The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-09-13
City Intelligence.

MORE OF OrIs ALLEN.-A lying affidavit was pre-
sented to the District Attorney on Saturday, made
by this notorious dealer in counterfeit money,
which was a copy of one sent to Judge Oakley, In
order to endeavor to get him to transfer the three
indictments against Allen for trial, to the court OF
Oyer and Termlner, and the case will be heard this
morning, at ten o'clock This affidavit contains a
number of false statements, that Judge. Oakley, or
| Judge Kent If the case comes before him, will
please examine into, before such request is grant
ed. There some matters IN the affidavit that
will require further notice at some future time. in
the mean time have only to say that this attempt
in order to have an unprejudced trial" is all gam
mon Otis Allen never intends to be tired In any
court II he can get bail to get out.
. The {" straw bail F" once entered, for which the
person now lies in prison on a charge OF forgery,
and the numerous attempts to obtain the release OF
Allen, on habeas corpus, before nearly every Judge
in the city, well as the numerous postponements
of the trial Tor frivolous and untounded causes, all
tend to show that failing in his end before the Court
of Sessions, he now intends to play. the same game
before the Court OF Oyer and Termlner.
ABANDONMENT AND BIGAMY.-Joseph w. Stent, an
EngIishman, and carpenter by trade, who resides
at No 50 Third street, was yesterday arraigned be-
fore Justices Merritt and Stevens on hearing OF
case of abandonment charged against him by his
wife Emma, whose maiden name was Major, and
to whom he was married by the Rev. Mr.. kertort,
at Flushing, in May 18th, 1893. 1t was proved that
he abandoned her on the I'D OF November last and
left her without means of support. He was defend
ed by F. ii. b. Bryan, Esq, who entered the novel
and extraordinary plea that at the time Stent was
married to Miss Major he had another wife living,
whose maiden name was Mary Cardy, and TO whom
he was married at Frome, Somerset Co., England,
on the I'd of September, 1921 This plea was enter
ed by the counsel on the strange superstition that the
statute Of limitations would save his client from me
State prison! The magistrates Immediately held
him to bail in the sum OF 81 900, on charge OF
bigamy, and the brother of his first wife, George
Cardy in the sum Of $500, as witness, TO appear
plant against his brother-in-Iaw. Mr.. VIM. Lain
beer of sos Broadway, justified in the sum OF $1,000
as security for Mr. Stent. His last wife states that
she knew he had been married, and that his wife
was living, but she had always been led to believe
that he had obtained a divorce from her. Stent Is
now living with his first wife, at No 30 Third street
He has thus got himself into pretty scrape between
the cases Of abandonment and bigsmy, and the pc
cuIIar advice Of his counsel. The whole matter
was Immediately sent to the Grand Jury.
SINGULAR CASE OF LARcENY.-Mr: Christian
F. EngeI, of $40 Greenwch-sreet, and 1872 Bowery,
presented a charge of grand larceny Yesterday,
against John +. Bckdorn, and his sister Catherine,
with stealing quantity OF iewelry, NC, from his
premises, on or about the 2lst Of August. part
of the property stolen was found in possession OF
John A. Markhart, of l07 Bayard-sreet, to whom
it had been sold by Blickdom,, Catherine stated
that she lived with Mr.. Engel, who, having no wife,
took liberties with her, and gave the Jewelry. al
legged to have been stolen, return for the iavors
so extended They were both committed 10 prison
TO answer the charges under trlal.
BURNED TO DEATH.-On Saturday evening, as Sc
vera children were playing in the house OF Florence
Mahony, at l59 Leonard street, one OF mem, son
of Mr.. Mahony, aged about year, grasPeo ooA
of loco foco matches that had been placed on ia.
bje in the roonl when several OF them exploded
and set fire 70 his clothes, by which means ne was
sn sayereiv burned az 10 cause death on Sunday at
ternoon.