New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1841-12-18
COURT CT SESSIONS.


Before the Recorder Judge Lynch and Aldermen Purdy
and Bredhurst.
TaIaL FOR EMsEzzLEMgnr RE,umEp.-The Court met
At II o'clock, aud resumed the trial of Edward Shaw
Josiah siarres pu; upon the sand and nterrogated
orthng the peculiar ceremGy he dec ei rost o5gato-
y IN swearing witness. He said he considered ali
modes obligatory, hut on.idercd the Jewish mode OF
wearing with the hat the most So he SAID ne de-
rived knO Wedge Of the existence OF Tod irotn the
Bible mat he believed IN the existence OF the Lord Je-
-ovah he my Of Kings and Lord Of Lords and that he
beiIeyci Supreme Intelligence, who would puai,h III
TINS world bu, did y He would punish in the world
u cone SAID HI had been misrepressnted and
+ ally allowed 10 be sworn as witness
MIR StIt,cs dcpnscd IL =. he book keeper for Mr..
EDWIN Schcneh up 2!st OF July las: that be usual
,.ceFed tie roncy psiI IN By Mr. Shaw and entered II
on the book believed that other person made
.alries moneys the cash book except himself. That
on the sd Of April last Mr. Schenck told Shaw he
10, wat has customers any longer On tho 9TH Ct
April witness the instance Of Dir. Schenck, made
some bills and TO collect them. First called On
aMr. French, who paid the bill. Next called GU Me rs.
CollrB with bill Ofupwurds OF $l7, which they refused
70 pay, there being small balance in their favor. Wit
ness has faint recollection of list Of moneys said
have been collected by Shaw and no. pud by hini
md thinks ne heard something said sbout uc oil heu
included the list We, present Ut u conversation be-
tween Shaw and Schenck on the l7th Of April last Ill
which Shaw told Schenck he had collected some of h
moneys no hsd accounted for and said be would give
! m 800 on the ensuing Monday, and $500 the
following Wednesday, Gas testified &c by Schcnck) NJ
Scbsnck appeared b. satisfied with this prospect OF
covering his money At the Interview the ID OF April
Mr. Schenck tod Shaw that he uLdertool Shaw had been
selling OIL his account, aud he ra,her nave
some other person collec! his debts. On the 9Th u,
Ap witness made what he supposed 10 be discoveries If
diilca.ons the part If shaw. The first that
OF tbs Mc.srs Col!,Gs, Before listed Next the
Of Mrs Fish, widow, of ydncy Fish bl! Of s.
81 which she refused to pay. Next Albert Powell,
who used puy his bill OF ~ g saying he did
owe near that Cal The sop. bills for
s35 IS which hey declined payis :. Next on Robert
Duhu for $40 S. "blch he refused pay Before calling
any more the 5,h of April Shaw thu door Of
puun, when Dunn said presence OF Shaw that he had
psd his bill the week before. Shaw had accounted 10
witness the week for bill of So 63 that DuEn
had paid him, being another bill. Got the wagon
with shaw and told him he had collected number of
bills he had given OF, ard that he pay
,sem and the would end there. Next day Shaw
gave check Of Charles schenck for SIG, dated
ahead On the 9th Of April called several 9TH
ers with bills which they refused pay and the 7h
of April saw Shaw the office OF Mr. S:henck and hani
cd him memorandum OF accounts he witnes) had called
collect the Sta aud 9th Of Afr and which were re-
fused 10 be paid-tbe balance on which, according TO
Shaw's admission, $3.50 II which not paid over
ont Of which ulouRt Shaw deducted the check of Sic
aud balance of Si4, which he admitted he owed
There of SIPS lentby Schenck 10 Shaw, which
Shaw did wish be added to the above After this,
Shaw pad wRess several OF $50 aud $40. Be
tween the 9th aud 10Th of April witness called nine
several persons with bills amounting 10 Sloi u. which
they refused TO pay There deductions, how
ever, 10 be made ON of those bills Witness gave
Shaw to understand that he would inform Schenck ii
he would pay up. On the 9th of April had conversso
Shaw who said no thought witness had told Schencl
Witness asked HIM Why he thought shaw then
seemed disposed tell Schenck and the tmorug left
note for Schenek wishing him TO call at his Office 10
have conversation. On the 10Th of April Shaw addressed
note TO witness wishing INN call the day (Sun-
day. him at Brooklyn, and be would settle UP with
hia Witness did 60 Between the 10Th and 18th of
April witness called nine ether persons with bills
amounting to S3l 40 which were refused TO be paid.
This witness ,hSE subjected to long crossexam
by Mt Edmonds, during which but fuw additional
facts OF moment we're elected.