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


When the honorable, the humorous and the humane
Richard Riker shall exercise the functions of
Recorder, shall certainly lose great deal of fun
No, aday, hour passes whilst he is the bench,
that he does crack his joke and enjoy his JEST per
example. the following:
A dark eyed one" named Ann Thompson, aged 10,
tried for attempting kill Miss Susan Reed, by
cutting her ttro1t, either with Knife a razor.
Miss Reed was called up, and sworn.
Phenix-Miss Reed, your throat cut? "
Witness.-It was sir.
P.-Who cut il?
What young girl, there--tpointing the pris-
oner) ~ uD.,
P.-State how she did it.
WI was in bed and asleep; and the bed room door
unlocked and she came in about the middle ef the
night and said, says she, be quick. says she, Susan
was scared that Jumped gu, Of bed with only my
cheinise and Ann Thompson took hold Of my legs.
threw me down. and cut my throat! le
Recorder What did she dol t- .t.
A.-Cut my throat!
Rec why she didn't cut your throat completely?
A-No, sir or 1 shouldn't have been here tell
about it,
Reeves you badly cut! .... .1
Avery badly
Rec-Did she cut your legs?
A--No. sir. hH. #.eIH.
Rec.-Wasn'i you Gu, any where else
A.--No, sir, not at that time. ,
Rec-Did you live at that house,
A.--No, sir, l only slept there occasionally.
IRec-Why did you sleep there occasionally?
Al only did al many young girls do; slept there
because il was too late 10 return home.
Rcc.-Oh, but it's very wrong thing for young girls
TO sleep in strange houses Instead Of their home
No good Of it, and it's wonder that there is
more mischief happens them than dses. sup.
pose that girl wns jealous ofyou wasn't she
Al can't tell. sir.
Rec.-She did il in the night
Ayes, sir. ##+H
Rec.-You were in bed
Ayes. sir M @AH
Reeves any one in bed with you
A-No, sir. Nn.f
Reel don't mean any woman; for suppose this is
Above affair but want 10 know IL there was any man
in bed with you $4,000 0. Iet1 g igI
A--There was net, sir l never slept with a mar
in all my life; and never mean to do so.
Rec.-We I'm very glad at the first part of your
soluon-its very proper one but don't consider
the last part of quite sensible Bat now tell me-
Susan you say in bed with you when she
cut your throati . ..tE8
A-No, sir. m..stsa q
Rec-But had no one been in bed with you that
night - .a .-
A-Altl girl had been there.
Rec-Ahl little girl there was no harm in your
having little girl there but had been in bed
A.No. sir-indeed there had not
Rec-Ann Thompson, why did you cut this young
Prisshe swore false, Judge; she .wore she had no
body in the bed with her, and she had.
Rec-we Ann. who in bed with hcrf
Pris.-Why man, Of course or I should have cared
Rec-Ah so supposed: but what was twas
he your sweetheart
Pris-well there's telling whit he then for
fabess they're thing today. and ano,h.
tomorrow they make do almost anything;
he had been my sweetheart, aud swore he'd be my
husband; and he said more, that he'd sve no
body but and | found him in bed with her; and
she knew loved him, and she deserved to have her
throat cut EE MI
| AJuryman.--The Jury would like 10 look at Miss
Reeds throat, and see how Ruch il is
Miss Reed then walk TO the Jury box, and united
the handkerchief which bound up her delicate throat
and showed the same to the jury, who were greatly
shocked at the sight thereof.
Jurymsn What doctor did YOU have
wii--Dr MITCHELL ana he said fthe razor had gone
the least mite further il weuld have killed me.
Rec.--well gentlemen, she's young. and she may
not have meant kill her; ard IL there ia doubt
good rule Of law that should be raised the merc
fol side IL you convict her OF the assault, only
send her the pententsry but f you convict her Of
the intent 10 KILL send her the pri SON
Foremsn.--The Jury are agreed, sir.
Clerk.-How say you gentlemen, do you hnd Ann
Thompson the prisoner Al the bar guilty or no, entity
Foreman-Guilty of the assault with intent TO kill
Rec.-Ahi well gentlemen, perhaps you're right
possibly she did kill her FOR there's saying
whaf Jealous young woman Won't do--for it's most
trying thing for Young girl TO have her sweshesrt
| stolen from her. Go 10 the next.
| A young, well.dressed, Accommodating fnan. named
James MFall was next tried for stealing m overcoat
from the Astor House. the property Of Capt Chase Of
the T. s. army st
The bar-kee Der Of The Astor House dcpesed that the
| prisoner came into the bar without overcoit called
for some wine. drank a. walked rosnd, appeared 70 be
Perecy OF homo and presently putop overcoat and
was walking of with IT. when he followed and taken
into custody lie apologsed--ss be had made mi.
take--tbe coat 81 Ike HE own Le puzzled 70
| tell de difference.