The New York herald., 1865-03-25

Sentenee oS Roger Lamb Tor the Murder
ofHis Wifs-Presentnent OF the Grand
Jury fn Reference 20 Intemp pera NOE
convictions for Burglary and Lsrss-
ny, 80.
COURT or GENERAL SESSIONS.
Before Judge Russell
Az tho opening Of tho yesterday morning Assistant
District Attorney Bedford said III the Court pcase It
becomes my painful duty to move your Honor for
the Judgment Of the law In tho case Of Roger Lamb
convicted dunng the present term Of murder in tho
frat degree.
Tho Cierk-Put Roger Lamb to the bar.
The prisoner who Is . very old and emaciatsd by
disease, approached the bar with tottcring steps
Tho 0erk-Roger Lamb, you may remember that you
have heretofore been indicted for certain murdr and
felony by you dono and committed. Upon that indct
ment You were arraigned and upon your arraignm mt
you pleaded not guilty and put yourself on the country
sS . osa has ns
be pronounced against you, according to awf
Nh. A. cohen-After . conversation with the pris-
oner and consultation with my associate Mr. Kntzing,
we have deemed 1t duty in behalf Of this unfortu-
nate man. 70 reiterae the statement that he has made
crazed by jealousy and frons,sd with passion, but
nate blow. The plea that he has made TO man
herp earth hiss been dsegaded and he only hope
al Al ks time and place ws deem our duty not to
anything further why the Judgment Of the law should
Judge Rasssi~Roser Lamb, you were indicted for tho
homicide Of your wife the i.h OF February To .ha.
indictment You pleaded not guilty, and placed yourself
CATION, found You guilty Il murder in he rst degree
The evidence was 30 conclusive a. not TO admit Of
doubt Of your guilt, or the intent with which It COM
mitted. You have. therefore nothing 70 expect from
Executive clemency. The circumstances detailed by
showed that you intended the that you commit
ted II appeared from the evidence that on the after
I'm n n VOu
her with club but were prevented by the inmates Of
the room You then went TO the door and deliberately
pulled your knife from your pocket and commenced
sharpening H. You remained in that position until all
the inmates with the exception Of poor feeble wo
with piece OF board In hand and knife In the
other This woman got between you and her when you
wall, wheroupon you. approached your wife, who
sitting In chair with sslo girl ON her ap and sad 70
neck With Rn ss1sns Ss msn artery showing
concusvely that you intended 70 take her life You
have therefore, forfeited your fe to the violated laws q
your country The most unploasant part OF duty
TO pronounce that sentence which the law has affixed to
the crime Of murder in tho arst degree The sentence
of the Court Vs. that be taken from the place whence
you came and the 9th day of May be hanged by
The neck until you are dead And may God have mercy
The Clerk then read the death warrant 10 the Sheriff.
into whose custody the prisoner was given
CONVICTION AND sxSrEScn OF A HorsE BURGLAR
James Foster tried and convicted OF burglary In
the first Degree having on the night Of the 2lst Of Feb
ruary, broken into the dwelling house Of Mr. John owen
o
through window in the kitchen, which the following
| morning found to be broken. Some silver plated
Bates who duty within blocks Of Mr. Owen q
house arrested the prisoner at four O'Clock IN the morn
e ia s ana On I'm "m rV ,ne rsnaerd
dict Of guilty without leaving their Seats and the City
Judge sentenced Foster to imprisonment in the State
Prison for ten years. that being the lowest punishment
the law allowed
| HEAVY rARcHsy
Peter Brennan, Jointly indicted with another man,
|
Of thirty five hundred dollars from George W Sherman
the 18th o. ca he was asleep IN T
WAS seni to the state Prison for two years
Louisa Schober placed trial charged with grand
nom Frederick RaS, who kept ladies boarding house
IN Baysrd street Il turned out that her husband who
arrest, which done Tor the purpose Of getting
divorca These fscts appearing TO the Court Judge
sosS court possns
GER abandoned the sse, and the jury acquitted the
accused
.>eang frame containing phctosraphs, from Mr. Mayo
n Byosdwsy She was reman,ed for sentsnec
having stolen watch and chain, worth ffiy dollars
s % 70 Ss on 1s o IN aass
Cherries Anfe pleaded guaty TO an attempt ut grand
sreeDy b stealing from Robert PeaIe on the 24th q
| remanded for sentence
The Grand Jury came into court and presented num-
Der Of and The subosnsd rcsensmcnA which
The Grand Jury, in concluding their duties, feel n
obligatory thom, IN their relation to e Court and
the people present their profound conviction that the
main source Of vce and crime and Of the principal
csuses q taxation N nis county is the mpcroc,on of
hole moxicanse ths neflcency cvinsed In the
cuton Of the laws this subject found upon the
books.
b notorious that existing laws IN relation 70 the sale
ofntoxeatng liquors set at open defiance While this
ton and crime and is hold by the law suect TO regua-
ton and CONTROL unbridcd license In fe ssie Of intox
the rss and con}csmsy 70 s requirements Tho eScsp'
hon In tbs great cfty This 10 not the case only the
ordinary days Of business, when the community
eustQmed ~ the turmoil OF trafe, but tho Sunday
tho dny OF rest that sheud bc freed from @mpta-
ons and disquet incident 70 tho le Of liquor The
Is carried under the disguise OF concert aIoons gar
dens and sacred concerto somo Of those places the
vilest dcns OF great mctropolis Haunting their mere
transhops many q which, though nomnay ciosed' IL ed
| arc virtually open 70 an eomcrs
To bo obliged this Grand Jury has secn 70 indct
for Onces against and property those who pro-
oSed the insntves 70 crime from the parties relied upon
TO convict them has been one Of the most revolving
They would call tho attention Of the hwmakers and
~ admnisfraaors 10 these evils rife In this city,
conclusion 70 the admirable recomnendaton and crer
vatons OF former Grand Inquest that swsre paromcn
required 70 eloss eyery dam,hop whose lseper fails 70
chronic evil OF sganc magnitude would be abstcd with
no injustice to ocndc but with untold benefits to
ciety" The Grand jury cannot perceive why junk
hackney coach, lacking an inscribed number n list
Of fares should be summariy elected from the streets
while those streets are and c,rncred by establish
menis notorIously violating similar but string nt
and more necdfu laws with impuny. Our only saety
city lies In the equal administration Of just laws
and Ia the subsection OF all classes 10 rghfn author ~
DAVID Terry Secretary.
Tho Grand Jury then discharged with the thanks
| OF the Court
ness against man named tollingwood charged with
larceny called the attention of Judge Russell to ed