The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-06-14

Before his Honor the Recorder, Judges Lynch and
Noah, and Alderman Smith
JUNE l3.--Wiliam Shaler, Esq, Acting District
Cowner5eiting Coiaof BiasH.-The case Of Psulo
J. ,tlgusira, and Fortunate /. Fgueira, who were
indicted In Nov 1887. tor countereiting the current
com OF the empire OF Brazil, brought before the
court on motion of f. II. Cutting r.s, counsel for
oeiendants lie stated that owing to the difficulty
VI oo'ainihg witnesses, was impossible TO bring the
cause 70 trla, and with the consent OF Mr. Purroy,
counsei ior prosecution noVe rosequi was entered
and the parties discharged
Case Of Josph E. Hsa.-On motion of James M.
Jimtn, g., Esq, counsel for Nathaniel H. Fowler,
tered, and the case dismissed Mr. West objected
to this disposition OF the case he desired 10 bring
the case to trial. We understand that prosecu.
ton will be commenced Immediately by Mr.. Wcs,
against Fowler, Tor perjury, and other charges in
cluded in the commencement OF the trial against
him.
The Grand Jury came, into Court during the
morning, presented several bills Of Indictment and
retired tn resume their duties.
IN Assault ON a WOm0n.-Thomas w. Pitman,
OF los Essex street, was tried tor an alleged assault
and battery on German woman named Magdalene
Miller, OF No. b Franklin street, but the jury de-
clded that he was not guilty OF the charge.
Assault on the Battery-Job Haskell, Esq.,
ex-candidate for Mayor, took the book, and did
swear, that on the 9Th Of July, two years ago, he
was assaulted on the Battery by one Jacob, sur
named Somerdyke, who has, and always will make
much noise in the world, at any given time and
place., as the next man and that said Somerdyke
as well as man named Granger, who was among
aforethough, endeav0r to unhorse said Job on the
Battery, while he was in the act of rendering due
homage to one Col. Richard NJ Johnson, formerly
Vice. President of the United States who had ar
rived in this city ON that day That SAID Job would
have been endorsed had it not been that he was
firmly seated in his saddle, and had presence of
mind left to raise his arms with an umbrella, and
threaten to dash it through the skull of said Granger
which threat leased him from the grasp of defend
ant, when he rode away not endorsed but unframed
The ex-candidate gave glowing description Of the
attack the conflict, and the rescue, horse and all,
and the jury believing that no man should be as
saulted while IN the act of performing homage to
one Of our public tunctionares, rendered verdict
OF guilty against defendant, and he was leaving
vandevoort, Esq, said, "Mr Somerdyke, you will
attend here again Friday next at Ii O'Clock pre-
ciseiy, and you will please not to forget to remem-
ber:" On Friday then, the sentence of the law will
tinct and positive manner, from which he will ever
remember not to forget the penalty of committing
an assault on the Battery. May he have safe de-
livery, and all his numerous friends who will be
there to see the result of this important and long
delayed trial. So mote it be.
Ir79t for Rcciping Stolen Goods.-A woman
named Mary Packwood, Of 1l2 Orange street, was
the property of William Lee jr of 50 Reed street,
which had been stolen, together with chain from
HIM on the nth ult by girl named Catherine Con-
nell, who resided IN the family as a servant. II
was proved that the watch was valued at $50, and
that she offered to dispose oft to FredericktLevy of
70 Bowery, for $685. when hestopped the article and
took her place Of residence Catherine Council, the
girl who stole the watch, testified that she was in
duced to commit the larceny from the request of her
husbands aunt Elizabeth Geery, she being intox-
Gated at the time from liquor that had been given
her while at the house of Geery. That after she
had stolen the watch and delivered it to Mr. Geery
she kept in her garnet in state of intoxicaton
for several days, and until she was arrested. The
prisoner was defended by counsellor Bates, but no
evidence having been produced as tohow she came
in possession of said watch the jury found her guilty
Elizabeth Geery was then tried for grand larceny
on account Of the participation that she had in the
affair. The same evidence was produced on the
to convict her of Grand Larceny. She was there
fore acquitted, and the District Attorney asked that
she should be reranded the evidence to await an
Indictment for receiving stolen goods, which being
done, the court adjourned to Tuesday morning, at
eleven o'clock