The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-03-11
General Sessions. a8 la'1A9
Before Judges Lynch and Noah, and Aldermen Lee

Before Judges Lynch and Noah, and Aldermen Lee
1lnI and Balls. ys5iaI OIL h
THURSDAY, MARoH ID, 1912 Trial for Forgery
William f. Ross put ON his trial and indicted
for forgery in the Sd degree in forging on the 18th
of September last, an order on Messrs. George
Meyer IL Son, No. Z5 Pearl street, Tor 10 kegs Of
mustard, worth $40, to be delivered to the bearer,
"a cartman, } and signed William Payne & Co., Nc.
is Platt street. ON Of which the mustard was
delivered. -0trsa l.lsos- Enrg u. /.
Itappeared from the evidence that the accused
went to Messrs Meyers store, and bargained for
Co, No Is, Plat street, and which was delivered
10 the carman, and ON MIR. Henry Meyers going
two days afterward to collect the money, he found
the store closed, and no such persons there, and
subsequently met the accused in Beekman street,
and was requested by him 10 90 into taor's store,
corner Of that street and Pearl, over which was
hung the sign of William Payne s. Co where the
ac used was requested to pay for the mustard, and
who pulled out some money, bat said his name was
Ross, paid nothing, and escaped cut of back door;
the tailor denied that he was one OF the firm of VIM.
Payne x Co, and no such firm Of persons has ever
been found, nor has the money for the mustard been
X There being no evidence to show that the order
was not q genuine order oil VIM. Payne e. Co the
jury found a verdict Of not guilty offorgery,
1ria! for Assauh and Battery. Matthew Henry
was then tried for An assault and battery on
John McGorick, a lad about four year, old, living
with his mother at No I21 18th street. by knock.
ing him down on the 18th OF October last and kick
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his ears, and otherwise severely bruisng him no
witnesses being called for the defence, the Jury
found the accused guilty. ("
Another tria! for 1ssauif and Botts'y John Ham,
mitted on the person Of Joseph Horne, city mar.
shall, ON the frst Of November last, while in dis
charge Of his official duties. The jury found the
accused not guilty. sEDaiiH '4l
Forbes. VIM. Anderson, Jacob Gross, Abraham
Gross, Geo Gord0s, and Littleton Hail. were &C.
veray called to trial indicted for assaults and bat
ssrs.: bat not spP..Ins' their respective rseosni-
Notice to Portions Conricted The Court gave no.
tice that Friday, the 18th inst, they would pro-
coed to pass sentence on all persons previously 10
this day convicted, in whose ca.es exceptions had
bee taken, unless said promised bills Of exceptions
were prepared and filed prior to that day.
Plea Of Gmky.-Jeseph Jewell, indicted for q
petit larceny, in stealing silver coin, value 81 75
from Catherine Finegan, ON being brought into
which plea was received and recorded, and the
Court sentenced him to be confined in the city pri
Tia! {cy Rape Patrick Hyne., priyat. soldier
in the u s. service, stationed the III Of Janua-
~ last, at Fort lafayette, in the Narrows, was
then put ON his trial, indicted for having committed
araPe on that day, on q child not quite Eve years
old, named Dorado Noho.ai, the daughter Of John
NiehoIai, enc OF his comrades, and which crime
was committed in one Of the bunk rooms attached
to the Fort. $50 ~ Nd NI.3 jill ="
The Court then adjourned to IL o'clock, on Fri
day, (this morniDg) ~
. TxxAs-Advices from Galveston to the 24,h Of
February have been received at New Orleans. In
the vessel that brought them came passengers
James Hamilton, Esq, late financial agent Of Texas
in Europe. and the Hon Mr.. Dangerfeld, secre-
tary Of the Texian Treasury.
The Mexican vessel, captured by Commodore
Moore had arrived at Galveston; she proved to be
the Progresa, a small schooner, with Cargo Of
-four, sugar and coffee, and not the schooner Of
war, ~ reported. i '-A aN
Another meeting had been held ut Galveston in
references to the prisoners, at which the talk and
The following paragraph are from the Pieaynne'
Fifty thousand dollars ofths Exchequor bills have
been put in circulation No more IL 10 be paid out
at present u .I,.s ssi,y teft -.,,... .... .... ed.
has been paid into the Treasury for Exchequcr
have been offered drafts at thirty days sight of the
first water in New Orleans at par for Exchesuer
bills 4" and yet many Of our merchants turn M
their At them, and refuse to take them II any
rate e .f5j5 I'D rta-s rs .sss.a .lfr.s t.'
The British baique Buoyant was lost recently of
the month Of the Brazos river, where she was an
chored, receiving cargo Of cotton. In gale she
parted her cables, and went ashore. The cAptain,
first and second mates, and four men were drown
ed. She had 215 bales Of cotton on board.
A new fort has been finished NJ the east end Of
Galveston leland and two Of the six guns belong
ing to il mounted. ia srI rt1 "A, l...r. - |
WEsr INDIA ROYAL MAIL SrEAMERs.-As il will
afford important information TO our numerous rea-
den, we mention that letters can be sent by The
Clyde which s to sail from this port on the l0h TO
any Of the British possessions in the West Indies
Letters should be therefore forwarded to The Post
Office Agent, No. Pine street, bef fore the 9th
Letters TO au other places thsn the British posses