New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-09-17
CITY INrgLLIGENc


forenoon.
CITY INTELLIGENC h.
FRIDAY, Sept. l6.
c,rr corprs-In the Marine Court an action
,r,, -, ,,os.s H. ogden agains, John Woodruff TO
,ecover soendid coUches, valued AT SlU saIu 10 ~
been faudulenty obtained by the latter ne
eide a, EIizalethtown, ~. j., and MI osueh htp' e"
no, ,r, AZ I46 Fulion.stGeet On the 3tn Apr ne
, , IN the store and told the clerk that he had agreed
,h NJ, OGDEN for the purchase of the conches and III
ducea bin 10 deliver them TO him Air o. deaies having
made any such agreement, and brings Inc present aeto'
II would seem Mr. o. in failing circumstances o"
p- Woo.ru& Co. and, since that time. has lated. ne
carnsel for paiRGf stated defendant meant to get his
nav even by misrepresentation and the OF grab law"
The Jury gave verdict for plaintiff IN the sun oil sio
SPECIAL SEss1oSs-Before tho Recorder. and
Aldermen Balls and Bonnel.
John Francis, colored man. was tried for habna aruhk
enness and ro,ous aud disordery conduct; adludsed
guilty judgement suspended and ne discharged. oatdp
Jones' stealing salt shsd from Henry Lndsourg goiy
Peni,en,ary months Patrick Hardgan assault and Bat
terry on his wife Ann guy Judgement, suspended ana nc
discharged he- request john Miller, boy stealing
cloth Jacket worth s! Nessrs j. A. vernon; guilty
CITY Prison Is days Francis Mack stealing an anchor anu
cable worth S5 adjudsed not guilty. Mary fiarl as
ssut and battery her husband Francis guilty; Judge
men suspended she dchatg ed at his request. James
Kelly stealing trunk OF clothing worth SO from Peter
Cartwright; guilty. Penenuary6 monilis Conras " " ~
den st.alin wearing apparel worth 81 from Henry H.
Keleber guilty penenary months ChTistla!la H .io
man. cocrrd girl stealing female apparel worm 20, au 1I ~
Refuge Freedom q Newton, stealing coat worm SlV
Edmald Key assault and oaiiey on
guilty; Peni,entidry months Themas morre.i a Goy
Stealing cloth cap worth 81 from Isaac Archer guilty.
sent 10 The House OF Refuge Margaret Thorn son colored
and battery on sophia <ohr gully judgement
Suspended she discharged John Cunningham, old OF.
fender, stealing from the money drawer OF stephen Apse
vine IS silver coin guilty Peaenary mon,hs a,
the Bellevue Aims House and threatening The he OF r
Perrin OF the Bellevue Hospital; renuentlary months
EACH William Simpson, sailor previously CONVICTED VI
an atemp, TO Steal To tue Pentennay Monins
Several persons discharged for want OF evehce-ana
The Court adjourned TO Tuesday next O'CLOCK.
CouRT OF SEssIoNs.-Bcfore the Recorder,
Judge Lynch and Alderman BonnelL
The Court pronounced the following sentences, VIZ;
Emily Tooks. convicted OF keeping disorderly house.
fined 800.
William Prentice and Charles Rumley, convicted OF an
assault and battery Job HASKELL senteced to pay
a fine OF 500 each.
Mary Yates convicted OF keeping disorerly house,
WAS sentenced to pay Il fine OF 500, which she paid.
Albert L. Merriam convicted in 1889 Of forgery in the sd
degree in forging the name oil alessrs Miller banta 10
several promory and whose carried TO the
Supreme and decided against him. was placed al the
bar and seueHced 10 the State Prison tor Syears.
The for publishing obscene papers were de-
fcrred 10 Friday next.
TsIAL FOR LrBEL-Dr. LuciusJ Comsock was put upon
apon his trial indictment charging him with libel on
William Hurrilt Druggist, published in the sun, news
paper about the 18th February 1872 The article deem
ed beous charged the complainant with forgery IN coun.
tereitng the Of Taylor 10 certain patent medicine
called Tayios Basam of Liverwort, which was averred
by complainant he had procured Of Mrs Tiayer formerly
Bowery then OF Spring who claimed to be the
original proprietor.
William Unlock, Esq conducted for the prosecution and
Ambrose L. Jordan, Esq. for defendant
Moses y Beach deposcd that he proprietor of the
SrR-,hat DR. Ccmock at his office on the 18th Feb.
ruary, 1892 witness would give an edltora article
referring 10 his advertisement headed THE Question Set
tled' Told him would about it-,hink he came in
with young who was the habit OF bringing asVer
tsemens from No s75 Bowey-i rather declined 10 notice
il edtorav he urged repeatedly and LAT leRgh refused.
Cross eranined Was rot before this time that the
editorial notice in This paper calling attention to this
shown-l honid think this was
the manuscript OF the advertisement OF The Question Set
e the Mas cenm5s be The
Young the habit OF bringing advertisements
from SIS Bowery Think brought the atvertisemeu-lhnk
DR.. Comstock it bat no, positive DR.. Constock
said the long article he ADVERTISEMENT good thing
Wines was on the Grad Jury found the hill against
Comsiock and thinks he remarked that be did kn.w
how they coulH find DILL against the defendants witness
have no doubt he knew all about it, he called
attention The aavts and said OF the advertisement
advertisement from SIS Bowery the place Of Thayer;
advertised frequently before the Lnimen Tor f. A Ihayer
don't rccoect any person advertising beore Mrs
Thayr, the widow OF r. a Thay late OF 3a
Bowery. Dr. Comsock did not bring the advertisement to
the office nor pay Tor II, 1t brought from Thayer,
SIS bowery rhe Recorder suggested that II there was
any other evidence prove The publication OF The adver
,iseaent by o,s,ock had better be produced now
controversy arose between The counsel as 10 the laoiy
Court said the must be decided by the jury MI
Mpock then called tho complainant, william j. hurreu
who, locking at the written advertisement oepotG max
he defendant write some ou! or five years ago
and believed the 9th 10 be ms
rosseranned-ru witness adhered his opinion that
it the handwriting OF defendant. letter was handed
10 witness il defendants n,wriling. This
after taken by defendant and torn up, which
the companaGts counsel appealed TO the Court and con-
roversy arose between The counsel Or. Comsiock cx,
planned by saying that had been read and was an old
letter Of his value which he surpassed came from his
papers he il up and expressed his regret
therefor and the droppedtae pieces OF the letter
being preserved
The prosecution rested.
For defence Mr. Jordan called Wilson Carleton, clerk of
DR.. Conlstock who deposed that the advertisement pub
shed in The sun not the handwriting OF the de-
Albert c C'op,stoes brother complainant. deposed that
the advertisement not in the handwriting OF defendants
according his knowledge and be,iel AnOIlcr paper
produced, which witteSs thought defendants hand
writing, also the torn up paper.
did look all like DR.. Comsock's handwriting,
did he think ha, No, lO2 was his hand writing.
Mr. Muock then proposed to- read the libel, which Mr;
Jordan objected the ground that The publication bad
been proved been made By Inc defendant Mr.
Mulock replied: The Court decided that there was not
sufficient evidence OF the hhelous article having been wrote
orpnhshed by the defendant 10 allow the trial 10 proceed
and the beng submitted the Jury they found
dict OF not guilty. aad the Court adjourned to Monday
PoLIcE OFFicE.-OSE OF THE SECONDS OF
LILLY ARRcsrED.-On Thursday nigh, officer Bower
up the Hudson 10 arrest some
Of those concerned in the fatal fgh, near Hastings
The boa, having touched Caidwelps Landing John nc.
oter alas Country McCusky, of the seconds OF Lilly,
came board, aad Immediately arrested by the oi-
cer-who taking the descending boat brought him TO
this and he was this morning committed Tor examination
of II appears that he keeps tavern IN Elizabeth
the of Bowery Theatre and that
possible shut up his tavern and lef but ran directly nts
the snare which he was enoeavoring 10 avoid.
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