The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-21
COURT Of GENERAL SESSIONS.
Duncan Tempieton Sent to the state
Prison for seven Years and Six
MOnthss

Months.
Before Recorder Hackett.
Shortly after the opening OF the Court yesterday
Duncan d. Tempeton, who was convicted on FRI
day of an assault with intent to kill his wife, Ida
Maud Templeton, was arragned for sentence.
Mir. Townsend, his counsel, moved for new
trial, on the ground that the prisoners wife was
not competent to testify, that the verdict was
against the weight OF evidence and that the Judge
erred in telling tue jury that they were as good
judges OF the evidence upon which the doctor
based the opinion that TempletOn was OF unsOund
mind wnen he hred the pistol as he tthe doctor)
was.
HIS Honor denied the notion and, in sentencing
Templeton, said that put for the interposltion Of
Providence he would have been standing before
the bar III the attitude or Q murderer. lie SEN
fenced him the State Prison Tor the term OF
seven years and six months.
Two Burglars Sent to the State Prison.
James Moore and Edward Ryan, alias Charles
Johnson, were tried and convicted OF burglary IN
the second degree on the evening OF the l1th Of
this month the prisoners seen by servant
and two boys running out OF the basement OF the
residence OF William A. Lattmer, NO. 20 West FIJI
rieth street. They were arrested on the corner oy
q policeman. Ryan, whose portrait Is in the
Rogue's Gallery, had the audacity to 60 upon the
stand and swear tnat he was not In the house.
The Recorder sentenced him to the state Prison
guilt, dealt with more leniently, his sentence
being Jour years imprisonment in the State Prison.
Grand Larccnies.
Dumas Watkins pleaded guilty to an indictment
charging him with embezzling, on the Goth of Feb
ruary, the sum OF $50 from Christian Herter, by
whom he employed as clerk.
Robert Campbell, who, on the 10th inst, stole a
gold watch worth $500, from the person OF Emma
G. Oglesby while she was riding upon q railroad
car. pleaded guilty TO an attempt at grand lar
ceny.
watkins and Campbell were each sent to the
State Prison Tor two years and six months.
Isaac Jacobs, youth, charged with stealing. on
the 10Th of February. &1.UOO worth oil diamonds
the property Of the New York Diamond Company
pleaded guilty to an attempt TO commit the
offence and was sent to the Pcnitenliary tor two
years and six months.
John Rogers was tried and found guilty OF re-
been stolen from John Won Liehn on March %.
When arrested pawn ticket representing the
prisoner He was sent to the Penitentiary for two
years.
Forgery.
John II. Whitfield, who was indicted for forging
the name of the firm Of various, Boyden Co., to
an order on the 9th Of April by which two dozen
black six stitch caps were obtained from p Cor
bett pleaded guilty to forgery IN the fourth degree.
The sentence imposed was one year in the Penl-
Tertiary.
Petty Larcenies.
Robert NELL, VINO on the Sd inst. stole SO so
belonging to Reinhard Gerzbacn, pleaded guilty 70
petty larceny; also Michael Knowles ana Andrew
Rgiey, who stole an iron chain worth s4D the
property OF Isaac J. Palmer and similar plea
was accepted from Bernard Garfield, who was in
diyed for stealing ss5 worth Of lead pipe owned by
James keenan,.
THESE prisoners were each sent to the Peniten-
tiary for Blk months.
Calvin Springer, charged with stealing pillows
aud blankets worth sl5 trom the premises OF
Ezra Mcclellan, pleaded guilty to petty larceny.
He was sent to the Penltentiary Tor four months.
Carrying Concealed Weapons.
Michael Dononue pleaded guilty to- an indict.
ment charging him with carrying a slungshot
contrary to law. There were mitigated circuni.
stances stated TO His Honor, which induced MIN
to modify the punishment to Imprisonment in the
Penitentlary Tor two months.
Acquitta1s.
George Lewis was tried upon charge of steal
ing 500 worth OF rope belonging to Edwin NJ.
Tyler. but the evidence was legally insufficient to
warrant conviction and the accused was de-
cared mot guilty.
Morgan Jordan was also promptly acquitted OF
an allegation that he received, the 23d OF March,
q set OF harness which was stolen from Gustavus
b. SANFORD. who swore that II was worth $50. Wit
nesses testified to the good character OF the ac-
cused, and ne swOre that the boy who stole the
harness did not sell II TO MIN for 49,