Fourteenth Annual Report of William J. Mullen, Prison Agent

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Excerpt from Fourteenth Annual Report of William J. Mullen, Prison Agent: January 1, 1868The new building for the Criminal Court was finished during the year and was opened for business on the fourth of March last, with~ Judge Ludlow on the bench. The session was commenced by showing that, while strict justice was the rule, the consideration of extenuating circum stances and mercy were not to be overlooked. The first case acted upon was that of two boys, who were tried for the larceny of a ham. Mr. Mann, the District Attorney, in addressing the jury, generously said, although the boys might be guilty of the oifence of which they were accused, he did not ask the jury to convict them, as they were young and their previous character had. Been good. He thought the imprisonment they had already received while awaiting trial, was sufficient punishment to deter them from committing a like offence, and he would, therefore, recommend them to the merciful consideration of the jury.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.