnaseA that i
new 1ral would be G1au.c9.
after having fret eacsed him TO beco.1e fu:oxc4t-
Cd, was ten,cneta TO i've rea.a imprisonment In
Lszzie Nales, ven s,ow1 habitue OF the Police
Cturt, Eas eenteEccd TO the CITY Br1dewen for
nintty Gays, cr the larceny Of fad1e= Ta:t+ va =
ued At thre dollars. .
chs1etcphes Bzyan, for the Larceny Of watch
from toasder at the Aaucsou House. vas ser
tened the county jail for the term Of ei11aon;hz
Msy cu1ls! tor The 1rse{ Of ra1 f9m hsr
'@ ca,leriae @ @sssiey % Was convict. Of the larceny
Palmer. Her counsel suggested TO the Court that
the p1ttoEes IVES PREGNANT: and. asked that sen
tEe bs Counsel I'D
| hrT 10 confinement in the fe3.tcntlaEy for two
| yeats.
Mict ael G:tason, 4 soldier convicted Of stealing
Sl:e f1c1o fellow soldier In house Of III fame,
! Was ecnteuted to three years IN the Peuitent.ary
john Gray, an intelligent looking young nan
| one .cer 10 Tie state prison.
I Pa,rey ACCsst., ,.sas The larceny OF sixteen dos
hrs ,ron, sn intoxicated eonEade, was sentenced
! Charles Chetot was found guilty Of cheating b.
! mems Of worthless check. The Court, on repre-
sentatiors Of counsel. Was Induced TO let him oa
+; Masraret o'h9an, !or lareeny o! batse., reeeir
| satina Donneily was convicted Of the larceny ol
watch, and eentenced to the county jail for sixty
I ihomas Powers, 5,r the larceny Of buffalo robe
was sentenced to the conuty la1 for thirty daye..
| hog worth six dollars, was eentenecd to the pent
! euiinsy for one year.
Ole hfngcnbnrC, for the larceny OF lluen costs
!; for one year. An Indictment for arson ID still
John Wipnfcott, who plead guilty to the Larceny
Of kutvef forks and spoons, from the Briggs House
decided TO be under eighteen years Of age. aud
! was therefore sentenced TO s'x months imp1isor
! ment in the City Er:dewefl.
Charles clavton, having plead guilty to the
! pi SIX months in The City Bidewell.
! Michael Wade, convicted oE1he larceny ofmoney
/ from The room Of fellow guest ii hotel In thu
city was senteDced to imprisonment In the peniien
tiaEy FOR Two year,.
!! Po1Icr Cornr.-There was only 4 medium
amount Of business transacted At this institution
yeetetday, conaitting Of the trial Of come 81 or 2:
! 1otturatee. The offences also were mostly of
light character, the majority being simply the lag
tcene in the little drama Of WashIngtnn's b,rthda,
!; celebration, az many individuals being 80 over
I come BY the day'e proceedings as to require I
! nights lodging In the Police Station.
| 4 Hos4Ay EkupIe-John Waters aud John De
! vine, eharged with being dIsordeIay and yaga
| bonds, under circnmstances stated in TncBday'!
/ TEiBuhH. were fined SO each and costa.
than twelve Jears oE age. was charged With stea!
! ing gold witch rom j. =. Desemns, Of Soutt
! sanesnnon street. The priso1cr look the watct
| about week sgo, sua gave It to another boy II
sell fsE $40. The !ew:a!er to whom the article VA
1 eeenred Day was bound in the rum Of 500 Il
appear before Commissioner Williams, and re
T. anof6eT VatA Last-Tle uafdir uattie VII
lia,ns was CHARGED with stealing Wstch ifon
lant individual mentioned in connection with tht
| eamc lady in Tuesdays TRIBUNE. and this charge
/ was seemingly brought in revenge 9or the En4nnf,
! be was then treated. Chatles,s however, mus'
have repenied his Tnnt q gallantry for he did no
appear e psqsesate e Aatt1e sa "a aissas
ab]y dressed young 1nan, was charged with beina
dieordctly On Monday night, IN that notorious den
m fl1e eor1ef OF wells and Monroe streets. Pz1s.
oner. who has lately a,riYed f.om Now York. haa
no stated business In ChlcaEo, Ind = atfon2tJ III
necttd to be member Of the dra qf psytas q Co..