New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1842-02-19

Tie following sentences Mere pronounced oS t'e 49,
e,,doy gaoe old offender. convicted by confession Of
gr, the Cd lcgree ,yss sentenced the STATE Prison
for : wears and month.
FAM. wilson. convicted Of burglary third degree.
was sentenced 20 the Stale Prisonfor ? years.
rriaI for r aI-c Prcscnce
Icontinued.l
~, opening Of lie Court ! p. Halt Esq. offered
,. .tateneat 81 the affairs OF amor Leeds from the
commencement their bnsn@s to the date OF their failure,
o,crinc term Of aou; three years ia wi!ci was an ac
n, o ,i. different amounts drawn out during thattIme
t,o,i Amorr and Leeds, and a'o bonus paid 10 Mr..
,o, The rclirina partner The papers purPorcd to
,. ,,at Mr. Amory. had drawn from the during
~ r.roe $1,000 Mr.. Leeds Sll50oo andi bonus or
&c. 900 which paid Nv. Watson, retired from
tt,5,irl Oh The Isl January l6i1: and this lie stated,
,,jgoal apitai o00 TIE proposal pu; this
,nenr before the Court and jury evidence opposed
ly the defendants counsel or the ground otoHy thai il
was irrelevant but that it would opena wider field fen
luiry than contemplated IN the MISUNDERSTANDING
and Jury several days 70 show ho" the MONEY
drawn ont had been appropriated bov;s armhad been
purc.ased-a lEogtga.. pad for property bough-Honcy
expended in purposes OF speculation or for POCKET money
gc-aGd that there NulG he em 70 tie rial OF tl' ca'
and. that athoUgn they prepared 10 explain every
jng and ,lo~concusiscy the crireinaoctncc OF The de-
rndanl, OF all fraud OF intent commit frana upon Their
creditors s any thing wrong letfe Geened e les.
urnony entirely irrelevant, improper ana Illegal.
Tie rigt to intro.uctle paper in evidence was sal
further c9n,ended for IN, NesSr Hall a! Whiting and op
pospd ~ Mr.. Griffin
The Conr ruled out testimony oftie col:c
e0Ie,:, Il a. elevau: the charge contained the
ictrncn hut would niilc.timony IL Isolated facts OF
imputed fraudulent, disposition of property bythedeiend
ants
Uiiibo c. Hagqert5 recalled by Mr. HAIL discover.
cd after the indictments that GOOD, had been Pledge 10
,.ee rimpson & Co. !ew DAYS discovered ,ha,
rood, lad Mr.. Fostcr-aI,o,a few days since,
s sas told they. sold. But recently, as0 ,Sco"-
cred that goods had becn sent 10 Baltimore Ar kc
competJ the with defendants in December and
N Alay-lny brother knew oiit my basjrsS
tend o;hs branch OF the 1t until after
discovered tia, Tie CLOTHS pledged being n.iiie Pine
,ree, store had been there, that intended 10 indct
them
1fo.,.traminea-l did DOT determine indie, The de-
enoan. mill their statement received, though
often wished could for the ey had treated W. The
notes eivcnus payable ';tture day, generally six
months date and some athrsa months WI charged
hem2 per for six months orior the gross amount 1a,
lad run, six months W. did not charge on=rtc rencwai
onores only Tor the months. ~e did no, carge,le,n
any other coInsssson than the :! per above named.
five sold goods Tor defendants oEIccl the advances.
Chnne, " Faster sworl-I receive! on The 18th June.
1910 tf0n Mr. Hobart clerk Aiessr>. inory \ Leeds.
OF CLOTHS amongst which three marked X. 223
and 90 aud y 2s for storage, and which afterwards
delivered 10 Mr Nazle by order ot''ranc Morley, ',
brother Of TIE owners, as understood.
M. Haigi; recolleG-I one OF The Committee an
pointed 10 examine the books and accouns=oi Anorv <
Leeds The statement made ont was shown 10 clelcd-
ants Wegave them three four them. Wiz, printed,
az suppose by order of defendants.
Iiecornsel for the prosecution offered 10 prove the M
eolycncyo the defendants hctmC OF; making iuc pledge
Of goods 70 complana,s and also prove the
ally taken from the firm BY Mr. Anory ans Mr.. Lcc>iA
private purposes and uSobur the Court ruled the cSlmo
ny inadmssblc as being irrelevant
The counsel
the part OF tic people.
Tie case on the part The defence was then opened b,
MIR pConnor who detailed with great cloencc and force
the facts and circumstances the case as calculated to cx
cupaie ms clients whom c pronounced entirely innocent
OF thc charge the indictment He reviewed the history
OF the defendants business the suspicious crc
der wt'ch they commenced IN 1851 the SUCCESSORS OF
'es>tS Brown Brothers Co., and valuable
ioe2n agencyihe sale them OF some $4,000 eco year
the large sold Tor them by COMPREHENSIVE pro-
i5ot sales and on advances OF pronssory noifS at iol
dates amounting to nearly Sl0000and thu little apparent
risk The complanonis in advancing notes or tie loan OF
The use OF their credits The defendants He spoke OF The
particular charge III The indictment OF cloths pledged n be-
ng in defendants in Pine street when they We're in
iif public III Front street and there dcs:roHedand
explained by stating that Mr. Sow. the clerk, being
dcred by defendants make an invoice OF goods in the
Pine street store Tor The purpose OF an advance made, out III
Good faith list ncludn the CLOTHS IN Fran street which
lie supposed wer,iu the Pine AMI handing TO
Nlr. .imory, tho NcssrS Iag2erty. and The
advances made these and Others The learned counsel
aio spoke al cngii! ali the other matters OF moment M
roduced rs evidcnceo the fairness and good talto MI
Amory-hc goods the store IN New street.-the breaking
opeu that by comrlanants under advice OF couScoi
the efforts OF defendants c0mp!anantso the OPP
pessonS and cXcron OF the latter after defendants failure
ana 10 fine the Indictment OF The defendants End the attempts
get them Info the state prhonto crafty refreshments
= ct lr lIaggertv
Tieconn>c concluded by expressing hope that heicd
nag OF that would not be permitted 10 wave in
triumph over the PROSTATE rims OF thesr defendants
samnel K. Snc;c, called Tor the defence and sworn, de-
posed as follows am IN the employ OF Richardson
="a'son' salesman in the employ oil defendants a.
salesman during 1859 10 the time OF their ialure=l l"io
hen proper place OF business IN rs and part OF e I'm
street. Aei ,lc diSsdutiono Nnnrv, l-eets% CO. Jan
Nary 1890 was principal Sae>nan before that Mr. aSoh
was principal sale>luaIi and underhn The invoice
o S!oh0eis nay hand writing. Nh Leeds, nprcsenre .!
'=Nmory directed me make, tout. iledid not give
me any materials ,ahg II cut lie directed me
% make anuNoicc oicluls and threads iot about SvpV
ont oneot cloth, aud dread, quite 20 that amount
IND added others TO nakeiJou look book called e
tecchln-hooh and took The goos from tic sore % l'
>Het nadt upe whole OF the invoice before fe'Ht'le"
t'oehci-oi tue defendants, and handclttto Mo Leeds
!it'idc, 10 conform the direction OF tie defendants
"n beievc TOOK the Goods from tic rcceMiGG-booh but
3ai have aNaniien from he SlcShool When-l took tsc
hyniCe OF goods Mr.. LccdSl supposed ! bad literally
cbeyc,l siS direction; ld know that any OF the goods
werin the public stores or Soudnot have taken them
As iha, no uduccincul ,obcy Mr.. ieeaSS direction
II hat,im Ind lie hes, knowledge Of the goods in The
st0g o; any the clerks, attended TIC dEsy OF getting
the GOODS sales auction and selected all except
leNsoocn department, which WI, attended 10y alf Haskell
Slr Van iryy,, CLERKS attended TO passing goods
tArooshtle Custom House Mr.. Amory dit not give any
attention generally details locations and arrangements
ir The sale selection OF goods auctonAlr Leeds
i''e' % The correspondence and gave attention. 10 the
'5,S'ss sat> and aIrlng euents OF goods
S''0' Vit whether defendants knew or did not kno"
ns' We're in=,hc public There's nothing
lead n' % >ppose INA, the defendant, knew that OF
tt soo's N invoice We're in the Pine stree, store
FROM my Nnowlsisc OF The departments OF business which