Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-12-08
General Sessions.
Present Recorder Morris, Chief Justice UIsho.e
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Present Recorder Morris, Chief Justice UIsboeasr
Judgs Lynch, and two Aldermen.
Dec. THE December term was opened at eIe
ven o'clock, with the usual fornaties, f,viIous ex
cuses, aud waste OF time, from absent witnes SEES
jurors, lawyers, losfers, ct cetera.
The Court fined number OF jurors, S25 each,
and reprimandsd whole batch of witnesses, and a,
the Court room became insufferaby noisy, the Re
corder told the officers to disperse themselve,
over the room and keep the audience quiet insteae
OF loungiDg about with their hands in their poe kes
setting bad example to the other persons pre-
sent" An additional panel OF G, and Jurors wa
ordered for this day, Tuesday, at ii O'clock.
Mr.. W. NJ Price applied to put offs case in which
a number Of ladies were wanted, but had been una.
BILE to reach the Court, in consequence of the snow
The learned gentleman said, " that il had beer
deemed asuftieent excuse by very high legal func-
this Court would deal out the ustice to the fe-
NAL $, as had been claimed for the males.
-. The Recorder said it was sufficient, and directed
the case to 60 off.
B,gamy-Joseph G. Hempson alias Henry C.
Adams, a very dashng ioafer, of highly respectable
connections on Long Island, was put to the bar 10
take his trial for the bad crime of having two wives
at once.
1t appeared from the testimony Of several Wit
nssses that the accuse this city last fall
and had the good fortune to captvate the heart of
Miss Harriet TIevoort, belle of the haul tom to
whom he was married by the Rev. Nathaniel KEEL
losg The prisoner staid at the house Of his brides
father Tor about three months, and then he took
trip to Long Island, and fell himself in love with
Miss Elizabeth Hewlett, very tall thin ANTIGUA
ted maiden, but possessed of some fine farms, aud
considerable amount Of bank stool to boot TO whom
| he was united forthwith.
With this lady Mr.. Hempson alias Adams, began
to ENJOY another honey moon, and in the midst
of his nuptial deli ghts when the lady he had sworn
to love and cherish here in New York, heard Of this
second marriage, and went TO Long Island
where she discovered his retreat and upbraided her
aithless lord for his perhdy cruelty. desertion per-
Jury, hard heartedness, etc. The prisoner went
down on his knees, and begged of his two wives to
forgive him, and not expose him to the fashionable
world OF New York, and he would 20 to Texas, No
va Zembla, or any other outandish place.
The ladies were each in terrible pass ION and said
they would both be desperately memorable for other
wise he would only GO and break the hearts Of
ball dozen more ofthe sex, il they to let him
of and therefore they had determined he should
break stone in the State Prison, 1t Sing Sing, and
" that was too good for him"
The prisoner made defence, and the Jury found
min guilty, and he was reconducted TO the tombs.
John johnson was put on trial, for stealing a case
Of silk handkerehiefs value S34, the 9th OF Nov
last.
The prisoner was caught with the property in his
possession, and Of course found guilty-and the
Court adjourned.