Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-10-31

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me o'rcu't Court and COur, of Oyer and rermiue,
i s|'N 'nI c""h'y "'Journed u" Saturday, after =
SeSS'o" :" Nv" We hs. Judge DUER uresoed and :, .
T-h"pil Ia beng able 10 say that the c 49,
D"i' aud the pubic of all classes present Al me rn,
award !" la" the highest praise for his uIb,ni,v
F"'i'ehCe hhh Htgn6vd Department AMI r. -,
p',miu"ie 'md ability displayed in his decisions ~"
ERE was IA """sual press of business bolh ON
We 0'n ""d Criminal Calendar Tue latter v,.s
"""'S u'spaiChed, aud as tie Civil Calendar ,y.s
mr., u"''e" over during the tcru, every cause il,
""" I'VE p"F"es were prepared for trial was Jisnns
49, nus we Aie ready beginning to experience
uie hehrii' ui the oIg.mizatiur or o,, i,i;o;
"s PROVIDED ny The amended consiituiiun. Ssyer,I -,
me suns 'f'e", were as We understand oran in,crss,
"S N"' S''' nut our limits val only permit as IN
- ~ zee '"e c"S.s ct Nc Cure Lester aud Van
'''"'y VS.. M'let Ia the former the nIanuf h.J
"''"4ut It" ACTON 10 recover damages for ti q sednc
"on - nus d."ghieI The long Continued addresses
Tu r: ui'"' DIS s"I"r has triumph over The
-" To" o"e us fatal Consequences and The suI-
sIue"l uesrrlion OF his victim we've fully nroys,I
i"e oe'eiutnt attempted 10 show in his der.n,a
''' u""s"ier Was previously unclasre and liiai
~ was ""t exclusively responsible for her min =
@e'e'a' witnesses were produced for inns uurnosc
one OF "h"1' deposr IN ftcis going full, IN es,,I;sh
NC u' nee, bat du'iug his examination bv the
S'"''S''5 NC Jdtmed and IJi Whether
hH very singular occurrence was orcyss;,,,., =, I ,
Crowd d sI"ie of the room, IL, the severn, oI f. ,ns
eN'"'"""on, or tue lnlsehoOd of his testimony no
""''" "el's can with certainty determine t,,, ,h.
81" EN- .his al the witness we've a
py "h"r circumstance and the Jury found verdi,
ior br p'"i"uh OF $500 d"mnges defendant no,
",'"g y man oil mucb properly Counsel C,r ,ha
E''"'ilf, Messrs Stone Lush aud A Va, VrcL,e"
10 10 ne defendant, Alessrs. Wander Hes den and
Van Salisbury W.. Miller, was a special actin, -,
w case brought by the planI,fl T., female c;ID a.
~ nearest irIend, io recover damages from ,hs
"r'e"uan. as u phys'cian for negligence and nal
- s,,''' ~ s"'"s me plaintiff ann, which had beeu
So'"eu ~ me elbow joint. Both parties reside in
me county oi Rensselaer,. The case wa, fully IN, do
our 'nd " appeared Thai the arm had been rendered
Co"n,gl for the Je,";G Tor the plaintiff 60o
iHI's l"T o. defendant S A Foot 80
Datte. oae"r'der,' ottile town OF Coey mans in
was convicted Of The forgery OF prons-
10y "oVe' p"rportihg 10 have been made by Henry
'"ooh'"Ner, deceased, Formerly neighbour of the
P''s'ue', 10 The p isOueT, for he sum Of g2GO and
SoTf'."s "a'e me second day of March, 1872
Pedr mat 0hCkrirI had ever exhibited be uote ,,,,;l
al'er us 1ea'h. HE rial was Of great length and
iu s'"e extraordinary incidents. Eieht init
"tsSsSi VINO were IhmIdTy acquainted with fhe hand
MI"pS O o"hoonmaker, testified, that in their ppin.
~" 'He hOie was not signed liy hun Three witness
80 nN''"g = Si'Sht knOwledge Sf his hand wiring
80 P'Ou"c'd 10y the prisoner, whose opinions
were u" favour Of the authentic,y of ,be n,.
SS'eT"i specimens Of SChoormakcr's hand writ
'ts' dhu various instruments signed by him were
a'so exhibited. Tue pa IsOner produrej IN evidence
." "stceheh,, pnrporuUg TO have been made and
s"eu Wy SrhoUnaaker aud himself Oh tI., "a ,Iav of
"''cN 1872, the d"Ie Of the no,e, in which agree
mrn' ihe note IN question was stated TO have been
N'-"'eu 'nu utVefed To the prisoner, and in winch
nc consideration al tie vi as also SET Cpttb -
III ou'S III t'e hOe aud tie asIeemt at were IN the
h"hu writing OF tue prisoner, WHO was a very exuer,
"f"er and ibe sIgnatuIe Of Henry Schoonmnker 10
t'e "2reemeh', Cutresponded precisely with TIA. IN
w "I'' he same eight witnesses, also proved n
I've i"Iged, ""d 'be three supported lis nuhe nticy
~" ~ 'hs agfeemStit pUTpUrled TO have brpn wiz
~ sSed ny the late Col. John +. Van DalGsen of
~"e)m "hS, another question arose. SIX a Illnesses
"m'o'S whom was Sheriff Van Antwerp, and
." " Whon were perfectly acquainted with
COlonei Van D'lisen s baud wiling drDosed that In
ne" opinon tue signature of john Van D,lisen was
"Ol genuine. oiN Witnesses on the part Of lie p,,-
T"p'' i"nng whom were the son aud som ~ oC
COI. van Dtliseu, were equally uost,e 49, IN ne .,n
mf"i'cn,. gred variety Of circumstances were
proved Oh both sides, bu II IS impossible 10 say wbat
"o"d nave been Tie result Of lie tiaI had not the
prisoner 10 lie last Stage Of the cause ensured bi,
C""''U"n' 10y - bold aueapt 10 impuse upon the
- '"u July. A'ter Tie DsIict Attorney had
p o''u '"e argument ol The cause, aud after Judge
Drf had risen 90 charge tie jury Tue missioner stated
ma Ne h,d "m,ted To dueci lis counsel 10 call IA
y" Df' nee, Esquire, ui CVeymans, Who was then
:" Jul, 400 ny whum he cOuld prove, IN July 1872
q" '''ony winch had since dbiIcd by The death of
% vV"mdher, Wis depending H. fore bin a. iustirt
" we pf"Cet between Henry SchOOnn,nker de-
Sei''5 "nd he prisoner, IA which he (ibe prisonerJ
o" % ochoomhker s demand, aud dat ScAoonn,nkc e.,
we present ~ HE tine, and dd tot pretend ~ deny,
'"f' ifd gwen such note. Tie prisoners conn
SCI h'u previously endcatunred 10 establish such a
I"c' ny pafol evidence, bui had wholly failed i The
ehnt Aue prisoner now stated thM ,iuire Van
De' DE could produce the original plea and he
NE 'iore requested permission To examine him,
" cn was readily agreed To by the court. Mr.
e." Der Aee was then sworn, aud after sta,rnp
we 'r"b ny OF the sur, rtQues3cd TO produce
'ne "Rm7l pie' lie produced several p,uets
among which w'sa plea which dd not -esk Of ,he
noe h0f correspond with uic prisoner allegation 49,
lhe prisoner uirreup. o. drcafed, fiiat he was sure
W'' "Hs fn0H.gr plea more PARTICULAR than that and
I'g"rsied No. Fau Dee Iee 20 look tp am Tor ~, Il
oihe' pir". lhr witness being -nll unable 10 God
cue" 90 "sifnnont apOng bis papers, lie p.i.unef
u""et""k 10 40 hip 10 hi. seafth aud .eiy speedily
pI'"nctd hom ihe DO unients VI tic wlgcss q wriI-
''" P'H 90 winch Tie U0ie Wus accurately dr-cIbed
d"' aet np - 'hc prisoner bad alleged. Tie DIS.
t"'efy u ,fhis plea eNciieJ gfe7t rmotiOu and WIS
""Nrd Tor the moment conc lusiye Dtool Of the
inn|rrnc" "i ibr pr'-oIer, bot ihe mpre .ion g. s a.
wen hn""n about ten year. toe ciiizen. of Ibis
S' 90 I'd I"rIaaauuJes as au.c1aJie sni 81 90
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