The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-31
JERSEY JUS TICE.

Sentence Day in the Essex County Court
NagfNratc at n Criminals Bur-Forty.
six Years In the state Prison, bnt Let on
With Ten.
Yesterday was one Of much interest in the Essex
county Court OF Oyer and Terminer, now in session
at Newark N. j., to the community In general
and to large brigade Of criminals VINO
had violated the laws Of New Jersey,
during the past Six months In particular. Before
full bench, consisting OF Judge Depue presiding
and Associate Judges Tecse, Guild, Use and Williams,
and crowded court room, over sixty criminals
convicted at the present term, were arraigned for
sentence The major portion of the cases were OF a
minor character. OF the more important ones
MAGISTRATE CONVICTED OF ExToRTIoN
was among the first OF particular interest. The
prisoner was Justice John Mckinney, OF Plane
street, Newark, who was indicted and found guilty
of extortion In charging one Michael Fields the sum
of three dollars for issuing warrant. &C., whereas
In the event OF the complaint being entertained by
the Grand Jury which it was notA ne was legally
Judge Depue took occasion to express his sorrow
that a magistrate OF Newark should be brought
before the Court on such charge. The plea ofered
by the prisoner that he mad only acted according to
the custom OF the Newark Justices generally, was
very properly cast aside by the Grand Jury. 1t had
come to the knowledge OF the Court that the
prisoner before the bar had been carrying on
such criminal practices ior considerable time
but those OF the poorer classes. No less than sixty
eight similar transactions had been discovered, In
each Of which the prisoner might have been indicted.
His honorfurther took occasion TO remark that
90 prevalent had such practices become that ut
the next term he would charge the Grand Jury on
this very subject. Many OF the complaints taken by
justices were taken Oh the most frivolous grounds
and solely with view 70 exsort exorbtant charges.
dollars and costs OF court. The the pre-.
siding Judge listened to with GREATNESS atten.
tion as the IL probably the first OF the kind that
had come before the court aud therefore furnished
valuable precedent.
GENUINE SENSATION.
Christian George, aweh dressed, rather good look
ing German, OF about tnirty-flve, against whom no
less than thirteen indictments for burglary larceny
was tried ana convicted, Is the individual who
was chiefly implicated in long series Of burg
laries perpetrated during period or many months
In the township OF bloomfield and vicinity. The
prisoner having been placed before the bar Judge
Depue proceeded to pass sentence OF three years
for every Indictment until he came TO the last when
he said ten. In the meantime the hitherto hardened
criminal completely lost his aelf-control and wept
years In tho state Prison, while the vast concourse
or spectators present were likewise deeply
moved. When hts Honor arrived at the
tenm he added me Enc v woIa
term OF servitude to ten years. Judge Depue re-
marked that crime OF this character was becoming
so rue IN the township that 1t was necessary TO
make wholesome example OF some one. George
light heart eonfrere OF his, named John Ritter,
who had been similarly convicted. was likewise SEN
fenced to ten years In the state Prison.
,onn wm,.r, 80 p CIVIL NAE Go,,ro,,, hro,ners
together with their sister, Jane Coyer married
woman, were scverally arragncd for sentence on
charge OF assault and battery comnitted on their
father an Old gray haired noist Of nearly fourscors