Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-05-01
At Chambers.
Before Jud &c lnglis,

April 3O-TAe People En- Rel John A. Barry
rersus 1HOs. X. Mercein This long protracted
come to final settlement. The plaintiff Mr.. Barry,
and his legal advisers, strongly impressed with
the opinion, that the law gives the child To the ia
ther; and he ayows his determination of going be-
ore every Court In the State until he gets the queS
ton settled. After several hearings before Judge
ingliss, the parties attended to hear his Honor's
decision.
After some desutory conversation his Honor
was given to understand that the case was closed on
both sides Judge inglis said that he had n OF put
his opinion into writing. but that he would do So
In time for Mr. Barry to get writ of error on Mon
day, when the Supreme Court would be in session
Mr.: Barry's Lawyer-Bat, Sir, we want to get
the child today.
Judge Inglis-I don't intend for the child to be
given up to Mr.. Barry. As to the technical deci-
sion, will put that into the shape of rule and you
can apply to the Supreme Court.
Mr.. Barry was proceeding to make some remarks
when his Honor said that he did not to enter
into any controversy now the matter was, for the
present, disposed of.
The parties and their lawyers then left the room.
Police Office.
ingenious SuindIer.-A man, named, Daniel IL.
Lazareus, who resides in Courtlandt street,
rested by Gil Hays at the Post Office, on suspicion
OF being concerned in series of most ingenious
swindling transactions which, it is believed, have
been somewhat prevalent this community.
few days since the firm of Langley and Co in Pine
street, received letter from the firm Of Whitwell
and Co., Boston, enclosing a Bill of Lading for a
quantity of Rice, which had been forwarded to the
latter house by man calling himself George Hopp-
ley, of New York, in a letter requesting remit
lance. Messrs. Langley made inquiries aboard the
schooner SIM, which the bill of ading referred to,
and ascertained that it forgery They imme-
diately applied to the Police, and the Magistrate
advised sending TO Boston, and letting the consgnees
there direct letter to George Hoppley, in the hope
that he would apply here for it. Gil Hays was
posted in the Post Office, and while the clerk was
seeking for the letter Gil out and arrested the
pretended Mr.. Hoppley, who turned out to be Laza-
reus, whom Gil had some slight acquaintance with
before. The accused declined making any defence,
and was committed
Diahing an Erchange.-A couple Of fellows, well
known to the police '' Watch Suffers, were
brought up charged with ringing the changes be-
tween an old bro, en- Bank note for So. and good
one for 500 1t appeared that a German, who re-
sides at Hoboken, got 100 dollar note as sort OF
windiall, and he not knowing exactly whether il
was good or bad, gave IT to another German, named
Augustus Deveratig, to bring it to New York, and
ascertain its real value in sslid coin. This Devera
g got to the Ferry, and there commenced his inqu-
ries, when the prisoners Immediately put in their
sweet voices, and proffered their aid in ascertain
ing its value. One took the bill and pronounced it
not gooJ. The other said it was good; and between
the two decisions the hundred dollar note got meta
morphosed into a FIVE of the Clinton Bank, which
bursted up about three years back. They were
both committed TO take their trial for felony.