The New York herald., 1871-11-15
CCUhT eF 6tNeaAL Sc ,SlOAi.

A Garroter Seut to the state Prison tor Eisht
Years BY judge Bcdford-TLe uns scrty md
Eami u Alleged Voucher Burgiary-Ac.
an,iuis.
At the opening OF the Court yesterday Louis Lep.
purI, VINO peadcd guilty last week 10 robbery IN
the urst degree and was remanded Tor sentence. was
placed at the bar.
Judge Goodet made fervent appeal for mercy In
view oi the prisoners prev lous good character.
Judge BEDFORD said:--You were Jointly indicted
Tor rcbnerT In tue first degree. Your associate in
crane was convicted and the jury recommended
him 10 mercy. 1 respected tnat recommendation,
ana consequently sentenced him " the lowest
penalty KnOan To the law; but the case II be not
In error, demonstrated the acttnat you were ,nncn
more guilty oil the TWO; tina, you actually robbed
tuis man. IL was u clear case o garroting. gen
teman, at three O'Clock IN the morning, In one OF
tue upper streets oi Lne city was assaulted Dy you
and anolher person aud sagged AMI roube,. 1 eau
not conceive how persons supposed to oe rcspeca-
bic could swear 10 youi good character. The COM
uunity ana gentlemen AZ night must be projected
against the assaults of proving fuliians, aud as an
example ] shall send You to the state Pr.sou Tor
TiE AI..easp BURGLARY IN tn. CoMrTRoLLEa's
oFtIGE-RBAARkS OF nAGERTY AsD BAULcH's
Tue business oil the Court was suspended nt noon
Tor a lew moments 10 permit The counsei Tor Hag-
eTty and Baulcn, now under Ind lctlnent cbarucd
with stcaiins vouchers from the UO,nptrol er's
oiicc. 10 make personal state enenL He said mat
tho @papcrs seemed To deiignt from tuy co dav
III publishing iaise Statements rce renee TO tbe
case IL Haacrty ana baulch. IN y were Indicted
on the 3in o Oci0isr, nearly SIX weeks amer tDc,r
tncar eratiou; nut a. the Grand Jury was supreme
IN ~ action no blame could be att lchea 10 inc DIs.
trlct AtulneS Tor noi navirtg rhe hictincns Iound
sooner. They were arralghct Two wecxs aqo, and
II was understood thai the district Attorney wuui,
give The counsel noticc WAN 10 apBear oelore the
Court and maze "A motion ior paIl In consequence
o The election anu iD veA OF ne DistIc, Attorneys
enna agcmcnis nj tac Couft 0i Appeals, IL was
understood thai The mates would I've laid over
uniI his return. Inc cou.lsei WISHED TO De pro-
tected from tlc Impulativis u the pres. lie ASKED
tlls Honor To set the case uown for Friday next
when he wnnlJ make motion 20 quash the inuct-
mcuL and nIniit the Er.soi cis 10 bal. " hen the
ease came before the Court IL woulu be fougnt WIN
r,so,uiiuu yIgor anei courage.
Assistant District Attorney FEIi iows said that
Dl,rrict Attorney Garvn had exclusive charge OF
tie case aua Thar IL would be ildcllcae IN hiIn 10
name TIE iav iOr lne ~ -uiieni.
Tne counsel said tidt an Important question
would come IN THIS CASE, VIZ, whether Grand
Jury oil lns cou iiy eau itlict iwo parties without
hnyJu the slightest evidence before them as 10 tnc
commission 0 tue ullcncc. lie would show wncn
the motion would be lic THAI the corpus delicti IN
tins case was uot proven Dc.oic the udictlnH ody
Tue ca i,sul twuu s,etls 10 ne mpDring under the
haucnutIon that The NEWSPAPERS, Ike So many
demons were haunting has footsteps wncrcycr he
went a,vcried ngain "a tue loud delu ion that the
..palcrs' were All lCking hin.
Thc Distric, Attorneys pacid conntcnance be-
came visible NJ thus Iuncluic-he having been sent