The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-02-28
Court or Com mon Pleas,
Before Judge UlshoefFer.

\" FrB7S james b. Clarion w. John B. Dickinsop
and Richard Jenni,ss Jr.-The plaintiff (who 10
ton to recover seven, hundred dollars, under the
following singular circumstances:-He had loaned
this amount to Dickidson & Jennings, clothiers,
corner Catherine AID Cherry streets, with whom,
for several years, he kept as clerk. Being about,
as he says, to change his situation he asked lhem
to take up the note, which they promised to do
short time afterwards Mr.. jennings called him
to'the desk, took from HIM the note, and handed
him back check, which he assertedto be for the
amount. Plaintiff being in hurry, Gas some per-
sons were waiting for him) did not at the time
look at the check, but subsequently found IL to be
filled up in Mr. Jennings hand writing. for S5, 400.
and fctitously signed, it being impossible to tell
what name the signature was intended for. He
demanded his note back but received NO satfsfae-
tiSn, and made affidavit and complaint at the Police
Office The defendants were brought up, and
made in substance, the following statement:-The
plaintiff had been detected in as'cab baging" cloth
and wearing apparel, fancy articles, 60 from the
store, and was threatened With prosecution He
oferedto give up the note case proceedings were
not instituted against him, which was acceded to-
Inorder to make the other clerks think that pay
nent had really been made to him, and to Prevent
suspicion on their part, he requested defendants to
g0throngh the form of a settlement, which they
did, He gave up the note, and they gave the "quS-
ker" check, which settled the matter, and in day
Qrtwo the plaintiff left. Besides th s. they declared
1t Impossible for him ia accumulate 800 by his
earnings, and they had reason to believe that he
had obtained II by pillerng articles from their
store. The examination was had before Justics
Parker, but that worthy functionary,. thinking il
other and that it would be Gloves labsi lost 10
deal With any thing but "readv money" al. the
Halle ofJastce, advied that the ease TO be carried
before civil court, and in consequence, the pre-
sent action IL brought. As in every thing else so
in q trial at law, nothing affords SO fine spice,
perhsps, to have "a lady in tho case, and IL 90
with one, surely so with more. The defendants,
however, went on the s'booty" as well as "beau-
tuS' nriu etnfn in In D.. -
charges made against the plaintiff, in extsn uatien
of their course, the Police efice, they asserted
that nc boarded at the house Of Mrs, Mpnsop,
where pretty young,c llo,o with husband some-
than vestals wsen of''took place betwsex them+.-
that the lady went from Mrs. Nuns on's to house
keeping. and the plaintiff footed the bill for the far
ntnre, the property in defendants store "suAering
sone" when he did so They alss raked Up do
lAsstic'tr between the plaintiff and bis claw
full ladie" with view to impeaching HIS character.
But the whole Of IL amounied to nothing-the goods
as,srted to have boen taken dwindlsd beforethe
light Of the testimony TO two articlesl( and they
had been. returned)--Nrs Munson and other ladies'
declared the plaintiff TO be clevrfelinw and
"aboutas good ~ he ought 10 be-" several gentle
men spoke highly In his favor--one witness stated
thai he saw him have several huadrsd dsllarsA
few years ago, when he came from Florida @.bsfan-
other on the contrary said he had been Obliged TO
nay bill of Sf6;of some years standing ~ gHne
dit by the able manner in which they handled their
subject. Judge Uishoefer charged BY reviewing
the testimony, stating 70 thsjary that the note ~es
found in dcfesdaDts' hands instead o. Plsinnn -
and impl,ed that much caution was ,peesssary IN /,
s..u. rsyslinrv the "kpottv" suDysct--thsy must !,
20 ~, {.lIv weigh ihs c,rsnmstances--on which the
.easr @.iniy r:'ssd-and the undergraduates
: Ths ;usv. after short absence. found for plain
I'M. in the fall amount claimed. "a. So
For plaintiff. Mr.. Peter Wilson-Mr William X ,
Thbrns. for defendants. .e q 90. i.sw