The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-06-17
General ScssSOsss.
Before His Honor the Recorder Judges Lynch and Noah
% + Hi.I and a idermau Smith.


sr.d Alderman Smith
WILLIAM snA.In, s.sq. Acting District Attorney.
Jr~r I6Thc ial Of Otis Allen, charged with passing
counterfeit money, set down for Tuesday next
week.
Trial of Bill Kings,cn.--The celebrated william
Kingston put upon HE tral implicated nth William
Barnard Oh charge OF burglary in the third degree.
wns proved by prosecutor that the cryeoods of
M,ssrs Park Everett Of 100 Bowcy entered on the
night Of the 18th Of April last by bu glars and robbed Of
upwards Of $500 orth ofiancy goods Consisting glove,
hsndl hose &C., and the front door y as forced
open by OF bar, other hurglarious
instrument. Officer Giiher; i. Hays testified ,hai
reng prisoner No. II Desbrossesstrect, number Of
new Md gloves and Two SILK hefs were found in
chest belonging 10 Kingston which were claimed by
Dd r. KIRK kvs, h na5 prspe The g0oSs
the Police Office with cticles obtained from other
COS that il Impossible for either Mr.. Hays Mr.
born Clerk ofPo!icc, TO identify any Of them positively
he defence conducted by r. T. Manchester and A. D.
Russell, Esqrs proved by Mrs. eliza Williams, the half
to have been committed prisoner her house No IL
Deabrossee al night that she recoects the cir
IF. the fact tina, She wrote that day
send to s,Mr. Aidrch in fnetrect and which she incn-
died. to scrd by younger brother who absent That
to oep on the sofa in the room adnns her in order to-
compel her younger brother aged 10 TO sleep alone by
way Of Furnishing him for going to the Thcs.re without
her consent The following is the note -
Mr. ALDRIcH Please, sir, will you be 80 kind es 10
say the bearer what dvantsgs you disposed OF my
''''' ''' '''' '''t Ella WILLIAMS
AsRrL 4th.
This note she said was not delivered owing to the alb
Of younger brother that evening and she kept
to remember the circumstance Witness could not state
said she Was introduced to Mr. Adrich BY Mr. Hammond
who formerly kept Gothic IL H. He also testified that pr
soner said he obtained the gloves found in his trunk from
a named Grey in exchange for pair OF boots.
MARY MURLErr another half sister ofprisonsr, testified
to the same circumstances.
WESLEY MunLrTr, the younger brother aged about TO-
testified that bis sister, Mrs. williams locked the door Of
Ia paror the night in question that he could NOT
theatre but that he wen; up TO his bed the hack
wsy md slept with hoy that he asked to 70 home with
An Aib thus proved in the most positive manner
by The hsli sisters hut The fact of porou Of the sto.
en goods having been found in prisoners trunk still kept
lhe jury Ia doubt.
Officer Gilrsnr H.rs appeared upon the stand, vol.
untsrr md stated that he wished his previous
testimony by rrrorking that he could ear posi-
vel, that the gloves and uced in court
were the same as those hch he took from Kingsons
trunk when he arrested him. owing 10 the fact that since
they had been placed in the police Office they had been
mixed together with ether articles from the same store
that had been found in other places.
Tho Recorder, in charging the jury alluded to this
who had the business in hand IN the Police ocs, aid was
very severe but just In condemnation Of the loose and
careless manner in which the goods found in Kngston
trunk had been allowed be scattered among others.
vict0n Of prisoners.
The jury, after absence Of half hour returned
verdict Of not guilty, and the prisoner remanded for
trial another charge Of burglary. Hehss already
ed ten years in the State prison on similar charges
1.-THE circumstances Of this case, we UNDERSTAND are M
follows when Gray the burglar, arrested few
months since he gave list Of number o. burglsres
which was the one alluded to- and IN which he
charged Kingston acccmplicc II was afterwards
ed that thore believe that be
had acc the OF police and finely he eonesi
thai Kingston had In this burglary, end that
no exchanged the goois found in his trunk Others
Kingston has always jnn,e' his paric pson in robbing
ho Store Of Park Everett, although h. does not under
take contradict other charges against him. This
tend TO explain the rcas0ns why little panx
taken ., keep .,o Eoris Snni in Kagston' trunk
scprra.o Tic Others. The rclice Officers ard rks
generally eNti.ae'- ceutio.s In srrsnglrg goe
&c n uror pri or4 "a !, Is ven known tbm 4. y
and ar ronno" c''rnm'isnoc for prisoner 10 e-co
viction irori "a a caueel
.gssaam md Bc"evg1 ho,rns Krcaii kcc
fer 'osv under Centre Market, tried for
battery committed ON Thomas w. Castvr
street on the 18th oftpril last at the pie
cni1. The jury found him guilty mud
him 20 pay the costs Of suit. being -
The court then adjourned to u ocl,