The New York herald., 1870-02-20
CRIME IN NEW JERSEY.
Sentence Day in the Essex County Oyer and Ter
miner : sevsnty-four Convicts Disposed
Of-Lsonhsrdt Schwun, the Newark
Murderer, Sent to State Prison
for Twenty Years

for Twenty Years.
Yesterday, In the Essex County Court Of Oyer and
Terminer, held al Newark, was probably the most
interesting OF the entire session which Is now
the close. ltwas sentence day,n and long before
the judges took their the relatives and friends
Of prisoners, together with large nuber OF other
people guided purely from curious motives, began
70 throDg the court room IN the left wing of the
ancient loombs-like building located at the head
OF Market street, fronting southward. The
calender disposed OF was unusually lengthy,
though the cases, with few exceptions
hereinafter mentioned chiefly Of
triflng or at least unimportant nature.
IL contained the names OF about ninety convlcts;
but only seventy-iour were sentenced or these one
was convicted Of murder, one OF manslaugnter, two
FOR adultery four Tor Illegal voting, lour Tor prize.
nghting, eight for keeping disorderly houses, and
the remainder for burglary, assault ana battery,
larceny, &c.
shortly after eleven O'Clock, Judge Depue, pre-
siding, and Associate Judges Taese, Guild, lse and
Williams took their seats In the case Of Davidson
VI. Morrison and Briggs civil cause tried in the
early part OF the session, Judge Depue rendered
decision IN favor OF the p'aintin, after which
RosANNA ROGERS, CONVICTED OF MANsLAUGuTER,
was called up for sentence The prisoner is young
married woman OF about twenty-eight years. with
dark hair and eyes and nat round face, almost de-
void Of expression. She was neatly attired and
wore ]aunty hat and feather with u blue veil. Her
husband mother and sister occupied front seat In
the audience. Sne WAS indicted, as Will be remem-
bered for killing her step brother. one James Sneri-
dan, with whom sne had become involved one night
in q drunken quarrel. During the trial there was
good deal OF lard swearing all the principal wit
nesses being near relatives. IL was proven that de.
ceased. before he received the blow OF smoothing
iron resulting In his DEATH caught her by the hair
nd hAr q nnIt 4 ma nAn las
the yiest language and abuse TOWARDS her. The
jury IN her case were over twenty hours aelberat-
ing on verdict anu finally last Wednesday agreed
upon manslaughtcr, with a recommendation to
mercy. In vleI OF many mitigating circumstances
in the the presiding Judge said that the court
would send her TO the county jail for nve months.
She was removed 20 The prisoners room and
LEoTARD scHwUN-THE MURDERER Or srAHI-
arralgned before tne bur for sentence THIS pris-
oner after tedious Trial lasting five days. was
found guilty OF murder IN the second degree IN hay
ing fatally stabbed curing the course OF drunken
brawl on the night OF the 2Sth OF last November a
fellow boarder named Cornelius Stah on the trial
II was not proseu tnat Scnwnn used the fatal KNIFE
though The circumstanIla evidence strongly pointed
that way yet the jury took some twentyscven hours
before tney could agree upon verdict several being
III iavOr OF higher degree than hla agreed
upon ON beng placed NJ the bar yesterday the
convict presented the same calm, selt-possessed ap.
pearance when has characterized IBIS bearing RON
the beginning. II anything he bore Il cheerful ex-
pression lie was sentenced 10 serve twenty years
| az hald LABOR IN the state Prison. When walking
OF he suddenly stopped turned round to the court
| and said, II thank you, Judgen That his thanks
are genuine there Is little doub for IN the prisoners
ROOM as also IN JAIL he repeatedly expressed himself
''tne happiest man IN Newark" He mas been most
| exemplary IN his conduct while IN PRISON and
seems to nave already commenced the c.rryng out
OF plan for the future. This Is conduct hlnl-
sell IN prison as to win coDmutation o! MS sem
ence from the Court OF Pardons and then on oeing
liberated make bee line for the West He Is only
.'oa, ny son, MY SON ~
One night some SIX or seven weeks ago New
Yorker named stephen NJ. Bonneh, OF jovIai pro-
cllvties dropped into saloon to have a last MP,
named Andrew Sheridan u" The ne .ast n,n was mnl'
tplled several times and the two left the saloon
gether. on the way home, Andrew being the most
sober OF the two conceived the IDEA tnit he
ber able to take care Of stephens money phen
himself, and accordingly relieved the latter or
wallet containing an entire weeks wages. Ihe dav
after stephen caused the arrest OF Andrew on the
charge OF highway robbery. Andrew affected the
utmost surprise and stoutiy denied the Dase ns,nu.
alton. He was indicted. tried and found guilty ana
yesterday sent to the State Prison Tor five years.
| Tue moment the last two words dropped from Judge
piercing shrek and crled con, my son, my son l,'
Tne incident caused quite SENSATION ia court for
THE DEHMASHEDENBERGH cowHIDIsG AFFAIR.
Las. summer. during trip across the Atlantic,
MIR. Watson $. HedenDcrgn, we-to-do Broad stEcol
storekeeper, used language, as alleged nnbecoming
q gentleman regarding the conduct or New or
leans merchant named Ralph III. Deaman formerly
OF Newark at the funeral OF near relative OF the
latter. Some months later. last october, the Ian.
gnage used by ,bIaa hedeneeig Was, was reported to
apology or otherwise. Hedenbergh would no, agree
to written apology. though he made verbal ose.
THIS did not satisfy. ana the upshot was that
man armed himself with O stout cowhide lay In
wait for the other party and administered a severe
castlgaton. the result was considerable local
cOmmotlOn the arrest OF Dennan on q criminal
charge-to which ne pleaded guiity-and, finally,
yesterday ms arrangement IN court for sentence.
The Court imposed line of $3.50, and took occasion
to remark that The legal nature thereof due 10
the fact that the matter had been referred to COM
mlttee OF arDiration, VINO would decide the exact
value or the damage done Mr.. HedenberGhS person.
go, AND SIN No NoRE.n
Martin Leach anu Bridget smith, severally in
dicted and found guilty OF having violated the
seventh Injunction OF the decaiogue were sentenced,
the former to pay fine OF nfy dollars ana the lat.
ter half that a.nonnt. These lluht penalties are
largely due to the TACT that came 10 the ears Of
the court that the husband Of Drldget and the wife
or Martin mad mutually agreed TO say 10 their worser
halvcs, "G0 and sin no more"
FisTIASA BROUGHT TO GRIEF.
William Allen and Hugh hawkins. two disciples
Of dstlana, indicted and found guilty charge OF
being engaged % principals IN priLe ngnt at
orange some months ago, together Win their sec.
onds, Bernard Mccormack aud VILLAIN Contor, In
dicted and found guilty 0f aiding Ia the encounter,
were placed at the bar for sentence. In sending
them to the county jail eacn Tor three months
would be the means OF breaking up such d,sgracetul
as well as brutal scenes.
No., MOVE TowARp p,n!aL BALL9T.gox % ruHITcATios
tried and found guilty of having voted Illegally at
the last general election, together with an adviser
each.
Among the other conyio,s sentenced were william
A. Werknelser, a conductor OF the motifs ana Essex
Railroad, for1eecti1x q passenger convicted OF as
sanlt, fined two dollars A. Mlttnacht, young man,
for assauitng his former partner fined tivo; Francis
Mc0urk barber Tor oarbarously assautin1 with
razor citizen, two years In state Prison; Noah t.
Jones, co0red intelligence agent, who claims 70
have Deen the body servant OF gallant PM Kearny,
Tor assaulting constable, nned five dollars
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.