New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-01-05

JUDGE BEDF0RDS CHARGE TO THE GRAND JIRI'
AT the opening of the January Term of tho
Court OF General Sessions, yesterday, Judge Bedford de-
hvered the following charge;
Foreman and Gentmn At ne GRIND Jury The statute n,A
SIS s upon and M E a eGf % To- avs asa.t a. Eias Of
e ices By public officers and to an &C, lss'e March " g 20 p
ibis occasion to Nv that With real Satisfaction bat iHys yoa
nn for the tue criminal statistics Of the county during 'bs
ycons aud sentences in three Of c during
cont spscGi Sn,Ts Cont Of srsc, Sessions. ,roun.
well known FOR is honest aud rapid dispatch Of ali tie msieenor per-
Ret7ied 10 the City and County Of give. Us The o"i4s
The total number q es disposed Of By tas Court were ~ '
81 r 2t 20 tie epTei Sessions for mai Among tLoss
convicted we're sent Penntsry 81
sent the City Prison 81 t to the H9ef Of Rs sss
Among 1879 convicted Of petit larceny 1874 sate ind
ery II; acquitted and Ole discharged failure Of evidence Is
yeei keeping d9Tdery hous ae?gi'ea ,Ia y asSnae %
aud discharged FOR failure Of evidence 2s CONVICTED Tor cruelty 70 an
Of false Peen's acquitted convicted Of carving burglar, oG -
evidence; IS CONVICTIONS for other mscmenoF' 10 aeq and d
0uer and Triu,rThe Court Oyer srd ner presided
By the Justices q the Supreme curt gives the following 1 o. case.
changed with felony disposed Of g Of whom were Convicted snd u
ers Three were convicted Of murder
slaughter Of mansaughier second degree ard 40
neat 10 hrl and two aeqdtals for similar osen.e
four CONVICTIONS ASSAULT 6 SaHeerou. s,spon ~. con-
robbery the hrt degree and aeqqtts CONVICTION for
burglary the ht degree convictions for burglary 70 the teId de
gree and acluas convictions for attempt 70 commit burglary IN
S to commit sTaSd srceny convicted Of pe, larceny
s o. Ism syS ar"u, convicted Of petit Larceny;
vS R as s5 ss9 1 s GeErst and scqu be
receiving stolen goods convicted Of assault and battery aud
Court Of General S-Iu COur Of General Sessions ss,s
s"dsits There we're IS cases Of homicide Which resulted
Five tined for murder convicted and acquitted el ioI \,
the second degree and convicted tnd ior nsI,4qg ~,
b . oJ All eapyeedi convicted Of assault with intent
iii, 10 acquitted 3? convicted Of assault VIII a4nseiS "
rob convicted Of assaut With intent 70 Pe con
S Sa % an ii; Il sSuitei Convicted Of rape and aa
Of larceny from the aud aeuted eolyed o. st
rs degree ii acquitted p enetd burglary 10 the second de-
gree acquitted 70 convicted Of burglary The hN DEERE ,ni
% seQuueii 100 convicted Of attempts to commit . ON,
rs convicted Of attempt commit grand sreny - convicted o. o
peense, and acquitted II convicted Of oge aud anied 'a
acquitted convicted Of sbes,lsmeot and seqed eO.ses Of
. "a conyictsi Of assault and bst,ery acquitted;
q 70 O I epr. G fact for D cirIsps eSsir
weapons person convicted Of aiding prisoners to escape con
may add that during the 1870 ye %ra ~rr sn'erced
on Pday April 1870 The Of Thomas sheridan
mute by the Governor Imprisonment IN state Prison for lie @
under Of death VIZ John Purcell LarHoe a
Te we're ~ men and IS women sent to the The
which hose prisoners must 0t are 80
month John Glass for mansushtsr in the ar'' degree vi"
Tbere seI, and u women the Pentennr p b9
Ja l6S complaints dismissed b. he Grand Jury $50 pi.o1sn
r.sats.pces ri died AMI 81 s;rfed
T6' cri certainly ah' for % and need no comment, aG y
81 his cty abundant proof the energy tdc and prompl
srp Of The Authe. In battle Of Law and justice Agsnst crime and
cnnn IL demonstrates emphatic language the great truth that IN,
St,tu Book spoweu and whensYsr mparts
honestly and taey administered Il will indeed have most tns
satisfactory result In Sonl
Us The pleasing lesson that the aves must seouer or later yea
10 the sup the law
W ~, p.t tie year ard doing have
eess.y assumed Official ss aud sniie lie,
the together With tie earnest anh
guard and protect society BY pomP -
Jung awarding punishment full aud equal 70 s9 9ies %
mi, s maintained and ynioatc Let Us ts
sshsrse duties have that no injustice DC
the .cetsed steadily bear uini ta ~
hsIau-be consequences What they maysee mtN Je as' Wv
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