The New York herald., 1873-12-06
COURT or GENERAL SESSIONS.

A Cigar Merchant Sent to the State
Prison for Ten Years for Perjury.
Before Recorder Hacketr.
Shortly after the opening OF the Court yesterday
Aaron Harris, who was convicted OF perjury on
Thursday, was arraigned at the bar for sentence.
The Recorder said that Harris stood before the
Court charged with two grave crimes-arson and
perjury. No doubt the object OF the prisoner was
to defraud the insurance company by swearing that
he had large amount OF property in the building,
and in order to successfully obtain the money by
fraud 1t was necessary to commit the crime OF ar.
son In the first degree, which involved penalty Of
punishment for lie, and the other offence perjury.
Society proposed two ends in punishment-frst,
the penalty to the offender corresponding with the
magnitude OF the crime which he committed, and,
III the next place. TO deter others from the com.
mission OF criminal offences. Upon the conviction
for perjury His Honor sent Harris to the State
Prison ior ten years
A Woman sent TO the state Prison for
Seven Years for Stealing q Little
Child.
Kate Bowen was tried and convicted OF the crime
OF abduction. The testimony for the prosecution
showed that Susan Brown, who was living as
nurse at Mr.. Lockwoods hired board for her little
girl, five years cid, at the house OF Mrs. Dorf No.
81 Frankfort street. The child was missed on the
18th or June and nothing was heard OF her till
few days ago. The matter was 'sworked upp by
the detectives, who found the child at the resi-.
dence OF a minister named Birdsall, IN Rye West.
chester county, in whose house the prisoner was
hired as domestic. The accused went on the
stand and positively swore, In the face OF the tes
timony or the mother, godmother and Mrs. Dorf
at whose house the child boarded, that she was
her Child was born in Boston and she tthe wltness)
was never In an insane asylum. verdict OF guilty
was promptly rendered, and the Recorder sent her
TO the State Prison for seven years.
Another Case of Alleged Abduction OF q
Youthful Italian Musician.
The next case presented to the jury was a some
what similar charge to the last one. the indictment
charging an old Italian named Egadio Antonio
Louira with kidnapping boy II years old, whose
name was Benanio voline. 1t seemed from the
testimony that on the 18th Of September he went
to the residence OF the boys parents, In Elizabeth
City He went, and since then nothing has been
heard OF his whereabouts. Ii was further shown
that the missing youth had been an itinerant vio-
nst for years, and that on the day in question he
took his instrument with him. Some OF these days
he may "turn up" in a remote region OF the globe
as worthy successor oil Paganni MI Russell
tion. HIS Honor instructed the jury TO acquit the
alleged criminal.
Assulting an Omccr.
John Flood was convicted OF assaultlng ofncer
Leahy on the 18th OF September and sent to the
Penltenuary for nine months. william Tinsman
and Richard Roach, Jointly indicted with him,
were acquitted .con,.,.,.
Thomas Norris youth, was tried and acquitted
Of charge Of stealing O gold watch and chain
from John McNicho on the 10th OF September.
Michael Agnew was also declared not guilty OF
stealing $40 from his old mother on the Goth Of
October
William McKenna was charged by Christina
Eadenberg with snatchng a pocketbook contain
from him in the street. He, too. was acquitted BY
the jury.