New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-12-07

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CouRr OF SESSIONS. Before the RECORDER
Aldermen R,wscn and Waterman.
Jonas B. Phillips, Esq District AnefEe! al li'e'"
Tar. FOR Ease fsE1vscr NE,uMsp.-The tt'al o'
,,- RchmtII.r o1 obtaining monies b alse prstencss
f, Crl T. r,itsch and Frederick Teedsrlms trustees OF
rqt,,,or marty Of Germans from Hamburg h'thsr, Gu
1d ,b t.rk Bacchus at Quarantine, IN September last
,nsd The cross. ex,niuaticn Of F frederick esdef
limo, continued to great length and concluded without
Ting any thing of great that The witness De-
,d that before ns Hamburg letters bad been received
there cautonrg EN- grants from thence to beware oil Sc
miller The ship broker their arrival here as also TO "
ware of others Did recognize that the accused was s
same psrson alluded 10 the letters until alter he had con-
acsd with violated his engagement with them sisst
lie had left the vessel at the Quarantine.
James Bunnifs ioY Was the pilot on IN! PARK
Bacchns from Hamburg September last tirSt ever
az. Hschmier was on board the Bacchus AZ the CutIaa.
e Was present conversations between the accused ht
aud others. D. NJ recoect what SAID Saw The accn
sd take papers box and shew 10 the passsngeTS
p.prls IN German part and part printed Accused
o!d the captain h. expected tsrssad there must b. some
or Looked and found none lie examined the passen
ger list.
SAYS R,schmier on board the Bacchus; did hear hun
saw he as agent the German Soclsty, heard h the
aren't If Alessrs Schmidt 4 Bacher. The vessel
sud 70 Schmidt B.lcher. The accused applied the
CAPTAIN TO the passenger list which was shown to him
The President ef the German Society called but not
sworp as i, was admitted by defendants counsel that Rsoh
miller was not an agent for the employ Of the German
Society.
William F. Schmidt, of the firm Of Schmidt & Balche
d.rcssd that they were the agents OF Mr. Soman at Ham
he ov:nsr Of the line packets there The accused
was not .Cen The vessel was consigned TO US
communication money is from to 10 dollars head, accord
Ing 10 the class Of the passengers.
s, Pussian dollars per head about 81 90 OF our mon
~ The passengers, however were comiut'd or - head
all round besides % ceuts Hospital money and some OF
cents head for Custom House charges There was thus
balance Of from q 500 due the passengers his balance
claimed by the passengers, who SAID their letters
had been taken from them by Rschm and they gave me
written order pay the balance kschmer. Short
IL after the latter with written order for the money,
which refused pay him. stating that the passengers had
counsrmanded the order Eschml'cr then wit.
ten order not 10 pay the balance To the passengers tie SAID
he should hold accountable for III that ne had nothing to
do with il himself merely agent for the n foIk
Passenger Association, and so stated III the order.
The prosecution here rested
Nh DAY. opening for the defence, stated the organ1a
ton aud character Of the NswYok Passenger Association
which was he s,d got up for the purpose of preventing
frauds on immigrants. That the persons getting up had en-
tered mo bonds with the Mayor FOX $1,000 for the faithful
performance Of the duties they had underaken that the As
ISOLATION operated y several transportation ues and for
recommended By some of the first merchants tins city Sc
That the accused ws regularly constituted agent Of tbs
Association at salary Of SIS per mouth which salary did
not depend the Of the defendant III
getting passengers, Nc
Movor Morris s,Co,n for det.nce.-Depo,ed exam
MARION before him on this case prior RchmIs
The complanant, Peitsch aud Others complained tina
some Pc fsons had p,rt Of their baggage tow boat
refused let them shore. contract was pro
ucsd hstwssn the compliments and ltschmer, on bea
Of the Passengers Association SC Gischmer called
in Witness went into a full inquiry the subject. and
wa. informed BY ths Germans that they had the contract
half an hour below decks that the accused had sPo
KIN of the Railroad route. Sc The complaint thar
Rischnile, promised and take them shore IN
half al hour and he had taken them off, They said
they did complain that the price was too high for thsiI
conveyance but that they had received information that this
company had greatly defapded and also thar they
had ade contract with the Railroad Company go to
Buffalo, and there make contract TO Milwaukee
and they wished to go that way They said h'chmllle
told he the agent of the Passengers Association
They also that defendant proposed TO them to 60 10 h
German Consul aad if twas not all right They as
sented but did CO. The compliments did say
that Rischmer had said he agent ct the German
Society Witness told them that they could break the
tract but would be responsible civil suit for damages
rischmIel claimed the fu!fment of the contract Witness
officer to remove the baggage OF compliments Fo"
the boat they preferred 60 by the Railroad
pay their passage again that from what they hat
heard from German Buffalo paper sc. they would b
abused The Bonds of the Passenger Association OF
! file in nv office. Witness dismissed the complaint.
Henrv y Tules. sworn-CorroboIated the statement O
TIE Mavor witness having acted interpreter before III
Mayor at the examination Compliments did complain
then OF any deception pacsed by Rischmer. They salt
Rschmer told them he the agent OF the Passenger AS
ISOLATION. The only thing comp 'inans complained Of wa
the delay III reaching the city They made charges
against Rischmiller.
Frederick Wilkie sworn-Is member of the Pasence
Association Rischmer was employed agent of tn
Association BY The committee thereof 10 procure passengers
This was duty committed to tischm'ller He received
SIS month"; ard had no motive other than his salary.
The Court after hearing the testimony, said the dit
not appear be claiming the mterpostion Of the cIm
nal lawlat the comp anants Germans, imperfect,
acQuant ted with institutions, laws language &c,
might easily msunjersand-tlat there appeared to be ns
motive for wrong the art Of Rschmer who acted fo
the company and the contract was very liberal one The
District Attorney declined to proceed farther in the
which was then conducted alone b Mr. Drinker the private
counsel of the German Society
Witness then proceeded say that Mr. Stevenson th
General Agent OF the Passenger Association, and had
ployed Rischniller
rion.
The Court charged the Jury, and they found verdict
Nor GUILTY.
The Court adj ourned to Thursday, al II o'clock
Police OFFlcE-LARCENIEs- Walters
was arrested and committed for stealing 30 sal
mackerel from The of t. P A Woodruff corner OF
Harrison and Washington streets.
John Raynor arrested and committed for stealing
pots from the store Alexander Smith No $40 Pearst
John Byrne arrested and committed for attempting
seal worth s., from James Harvey, on board the
schr Sterling, lying az Peck slip
FRAUD AT AucrIoN,-Freder,ck Rebecca, a German
complained at the Police that he had been deauded Of S63
kept By H S jenkins, No. Is Chatham
lie said knives pencil cases Sc were put up
by the lot which struck oft him for SIS BE paid
paid the and demanded his goods They
fused aud 500 demanded they said there more
articles the lot than they supposed and counting they
SIS the goods sold by the piece. He
compelled TO pay the whole demand.