The New York herald., 1872-12-11
COURT Or OYER AND IERMlkER.
ARA ignnents. Plcadings, Convictions
and Sentences.

Arrangements, Plcadings, Convictions
and Sentences.
Before Judge Ingraham.
Yesterday the case OF the People vs.. John O'Keefe
was called on in the Court OF Oyer and Termner.
O'Keefe, who was a policeman at the time OF the
commission OF the offence charged against him,
pleaded not guilty. He was indicted for the man.
slaughter OF Antoine Picot on the 10th OF OCTOBER
last by shooting him with pistol.
Mr.. Howe, counsel for the prisoner, expressed
his surprise that an indictment had been found, as
the prisoner, while in the act OF shooting mad dog
accidentally shot the deceased. The Police CON-
mssoners had retained him in the service, believ-
ing him to be innocent. Prisoner pleaded not
guilty Trial postponed.
FOUND GUILTY OF AN ASSAULT WITH INTENT TO
John Doe was indicted tor assault and battery
agent Of the Long Island Railroad Company, by
beating him with club. Prisoner pleaded not
The evidence went to prove that the prisoner
went into compliments office while he was count
ing out the proceeds OF the days business, and
and endeayored to wrest the mop away from her.
Complainant tnterceded and requested him to go
away, when the prisoner attacked him with the
mop handle, struck him heavily over the head anu
inflicted such injuries that his life despared OF
by the doctors for some days.
with intent to do bodily harm, and the Court re-
manded the prisoner IN order that an examination
Vi Tie btaCe OI lib mlnu mlg0L Ue maze, IL DeluS
alleged that he was insane.
PLEADS GUILTY TO GRAND LARCENY.
John Sullivan. schoOlmaster, pleaded guilty to
an indictment charging him with grand larceny
and stealing on the 30th November two pairs of
earrings and breastpin the property Of Elizabeth
Tussey. Prisoner urged poverty as the cause OF
the crime and was sentenced to imprisonment in
the State Prison for two years and SIX months.
Elizabeth Flood, woman OF respectable appear
ance, pleaded guilty to grand larceny ana stealing
quantity Of serge sacques and other property, OF
the value of about $400 the property Of Mr.. James
McCreery. Prisoner urged that this was her first
years and six months.
An Old Offender Sentenced.
James Dolan, alias Ford, an Old offender, known
to the police and the criminal Courts Of the city,
pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him
with grand larceny, committed in the night time,
from the person OF Mr.. E. G. Judson After plead
earnest appeal to the cemency OF the Court, not
the prisoners own account, but in mercy to the
unfortunate wife and five children OF the prisoner.
Counsel assured the Court that when the prisoner
had served out such lenient sentence as might now
be meted out to him he should be sent far from the
scene OF his past career, where, ne trusted, the
prisoners sad experience would be q lesson to nim
and direct him to pursue an honest and 6tralght.
forward life hereafter.
Judge Ingraham aid the offence was one which
was not entitled to any mercy from the Court, IL
was an offence which he regretted to observe was
on the increase and was committed during the
night time. Mercy to the wife and children was no
mercy to the community and he sentenced him to
three years. impris Onmenti in the State Prison.
BILE appearance was in Court weeping bitterly, with
two OF her children neatly dressed who in In their
innocence were unconscious OF the whole proceed
ings OF the Court little realizing the rueful posi-
t0n Of their parent as he was removed from the
dock.