The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-12-05
General Sessions.
Before Recorder yallmadge and Aldermen Waterman and


JONAS r. PHILLIPS, Esq, Acting District Attorney.
Dc. 4.-The December term Of the Court commenced
The calendar which is small consists of the following
casesMurder D false pretences 3; burglary 8; grand
Kill, Total a. Old cases, a.
The Grand Inquestrhe following persons were sworn
Grand Unconstitutional j. Smith, merchant foreman;
Robert J. Brown marble yard; Thomas Barker gentle.
man; Benjamin Blackledge, grocer; Thomas g. Chsrda-
L. iIalstead merchant; Joseph Hewlett merchant; Thos
X Kelnger butcher; Ambrose G. Kingsland merchant;
Benjamin L.. Lamb gentleman; George C. Morgan, sta
toner; Abraham s. Mead mason; Thomas Price mason;
James Reeves, manufacturer; John +. RUSSELL agent;
William Redmond, merchant; John N. sayre, cabinet
maker; John ID. Wolf merchant-total 10.
Alderman WATERMAN them charged the Grand Jury
briefly relative to their duties and they retired
The Petit Jury being called, and excuses given for non
attendance nine, including several Grand Jurors, were
fined SIS each for non-attendancc.
Trial Of Joseph Guiick-Ths notorious man. known as
the odous militia fine collector who was recently boed
out of prison in the penal sum OF 81 500 by Horace r.
Hudson looking glass dealer of l9 Fulton street. who is
colonel Of the regiment by whom Gpiick is employ oa
and battery which set down for trial on "Wednesday
or the recognizances will be forfeited
and leave Of Court, in the OF John W. Waite, broker
indicted for perjury in justifying before Jacob
commits soner surety to the of 5000 for John
Boyd against whom action had been commenced by
Stephen Weeks in the Court of Common Pleas, and his
bail was discharged
Also in the case of John Grove auctoneer, indicted
for passing false tokens John f. Dillon in the sum of
SETS and two $40 OF the Farmers Bank OF Caaraugus
County in this State in payment OF mortage held by
Dillon.
p,sfences.-This welLknown German was tried on n
charge Of obtaining money by false preences from the
agents of II German emigrants who arrived OF this port
in September last from Hamburger, in the ship Bockus
Carl r. Petsch, who of the agents of the emf
grants the sptesties that Rschmiller came board
the vessel few hours after her arrival at Quarantine
dock and represented himself as the agent OF Messrs
schmidt 4 Balchcn to whom the emgrants were con-
signed, and on whom they had demand for the differ
Of Communication money to be paid at this port which
had been paid by them to house in Hamburger That he
also Afterwards represented himself schmidt-also the
agent OF the German IMMIGRANT Society and the sworn
agent government and had been employed by the city
corporation to prevent fraud upon passengers. and was
others they entered into agreement with Rischmiller
to take them to Milwaukee Wisconsin territory for $40
per head for adults and less price for children Witness
directed to Schmidt Balchcn and also the receipts
for the Communication money deposited by them in the
hands of Mr. slohman Of Hamburg which were entitled
to drawbac Of $50 and Of that value. They also
gave him dollars in Prussan money valued
at about scvcntyve cents the dollar in part payment
Of the passage money which, with the 500 due the
ceipt made the first payment and dollar which he
demanded Gods money" Rschmer then told wit.
to get ready to go TO the city he inteniedto take
the party up that day and while witness below
dressing himself Rischmllcr left the verss and was rot
until three days afterwards, and performed
any part of his agreement Rschmleraerw ards called
at the counting house of Schmidt Balchen and de
rendering the receipts that had been given them but
they refused to pay him Sinccthcn, Rischmiller had
threatened to commence suit against Schmidt Bachen
for the recovery ofthc difference Of the communication
ncy, and they still hold il in their hands.
On crossexamination by Defence contract made be-
tween Col d. Stevenson, agent Of the New York Pas
sage Association and the agents OF the emigrants was
presented to witness, who proved its correctness In
this contract the association agreed to convey the emf
grants to Milwaukee for 80 per head for adults, and half
The Court at 8 O'Clock adjourned till II this morning