New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-05

pers of the prisoners applying for release were not
as closely scrutnized as in former months. There
has been considerable talk among members OF the
Legislature about the matter and 1t is said one on
lis results VIII be the introduction OF an
of the Constitution creating Court OIL faruohs'
and deriving Governors of the power to pardon.
Governor Robinson also reprieved Two mur ..
ers: Felix Mccain, sentenced to be hanged May NAY
10 in Ehenango County; and Nathan vi
iando Greenfield. sentenced TO be hanged
December IL in OnOnd8ga County. Inc cV CUT
mutations were In effect paraons, as ,r rno
deductions allowed by law from the terms Oh p,Is-
oners for good behavior when added 10 the ealss
of imprisonment commued by the Governor, ai'IuSu
invariably left only lew DAYS OF auol uDii? r.
prisonment for the prisoners 10 endure NlllauI -
Gilman was released from Auburn PRISON on De
cember under communication OF ms sen1S en- u
five years imprisonment from October IL loa ., o
The prisoners with long sentences VINO "eic P'i
doned outright were the following; 800.
JAN 3-GRoRGE HOPKINS Sentenced March d. $50 20
Oswegu County term, years; burglary anu III
JAN Is-JosuUA McFAppEN and ARTHUR MtLLoN Sen
fenced August q, 1876; Queelo County 0'iN''
IAN. 27%fHoMas WARD sentenced October 8, 1877
FEE e~JonS W. EIcHIsY Sentenced July 10. 1873;
Saratoga County, crime pellnry 'ers ay 90 is74
Kew-York: crime, burglary term, years. ,o-
MARCH l2-PATRICK SHEEHY sentenced d. "nds
1877; New-YOfk; crime, Receiving s'oie" hoV"''
MARCH i2-scHuYLER Town. Sentenced December a. q,
1877; 81. Lawrence County crime arSo"' '"''" W
gree term. years and 3 months. -, ,,,orr on
APRIL 7-JosEPH II. DOWNS Sentenced FeDruhis ~
1879 suffolk County, crime arson term Nrtn 20
APRIL l2-GEoRGE ii. NoLrE. Sentenced Macn ~,
1875; New-York crime, eInbezzemeht; 'eTn .
APRm. is-M,UKcE HESSEssv. Sentenced January 10 !
1877; Knes County; crime. burglary iefm d
years ana mouths
M,ye--rrorxr BRIpryBrcKER Sentenced May 3.
1879: Herlnmer County; crime, arson' seeoho "o
JusT .5.fnEDEEIoS LEVY. Sentenced, June II. 1877;
NewYork crime grand iaLceIy tef IG,2 {9 1877
Osweco COUNTY; crime. grand larceny ieriu' q
years Died before the pardon reached nm = 1920
july I-ATTA EEYER SENTENCED Sep,emDer 70 rsa
New-Yofk criuIe assault TO Nil tenn. ~ yenhis
Pardoned upon the condition thet he VIII leave 'nS
Jt1T 3-WiILi,M SMITH Sentenced March IL. ISIS :
NeV-YOrK; crime. receiving stolen goods 'eiH''
AUG. 4-JuDsoN GROOM Sentenced October 26,
1877; Onondaga County cris; DnG condtt'on
that he leave this state az once ana WI no, s
AuG 25-RoBERT SHARP Ssneneed ,e may ycars'
sFrT 5-IsiYREL J.. CLARE. Sentenced June II,
1875: NeW-York; crime. burglary nrs' aesfee'
srrT 9-GIoRGE MARTIN. alias Henry cleery. aliss
(;eorgr Allen Sentenced August IA. loIS; New,
YORK; crime. burglary. tnird degree; tei m, %
years Pardoned upon the condition that he VIII
oc1 SoS or, e. Ward. alias William H. Hail. Sen
fenced Aprd H. 1877; WORK crime, forgery
OCT 99@HfSRY Rim Sentenced October 8. 1879 New
YORK crime murder, second deereei term, ne, %
NOV 3o-MlCUAEL MCGUIRE. Sentenced December 90
1875; Niagara County; crime rape 'erm' .
April -. 1876; KINGS County crime, burglary sec
Ond degree; fern, years.
DEC 15-lOuIs KUHIKE. Sentenced october - le'''
Ncr-York crime. rape term years: -
DEC 27-IHOaks CARRAN. Sentenced November 49,
1877 New York ; crime rape term ~ years
SOME COMMUTA1IoNs.
Among the communications were the following:
MARCH l9-MIcHAEI DoNAHrE sentcnced June Z,
1872; NeW-N0rK CRIME burglary, ihlId ueS'es :
term. ) years. Whhe serving this sentence ne
killed q iellOw-cOl Wet, was indicted Tor MURDER 10
the fret degree, and found gully OF mahhmugh'ei
in the third degree. lie thercupon sentenced 10
IN ndditoial term Of years. - :
jun i2-JAc0B BERRY. Sentenced April -. ISIS 8,
New-YOrS crime. keeping dlsorderly house; Term
affirmed IN the Supreme Court, and subsequently 10
the Courr OF Appeals; the defendant IN ihe mean
April, 1873 the term OF his imprisonment lld not
begin until April 80. 1879. COMMITTED 10 60 dHys
July i-IIsrER BEoIHERToN. Sentenced November
-. 1877; CAyuga ConDty cIlme, lnurdef' hlst u,-
gree; senteuce, 10 be hanged on June IL y re-
proved January ID, 1878. until January "a. ls7s
sfay Of proceedings granted, aud fcsenicnoed 10 be
hanged July j. 1870. sentence oommutei TO i'm
prsonment in Auburn state Prison for NE
OcTOBla IL WILHELM JoHssoS sentenced January IL,
1879; E-w-NOrk; crime, burglary, hFst degree
yovENBrh 36-HlSRr II WILSON. Sentenced Soyem:
ber %, 1870; Kiugs County crime, burglary mast
DEcEMBER l-GEOnoE SMITH. Sentenced February 10
1870; New-iork; crime, burglary nIst degree
prcySm.R iHGFoRGE and john yASDYKE. Sentenced
April $. 1877; -. Lawrence County crime bur
elary and larceny term yeais ease ,, ?, ,o-s
y
Rensselaer, County CRIME, aiding and E0etting IN
obtaning money OF the county wrOngfullv; term.
We rs and fined 81 800. Commuicd 20 year ana
10 months from May 81, 1873. with deduction.
DECEMBER 1O-WiLIIAM j. AKIN. Sentenced Decem-
Der D. 1-72: New York; crime. grand larcchy, two
charges, and attempted burg ary' hrst degrees term
DycTmBEn I5-JANRs G. TyIss Sentenced JAY 3. 1873;
NeW-YOrK; csIine robbery hrst degree; term Is
MIN 15-wnIrlM HISS Sentenced May 26 1873;
New.York; crime, burglary nrst degree; term 10
pyfsSBrR 15-TnoxAs RYAN. Sentenced June 81,
1877; Eew-Yorz crime, murder. second degree :;
DrrtaniiE i5-IHoMIs LowxDEs. Sentenced June IL
Is74; Kings County crime. murder second degree
DEcgMRie i5-MIcHAEL PERRY. Sentenced February
I3, 1873 Monroe Country; crime, assault with
TrcTMByR 2S-bsNxIs O'NEu- Sentenced September
20. 1870; NewNofk CRIME, robbery aud attempt
at burglary; term. % years and months
DECEMBEB 23-HORAcE CORNELL IR henienoed June
l6, 1879; Ououdaga County CRIME forgery lerm'
DEcEaBER "a -JoHS Mcguire Sentenced November
10, 1875 Kings County crime, murder, second de-
gree; Term, life.
DycEMBlF2 i-IoHs DwYER. Sentenced April g 1873;
Ene County crime, burglary aAd larceny term' .
DrcFNBTn 27-JAMRs O'BKEN. Sentenced October 10.
1874; SewYork; crime robbery hfst degree term
DEcEanEE 27-wnIIAM II. LEifH. Sentenced June -,
1877 New-York; crime. forgery term, years.
DECEMBER 27-EDwAED MURPHY. Sentenced Apnl 20,
1879; Aew-YorE crime. robbery term, IL years
DECEMBER 27-JosEPH ARNOLD. Sentenced February
Is, 1875; New-York; crime. assault to XIII teFm'
DycTSnEn 27-CYRus O. CLARK Sentenced April 10.
1871; New-York; crime, forgery term, years.
DECEMBER 29-FREDERICK GATES Sentenced March ],
1873; Schenectady crime, murder. second degree
DEcESlBER 29-JAms MCGUIRE. Sentenced July "a,
1874; crime robbery, first degree; term, 10 years
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