Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-07-23
General Sessions.
Five Judges Present.

July 2 Rosetta West, black cyprian, OF the
very lowest grade, was put to the bar, charged
with grand larceny
William Sawyer, good looking white sailor. was
called to the stand, and said he belonged to the u
S. ship North Carolina On the 3Oth of June he fell
in with the prisoner at the BAR and her
to her apartment, in Oak street, where they WENT to
bed, and he was robbed Of $50, which he had re-
ceived in the Boston Navy Yard, when paid off with
the of the "John Adams"
Matthew Hanlan deposed that he arrested the pri-
soner but could find no money on her person. The
Jury found Hannah guilty.
James Gould was put to the bar, charged with
grand larceny, in stealing watch and some foreign
The witness said that, contrary TO his promises,
he had been deluded into number of log cabins and
made TO drink quantity of hard cider, and that the
state the prisoner stole his watch and money. He
did not generally drink hard cider, but when he
was among the Romans he must do as the Romans
do"
Prisoners Counsel-What are you, sir9
Witness-l'm capting, guess.
Counsel-A captain of what, sir
Wiiness-Of fast-sailing sloop what goes after
Counsel-Well, / suppose you had drnak some
thing else besides hard cider that morning
Witness-Only little sugar and brandy.
Counsel-Well, | suppose you got that at the
hickory poles, Ell
Wtness-No, / didn't see one all that day.
Counsel-Then, suppose, they are not so plent
ful now as they were year or two since!
Witness-Ony you just wait till the fall comes
on and you II see them thicker than ever. loud
laughter, in which the whole five judges unanimous.
y joined chorus)
Counsel-Well, was you drunk at the time you
lost the watch and money :!
Witness-Ne, only little high
The Barkeeper Of one Of the log cabins deposeJ,
that the watch taken from the prisoner, but not
the pocket book.
On his cross-examnation, this witness said the
party did not call for hard cider, but FOR strong liz
quor Merritt was not to say drunk, only little
high Saw the watch in the hands Of the prisoner
before il was taken from him.
The Jury found Gould guilty Of petty larceny,
and the Court adjudged him to the Peniteniary for
four months.
JOHN McGrath, a well known character, was put
to the bar charged with kicking up a muss, and
striking a man with umbrella
The jury found John guilty.
DIV. Crawford and Louise Smith, couple of
| savage looking negro demosellcs, were charged
with may elm, to wit, biting off the Of fat,
middle aged negro lady, named Maria Mills.
| in the same tenement, and that question of eth
quette arose. whereupon the lady rho lost her nasal
organ seized Of the other dingy damscls bv the
| throat, who instanter closed with her and bit
of the prominent fea ure Of her face, as charged.
| A medical gentleman was called, who deposed
was actually bitten off the tip Of her nose about as
long the first joint Of common sized fore finger
Mr. Croft appeared for the prisoners, and called
negro witnesses, who did not alter the complexion
Of the case, and the Jury, under the charge Of the
Court found the two gentee black ladies not guilty
from among the elite Of the negre fashionabes who
were present, which the indefstigables had some
| difficulty in suppressipg.
| The Court then adj sumed.
| In the case Of Conrad Abelman, tried on Tuesday
for perjury, the verdict was not gully.