The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-30
GENERAL SESSIONS-PART /.
Before Judge Sutherland.


GENERAL SESSIONS-PART /.
Before Judge Sutherland
PLEAS AND SENTENCES.
Judge Sutherland. who took his seat on the bench
yesterday morning promptly ut eleven O'Clock.
through a trying ordeal. over thirty prisoners being
brought before INN for disposition, OF them old
Offenders to whom the State Prison Is familiar
treat, and others young in crime, to whom the walls
Of Jail seem everlasting coffin Others there
whose offences wero neihcr rank nor prcmeditaicd,
and many the characteristic tenderness OF
tho Judge not evoked in vain. Among the pleas
OF guilty accepted by Assistant District Attorney Bell.
who appeared for the prosecution wore the follow
ing Abraham 81. Godstein, for the larceny Of jew
ery OF tho value Of $500 from Rosa Frank two years
in tho State Prison. Edward, Kehoe who was taken
into the house Of John 7. Welsh, OF 3iS East Fourth
street, through motives Of compassion, abused his
benc.actor's good kindness robbed him OF $3.50
money aud two books Ot the value OF $40 Two years
the State Prison William Monaghan, on plea of
forgery In the third degree, year in tho PcDi-
OF Louise Seul. Pententiary one year. William Lee
burgarousy entered the residence OF Mary ooenhardt
ana stole jewery OF the value OF $780, Pententary
two years and six months Albert Scott, alias Henry
J. West, alias Robert Mitchell, against whom there
were TWO indictments, pleaded guilty 10 having OBJ.
tanned IRON Edmond D. Faulkner 500 on forged
check. Penitentary three years. John Shepherd
broke into the clothing store of julius Bemek, on
March IA. and stole goods OF the value OF
$3.50 State Prison two years and SIX months.
John Mitchell, jointly indicted with William Hickey,
Tor tho robbery Of Peter Anderson, sailor, in WASH
ington street, the 21st OF February. State Prison
five years. Hickey, who was tried and convicted. IS
serving term OF thirteen years. Joseph 4.
Parker. alias Walker and Patrick Curtis stole jewelry
Of the value OF 500 IRON Elizabeth H. Cumming. ana
each sent 10 tho Pcntentiary Tor ono ycar.
Ivison Phnney Co., was sent 10 the State Prison Tor
years. James J. Lamp and Teresa Campbell tore
ibly entered the cigar store OF Rudolph Wyman aud
stole goods of the value Of eightysix dollars Lamb
sentenced 10 two years, and his cmale accomplish
one year in the State Prison. James McNabb iorcI-
bly, entered the slaughter house oil Andrew Deiany
with intent steal One year and six months. John
Wilson and James n. Walsh stole one hundred pounds
OF tobacco State Prison for two years ana SIX months
PnEsENTarENT Dx THE GRAND JURY.
The Grand Jury came into court with the following
prescntment and woro discharged THE Grand Jury
OF the Court of General Sessions being DESTROYS
ascertain the sanitary condition, by legal inspection,
Of tho different institutions Biackwes Island, and
also in Bellevue Hospital, this city, selected
miItee from It's number to pay visit 10 these Institu
tohs on the ed day Of March, 1877. Tho following is
the condition OF fairs as tho SAID committee
found them At tho institutions above namcd:-
CHARITY HOSPITAL.
AT the islands, the first place inspected the small
outbuding at present used as wards Tor tho reception
OF crysipeas patients. The building has generally
dlapdatcd appearance, aud il improperly ventilated,
or rather not ventilated ut all The boards with
iron attached used for that purpose inadequate;
the windows to wards though large are
from tho direct rays OF the sun except by shades,
hav,rc nathan ,rede ,or outs;ao blinds Tho ma,o
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ana iemae departments arc aiike IN luis rcspecs.
Tho condition Of the water CLOSETS Is Dotn up.
paing and disgustDg the night soil has been allowed
To accumulate ana the door thererom even
into the wards wnerc the patients are yIhe; Ins
could be ciectually reneoeu py piacing smai p1mp
each water closet, taking the water directly from
the river mo cost Oh the atcrat'oh should not DC
more IMAM S4 LOT cacn wafer cioser IL may herc oe
appropriately noted that all the water closets in the
Charity Hospitai ana ID me beneVue hospHai saay
need more careful supervision anu copous use o,s-
lnectans inc state OF lne GROUNDS around inc ouu-
ings Is then referred 10 us requiring lMmeoate aen-
tlon; also the Da'hs winch were not uecmeo n'eoI
sanitary purposes anu severa' were Gu
as regards Tue culinary tIo precautions