Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-04-15
Law InteuisenCe.

M Law intelligence.
| 0J- This morning the criminal courts will resum
their sittings. In the IT, S. Circuit the trial Of th
Braganza pirates will commence, and in the Gene a
Sessions the case of the notorious Dixon, that of
Mark samuels will be taken up, The " Herald" Of
Tuesday will contain full report of each
US. CIRCUIT CoURr, April l3th-HiH vs.. Al,
ter0usy-Ihs was an action to recover the amour
OF note Tor SSbVOO together with interest which tn
defendant had given to the plaintiff under the follow
ing circanstances. Prior to the year 1885, the plain
tin had been engaged as agricultaralist in thu
state OF Name, and having amassed considerable
property fen desross of emigrating to the State Of
Missouri. With this view he sold off his property id
Maine, put the proceeds in specie into his travelling
trunk, and came On to this city. Whilst here he got
alarmed for fear he night lose his money! and having
been recommended to the defendant, a broker I'M
Wall street, he forthwith made written agreement
with HIM to receive the money in deposite, at
dvance of that permitted by law.
Having left has money in Wall street. plaintiff felt
quite comfortable, started for the west. made III
choice of land, paid for it with Attic net4 p
going ahead in great STYLE wheA ail At oace M
was brought up all standing by the intelligence tha.
Atterbury refused to pay either prime ia IN atsrss
The execution OF the note was fully Elogtd, ana
non-payment was attempted to be jastifed or thel
ground of usury. To prove this the defendant
counsel talked and questioned his witness very much
about some written agreement which was executed
in the hands of the defendants counsel Not being
able to elicit its contents from his Witness he
sorted to the novel proceeding of calling Mr.. f. b.
Cutting, the plaintiffs counsel to the stand.
The learned gentleman having been swOrn Judge
Belts said" You can only ask Mr.. Cutting, have
you such paper in court" To this an answer was
of course, given in the negative and the jury under
the charge OF his honor, founda verdict for the plain
tiff.
Counsel for the plaintiff, Hall and Cutting-for the
defendant, Mr.. Sedgwiek, Jr.
POLICE OFFICE, April IA =" al fair in Politics
The recent election has afforded curious il
that like many ether great discoveries either in ply
sios or ethics, it often happens that the originate
has to 'suffer some" of the consequences Of that
which he intended should bear only on his oppo
nens. 1t would be vain to cite examples Of this fact
because they plenty in the history of nations
and men, that he who runs may read. The system
of coonizng voters in the doubtful wards Of this city
in all probability was first introduced by the wings
and it thought great invention. The locof0coa
took advantage of it, and colonized also this proved
insufficient, so last week they went further, and de
ternined to Dust the wings from their transient ha
bitation, "a ct arms.
Several gentlemen, well known in the mercantile
and political world, applied to the magistrates on
Friday for warrants against individuals connected
with the staff officers of the locOOcos for assaults
committed the night previous at the Manhattan house.
II seems that number of young whig merchants,
had taken up their lodgings in this house. under the
direc tions OF the sswho cut off the figure head
with the intention OF voting the next day in the Sixth
Ward About midnight sortie was made into the
fortress, the wings awoke from their sleep, the
chamber maids were aroused, some cried fire, some
thieves, some watch; some shouted for their
brooches, and some shouted for lights. No lights
were TO be had,. and as the afrighted wings rush
ed sans culoffes from their beds, they were pounc
ed upon by their foes, who laid blows on their
hides az thick as hail, until it seemed as if the
intruders had been left in undisputed possession of
the mansion. Ofcourse many curious mistakes were
made The young wings ran every where to get out
oTt Tho Inf he's of he ferr ala
chambers Of the servant maids the first place of
safety that occurred to their arighted minds Three
were fortunate enough to get into such sanctuary,
bat two were hauled out and considerably beaten in
the presence ofthe damses, who il is expected wer
but spies of the enemy. One young whig merchaa
more favorably known in Broadway for his moustach
than his morals, managed to conceal himself d
Don Juan, and when the hubbub lad subsided Il. ]
found by the room mate Of his fair friend in
similar predicament as the Don was discovered by
the femme d'chambre Of Donna Julia Others ran out
in Broadway and with no other covering then their
shirts, reached home in plight easier conceived
than described. We expect that some Of the locos
will be arrested, and examined before the magistrate
in day or two, when some curious developments
may be expected.
Dufng.-A couple Of greenhorns made application
TO the magistrate in consequence Of having been de-
frauded by the stale trick known ''dsfTng." One
of them stated that he had lust landed near the Rat
terry frem Of the North river boats when young
gentleman ~ asked him to buy fine gold watch.
bargain sosn struck and So paid for the elegant
piece oil bu0ubte. This formality having been got
through, the vendor politely offered to wrap up the
watch again in tissue paper, and having done so he
made his exit The greenhorn passed up Broadway,
and thought he would set his new purchase by ST.
Paul's clock and then he should keep regular tine
during his sojourn in the great city For this pur-
pose he drew IL out, when 10! he found his gold
watch metamorphosed into rotten potatoe. The
other that Of Yankee--and a cute one too
who chopped watches with I" strangur'' on the
Five Points, and gave fifty cents to boot! Whilst he
was " calculating" how much he had gained by "the
swop," the aforesaid strangur" came behind and
grabbed" the watch out Of his hand with which he
clard out" His Worship told them both that ex.
perence keeps dear school and fools would learn in
no other, but that he would willingly punish the
rogues IL the other party would only be kind
catch them. With this resolve, they both departed
sorrowingly
auction Burning.-A poor old woman who said
she belonged "to Middletown Pint" came in a
state Of great tribuation to complain of most
outrageous Of mock auction yillanv-
The applicant said she came to the city to sell
worsed articles which she manufactured with
her own hand, and was coming up Chatham street
with eleven dollars, all the funds she possessed in
the world, when she was Undue ed To 70 into one of
those dens Of iniamy and guilt BY the cries of "herc
she goes-a fine gold watch-two and sixpence-6ve
and sixpence-seven and nine pence-who bids
more 7" 81 do" said the old woman, one dollar"
Down went the hammer, and she was directed to 20
To the clerk and settle She went and rendered n
one dollar bill The clerk held il, and asked her il
she had any larger. She brought out x, and the
clerk then made her out bill OF seventeen and told
her she had six to paw. for she had q bought