New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-12-12
Court OF Sesslong.
Before the Recorder and Aldermen SEAMAN and WISsHP.
Mathew Z. PATXRsON. Esq: DISTRICT Auy:

MATHEW {. PATERSON, Esq. District Au'y.
Trial for Compounding Fefony.-Ihe trial
.sv for am 5a o2 s g P
te TO conceal bis CRIME aud sie hun 10 escapes and also
% e es a tn s he June
spmet this morning.
Mary Courtney, the widow OF Daily, was placed
an s s from % ysy qs sSS ve e%
onal ac She suited that she three weeks IN Albany.
witness Justice Mattel visited her her place OF conne-
men, in the city also Mr. Warner her counsel 70 whom she
bany niter her husbands de2h who committed suicide there.
Justice Mnsel her here, told her tat she must be
Halls of Justice. then left and went 70 Ms lngrahan's, in
Boone street under the direction Of Ms, ward wh2 Pc
detmGn Ward the family she we2; to %ss pegs ia9y
e w MSs them vent q to boan At
qhele and was Supported by Ss Ward witness beng out
after advertising for her husband in The went to Julia
Bewn', uad pawned gold ring TO get money TO pay ny
cam6e.maid and then went to Mobile wti family named
Rogers. She then nterogated detail touching the III
veTsaton that ensued was gwen WtGes asrsr sad that he
would testify asen Walker unless he sa;G her The sso her
her So; Sweet the officer, asked Walker he mad searched
wines had previously Walker the ct the Battery
House,
Dire. wnes, went for the Wake;
wanted $4,000 Witness husband said his share of the els 900
stolen only and as the rewnTt s2 COZ only be
escape.
Sydney Fl. Stuart CbiefCler Of Police, deposed
thai he was present when Walker brought the money into the
Police Ohce-soIne was III IN bundles, but from s3,NU 70
"a 600 disordered and loose.
Al this sage OF the Trial, il heiog about3 o'clock,
the Court took recess unit! O'Clock
AT AZ o'clock tho Court met and proceed 20 the tra.
AR. Stuart re-callrd--l was not Present when
Mckee tho Police Office reclaim his money. On
back ieom y, and eonHc out again. pans oil h coas o and
throwing down, SAID that the $1,000 stolen ihepubc
house IN Albany lie threw the money down on The table be-
fore Mr. Osborne and myself and together took up and
counted IT. Officer swee, came IN very so0q after hen
who had the of John DAILY. the thief hand.
dead When Walker Justice Parker. he suggested TO
him tho ptopey of dscharsns he he said there
was nothing against her, She was then called E!zabeh Han
son. beng known that that she his wife.
, a her IN my enes he would speak o justice Parker 10
discharge her, He went up saw Justice Parker ana told him
charge her. Mr. Osborne called IN consultation with
Justice Parker and the result that she recommlited
top.son She gave hername Elizabeth Hanson lsupDose
rs saw It on the commitment She cid not give It 10
otuned their names and gave Justice Parker the names OF
John DAILY and Elizabeth Hanson.
S-eIdmiaed.-Walksr said To Justice Parker
nothing agsin, the woman she might well be discharged;
in her trunk her clothing thread and accs
Their place. from the goods they had sent on to Bo
@ aa We're s. s1 s So1 1 sm
given up to the owners when MIS- Courtney returned from
,hat they brought them the old county with em where
ne dealt IN the articles and that they were his property at the
Albany get
concerning the stolen goods obtained Boston, but found
that he had cut his throat the previous evening.
B0rno6ds Osborne, Clerk OF Police, sworn
When Mr. Walker and Ny. Sweet brought the prisoners Da-
Y and wi'e) 10 the Police Office they conyered with Justice
Parker. bat did not hear Il. The next mornn: Walker
came u the Police at request es wished 10 take tie
monybut Walker objected he said Justice Parker
we'll The next morning Justice Parker and Walker
made general affidavit, which cannot find. Dir. Walker
brought the money into the office, with Daily aad wife. He
TOOK the money from his pocket and ad on the sbe-mueh
Of Loose without envelope. He said Thse the
Albany money every dollar Off The money when counted
amounted to sS,Dit claimed by ii. StchIe money
TIM, had been stolen from hun at Albany and he made
idnvlt OF the lct The delivered Mr. bic
ke BY myselia5was on The Exchange Bank q Hartford,
the Farmers and Meehanss Bank OF Hartford AID sso IN
Walker. who claimed the reward of 5000 There y1s no
formal charge made against Mr.. Walker al the Police saw
and spckc ahe:, nite Ia returned from Saratoga in
The of money lost and recovered did not way
than s5 which fell short, The basis OF the proceed
against Walker the confession of DAILY (which vii
not allowed 10 state and witness saw Walker al
most daily.
eranineGI Understood TINT was employed nj
Congress Hail. Saratoga. to watch and arrest ana
hieyes7aiter DAYS nrrssttlere Of tie Jurors became
faint and was led out OF the Courtroom utrerned in fifteen
minutes and the examination PROCEEDED bu, very little any
moment elected.
Gardner ". Rimtail, swoln.-I net MIR. Wa
ke Park Row the day prior TO Dalys arrest asked him