The New York herald., 1870-04-22

and said, "Donahue nave been loogim FOR you;''
Burke had quarrel and struck a man Mo was IN
while ne stood quietly at the oar lurEtinade an
attempt 10 strike hIm tDonanue) aud knWine the
desperate character or The man he nroi theplstOi IN
sell deeQce; ne voluntarily delivered nlnsu up at
the station mouse ana tod the sergeant tae,ircum-
stances oil the occurrence.
Mir. McCle land pictured the tr,ghtfui careeof the
notorious burke In erapaic style. and at te con-
cIusion OF hls speech there was consderau, ap-
pl.ruse ia court.
Assistant District Attorney Tweed said that h did
not appear there 10 defend men like 3urke WIN. led
the ri0lcIs some years ago anu lnsigated the fir.
IN. OF dwellings, Ae loosed upon such men plh
disgust and horror hs duty neing sney TO ee
that tne lives and piopert yoi citizens were protecsd
by the enforcement or lne law.
Alter clear and impartial charge by Judge Be-
ord The jury rendered verdict oil not guilty WIZ
James Warner cooredl was tired and convicted
or robbery IN the rst degree he navlnS on the lst
oil TINS month IN company with crowd oil associ.
ates entered saloon Ia sullivan street ana foDoed
the barkeeler, William Miner, oi waten. IL ap
peareu from the testimony that the prisoner anu MS
lrieuds had several drinks IN the Llace, whcn they
refused 10 pay Tor, anu that Wnen he DaiKeeper
threatened TO puG them out the rowdieS smashed the
oottics ana the windows anu wound up WIN u.s.
sault'ng and robDing Ine Darkeeper WarAer was
not arrested at the time but wnen captain alcDon-
neil ana a detective subsequently SOU cat 20 take
him into custody he made desperate resistance.
Aiter the rentuoa OF the verdict the Iity Judge
his Honor sketch Oi the criminal career OF the
prisoner.
Judge Bedford, In passing sentence. said:-War.
ner, you have been indicted for ROBBERY and tue
jury very properly on the evidence found gully.
You are an ex-cOnvct, having served out TWO terms
on the island. Captain Mcdonnell tells me tnat you
are TIE leader OF gang Ol cU0red thieves aud, to
use his expression. you Will seal anything you
iay yOur hands upon. IL lSab0uJ time u break up
your gang and TO teacn the c0ored and wn.te men
OF TINS ty that they violate the law they VIII get
their lust deserts. snail make an example OF you
an1 send you the STATE frisOn 1or nine years and
six mUntls az hard iaO0r.
Rlcnard MolOney ana Mathew Kane two lite
b0yS VINO we've charged with stealing, on tue "a 0l
November. horse ana wagon, TIE properly VI
CHRISTIAN +. Wetze were acquitted, tue circum.
stances showing that they found the morse neal
jones' Wood
Charles smith was tried upon a charge OF lalceny
from The person. William Asnweli tesLiYlng tnaL ON
the 18th INST. the accused took siXtynve dollars out
OF bis pocket number OF witnesses proved thal
the complainant was very much lntoxicateu and
the accused having proved good Character the jury
rendered verdict or not guilty.
ANOTHER PiCKPOCKEr PUT OUT OF THE WAY.
John Burns pleaded guilty 10 larceny from the
person In stealing, on the OH INST. from Miss uenzel
pocketbo0k containing SIX dollars. Judge Bed
ford, passing sentence, Stased that the prisoner
an associate or thieves, and that the day IN
question while the lady was walking through Grand
street he snatched her p0cxeJbook. Sucn q reckless
violation OF the law merlted Imprisonment III the
State Prison Tor four years.
CALESDAR FOR TO-DAY.
The following u the calendar Tor t0day:-The
People W.. James Hennessy ana John Alexander
robbery; Same vs. John d. Currie, incest; Same vs.
Joseph Wolf, John w. Woods. William Lynch. Ed
ward wilson JuiluS g. SOiinger aud John Mortimer
burglary; same w. John O'Ioole (our cases. OBJ
taiIlug g0ous under false pretences; Sane vs.
Same, granu larceny; same vs.. Martin Callahan
Melvin, Charles +. KOerner and Mary Reardon
grand larceny.