The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-19
COURT or SESSIONS.
A Divorce Detective Sent to the State
Prison for Perjury.

Divorce Detective Sent to the State
Prison for Perjury.
Before Judge Moore and Associate Justices John
son and Stillwell.
william L. Hatch, "divorce detective" who
was convicted on Monday of perjury, was SEN
fenced yesterday to the State Prison at Sing Sing
for six years and three months Hatch was wit
ness in the divorce suit of James Cox against
Caroline Cox and swore that on the evening OF the
I'd Of December he saw Mrs. eek and enc Robert
p. Newcomb enter an alleged assignation house on
Putnam avenue where they remained for an hour.
Newcomb subsequently caused Hatch's arrest for
perjury, and on the trial showed that on the
ing in question he was at the house OF friend in
Cambridge place. 1t was also shown that the Put
nam avenue house was perfectly respectable one.
In passing sentence Judge Moore said that the
crime of which the prisoner had been convicted
was one that struck at the very roots OF the ad-
escaped punishment the Courts might well be
closed entirely. Hatch received his sentence in
silence.
Youthful Incendfarics Sent to Sing Sing.
The two young men-David Dowd and Eugene
Small-who were convicted of arson in the second
degree in setting fire to the stable of Mr.. Uriah
Ellis, 16 DOdworth street, last November, were
raigned for sentence yesterday. Their counsel
moved for arrest OF Judgment and for a new trial,
but Judge Moore denied both motions ana sen.
fenced each Of the prisoners to Sing Sing Prison
for seven years, the shortest term allowed by law.
Dowd's mother was so overcome by grief at the
sentence OF her boy that she had to be assisted
from the court room by her friends.
Desperate Attempt at Wife Murder-A
Heavy Sentence.
Late on the night OF the 2lst OF December last
James Eldert attempted to kill his wife while she
was on her way through Prospect street, Mrs.
Eldert had left her husband in consequence of his
dissipated habits and gone to work in a Fulton
street dining room. On the night in question
Eldert followed her from the place. and Overtaking
her in Prospect street, asked her to go and live
with him again. This she declined to do, where.
upon he drew butchers knife and plunged the
blade into her left breast. Mrs. Eldert
was lying there insensible he stabbed her
seven times in different places. number Of citi-
Zens attempted to rescue the poor woman, but
were prevented by Eldert, who threatened to kill
them II they came near him. Several police officers
finally arrived and arrested the assailant.
Mrs. Eldert, though so badly stabbed, as stated
above, recovered, and appeared against her hus-
band when he was tried last week. The jury con-
victed him OF an assault with intent 20 KILL and
Judge Moore sentenced him to the State Prison at
Sing Sing for nine years and six months. He re-
ceived his sentence quite coony.
The War Against the Policy Men.
When John Primrose and John Stack were about
to be tried the charge Of carrying on the lottery
policy business in Boerum street their counsel,
Colonel Spencer, moved to quash the indictment
on the ground OF dupcity, inasmuch as 1t stated
five or six different offences, for each OF which
there was distinct penalty. He further claimed
that other efences were charged which were
known in the statute Colonel Spencer said that
the statute Of 1851 was so complicated that District
Alto n Tor 70 the Past 1we6t wears mad endeay
Assistant District Attorney Cullen replied that
the Indictment must charge a series OF offences.
This offence was being common gamblers and
the only way TO prove 1t was to show that they
dealt IN policy slips and sold seine OF them.
Judge Moore remarked that as this was the first
time this question had been raised before him. he
desired to give the matter a careful examination,
and would announce his decision this morning.