New-York tribune., 1867-06-01
CIVTL COURTS.
,,,,,TPn STATES CIRCUIT COURT-MAr a.-Befors
'N Judge SIIPMAN.

witness the novel, and we DeeVe III nlS OVnII, "a
Genfed specace of of the members OF the par sd
mtted 10 practice the T. s Courts being arralgneo lO
sentence for felony great proportion Oh thosS pr o
ceedngs attendingthe disgrace OF one OF the
with the greatest and most painful interest On tapP
being called upon to stand 10 receive MS sentence
pressed his desire to make few eaT and then
substance follows his voice beng broken with emoOn o
have been practicng law nearly IL years. am Iow
In in health and not able TO express my views lu5 m m
relation TO my eonvction but with all que On IN
yOur honor and to the jury, declare am NOT eu d
the testimony presented, perhaps, my cOn'louOh an
sentence ore proper hut my imprsonmens on a%cGous %
OF my bOndsmen surrenderng me, rendered ho uHSo n
70 nr0pery attend TO the preparation OF my case On
the day of the trial witness was hot ~ rt ths snh
oenas bnt he did not properly serve them. Trapp then
directed his remarks to u s. Dist Atty Sanlue " ~
foICrr hey FesS eTe Ts Is g no proof signed those
any of them Pending an attempt 10 nu Se papeiS ~
Assistant District Attorney Joseph Bell Irapp resumeu
lis remarks TO the Court 1T may be gratifying 10
sOme persons present 10 see mo driven lho Opnvlo p
n alone would stand the imprisonment Whetler sUI'
ar long b land here Mr. Trapp broke completely down,
Commencing TO weepl leave behind loving Mie anu
nroorred witness who cOnd have proved my innocence
Assistant Distrot-Atorney Bell then informed Irapp
that the papers had been returned TO the Auuo 10
partnent at Washington, being original ones. ,,u
Trapp resumed-As cannot sec the papers defy the
DistrfctAtOrney TO show any part OF my Writing on on
assignment and receipt, but the signature Is mo- e
tom during nv absence in the Courts, attending to my
business. l admit the signature on tne cneCh Dut % a
testimony In the Priest shows that $50 were PAID 10
WTs Priest nnder direction Of Francis Priest. Trapp
then adverted to alleged discrepancies in Francis Priests
testimony and said that parts Of were false lie
then resimedI will now be very short. IL Your Honor
comes TO the conclusion TO give me the hgse se,oIo
the law calls for shall endeavor TO support my phsn
ent 70 he best of my ability, but fear my health VIII
not permit TO survive a long Imprisonment, anu
fnS mn to maturity TWO OF my children dead. Let
conclusion ask Your Honor TO DC as iehe as pos
Mr. Malcolm Campbell. Traps counsel, then informed
the Court that Trap had been in Jml four mouths
already and that his health was very much impaired;
and further said that imprisonment in LudlOwst jan
was little different from what generally supposed
and that Trapp had been closely confined 70 MS CELL not
having more than Is minutes exercise each day
Judge shipman then addressed Trapp in substance as
he hsyG NO That & very You
have found guilty of two distinct onehses-oi TWO
distinct criminal transactions must say that IN my
Judgment after hearing your remarks that do not see
how jury could have come TO any other tnn
the they arrived at The highest penalty Is lpls
Onment for 10 years. the alternative Delng imprisonment
for five years and in the discretion OF the Conr me
OF S. 900 Except in extreme casos, have never np9Seu
the highest penalty. Experience has demonstrated 10
Inc that it is always best to exercise "se anu GIUi @
discretion adjusting the penalty 10 tne peCa ,
stances of the case always keeping IN view SOUND puDo
policy There are aggrayatng circumstances IN n yonr
You are momber OF the legal PfoeS%son % ioul our
clients trusted you in confidence must , believe eve you you
lated the law but have Violated the commence Oh
your clients The sentence is that you be imprisoned Tor
hard labor in Sing Sing Prison and pay line OF VI
making your aggregate imprisonment hye years
Trap o gh his Of being sentenced to the
long term but yet very much depressed at his position
oh A Foster. n
certificate OF deposit for the amount of A27. was then
called up for sentence and asked he had anything 10
saw He replied as follows have few words TO say
Although am accused of forgery. never signed any
other than my name to the paper in question was
HS n hSsiSea Si SS Vas e1ced away by Mary St. John
signed my name and represented no one else
which honestly obtained. l have been soldier four
years and have been twice wounded and twice mpris
oned in Rebel prisonsat Salisbury and Belle Isle sin.
cerely repent leaving my home ! have trade, and
shall after serving out my term OF imprisonment work
af If and try TO be an honest
Jndce Shipman in passing sentence said the question
stealing the certificate was not charged against he De
fendant Defendant evidently an unlettered man,
and there were mitigating circumstances IN TINS case,
which did not exist in the OF Trapp and he should
discriminate accordingly IN passing sentence
Foster was then sentenced two years imprisonment
at hard labor in Sing Sing prison. and to pay nne OF 81
then moved that the name Of H. Trapp be stricken
from the rolls of the court.
The same motion was made by Mr. Courtney in the
United States District Court and the same order entered
A SUIT TO RECOVER by AN INFORMRR AGAINST
UNITED STATES COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS WITH
DiSA" s.p,,mn J. KsIlum agt Charles p. cuneh
This was a suit commenced against Alr CHncn,
formerly Special Deputy Collector OF the port OF New
amount which plaintiff claimed was due TO him. as being
the first nfOnner against the schooner Ann Fckerei ana
The Ann Pckorel and her cargo were condemned
under the non-ntercOurse act.
Mr. Clnch claimed 20 have no interest in the case and
defends the ground that he has been notified that
there other claimants TO the fund.- and that he cann0t
distribute the fund. unless by mandamus compelling
him TO do sO so that all claimants may be in Court and
have their rights adjudged
After considerable testimony had been taken, in view
OF legal questions raised by United States DsrctAOr
ney Samuel g. Courtney the plaintiff withdrew his
1t is understood that tho matter will DO amicaby
Mr. Wyeth for plaintiff; Samuel j. Courtney. United
States Distnct-Attorney. for Collector Clinch
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURr-MAr S1.-Before
Judge BLATcHFoRD.
THE ORDER FOR APPRAIsKMENT AND RELEASE FROM
RIRRDN
The following order has been made by Judge
Batcford in this the opinion in which appeared In
At Stated Term Of the District Court Of the United
States for the Southern District of York held at Me
u g. Court Room No. Il Chambersst on Thursday, May
3O 1861 present the Honorable Samuel Batchford, Dis
The United States agt Pour Cases SILK Ribbons c. 1905 1910
1911. l2l3) Sarasin Co. Claimants
On reading and filing petition OF Sarasin Co., the
claimants Of the merchandise proceeded against herein
with admission OF service, motion OF Messrs. Webster
after h heating samuel O. Courtney, esq u DstricXt-
tOrneY in opposition thereto, 10 is ordered that George
IL Sanford be- hereby appointed appraiser the
part Of the claimants and that Samuel p Holmes be- and
Is hereby appointed appraiser on the part OF the
the said George II. Sanford and Samuel p. Holmes do,
together. appfase the merchandise proceeded against
cy Of at the date OF seIure Oct a. isSs less
the duties legally chargeable thereon and IT is further
praisers the said merchandise may be discharged from
custody and delivered TO the claimants upon their filing
District that the duties said merchandise have been
paid or secured TO be paid and the execution by tho
claimants Of stpuatOns for costs and valucthe latter
he appraised value, to be reported by said appraisers
with suetes TO be approved according to the practice OF
his Court. SAMUEL BLArCHFoRD, District Judge.
SUPREME COURT-CHAMBERs-MAY 31.-Befors Mr. |
Justice SUTHERLAND.
4 THREKFoLD QUARREI-THE RIGHTS OF THE STATE
OVER DOMESTIC VESSELS.
Horatio g. Seeber Agt The Steamship Cireasslsn
This is threefold motion 10 test the ownership OF
the parties in the steamship CrcassaD The facts are
follows In October last the Sheriff seized
the vessel under warrant for supplies, under the
OF 1862 In different suit from the present The
United States Marshal Of the Eastern District subse
quenty took or claimed 20 take possession OF her. but
the Sheriff claims that this seizure void being al
m