New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-05-05
CITY INTELLIGEN nee.
THuRspAY, May
;SrrEr1oE CorRr-Bclorc .Indge OakIev--Hou

CITY INTELLIGENCE.
THURSDAY, Mayl.
SUPERIOR CouRr-Bciorc Judge Oaklcv-Ho1c-
ard vs. Ciiy Fire Insurance C0mpony.-Mr. Lord con-
cudcd summing up in this when the Court delly-
cred lis char" 10 the Jury II reviewed the evidence al
read; shown readers a brother OF the plaint had
formerly kept the csalsment-(a that time at h-
of liberty aud Lte-Geen stree)it was removed 10 Pearl
TWO door, South OF Wasreet-insurance effected IN four
Offices the Of $4,000 and fire occurred about L.
o'clock at night by which the building and stock We're con-
urned The present action against the City ire lnsnr
Company for $40 600 aud the result understood TO
govern other eases The defendants allrdge that fraud had
be. exercised small comparative stock compared with
the asserted loss being the at the time OF the re
also that the brother being the store alone on the evening
previous the fire. suspicious circumstance he
Cout stated that allowing what has been asserted by
he most favorable witnesses being IN the store ie con-
deraly short Of the amount aud that more property Is
sworn to in the schedule than actually in the store the
policy void The jury after being ont about hall or three
quarters of an hour returned verdict for defendants.
An application will be made 10 the court 70 set aside the
verdict and grant a new trial
CIRCUIT CouRT-Bcforc Judge kENT.-Ba-
te u.s. Poilard-Action for rent, and for return oil mon
y maid OF claim against Barker and Hewlett for which Mr.
p became guarantee that he supposed he vas only
b,comns security for rent he had been informed to that
fleet not reading the document before signing IT. (aluded
to Yesterday The Jury could not and were discharged
Thomas Co1n,ceU rs. Bryan COLLINS and Rchafd H.
Chnmbers-Execution was levied by officer Chambers
against anchors cables, sails and other appnrenances of the
schooner John d. H. aud the articles sold The execution
in favor of Mir. Collins against Smith corn"ei VINO
was in possession Of the property. Thomas Conwel' Chs
father who lives Rockaway claims to have owned the
schooner aud brings action of spass placing his damages
at $500 The will be resumed this forenoon
GENERAL SEssloys.-Bclorc the Recorder, AL
dermen Hatfield and Crolius. j. w Strang acting as Dis
rct Attorney.
FoRrEIrUnrs-John aud Simon Fishtlatt, indicted for
perjury and implicated with Levi eine aud Israel Haen
the latter of whom has been cted-iaiing TO APP
ed hey
by Pbp Levi Lewis Fishhla Patrick Coke and Solomon
Heine. Levi Hene arrested by officer Stephens on
bench warrant and detained
Margaret Brady tried for grand larceny, in stealing
from the premises Of Joseph Ety. Schoolmaste on the I'D
of March last The articles stolen were two coaks and two
coats valued S3 part Of which belonged to the scholars
She had preyolsly been in his employ The jury
nnd her guilty petit larceny and she sentenced
TO the peatentary for months
BuRGIARy-Wam Collins colored, was placed upon
trial charged with burglar in the 81 degree III breaking
into the store Of Oliver Johnson of Market and Mad.
son streets on the 25h of March last and stealing fifteen
hundred pennies together with quantity OF papers The
Iatar rpycoered the Police having bee taken from
the accused He found guilty and sentenced to the State
Prison for years.
GRAND LiRcEYy.-A coored woman, and notorious
thief named Elizabeth Hunt tried for stealing female
wearing apparel belonging to Mrs Sarah Van Buskcrk Of
No Is Downingstreet OF the value $50 &C. She found
guilty.
ASorHERThe same female again tried for stealing
clothing from the house Of w. q Hutton of the value OF
Sl3. Found guilty.
She was Sentenced the State Prison for years There
three other indictments against her. and he additional
complaints before the grand jury.
The tia of Ley, Heine for PERJURY postponed until
Wednesday next.
Observation-Disclosures Johnson tried for burglary in
the degree attempting break INTO the dwelling house
of Joseph Jackson of Grand and Forsyth streets
the April last The doors OF the store had both been
worked at the bolts broken, of the doors unlocked &c
I'm rosscson of the prisoner when arrested London
Jimmy, crowfoo He was found by watc,man Calvert
while at his bur.atious operations The evidence was not
sufficient to sustain the Indictment for the Isl degree but the
iury found him guilty of burglary the ID degree lie was
sentenced 10 the State Prison for years
TRlAL FOR INSTRUMENTATION Jackson, black,
was tried for mauslauger III the Isl degree charged with
having on the G;h March last caused the death Of Joshua
Toocood also black 22d-street. by blows and kicks
John Huse culored that the prisoner kicked
Toogood which kicking edudged 10 be the cause OF his
death For the defence, Diana yatt dposed that the De,
ceased WAS very inteuprrate-was drunk ever, dayand
tia, Jackson who related deceased did not kick hln
but when the deceased refused 10 let witness come INTO The
room 10 make the bed Jackson merely pushed hun down on
he bed iad held him while the bed was made That W.T.
ness who is sister 10 TooLooIS wife, deceased after
the funeral and after Jackson had home, saws liulse
the first witness and Green kick the old man Toosood
ing him To cry out 81 done Tor and that they then car
ned the furniture Of deceased down stairs After other
testimony, the jury found the accused not guilty.
AssAULr AND B,rrTRy.-Sabina Cochran was tired ior
an assault and battery DAVID lynn anu acquitted
Adjourned to Friday.
Police OFFICE-RoBRING SLOoP.-Joshua
Reeves was arrested AMI committed Tor stealing pals an
Choir hooks shaces. al-aeedls Sc worth So -. from the
sloop Lady lying the foot Of Dover street East RIVER
on the Doth nit.
AxRysr FOR BURGLARY Nicer Baker arrested ON board
the steamer WaIer-Witch named John Mcdonnell
CHARGED with having on the night Of the Isl inst broken into
and robbed the store of AessyS Webster Marsh Planirld
Jersey and stealing coats, &c and also same night
robhnr new church the place of sundry article OF
carpenters tools He committed TO be sent 10 ESSEX
County \. j foJ trial.
A SwlSpLER OF LIVERY MES.-A loaer-lookng fellow
amed john Stewart aged % native OF Ireland no said
ne came hirher from Saint Johns New Brunswick
r,t horse to-day the Southeastern part oil The CITY, sup
s by descriptan 10 BE- Cliff and rode him 10 The
,,Ia II William Irwin No Columbia street, where ne
wished him taken care Of and ,J barglined for the keep
in, f two other horses he said he had Williamsburg He
hen wanted Mr.. irwin advance him - until he brought
he other horses but Mr. siIsPectng he had oot,iaed me
orse improperly not only refused but charged him with
sealing or hiring the horse The ieo" confessed that ne
lad hired il; and being taken the Police Office, stated thai
he was without nome money or meals, anu without employ
nenha he slept at warehouses wherever else he could
md was then the Peni,entiary for mos as
There were other persons the Office he had also attempted
swindle Of money by representing himself as The o"
o! horses.
CoRoNEg's OfFICE.-DEATi, FROM lNrEMrkR-
.xcy-The Coroner held Al. inquest to-day al :!o akef
street ON the BODY Of Elizabeth keySeT, nat'e o lIe
N d aced about 70. Verdict, death from "IenieEancr.
SAxp.'s ARs,p,RLLA-Sc RoFUiA1 Other diseases paw
an their thousands but Scroiaa has slam lis tens oil to
nl> THIS very alarming affection appears under treat
. of forms rol, the slightest deviation from health 10 liH
nos, fatal of local aud general diseases One OF us NO.
,oin,non forms tubercnlar phthi:is puTohts OF