The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-02
NEW YORK CITY.
THE COURTS.
Nh 1tn srl1ts rlnrWI rnuaI.
Esnlsnsss--RfcHEenry and Dnvis seps 20 tho
Penigensnry.
Before Judge Benedict.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and Davis Seps 10 tho
Penitensiary.
Before Judge Benedict
SENTENCE OF DAVIS.
George q. DAVIS, convicted OF myking a fahse am.
.sVit sgains, Collector Bailey, and John D. Meuenry,
sonyioed of making false afday,ts and giving false
testimony against Messrs Rollins, Harland ana
Others, were brought up FOR sentence tn the United
states Circuit Court before Judge benedict, yesteY-
day.
DAVIS was sentenced so five years. Imprisonment
nj hard labor in the Kings County Peniteniiary and
was nnea vne dollar,
suENRy ASSERTS HIS sNNocRNop.
Wien Mchenfy WITS arragnea Jndge Benedict told
Inn that he had been found galty or the crime Of
perjury and asked him u be had anything 10 say
why sentence should not be pronounced.
McHenYy said there was much thar he could say,
hut he did believe is would ayail him anything
10 say IT, lie was bound TO accept the verdict OF the
Jury. Ills previous character was unimpeached.
except by political enesnies. His lie had been an
honorable one he had vet 70 know wherein he had
wrongeo any man. lie trusted he could, depending
upon his Maker, bear any punishment that the Court
COULD ihhict, believing that what he had sworn 10
true and, II he was about 10 meet his Maker
he would still assert such belief.
Judge BENEDICT then addressing Mclieply said
he had been found guilty OF one. of the most
helao1s crimes, committed under the most aggra.
Satng circumstances. The fact that within a
snort time i've persons had Deen sentenced for
Maklng fatse aiildavits against public officers
showed how widely spread were such offences.
The circumstances OF McHenry's case were OF such "A
statements were made by mistake. IL had been
clearly shown that those statements were sheer fab
ricati0ns. under all the circumstances IT was the
duty OF the Court 10 inlet the severest punishment
The law permitted.
mcHenry was then seStenced TO pay tine of
81 00G andso i've years. Imprisonment az hard labor
III the Kings County Penlfentiafy
Mr.. Lapaugh, the counsel OF DAVIS, entered pro-
TEST both Davis counsel and as a citizen OF the
pned states against the proceedings IN the trial OF
DAVIS, saying that the faitn OF the government
violated IN having DAVIS enticed IRON the British
- ~ nj
Trying ann Tor perjury.
Judge Benedict said snoh protest could not be
proper authorities.
The Unitet STATES Grand Jury ON Notary
Publics.
fhe Grand jury for the United States Circuit
Couri, IN appearing before Judge Benedict for the
last time before being discharged made the follow
ing special presentment:-
TO THE HONORABLE JUDGE or TIE CiRcuiT Court
OF TIRE UNITED STATEs:-
SIR-fhe trand Jury feel that they wouid be dere-
fct IN their dnty did they not, before being dis
shaiseo, cal your Honor's attention TO matter
which, while perhaps not coming within their I'M
1nedia.e jurisdiction, seems 20 require positive and
Tadica REFORM namely, the culpably loose and care
come TO be administered In this city, whereby the
very PLAIN intent 0! the law creating said otnce is
certain documents shall be acknowledged or
sworn to before notary public, that the party
therein named shall personally appear, shall be TO
the notary well KNOWN and shall acknowledge the
act 10 he HIS or shall make 10 the truth OF the
contents subscribed to by him. having become an
expense and hindraDce without the supposed
recurIiy; FOR @efnd in sundry that have come
before ns that The signatures to certain documents
them myths; that these documents have q dozen
az tirne been left at different notarles by
auly aitesed by the notary and returned to the par
lies Who have iraudulently used thein The evidence
beoie US goes TO show, however, that the notaries
were not designedy accessory to the fraud.
JOHN w. GRAlDON, Foreman.