New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1841-10-30
City fNteIIisenes.

CIVIL COT-pTS


Reported for Tse Tribune.
CIVIL COURTS 1900. Oct. -
In the Circuit Court yesterday, sciiau Tas brought
by Mr. Joseph Sands Of the srm of Ssnd, Turner Fox
Co. against NJ Acker la,. Sher9 recover lot OF
splendid furniture vhicA had been seized under e1eea
tion II the spring of 1885 house OF Hr. Ae1aase
Thompson No. los Eas, Broadway. In July. ls3"
Me,srs. Alex Thompson L Co, sho we're extensive
leather dealers keeping at Ferrys;Fsei made an as
.gameut Of their personal property, &C. amounting !"
nea. $40 600 besides real at Willamsburgh Illinois,
&c. 10 Mr.. Sands for benefit Of certain preferred
creditors. They owed Sands, Turner. Fox Co.
sa5243 who ware 70 ne paid full but the Others named
merely pro rata. The claim which This suit was
founded no, mentioned schedRle. Il amounted
TO about 500 The furniture evIed upon, but Mr.
Sand. claims under an espec. mortgage The present
action ies; the question Is TO right ofleyy.
The jury, after several hour. consultation could not
agree and were discharged
An also tried the Court, where GER
creditors OF Richard Nanny, who formerly kept
Spots=ood " j. sough: OF Mr.. Acker
late Sheriff the OF debts for which be i'm
prsoued he having escaped from custody. H.nny had
frequently been allowed BY the keeper 60 with ais
counsel for the pHrpose Of compromising with his credit
or- but finally OF such occasions, broke tls faith
sad ran eft. /; was shown evidence ihat Nanny was
worth dollar that the creditors los. nothing BY
uh OF damages
SPECIAL SESSIONS ...... Oct. ~.
Before Judge Noah and Aid. franklin and NaHderyoort
Daniel Cronn, stealing bar Of pig from J. C Rus,
.e guilty. Pcnientary 70 days John Wilson, colored
man, stealing worth 81 from David H. Ne
wins: guilty, Penitentiary nenths. Daniel Pagan,
stealing shovel worth - cents, from the corner Of
Church and Warren not guilty. William Jones,
stealing pair of boa; worth S. 81 from Aessrs Froua
-. pic d Iobp
stealing basket oliver and from George Pos.nger
guilty. Penitentiary 61 days Powell Morris assault aud
battery or Jacob Prout, watchmsn guilty judscmeu,
suspended and he discharged. Edward Miller and
Patrick Moore boys stealing buttons and other articles
rom Mary Fardn guilty, sent 10 the House Of Refuge
. Charles Mason Jane. Mcmahon and Patrick Phillips,
stealing a pair of paataloons worth 50 So from Reuben
, hatcher guilty, PeneutIarv % days Stephen LOTHIAN
and John Benborn coorcd stealing two pair Of pan
falcons worth So from William Donovan guilty, Peni-
Tertiary e. DAYS Bridget Riley. old offender, stealing
niece Of oassimere worth SIS from Mcssrs. Hopper
Moore & Co. guilty, Peaitentiary months. Peter Col
I;n. stealing coat, hat, &C.. worth 50 81, from John
Hea,on suiIty Penitentiary 90 days William Ardon,
.tcaling an overcoat worth so, from Samuel Baldwin
guilty. Pcntenary 60 days Lewis Grummon, old oifen-
der assault and battery Waterman Edward Underhi
guilty Penitenary months also for another assault
and battery Oh the also guilty, and sentenced for
another 8 months Adjourned.
PoLICB oFFICE.......o Oct. 20
CHARGE OF ARsoS-A female named Sophia Potha-l,
wife of Henry Pothast of No. ig Leonard street,
Yesterday arrested by officer NcGrath, charged with
ing on Thursday night set fire to basket filled with
oakum rags and papers and placed IL uader the bsse
men sairs Of the building, order FIRE and burn down
said premises: for the purpose Of dcraudng the Etna In
surnncs Company 1900 for which the furniture of aid
Polhst was insured the 9Th July last. As there
IN he fro md
extinguished before any essential damage sustained
The furniture had before been insured for $500, when the
insured resided respectively Franklin aud IN Anthony
streets and reneWed tina family removing their
preson residence where husband has long been sick.
On examining the premises the property therein of the
accused was found TO DO worth about So Mrs. Pohast
was committed for examination
THEFT or PANrALooSs.--John Foster yesterday
aud imprisoned for stealing pair ofdack pnnta-
looms worth IS cents, from Rucard b. Dunnng, No. "a
0ld-slip.
CONVERTING PicKPocEErs INTO V,GRASrs.-Tso re
putedly professional pickpockets, named Phillip Brun
mev alias Simpson, and Frederick Jones' alias Timothy
Hughes who mad committed deprcdationi in the
way Of their the pockets Of some ofhe poliIi-
cal patriots when recently convened in meeting at
King son and who only escaped lynch Law through
the interference of some civil officer. their behalf
found on Thursday evening the steamboat landing by
officers Bowyer and McGrath and being exposed and
rested as they were going board the steamboat
lodged in prison for the night. Yesterday they were
brought before Justice MaseIl (aided by Judge Noah
for examination OH the charge of vaganey. under the
Statute Is being persons without any lawful honest
employment or any visible means of support. Their
counsel Mr. p b. Manchester, coucnaed that ,hsy were
no, Migrants in lan or in fact they had mouey. &c
hat the magistrates adujged they Migrants nnd dis
orderly persons and seaenced them zach TO 80 days I'M
r.onmept in the City Prison according Statute, and
the richly dressed chevacrs dindusre locked up
IN pri,on accordingly the lodgings Of of them
was found good carpet bag, marked A. A., supposed to
be stoleE.
was Yesterday arrasted by officers T. NJ Tompklns and
Reyea charged with stealing dress coat, worth from
S5 $50 from Or. LlhrOp OF the corner Of 81
and Cd Avenue, III whose employ she was servant
She had pledged ihs coat Simpsons III the Bowery
where recovered, aud she taken the Upper
Police Office aud committed To
CoRoNERs OFFICE go. Oct, %
The Coroner hsd al inquest yesterday at No. AZ De
aucy. street on the body Of Barney teman aged 3s
native OF this city person Of incorporate habits The
had been Ill for several years, without medical
attendance retired bed Thur-ily aght al O'clock
complained OF bciHg much worse at II, and found
dead IN bed al O'Clock Yesterday morning DR. w. s.
Thompson made post mortem examination, aud dis
covered extensive disease III and adhesion of IN. lungs
congestion the liver enlargement OF the heart and the
pericardum illed with Verdict, died Of dropsy
Of the heart
Also al the residence If John Dolaham No. liz Ridge
street the body of his infant daughter, Mary, aged
three months who has been Ill win cueaneous eruptogs
which went il en- THURSDAY, ahea she became
night and died suddenly Yesterday morning. Or. w. s
Tompkin. made al examination and the Jury found
verdict Of death By coRs esuoH OF the lung.
CHARGE or INFASTcIDE.-On the goth inst, the Cor
ener held Ell inquest the hose of Mr.. Briggs No. IL.
Norfolk. street on the body OF female infant, found
the sink Of prvy that place 1t appeared that