The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-27
BEDFORD VERSUS BUR GLARS.
A Professional Crnclksman Consigned to Sing
Sing for Seventeen Years-Thc Judges Re.

A Professional Crnclksman Consigned to Sing
Sing for Seventeen Years-Vhc Judges Re-
marks Thereon.
Notwithstanding the certainty punishment fol-
lows crime when the evdoer brought face face
outraged law in the Court General Sessions would ap.
pear If all the terors which long mprson.
men present to the ordinary criminal disregarded
naught by the professional maleactor In the
Of their evil designs warning voice heeded the fate of
former accompces serving out long pentcn.
tares and State prisons for the overlooked
the burglar and the highwayman, and their asso-
cates in crime, persist in their till
they, In their turn, succumb to the inevitable
which, Nemesis like, awaits all volaters Of the law
But when crime abounas then all engnery
the law be put forth with corresponding rgor suppress
The necessity fo- prompt judicial in such
perave Punishment long deferred loses than
and sautary effects is intended accomplish
Repeated instances illustrative of this fact could be readily
quoted but the injury inflicted the community thereby
would be impossible to estimate In the Court Of General
Sessions however, there dalance with with
criminals Trials convictions and punshments short
sharp and decisive. A made and the
jury have rendered their verdict convctine prisoner
serious violation Of the law against the property
deprving human being of life, the sentence OF the court
aos 70 w ns sRd The ,ns
st follows footsteps Of crime aud no matter
viii the end me The Whichever
THE BURGLAR FOLEY
viii be remembered that in the fall burglars and
stern and yet jus. manner n which these criminals
sured that their property and lives would be protected
the State Prison for highway robbery pun
shent averaging from seventeen twenty years each,
Judge @ the state Prison for . long ,ermNaveras-
Ing ndea i'n midst Se .soxas
their hand again. and yesterday Judge Bedford
favorable opportunity Of assuring them mercy will
be shown TO professional burglars and garroters The
Criminal Patrick Foley who on the night OF The
Eighth avenue Nnety-rs street. Mr. Heser stated
In his complaint that at about two O'Clock the morning
awakened from sleep by the sound burglar alarm,
in the Kitchen and saw that the window which commnn
Gated with the yard the burglar having
OF his Goa. and Shoes which subsequently In
the yard. In the pockets Of the coat were found
vrol These furnished indispuabe evidence that Foley
ordinary burglar. tor only noted honsebreakers
nsh themselves with chorotorm and vro the latter being
used TO blind the OF the disturbed
der him unable to identity the burglar $500
property consisting OF clothing and jcwelry prepared
Tor removal but fortunately the thief captured before
he escaped with his booty.
anst Foley so clear that he knew II he
had the hardihood to demand trial bv jury he
found guilty and receive the full penalty He dscreetly
pleaded guilty hoping thereby to have deducted
from the sentence which would undoubtedly have
posed.
Judge Bedford, in passing sentence. Said
Foiey-You are bold, professional burglar. The testi
ing house question o'clock morning. not only
for burgarious purposes, bat II needs be- to commit
against the cepredstons such desperate YOU
AS safeguard to society and n all
fessiona burglars will sentence 10 the state Prison
This but well merted sentence appeared to give
great satisfaction to those who court whom
seemed pleased that society was rid OF such
character.