The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-01-25


very easy tempered man lived With m. two
wears never heard q his having sav dinIealf,
Last saw him have his wstehs few days before Mr.
Adams came home. Sa~ him ls.i 90 The Wsd1ss.
day OF Thursday evening. sept. 18th o. 10th f.ssr
NE body af the dead house. kasse ~ sc ~ "a l,Sf
,ss nero sa,r me soar AS isg ,St A. vas aiiss
wa. told b. had scar there The fest ~ the dead
BODY eorresponded with Mr.. Adams's feet lie
his coat pocket
Cross syaa.,.,d- Adams had another watch b.
sides tha, gold Tone.
NICHOLAS CoscsLis ssaHs.el--I.ivs. a - Chst.
ham street hnew Adams ib,,msteiyt has tenp~s
was very mid: lie Wa At my koass the ssv be-
fore has death; had watch with hir, fwstrA
shownte him think tti. Is Inc wsseh -
about buying the watch 81 HIM he aid ned tsks.
u Tor a debt was about ba, .nE a frua him -
re ne nae s another watch Ia. s'ie hada soid watch
Cross sTaminsd-He asked me SO Coz N. watch
i told him I'D be willing Ia give his sbsat sss
A. M: Z. SMITH sneyisHof-l. police osheer
arrested Colt; gathered the things ioafd IN Colf,.
room found q ha,chsi there. on the led a. y.s
go in, under trunk aud unnsr some rspsrs-
Found pail there. Saw the cover at tse 'bsx -
saw the spots OF ink about the room. (iisss.st
shown.) The spots ON this hatehss ahd IN a..
roou and on tn. box lad were Of the same eolor
JoHNP. BmxKERnorr, sramlneg - L. axeas for
the Poudrere Companyj was ordered 10 remove
contents OF sink No. ~ Monroe street removed "a
find clothing; could find noas; also exsu,ssd eos-
tents 81 sink In the Granite BuildinR. 10 ind
clothing, baf could find none: the work wa sdse-
tnaliy done IN both instances, under my own super
lntendence; the hoor vas taken up; lights were ts-
ken down; the contents were taken 10 our Gse,orx
and raked; but nothing found.
Cross-eramlsd-The Monroe street sink vas
examined in October last, 1 think
WM. ROBINSON called, but not examiped
The DisrRior- ArroEsry here said that he had
exhausted all the testimony he had Go offer at ths-
stage OF the case except that testimony which re-
iates 10 collateral branch of the ease-ths pstel
shot causing death, and which he wished 10 intro-
duce 10 morrow. lie wished to know how the
Court would rule in regard 10 evidence In the
case.
Jsdge KENT said that the rule was not IN allow
the prosecution to introduce any aecnuolscs testi-
mony after il rested but only 20 introduce r,b.nx
evidence This would be the ruling IN the present
case, reserving the branch Of testimony re lative
to the pisto for discussion 10 morrow morning.
WIN H. HENSON srdmined-Is a clerk wltk jobs
9. Cole, dealer In cotton and canvas; know john
=. Colt l do not know now that have seen him
before. Never sold an old awning 10 any one; me-
yer sold any old canvass never had but one old aw-
ming in the store.
Here the prose cution rested.
Mr.. SELDEr wished the decision Of the Court on
the pistol evidence before he opened his defence
The Jury agreed to adjourn then At o'cleck,
and the Court did SO adjourn till this Tuesday
morning.
city News.
THE LATEST FoRsEny last week. Mr..
George ID. Jewett, clerk in the employ Of White Il
Sheffield. merchants of % Liberty street, yisiied
Washington ID. c., for the purpose Of iransaciing
business for said firm, and on Thursday las, &c.
posted in the post Office directed his employers
three Treasury notes Of 800 each. and draft for
$40, dated Washington city, Jan. Goth, 1872 drawn
by Corcoran Riggs to the order of Edward Dyer,
made payable at the Bank Of America in this city,
asd endorsed over by f. Dyer 10 J. T. Morehead
and by him TO White Il Sheffield Mr.. Jeweu re-
turned from Washington on Sunday morning, and
e - IL
Yesterday morning young man named AIsrnr
AscHRorr, entered the store of L. q ]. Dubois, No.
2o6 William street, and offered to purchase 600
worth Of watches in payment for which he presented
the draft above described, with the signature e
White IL Sheffield upon it, written in most miser-
able scrawl and spelled " White * Shifted" Mr..
Dubois directed one of his clerks, Augustus Suz, 10
siepto the Bank Of America and ascertain If the
draft was genuine. He was informed tina, il was
but they refused to pay it because they did no, know
the signature of White IL Sheffield The clerk then
proceeded TO the store OF the last named firm, and
there ascertansd that their signature had been for.
ged on the draft Mr.. Norman White, one of tie
the firm, then accompanied Mr.. su,z to the store ef
Messrs. Dubois, where they found Aschrou still
waiting Mr.. White Immediately asked him for
the three Treasury notes Of 600 each, whea he drew
out his pocket book and said, &c II give it to you
will that be an end OF the matter" No promises
were held out to him; but upon peremp,ory de-
mand he gave up $500 in bank bills, being the full
amount of the Treasury notes. He stated tina, he
had sold the Treasury notes 10 A. Lane, broker in
Wall street, for S2E On being questioned as TO
how he became in possession Of the notes and draft
he stated that he found letter about O'Clock in
the morning in William near Wall street, addressed
to White Sheffield, and on opening it, took out
the Treasury notes and draft, and destroyed the let
ter. He also confessed that he had written the name
OF White & Sheffield upon the back Of the draft.
Upon searching his person, 1888 In bank notes were
found one gold double lois dor, and four half eagles
We learned further that three letters deposItei
in the Washington post Office, directed TO White IL
Sheffield and yesterday morning they sent a per-
SON 10 the post office, when he returned with only
two letters, for which he paid the postage, and en-'
tered il in the postage book when he returned
The mystery Of the matter is as TO the manner that
Ashcroft came IN possession Of the eiter. Dd ne
obtain it from the post Office, was 1t dropped IN
the street by the person who went TO the post ocsf
The prisoner was committed for further exam:na.
ton. ~,
A potts M % Deancy-sireet, has been entered
several times lately by false keys, and boots and
shoes stolen TO the amount OF $l5 Mr. Potts,
therefore engaged the services OF officer Dennton
,ybo stationed himself in the vicinity Of the store
an sunday evening, and in short time discovered
a man ceierng the front door by means Of key
He returned in an instant with pair Of boots, and
Dennsfon tapped him on the shoulder, with the
omnous words, "youre mine" Upon being taken
TO the police he stated his name was Thomas Simp-
SOD, and that he was shoemaker by trade. Being
caught in the act he confessed having entered the
several times by false keys, and stated tina! he
found them in front Ct the door Very probable "
He sfully committed.
s,roLx GoLp WArcH.--On Sunday afternoon,
Mr. Selleck b. Adams who resides at a boarding
house corner of Broadway and Franklin streets,
missed gold lever watch valued nj $780, thar he
had eitin his roora while absent a few minutes =
A cocfsd waiter belonging TO the house, named
Samuel +. Merritt, was found TO be among the ms
sing, and on his return he was charged with me
theft. taken to the police office, aad coinniued.--
The watch has not been recovered.
RurruREp BLoop VEssEL "A man named M
nier Wortenayke, aged about 80 years, who has re-
Gently been 10 the employ OF George Clinch cofn,t
of Third avenue and 9TH street, while in me saoie