The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-03-16
General SESSIONS
Before Judgcs Lvpch and Noah.

VIM SHALnR, Esa acnng District Attorney.
MARCH Is Assault and Battery on q Captain Of
the JVafch-A man nance John LEVIN was tried Tor
assault and battery, committed on Capt. Fisher,
Of the Sixth Ward District Watch House, on the
night Of the LIST Of September last. Lown was il
company with several other men, one OF whom,
named Mr.. Birbank, has heretofore been tried on
similar charge, and found guilty. Captain Fisher
stated that upon hearing the cali of watch, he pro-
cseded to one OF the piers near Washington MARKET
,na on Sm i
fined him TO his house for several days. The de-
fence, conducted by James L. Brady, Esq, pro-
we'd that Lown dis not strike Fisher until after he
had been assaulted with his mace, and also pre-
sented, by several Witnesses, an excellent charac
ter for sobriety and honesty. The Jury returned
verdict Of gu lty Of assault and battery.
T!ialfor Passing Counterfeit Notes Of he Trades
mans Bank "A woman named Rosannah Hosey,
implicated with Bridget Farley, .her sister, was
tiled for attempting, ON tho 18th of February, to
pass SIS counterfeit note, purportIng 10 be OF the
Trade sman's Bank Of this city, on Richard Cor
don, clerk in the employ sof JEAN Young, l5S
nete is ofletter D., engraving pale, and filing up
badly executed. Mr.. Gordon stated that she came
into the store in company with man, whose name
has since been aseertaIned to DO Charles Farley,
and the woman, named Bridget Farley, who 10
charged with tho same offence as the prisoner on
trial Upt n selecting pair OF shoes, the note was
rendered in payment, and rot having change, Mr.
Gordon stepped out to ob:ai. It, whes ne diseov
to the store the man had left, and when he inform
ed the woman that the note was bad they departed
from the store, and were immediately arrested. II
was represented by the defence that prisoner said
she found the note rolled up in q p.eee Of paper
near the Washington parade ground, and that she
gave IT to Farley who offered II in payment Tor the
shoes Ga. rye l.. Spencer, Of No. 81 Ferry street,
was called by defence lie slated that prisoner
resided with him as servant, and that he believed
she was honest; also, that she could neither read
nor write. The Jury retained verdict Of not
guilty.
TT;aI for On assault and Battery "A man named
Henry Rclyea tried for an allie ged assault and
battery ON a woman named Catherine Stewart
The prose cution, usual, proved quite an assault
aud the defence proved none at all at all, and the
jury returned verdict Of not guilty, when the
court adjourned to this morning, at ii o'clock.
Another Trial for the same c6encs.-A woman
named Mary Dunn was then put upon her trial on
similar charge Of attempting to pass on the 18th OF
February, IS counterfeit note ON the Tradesmen's
Baak on Mr.. John Yghey, IN the employ OF Sci.
hex Waterbury, No G3 Houston street. She Of
fered the note in payment fer pair Of shoes, and
wien arrested stated that the note had been
given TO her by Bridget Farley, in payment for
some money she owed her. Farley told her to take
the note and purchase a pair Of small shoes, and
when she returned with the change she would pay
hertwenty shillings she owed her. Tho prisoner
was defended by nj. Van Hovenburg, Esq and
the jury returned a.verdist Of not guilty.