The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-08-18
Al decline wering any thing.
Q-Dd you tell him that you lived alone in Greenwich

street,
Q-Do you live and cohsbit with Aler nder Hosg' i
| Al decline, az said before.
QDo you wish to siveyour version Of the charges
now preferred against you, an opportunity now
Al again repeat decline answering any thing at ell
have only to say that work by the month"; and can
| show papers to that effect.
| The examination was here closed.
client produce witnesses prove that she earned her
living by the sweat of her brew hearty laugh among
| Justice PARxER-The examination is closed. have
to the deliberate conclusion that there sufficient
evidence before me to commit the prisoner as common
coussrL-I only ask that the prisoner shall have her
witnesses wish you would order such request as now
make GU her behalf to be entered on the records.
Justice PARKER-l have already made the records much
longer in her than accustomed to do and do not
wish hamper them any further. deem the case sum-
centy clear and shal commit her to the Peniter
| tisry as vagrant, for six months
ALEXANDER HoAo then called witRess, and upon
examination made the following statement:-
| City and County 81 Nsw York, ss:-.
| not married man. The female now present who Is
known by the name Of Matilda Hoag is not my wife,
me by the month. Never saw her in bsdwh any other
person reside at no. go Marion street, and have lived
Question-Do you live with this woman as your wife,
and do you cohabit with her2
Answer-I decline answering that question sn, ,o.o
| Taken before me- August II, l34s
Min PARKER, Justice
Charles F. Watson was not called, and him and Hoag
then discharged and thus endeh this singular and
strange defeat Of the ends OF Justice.
ARREST FOR WRIrING THREATENING LErrERs-Rich-
ard woodruff formerly clerk for George W. Miller pro-
charge OF writing threatening letters endeayoring
to exort money from Charles Woolley. Woodruff it will
be remembered, charged some few months since with
false pretences for obtaining money from Miller by repre-
senng that Wooey had authorised him to borrow it on
his The heard before Justice Merritt
| when Woolley testified that he had authorised
woodruff to obtain the money but William Martin Tho
had stated and admitted that he had authorised the
complaint dismissed Woodruff has since been in.
$500 which was discounted by William Mix Wall street
broker, and will he tried at the September term. He
avows that Miller gave the check in good faith,
| and that it is his real signature.
From the affidavit Of Woolsy in the present charge
against Woodruff appears that on or about the l4h of
July he received the following letter from woodruff -
Nkw yoRK, July H. lsl3, Friday.
against you Cor perjury, and say they will give me
rest until do SO. Ihave told them that have swor not
them for the time Several Of fathers eS
have been to lately and have called on mother il
THIS ana as D s hsS
say it is my duty to make the complaint against you and
insist upon my doing SO. Now, MrwoOlley. do not wish
you suffer for this as sm convinced that you
persuaded and induced by Miller TO take this course
aginst that did But the only way for me to
coed protect you, to before Commissioner OF
Deeds make oath that will not do they, my rela-
latons, insist shall. This the only way to settle the
natter finally forever and in order toj do and pre-
vent any trouble you had better the of
Grand and Crosby streets Saturday morning between
! 10 and II o'clock Yours, truly, oon,,,
| Mr. CHARLES WooLLEY
Corner of Stanton and Attorney
| New York.
woolley did not comply with this request to meet
accidentally met him, when Woodruff enqured If he had
read the letter. and replying in the Affirmative Woodruff
tall h uiu ha oforo
charge Of perjury against him. woolley then promised
to him the next day, but the afternoon
| ceved the following letter -
NEW YoRx, Monday afternoon, July 18th, ls4a
shall be unable to meet you tomorrow morning. as
have business to attend to down town. which will
take until o'clock to get through with. shall
be at home at my mothers No Sixth street. from three
o'clock until eight, and if you wish to you will
find me there. would, however. rather not have any
thing do with the matter which talked about until
afternoon in the Albany boat But whatever may occur
you cannot blame me, Mr.. Woolley, as l have
advise wS
solely out of good feeling towards you and in hopes
some arrangements might be made whereby you would
help have done all could to avoid it, if this
matter cannot be settled as suppose you must take the
To CHARLES WooLLEY, Esq, corner Stanton and Attor
| ney streets, New York
Nothing further passed between them until Friday the
2lst of july when the following letter received from
woodruff In this will be perceived he began to grow
cool and positive he dropped the word dear"
before the "sir, in the Introduction.
FRIDAY, July 81, ls43.
shall be at Albert Losee's corner of Bowery and niv
ingon street. Saturday morning. at eleven o.
clock and you had better be there at that time if you
'A' ''''''' . '''-' ''N r. Woodruff.
To CHARLIE. WooLLEr, Esq, corner Stanton and Attor.
| ney Streets New York.
wooley did not attend at Losee's requested, nor
make any to the letter. but on Monday the oath,
told him that person wished to see him al the corner
Grand and Crosby streets He went out and met Wood
hull who stated that his friends had offered to furnish
for perjury, and unless the 500 paid he should
ainly do wooey then offered to give him $SO,which
he refused and demanded $l00 which Woolley refused
The afternoon Wooey received the following let
ter
sIR:-
When I saw you this morning, you promised to
return in few mnutes-I waited for you hour,
but on did not make your appearance New, Mr.. Wool
ley, don't wish to be tri1ed with any longer-nor will
S
to morrow Tuesday morning at ten ociock when want
snd you ey n any
shape from what have said. Yours; ":
To CHARLES wooLLEy, Esq, corner Stanton and Ator'
ney streets, New York.
woolley met him the next morning at Losees about II
o'clock when he ain demanded $780, he Offered $50
which was refused as before, when woolley ioaliy
agreed to give him his demard, and agreed to meet him
Tor that purpose at Joness Second Ward Hotel in Mas
street. the next afternoon at o'clock Woolley state
in his affidavit that from the reception Of the first letter
acted by advice OF counsel a1d his only object in max
ing the offer of $50, OF holding any communication
with Woodruff to evidence sufficient in writ.
ing 10 finally arrest him tho charge of attempting to
extort money On the same evening, Woolley went to
the upper Police Office before Justice Taylor there
made affidavit Of the circumstances and depostng the
letters which the chsrge was based obtained
rant for tie arrest OF woodruff On the following day
at the time appointed, in company with officer James
Smith, he proceeded TO the Second Ward Hotel having
| previously obtained $l00 note Marked that he
| could identify il when returned The officer waited
in the distance, and when the matter completed
and the money had passed hands, he to make
the arrest by signal from Woolley. Woodruff
accompanied by his brother and the parties
won't into commissioners Office, but returning wooiley