New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-29
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srNrrNcrs IN THE GENERAL SESSIONS.

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SENTENCES IN THE GENERAL SESSIONS
Edward !. Courtney who has spent many yes.s
I'm prison in different States on charges OIL Swmo
feiiinQ was sentenced Yesterday Dy JuuRo Tonrs
10 ten wears in the state Prison for perjury. Oou .
new testified when he was trial year ago On y =
charge of forgery that he had never been I'LL T.;
in the Eastern Penitentiary of Pennsyv DO, bo
anv prison in that State. He was convicted on tn9
charge of forgery but the Supreme Court reYerseaa
the Judgment He was then tried on the cnareG1 VI
perjury and evidence was introduced showing una
he bad served term IN the Eastern ns ,6o
An anpeal was taken from the sentence OF the
Richard Hart and William Clark, The latter AND
ON fire.escape near HUGH FIeePs pawn shop IN
Pearl-st on the night Of February ~ hoig w sho
found dug III the wall of the building ana DILL
prisoners pleaded guilty OF an attempt aI n go
They were each sentenced by Judge CowlDg yeSVei-
day TO eight years in the State Prison. 1
Mary pevin was standing M a. Waiting for
q car she asked n man who was near whether the
green cars passed that corner Inc stransel, ",p
proved to lie Lawrence Gien, answered ny noclef-
ing the young woman down ard selzIng tue poihec-
hook she had in her hand. lie was alterWaIu al .
rested and yesterday pleaded guilty III tue El
General Sessions. Ju ge C0wing r'son
TO seven wears and six months IN the Stat' Prison.
Charles b. Seebeck, young German, was sci ~
fenced yesterday by Recorder Smyth 10 one year III
the Stae Prison on conViGtion " go avenin0
of Frpruary IL, when several small boys threw
snow -ba Is at HIM. Seebeck was angry ana tuin
ing discharged pistol The bullet irom S Slight
struck John NOunan aye nlne lnncIihe ai i
wound. Seebeck had previously noTne goVu 'N
acter and his sentence was accordingly ngntL;;
Henry Krebs, who was "a friend OF DaVlh hiuncy,
one of the two men charged with sieallng a lD-poA
containing 81 800 from Gustave Uiimah III ucI, -,
wIcu-st attempted while HIS friend was on IIlai W
intmdate Lena Beck, witness against the ho-
cnsed man, 50 as to prevent ler IRON appearne'
He was ares ed on q charge of attempting 10 sup
press testimony and was YESTERDAY convoto inv
Court of General Sessions lie was sentchoeu W
Judge Cowing 10 thirty days IN the fenltehuarS'
RYANS SUIT REACTING UPON HIMSELF.
Printed copies of the following letter, signed ny
Jnbn RYAN, The patrolman IN whose case tho Court
of A0Oeal5 recently gave decision against toe
Board of Police IN pect TO pack pay, haIo VVs &C.
sent to members of the police force III al tue pre-
cIncts tins week: ~ -
SIR am Informed by several Of my acquaintance on
the noce iorce aud others. tat mostly AL Tue rOuls
men pIirolmrn an doortn-n tue torres are OesOGf
Of con- ib ig something toward defrain my expenses
for carving case tIrOuga the courts 50
were IN favor OF taking up supscr ption1 W.
IA house but 10 prevent Tue ss I, tbi.
co ming to the knowledge Of any mans business i tm
case deem il advisa BE for the brnent OI M ou ou
rades OF the force to Keep tue nat,eI ~
quiet a. possible. should you cOnslder t"at "i az o
filled to any consldrrItiun you will please Moose ~ a
enve ope what you feel Disposed to giyc. ana no a
rce,ye very little on account OF counsel fees ana you
know my pension Is small and not iiKey to last long
RYAN who is a confirmed invalid received
81 6G6 80 recently awarded hm by the courts OF
account of pay lost during sickness. lie had oeeI
kent on hall nav. 5000 year, for several years
Alter receiving his back pay he was re-
tired on a pension OF 500 per annum
Cooies of his appeal Tor heip wol'
shawn Yesterday to the Commissioners some
Indignation was expressed at Police Headquarter'
on account of his letter and many sarcastic renIA'
were mace IN regard to Ryans concluding sIa'"
mrnt that his pension was " small ana not hNely u
last long" inasnucn the effect of the decision ~
kyan's case will be TO Destroy the Ponce fensloL
Fund Superintendent Wa1lng said: "A policeman
VINO gives money 10 that man Is a fool. Ryan
letter is an insult to faithful officers VINO nign
have expected TO be retired on pension were u mo-
for the result OF RyID's suit"