Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-01-11

IA lhs prissnsr. kaswn y be q, ola ofsndsr ana
though very young had been brought up several time
before tor stealing coats the of which could
be found, there could be no doubt of his intention Il
steal but the difficulty for the Jury 10 determine was
the value fhe coat so = TO decide between petit LARGE
Recsrder-Was the coat worth sa5q
Witness.-It was sir. W.
Prsoner.-Oh no, year honor, il not II was
worth nothing like that The gentleman who owned
il said il was worth more than So 81 and had /
ed him for it, he would have giyeni 1t was
very bad coa-indeed il bad that was ashamed
to be seen stealing it, and had known II was so bad be
fore stole it, would have had any thing do
with it, Great laughter. asts-sr- sue-
Recorder.--Well, gentlemen, Notwithstanding the
prisoners hardihood must keep within the strict
rule Of law and there is doubt, that doubt is his
property, though the coat
The jury convicted him OF petit larceny.
Daniel Kane tried for receiving stolen goods
that were taken from the store of j. b. Merrel IN the
Bowery though only pair of pantaloons were found
in the prisoners possession He found guilty and
sentenced TO six month imprisonment.
John Livingston tried for having in his possession
several forged notes the Bank of Pennsylvania II
appeared that the prisoner entered hat store IN the
Bowery-bought fur cap for $3.50, and offered $40
forged bil-it objected TO- and he offered two 9TH
er forged bills the same bank Of Pennsylvania; he
then taken into custody For the defence story
told about the prisoners having play ed pins with
gentleman from the SOUTH who gave him the three
bad bills, in part payment of so which he won from
the said gentleman. The jury did not believe him
and therefore found him guilty.
Paul Frisbee tall dashing elderly mulatto was tried
for stealing hogshead of china from the store of Mr..
Churchill.
This trial was important as it showed the shameful
workings Of the scandalous stool pigeon system, and
the fraudulent conduct of officers connected with
the criminal Jurisprudence of the city.
1t appears that Shaw, officer found the hogshead
efchna behind house in Elizabeth street, and arrested
Frsbee and two black fellows named Underhll and
Morris This Frsbee, it appears, was the leader OF
gang ofhieves which he had organized and which con-
sisted chiefly of the porters belonging to several stores
down town.
He prevailed on some of them to let him rob the
condition that he supported them all the win
1t appeared also that he had laid his plans we'll
procured drays large articles and boats TO
carry them south but his operations were nipped IN
the bad. Yet Shaw, the officer, twas sworn to- brbed
witness stay of court and declared his lnen
ton of getting Frisbee clear il he could
One ofthe prisoners, Underhil was entirely innocent
and honest. He was employed merely to roll the hogs.
head the On the witness stand he burst
out into display OF real negro eoque Gentle
men ob de jury he exclaimed-"I am trely lnno-
OBJ dis any oder crime OBJ de statuaries OBJ dis
state. / got black face but white soul! libed
many years with o. ID. Hurlbcr and his company, and
tirey honest dis and jury, and more honest
too, as can be- l did do de scaly thing in my
life alters has toed de mark slick up and down, like
gentleman, and mistake. ben prison four months,
and am innocent de new born babe aud now shall
be ashamed 10 look de white in de facet! He also
said that Shaw had been brbed endeavor to get him
convicted, and Frsbee acquitted
witness was put on the stand, who produced the
money he had been bribed with.
1t was contendes that Shaw wished to the scoun-
drel as :" stool pigeon.
Frsbee convicted, and the discharged.
Why Wives can make Wills.
Men dying make their wls-wby wives.
Because wives have their wills during their lives