The New York herald., 1871-03-16
HE COURT S.
Sentences Upon Counterfeiters- Stealers,
Perjurcrs and Illegal Voters = Fraudulent
Bankruptcy-Diam Smuggling Rid
ing on Car Front Platforms Cap
tain Peabody Again in Court.
UNITED STATS CIRCUIT COURT.
Sentences Upon Prisoner,

Sentences Upon Prisoners.
Judge Woodruff sat yesterday morning at the
usual hour.
Counsel for the government moved that the pr.
soners who had been convicted should be brought
forward for sentence.
PERJURY
James 0'Neill had pleaded guilty to an Indictment
charging him with perjury. 1t appeared that he
committed the offence for the purpose OF procuring
the discharge OF a prisoner accused Of crime. Judge
WoOdruf remarked that perjury, he was sorry to
say. was OF frequent occurrence and had become
crying evil in the community. The efforts OF the
officers OF justice to detect aud punish II had been
often frustrated. He would do all he could to sup
mas haa ., a s
consideration weighed with the Court In passing a
lighter sentence than might otherwise have been
the case. sentence, TWO years III Albany Peniten-
tlary At hard labor and 10 pay a nne OF $lO0.
FRAUDULENT VOTING,
William Qulrke, found guilty OF fraudulent voting
for member or Congress In Westchester county at
the last election. was next sentenced. IL was
stated that the prisoner mad been drugged and
while In that condition was inauced by some per-
sons To vote, utterly unconscious oil what he was
dong. He mad served In the war on the Union side
Judge Woodruff said that the offence committed by
the prisoner struck at the freedom and oundation OF
our national institutions and deserved 10 bc punished
severely; but in consideration of the iacts stated
the sentence upon the prisoner would be only SIX
months Imprisonment, with the costs OF the prose-
cuti0n.
EMBEzzI.ING LETTERS IN THE Posr orrncE.
Wroch Radosavlywitz, pleaded guilty g embez.
zng letters IRON the Post Oiiice. IL appeared that
on the breaking out or the clvl war the prisoner
was first lieutenant IN the Austrian service. With
the ala OF Mr. Motley, who was then Minister to the
Imperial Court OF Vienna, kadosavlywiL obtained
hts discharge ana caMo TO this country, bringing
with him 426 recruits With these he joined the
army OF the Union and was soon promoted to q
captancy. In consideration OF these facts the court
pronounced the mltigated sentence OF three years.
imprisonment.
John T. Lawrence, embezZling letters In the Post
Onlce; sentence, two years Imprisonment.
Joseph hartnett, embezzling letters IN the Post
Office; sentence, ten years Imprisonment.
COUNTERFEIT MONEY
Lewis Meyer, Tor having had III his possession
counterfeit money with intent to pass the same, was
sentenced to three years. imprisonment at hard la
Dor in Albany Penitentlary and pay a fine Of 500.
Lewis Selner, found guilty OF dealing in counter
felt money, was next sentenced. The Judge SAID he
had received letter from the sister or the prisoner
asking for mercy upon her brother. He was sorry
that considerations Tor his sister had not operated
upon the prisoners mind before he committed the
offence for which he was now about to be punished.
The sentence OF the Court was that the prisoner
should be imprisoned eight years at hard labor and
pay fine OF $780,
INCITING TO MuTINY ON BOARD SHIP.
Peter Johnson, John Peterson and charles Thomp.
son, found guilty OF melting revolt Oil board the
ship Shatalnuc, were each sentenced TO two years.
tary.
CONTEMPLATING.
The Court resumed the trial Of Alexis NicOlai, o
Russian, who was indicted for engraving, or caus-
ing to be engraved photographic stone, ana print
ing thereirom fraudulent tily cent currency stamps.
The prisoner was convicted ana remandeu for SEN
tence. which Will be pronounced to-day.
The Court then adjourned.
THE INDICTMENT AGAINST GENERAL JORDAN.
Mr.. b. X. Phelps, counsel for General Jordan wn o
Is indicted for itng out an expedition In this city
for aid of the Cubans, contrary to the neutrality
General could be tried. the Judge said he would not
longer in the present term; out jury would be
in attendance on Menday next, and II udge could
be got from some other district the trial might come
on then.