The New York herald., 1874-12-15
JUSTICE IN JERSEY.

Prisoners Doomsday in Essex County.
Yesterday was doomsday for the convicts proven
such during the fall term OF the Essex County IN.
J) Courts, and number OF very important cases
were disposed Of AS usual on sentence day the
court room was crowded with the friends and &C
quaintances OF the prisoners, besides . large
number OF the morbdy curious. The most i'm
portant cases disposed OF were those OF Louis q.
Walrabe, alias Louis Meyer, the notorious Orange
Mountain burglar; Richard Barrett his alleged
accomplice James r. Gilmore, who, under the
nom de plume OF Edmund Klrken wrote among
the Pines, 1.-THE Life OF Jesus" and other literary
works; and James Conroy, the assailant OF An
thony J. Comstock, OF the United States Postal
Department First after the disposition OF .
batch OF minor County JAN cases, came that OF
"DIcK" BARRETT
This man, who Is confessedy bad man and has
o very unsav0ry appearance, was indicted, tried
and convicted for being an accompnce OF Louis O.
Walrate, the Orange Mountain burglar. The con-
viction was on nve indictments. Subsequent to
Barretts trial and conviction another alleged &C.
complice was put upon trial. young man named
OF his teeth" and, as ls believed the use OF some
money, which opened the eyes OF Jersey justice
Su, to vncn na wnsn Suud saa y
Grated McCarragher 1t was then established
that Walrabe, who mad turned States evidence In
had borne false witness against both McCarraRher
and Barrett. The latter on his trial stoutly pro-
tested his innocence, pleaded his own case, Opt
rett was convicted in few minutes Yesterday
moved for new trial Oh the ground Of his NOT
having been convicted on legal evidence. The
Court that Walrabe had perured himself twice
In the McCarragher case and In swearing that he
had never been IN state Prison, when ne had, as
too, that Wairabe was governed BY malice In his
testimony against Barrett. With much effect the
linN n1nA fnT m ttQt
SUnV famous appeal rhe quality Of fuI mercy is not
strained" &c. After deiberation the Court said
whom any confidence could be placed. bur was
satisfied with the cOrrobOrative evidence In the
dictment refused to grant a new trial. but would
in the other TOUR cases. On this case he was SEN
70 nse years m Evidences 70
Barrett 10 the finding 10 his possession OF small
case used BY shoemakers ~ TO Keep taer M avis: WI Bar.
Walrabe gave It to him IN payment OF small
debt.
wALRABE's CASE
was next called. The prisoner, who is an ill.fa-
vored featured person. OF short, thckset un-
Chiefly concerned In long series OF burglaries in
Essex county last summer-over thirty. AS above
ne dnsa satSeq tn pq %
tice. Addressing him yesterday, the Court said
ne was not deserving ol clemensy IN consequence
It. the Cour, therefore. imposed on him the SEN
TWENTY YEARS IN 6TATE PhISONs
Walrabe's case disposed OF the Court next called
that OF James R. Gilmore Edmund kirke), who
was tried on three indictments for obtaining
money on false pretences from several persons III
the sale OF certain parcels OF real estate. On two
| he was iOund guilty and on the third acquitted.
I He was let on with tine OF 5000 and costs, the
+ Court remarking that petition, signed by pr0mi-
nent citizens, had been presented 80 1t, praying
that sentence OF imprisonment be not imposed.
He was warned not to come before the Court
again.
THE CASE OF CONROY
was next called. ConrOy had been engaged using
the United States mails Tor the distribution OF OBJ
scene literature. COmstOck arrested him In New.
ark one Saturday last fall. On the way to the Jail
COnrOy pulled out knife and murderously as
saulted Comstock, INJECTING a wound which IL was
first thought was tatal Conroy was indicted,
found guilty and sentenced to pay 1ne oil $500
and to be imprisoned for two years at hard labor
In the State Prison.