The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-07-08
General Sessions,
Before his Honor the Recorder Tamadge, Judges Lynch
and Noah and Alderman Leonard.

and Noah and Alderman Leonard.
Jones r. Whiting, Esq. District Attorney.
july 7.-Wlliam Scott alias Wells, an Englishman
aged about 80 years was tried charge of grand lar
ceny for stealing S5 0s in gold and silver CON- from the
trunk of VIM Bradley, on the 2lst June The prison
er boarded at the house of Mrs. Baxter the
Bowery and Walker street, in company with complainant
and the evening previous to The time the money
missed Bradley counted it in presence of prisoner
placed in his trunk Scott informed complainant the day
previous that he had money, and after the trunk had
been rihed, Bradley hearing money rattle in prisoners
pocket wento Mrs Baxter and told her that suspected
Scott had stolen his money from this circumstance he
had previously stated he was short Of uads She rep
ed that could not be he had just paid her for
weeks board and showing the money which was in
hall dollars, Bradley Immediately identified of the
pieces as having been in his trunk from the fact that
piece had been cut from it. skeleton key that would
unlock the trunk Of Bradley found in out house
in the room OF Scott stuck in the ceiling When the pri-
soner was arrested about SIG in specie found upon
him. Bradley stated in his examination that he
this city for the purpose Of going to London
f23o left him and his father by deceased relative in
England
The defence conducted by VIM. NJ. Price and j. NJ
Bates, Esqs presented letter purporting have been
written by ]. l.. Hawkins of Conncsve, Pa the ih
Of August lSil and addressed Josiah Steen of Wash
ingon d. c.. recommending VIM. Scott portrait pain
ter OF considerable talent. Henry Peters Gray portrait
painter of this CITY, was called 10 the stand on the part OF
the prosecution and stated that the prisoner applied him
for assistance when he through the aid of the Artists As
ISOLATION, procured the sum of s25 which he gave him
and advised him TO GO back TO Connelsvie, Pa.
The prisoner ably defended by Mr.Price in summing
UP, and the prosecution equally sustained by MIR
The Court charged the jury briefly and after absence
Of about three quarters of an hour they returned
dict of not guilty
Margaret Nc Kinney alias Fee was tried on charge Of
assault and battery with intent to kill her male infant
the night OF the Goth of January last was proved by
prosec ution by the affidavit of William Calhoun and the
testimony OF Thomas OHare, that on the above named
evening about o'clock they prisoner proceeding
towards the foot of 2ls street, with child in her arms
and that when she reached the wharf she looked about
see any in sight, and then threw the bundle
she had in her arms overheard Calhoun Immediately
hp NvotA md h,tv III,
was found to contain fine male infant whose immersion
in the cold water had caused it to Justify. Oare
stopped prisoner while she in the act of running
but she denied all know ledge of the transaction
The defence, conducted by Messrs Shaler and Price
asked the reading of prisoners examination before the
police in which she admitted truth OF the
made against her but attributed the act to partial in
sanity existing at the time produced by the Abandonment
of her husband
lived servant the LIST of January at the time the
child was born testified that after the birth of the child
she behaved stubborn and refused TO answ cues.
tons put her She left his house on the Sd of the same
month and resided with Catharne Cahar who also sta
ted that she appeared of her mind and acted very
straag tow ards her child.
JoHN ]. PHLLIFs who keeper of the female prison
IN the Tomhs at the time prisoner committed
that he considered her partially insane and ordered her TO
be watched for fear she would destroy herself She re-
manned for many weeks afterwards but finally
ed ana present was one OF the neatcs and best behaved
persons confined in the cells.
WM, NJ PRcE Esq in addressing the Court previous to
the delivering of the charge to the jury by the Recorder
commended that partial insanity had been proved in
most satisfactory manner at the time the crime
mted the intent necessary in the of the law to
produc was shown not to exist and therefore
verdict Of acqual was the only the jury could
der.
The Court charged that hevdenccs of insanity on the
part of prisoner produced in court very slight
and the jury after absence oil five minutes returned
verdict OF guilty hut recommended her strongly to the
mercy Of the court.
ment in the State prison being the low term in their
power and then adjourned to Friday morning at eleven