The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-02-15
General Sessions.
Before RECORDER Tallmadge, Judge Lynch, and Alder
men Crolius and Jones.

-, men Crous and Jones'
J. w. Strang, ESQ, Acting District Attorney.
Millman, German, was Ut upon his trial for allowing
dancing hddling and little drinking at his German por
ter house CHRISTMAS night Sunday the 25h of Decem
Der last Aaron w. Clark one of the wachmen said
he helped arrest twenty of the parties who
enjoying themselves and that he actually fiddle
the premises something that looked very much like
fiddle and he thinks he of the parties dancing
the floor and ofthe neghbors had complained OF the
noise the premises They did not arrest the ladies
the house.
Capt ANDREW VAN BLARcoM, called and sworn.-I cal.
led upon Mman several times and told him he
continue the music and dancing Sunday evening.
went TO the house at the request of Justice Gilbert made
the and took the parties to the watch house the
followed their husbands to the watch house but
not arrested There we're of them drunk nor
there any prostitutes among the women. saw 10
gambling there have heard nine PIN alley balls rolled
there on Sunday.
JAcop SNYDER another wachman said he did not hear
any music there that night, but persons the atti
tude Of dancing saw violin and piano there and
rested the man with the violin my sell.
LETFERr LErFERIs, another wachman said he did not
hear any music, but presumed that there must have
JAMES ANTHONY, another of the posse heard dancing
across the street. from Millinan's. ...
Another Waterman with snuff colored surtout, came
up but the Court thought they had got enough pro-
secution, and he was allowed to depart.
The prosecution here closed, and
JAMES McGAY Esq. opened for the defence, In able
speech. He spoke OF the outrage committed upon the
rights his client, and introduced the New York He
radr of Jan 7th containing the proceedings of The Com
mon Council OF the night previous, in which the Mayor
presented complaint made to him against assistant
captain the watch Tor entering the h,use Of Wilhelm
witnessing the ceremonies OF the baptism of child
and arresng the parties in the house because they
little noisy He kened Captain Ven Blarcom to shaks
pearc's Dogberry, and concluding, called
BAKER NJ JACKSON, who stated that the house was kept
as quiet as most premises OF the KIND
THOMAS BslDeMAN. who lives opposite Millimans said
he heard aiss Of the houses has heard there
Sunday evening; never was in the bousc.
JAMES SHAW cabinet maker, who lives by, testified
o. the same facts
SEBASTIAN SoMERs. brewer who lives opposite, cLpsi-
dered the house not dsorderly
THOMAS REoAS testified to the facts and nearly all
these witnesses stated thst there tenpn alley on
the premises OF Mman land thus pointedy denied the
statement Of Van Blarcom the Captain of the Watch that
he had heard ,en-pin balls rolled there Sunday.
The evidence here closed and the Court charg ed that
there evidence sustain several of the charges in
the Indictment and after pointing outline law relative to
what constituted adsorderly house. the case was submit
ted to the jury They retired and in few minutes re-
turned with verdict Of not guilty. E.yh
Trial Of Catherine Beamsr alias Moore-This woman
long celebrated for her skill and dexerity in passing
counterfeit money put upon her trial for attempting
pass SIS counterfeit note Of the Holland Co Bank
Connecticut Lee Price, OF $50 Greenwich street.
the Goth Of July last She native of Philadelphia
about years Of dark red hair very expressive
little marked with small pox bright intelligent eye and
exceedingly small month"; feet and hands and and
George PRIcr of the firm Lee Price of ase Green.
witch street. testified that the goth OF July last the
came the Of said firm and chased small
bill goods for which she gave in payment SIS bill OF
he TolIsnd County Bank Of Connecticut. She told
counterfeit and asked il she had any other money
which deniedwness then detained her and she ask
ed 70 60 into the yard which prevented she then
put two bills her mouth which taken by an
officer.
Cross.enamined-she said she had no other money by
her. but after the Police Office she offered to nav
for the things IN good money she did not tell me from
whom she received the note.
WIN w. FREAM called and sworn-I arrested the &C.
cused at the OF Lee Price, and forced money
of her mouth do not know how much it was the
notes brought the Police do not know whether
the bills were good or bad.
WIN CALLxspxn, Police Clerk, called and sworn--The
money given to by the officer said to have been taken
from her mouth, was good money.
She was defended by G. W. TERHusE, Esq, who, in 40
ingenious and pertinent speech, summed up the evidence
against her.
THE Jury then retired under the charge of the Court
and ssr On nour h tho sna
sed had been previously ohag ed with passing counterfeit
money.
were the accused for this offence alone and there
fore reply on part OF tho Court would be improper
They returned again In about half an hour and stated
that thew to SIX the they had been be-
FORE and they could not agree They therefore dis
charged.
.snofher Counterfeier T'riea-A young man, native
of Rhode Island, named John Rhodes who has recently
resided Johnstown. Providence and seaman by
occupation tried for passi So note Of the Black
stone Canal Bank Of Providence n altered from OF
the broken saltwater Canal Bank. II proved by
Lura - Heath Of Grand the came
to his store the night OF the 26h Of January last and
offered the note in payment for small neck comforter
valued q, 25 cents.
BErJArr CArAvrLLo in the employ Of his father lag
Grand street. testified that the accused passed similar
note upon him the night in payment for 12 cents
AVN H.oaposr employ ed in the grocery store of Ben
jamin Albro OF Division and Allen streets, as
testified that accused passed similar note upon her on me
same night in pay msnt Tor some tobacco and two
The case was submitted without defence and the lory
returned verdict of guilty recommending him to mercy
account oil his extreme youth.