The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-05-11
General Sessions.
Before Recorder Tallmadge and Aldermen lPurdy and
BnfeI

wv. srRANo, Acting District Attorney.
man named Catherine Ward native Of New jersey aged
a. years. connected with respectable family in this CITY,
tried indictment grand larceny, in stealing
$3.50 from James Csss IN Divson street. in whose "a
mly she q servant at the time The only evidence
the accused was her own admission Of Committing
the offence made in Of Mr. Cas- and Others The
Jury found her guilty and Court sentenced her to the
State Prison for two years.
prisoner although connected with one Of most
spectacle families owed her degradation and present dis
grace 10 habits Of intemperance and was, therefore,
the more to be deplered than II emanstng from other
TioI for Perjwy.-Robert Scott, formerly clerk in
the employ Of stephen Potter and James A. Scott late
lumber merchants at the corner Of Hsmmersly and King
Charge was that in suit on the 18th Of August last in
the Marine Court by Francis p simpson, Of Middleown
ry of62 oak lath delivered the firm of Potter
Scott the accused testified that Simpson agreed to sell the
in lumber and also that no demand had ever been made
by Simpson for the lumber previous to the suit On this
testimony for defence Judgment rendered by Judge
Sherman in favor OF the defendants. Mr.. Francis p.
Simpson called by prosecution prove the fasiy of
this statement and .verred that he had never male any
agreement with Robert Scott the accused relative to the
ath he did not suppose that he Scott had any power
to make such agreement That previous sending the
la,h the firm Potter Scott informed Mr.. Stephen
Potter that he wished TO send small quantity to them
but no agreement made as TO the price or terms Of
times previous the delivery Of the present
issue but hal always sold it at S. thousand and
he paid IS per thousand for The sth at Mddetown but
paying for in trade he enabled to sell IL for the
same price for cash, and ros'ize q small profit. WV
Wnsns who was in the employ Of Potter Scott clerk
and book keeper, testified that the sale of the lah
was made at Jour shillings per hundred feet
and that he entered the sale in the ethe firm OF "a
per thousand feet, which he thought made by mis-
take on his part he being under the impression Ia the
haste Of the moment, that four shngs per hundred
feet IL would amount to - per thousand.
James A Scott late partner with Mr. Potter testified
that the lath purchased and given by their
q m for the amount which was to be paid In lumber
Judge Randall recalled, and read from his minutes
the evidence ofW. W. Winsns, recent bookkeeper OF
Potter Scott in which Wnans stated that simpson Of
ered sell the accused oak lsth at % thousand and
recessed {, take at that price, whom Sim
agreed supply him at ~, and deliver the lah at
that price. at which entered IN the books Of Pot
tor Scott,
The discrepancy in the testimony of this witness,
such that the prosecution concluded TO close their sv
denee The dsfence which most ably conducted by
BLUSr, ESQ., then called q number of witnesses to
prove me good character OF the accused and the jury re-
turned verdict Of not guilty without leaving their seats
The Court then sdjsurned till this morning II O'Clock.
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