Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-08-10

CovRr or 0ENEnAL OEsMoHs, August H-EiIa
CO, the properly ii Saith ovsss, 22s Grand street.
The complainant testified that the prisoner, in COM
pany with another wemsn, came into his dry goods
store, and while he was engaged in taking down q
niece Of goods from the she'll at the request Of enc OF
them, the ether contrved 70 secSete the goods shove
stated under her shawl Missing the piece soon At
ter he went in pursuit, and found the prisoner with
the goods upon her. The jury found her guilty. and
the court sentenced her to six months imprisonment
in the city prison. to be employed at such labor as
the keeper shall think 1T to put her at
Carlos Birch, otherwise called Dan Carlos, black,
put the bar indicted for burglary in the second
degree in breaking and entering the premises OF
Catherine Schuyler IL Anthony street. In the month
of June last The complainant deposed that the
front basement was broken open, ana Jour satin
dresses, two calcoes- one OF the sann dresses was
worth fifteen and the other twenty dcllars-tne call
CO dresses were worth four dollars piece-also SIX
Jewels of the value of one dollar EACH several under
dresses Of the value of six dollars, PIN worm
eleven dollars, and pen knife OF the value OF one
dollar The premises were broken open early IN the
morning, before day light. Recovered one OF the
dresses and knife at the ponce;
Q.-What is your business, Miss Schuyler!
A-No particular business, sir.
Q.-WhO do you board withl
AIRS. Shannon, No. ii Anthony street; mere
were other young lady boarders-they all dIned al
the same table, but had separate rooms. The prop
erty stolen from witness, out OF her room IN the
second story. The towels were IN small bureau
draw. The breast pin contained immature.
Q.-Hew long had you had the knife, Mrs. Scnay-
lerf eE
A.-Not very long time sir.
Q.-Then it was probably as good as new =
A.-QuiIe as good.
That's all, Mrs. Schuyler.
Mary Phillips, q black woman, identified the PR
soner as person she had either In May or June
last going into the basement Of the comptainahts
house, and afterwards come out with bundle cut
Of which the ends of several articles Of wearing
onn val xxynr~ hn. MIN
Cornea Mead, sworn-Wtness lived in the house
in Anthony street. at the time 1t was broken open II
her usual practice 10 fasten up the mouse herse
that night she did so, and went to bed about one
o'clock. In the morning the bolt was broken of =
The bolt secured by her by two nails driven on
each side-that was the usual mede Of securing the
premises.
G. How many ladies boarded with Mrs shannon2
Alive.
Q.-Was you one
A.-No. l served there. !.
Q.-Ah. ysu served there only-but hew came ID
your duty to bolt the house, il you was merely q
b0arder1
Al wished it strong and secure for my own pro-
lection. usually shut and opened the house, and
was in the habit every morning OF lettlng the COON
An. YOU can stand aside, Miss Mead.
Peter Williams, a black fellow, sworn.-Is ac-
quanted with the prisoner; was told by prisoner 10 go
TO Harriet Moulton and Charles Jays, and get tive
dresses; went accordingly and got silk and calico
dress uOIu edCu pldCc, ScvS " ~AA' |OVyeA'
police officer.
Q.-How came yeu to 20 for the dressesf
A-Because man pointing out an individual IN
court( told witness 70 inform Carlos that ne wouid
tell where the goods to be found, nothing woua
be done with him. The dresses, particularly the SILK
dresses were much worn; don't think the whole lot
was worth more than ten or 6fteen dollars.
RebG w. Bowyer, sworn.-The dresses were deli
yered 10 witness; does not think they would bring
more at public sale than ten or fifteen dsllaE they
may have been worth more money; san'tsay.
In consequence of an error I'm the proceedings at
the Police Office In which the name 81 Ca'nerlne
Schuyler had been substituted fer that OF Mrs Shan
non the proprietor Of the promises the charge OF
burglary was Withdrawn, and the question OF grand
or petit larceny orinnocencc, was given to the decls
ion of the jury Verdict, guilty OF grand larceny;
John Lewis, black man, was put to the bar, char
red with passing el0counerfst bill upon the Ex-
change Bank Of Hartford, knowing the same 10 be
counterfeit Ii proved by John Crothers tailor,
corner of Dover and Water Streets that the prisoner
cameinio his shop the 7th of July last and pur-
chased vest and two pair of socks amounting TO IL
shillings and gave the bill produced in Court in pay
meni, FOR which he gave the change. On his cross
examination witness admitted that he did act recol-
eet the name of the bank the bill that the prison.
er gave him: 49,. d.r...a ,h,, !. .,.d a..
prisoner in James street. and found upon him one OF
the counterfeit bills, similar 10 the one pessed upon
M. Cro,hers, and also that the prisoner admitted
having passed fvso other coanterfets, for which ne
had been paid.
The Jury found the prisoner guilty, and he was
thereupon arraiened upon two other indictments,
charging hun with passing other counterfeit bills on
the same bank, and remsnded to prison.
John Williams was tired and convicted OF q bur-
sary in the third degree, breaking into the barber
shop Of John PaersoA 40 Laurcns street. and steal
ing property the amount Of e33 on the 18th Of July
last.