New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-09-12
LAW INTELLIGENCE,
COURT OF sEssIONs-Before Judge Rrs,x,-
A CONSIENCE-STRICKEN PERJURRp

A PERJCRER.
A clear case Of conscience was brought bs.
fore the Court to-day and is worthy Of record W,,r
Burton young man Of twenty-five six yesrs az ag
with an unusually prepossessing and open cast Of
tenance was placed at the bar. His head was hovsd
and he seemed broken TUwh physically and mentally BY
Cunning s. Bedford stated that on SATURDAY iss, ~
came to his office and stated that he had committed
crime and that he could neither eat Sleep and thar
he wished to make clean breast Of it, and be punished
he deserved, to If it would not give him Soma %
lief from the intense agony Of mind from which be wa
suffering. Mr. Bedford also stated that be did moi bts
to take action in the matter and had referred him 10
his honor.
The young mans story is this: He enlisted A Va,
kers in this State, and served in the army until homo,
bly, discharged By reason OF disability; that afterwsS
tempted by the high bounties he reenlised at s,N,
Island receiving $500 bounty Sa
In this reenlistment he dare not show his old AZ,
charge, and therefore compelled to swear tbst b
had served in the United States service r..
it that hung TO him like a nightmare ana va.
slowly but surely fitting him for an insane asyum
His Honor, after hearing the case remarked that !,
was one of which the Cont had no jurisdiction that
County Of Richmond and il fraud against tbs ,ts
States, and that the United States Circuit Court hal
jurisdiction.
The sefaccused was then sent by him to the o.e o,
the United States District Attorney in company win
an officer of the Court.
ROBBERY OF JEwELRY STORE.
Phillip Echberry was placed at the bar on charge
OF burglary IN the nrst degree being accused Of hap
garoiusly entering the ewery store OF Richard Chase
No 365i Bowery the morning of the 5th Of August
last.
Mr.. Corson testified that he kept store in the sane
building as Mr. Chase; that about O'Clock on tLs
morning in question he Weakened by his wife. WHO
said that some In Mr. Chase's stOre he went
down stairs but his wife would not let him take bis re-
volver; witness saw man standing by the door with
his pockets apparently filed he heard man inside The
shop and walked up toward Fifth.st to look tor
policeman; the man who was on the step wbstled and
walked away; he found Officer Little, and they walked
down to the store then they found the door locked but
heard inside; the officer demanded him TO cone
out: in few moments the prisoner rushing out
with dirk knife in his hand, and made pass at the
officer who lodged it; he then rushed up the street
followed by the witness and the officer and was finally
captured by the latter in Great Jonesst. Officer Little
testified as to the identity of the prisoner.
No defense was offered and after an able defense by
his counsel (Ar. Anderson) and brief charge by His
Honor, the Jury found verdict OF guilty without
leaving their seats.
His Honor Judge Russell sentenced him to five years
in the State Prison. and said he regretted that this vas
the limit of the law for the facts of the showed
clearly he deserved 20 years as much as one day.