The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-22
COURT Or esStaAl SESSIONS.
Before Recorder Hacketl

HkkryNCA
Ar the court opened yesterday the Grand
Jury presented large batch Of indictments ~ retired
resume the discharge OF their duties They viii be
discharged this morning
The Recorder shon proceeded TO sentence the
who pleaded guilty during the week 60 offence
Mar Goltz, who plesdcd guilty TO an attempt 81
burglary was sent TO the State Prison for Ave years
Henry Limerick, who pleaded guilty TO grand srcent
sentenced TO The Sing Sing Prison for four years and
nix months William Bailey guilty OF similar orencc
was the institution for two year. and n
months CafhariDe Sherman who was charged with
picking the pocket OF Mary McCormics. the
Penicntiary for SIX months William w. Jones. in
dosd for fable pretences. Wa sent to the sland for
three months John yogcl, who assaulted John Kille
pleaded gutv To breaking into the premises ~ GeorFe
Hchenk. No 20 Larht street. on the nIsht OF the i7h
INST and stealing $40 worm o. clothing ~ Honor
CONVICTION AND sKsTEsrY 90 Broadway rcErosSEr
The trial OF Frederick wInslcw charged 9Th picking
the pocket OF Miss Helen Macken Of $40 In n Fourth
avenue stage WAS then resumed
Counsel for tho accused made able argument in
favor Of MS Client, and ooniuded by appealing TO tho
Jury send him home 10 his wife and family 70 spend
merry Christmas
District Attorney Hall who tried tho case replied to
the argument In witty speech. He said the gen
teman allusion approach Of Christmas reminded
him OF clerical gentleman, who, on entering his pulpit
this OF tho year. said he wished earth
and good will 70 men, everybody except pckpockets
for be had Just been relieved Of hts wallet few
previous 20 entering tho church. Mr. Hall said that
pckpockets tho eockroacbcs Of society, they
wormed themselves around the crevIces and cracks 81
railroad cNs aud other pubic oonvsysnces and II
only by pitiinr little Sessions powder on them that
ron catch them. The parents and little children
who would be found In thoroughfarcs during these
holiday with pIctnorc purses, would spend happy
Christmas when they heard Of the conviction OF thp
p kpocket for The members of tho fraternity would for
al least like tho cockrosches when the bgh
produced skuls INTO thor hidnr plAres
Tho Jury, af,er debcrsting a few moments rendered
q verdict OF guilty.
fic was araisnsd fer sentence whom Recorder Hacket
sad -wipslow you wsrc Indicted for picking pockets
YOU well Understood and this audience perfectly
prehcndS feel IL TO be- my duty 10 vLt upon yonr
offence the extreme penalty which the Law permits The
Court to impose. The offence Of which yoa stand
vcted IL \ common one occurring daily and hourly w
our midst, aud II the imposition az punishment u To
iaw says "a.a sefo,e II The n.sr,aS Of many
porsons whom now recognise, u 70 my intention
long have the honor 10 bold the position do
70 sentence every pckpccket 10 The strens penalty %
the law You arc sentenced 10 the State Prison for the
period Of I've pears q, hard labor
.sOTHKR ,1oKrocksr srsr 10
Patrick Uiiren pleaded guilty TO stealing pocket
book containing SIS from John nh resident ~ New
jersey, while be was pasying through veeey street
few days ago Hs Honor sent OBreD 70 the state
ALLrssD gIGHv ~ RfnngRi.
Timothy Donovan was placed on trial chaeed with
knocking down and robbing jeremiah 0conner, resi-
dent Hudson city. ~ j. early tho morning o. the
10Th Of November near Washington Market forta-
naialy Mr. Donovan had only seven doars In his pos
morning
mpTilEar ~ nABr-r. ALiSayp
Late the afternoon John Hackstt was psoed At the
lar when MS Honor the Recorder said On the "a day
!. Dciober 1905 ARRAY occurred bsi~ecn YoC and
n.s,ky the name OF John 1roeD, during which you
,sao'l HIM with q knife, Green died few days after
.s,.y indicted. charged with The bomieide. Upon
~ ~ appeared IN evidence that Green, nj the ume
~ ~. sl afflicted with fatal disease, kbosn
-, ~ go ease, and n was URGED sith great force
ma ~ 81, that cause and no, from the effect Of
49,. 80, your hand. Tho Jury, however rsn.
a 49,, - mansisGsbtsr IN the hfst decree
.p"u ts - eo..g tho Supreme Goart unanimousy
,he ground thai The r. and ordered nev uiA upon
eyidenoe Since thai V,ei "a nos .ns.@lnea oy NE
received by The p.trct ornsy rom ,bs eos-ssn,,cas
D,a, - ~. nn,.sel darns HIS last Illness THE
~. National I,pp1r,.nt 10 CONTAMINATED with
cult 70 anticipate any other Vs., Z, y. ,.na.,.r 80
q second trial, exceeding that .,s,.a.e,., a. ~.
fourth degres the punishment rh,rh ,..,. !, shs
sound discretion ~ the Court 49, m. -. 70 as
with my sanction has consented TO ss 100 49, =.
thai srtent, and u nos rmalbs 70 INK al',..,,., -
mouy and having due regard 10 pour * sn,a....a,
for The period Of ffteen months. and -, $500.
ing your previous good and exemplary o0ss-,, n,gh
vouehod for BY clergyman besids M. -
charged upon yoor recogpi sanes and nnsi
IN suspended You vii bear W mind boweyer'~.,
although enlarged from restraint reefs 9th this d.,
any ums 70 csase yoa 10 b brought before "a "a
svntsnred. Therefore let u 10 your constant an.
70 oouaac, youneif ~ a good o,res that nons shall
have orcss,on " regret that 10 yoaf Jassles SO
tempered With merry
Tue Recorder Ia usng the expression "nssslaash,sr
gree for Mr. HNket wAs sentenced W b. catsf ~
Judge Sutherland tha Oyer and TsnnlDer and his
ooaGssl erJudge Stuart, ony sseceedei In obtaining
er~gt0n A. sea ~ he vss dis<hAfrsd BY the ooun
~ warmly thAnssd Jadgc stuart who Athfaily Al
ssrcsd % his inissssis s'nes his incsceraasn