New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-11-20
Court of Sessions.
SUBSTITUTED
Before the Recorder and Aldermen WISsulP and
pRoucK. MATHEW Z. PATERSON, Esq. District Att

SOuVt OI ScSSiOh6s
Before the Recorder and Aldermen WISsulp and Has
pRoUcK MATHEW Z. PATERSON Esq. District ATTY
Sentence.--John Sullivan. convicted Of burglary
the ls degree, in breaking int the premises Of Scott 4 Co
the State Prison Tor Is years and months.
Trial for Perury.-John Clements, who was put
answer to bill in cRnncery obtain estate Of Peter Muir
ply placed at the bar, and the trial proceeded
Alexander Watson, counsellor, sworn -Deposed
that Clements came ta hs office attend the business of his
alleged claim against the estate Of Peter Murphy and got wit
WINS Just sent to Ireland BY Mi Crawford. from whom
became satisfied that the claim was unjust und ae wit
owinS the Supposed relationship Of Clements as nephew Of
Peter Murphy, BY bis mother; abandoned the claim, from
Alexander A. Crawford sworn-Went to Ireland
in 1872 and the instance of Mr. WATSON the mother of
sister Peter Murphy and went to make affidavit of the
Ss Si so % o
though she prepared TO :wear rs her son John
had sworn, that her maiden WINS Murphy.
Michael Fitzgerald sw0rn john Clements mar
RED sister, and my bto'herin.law know the mother of
John Clements she went by The Of Alice and a ,Sy
her had been Murphy, except from Clements who sqa
obtaining the estate Of late Peter Murphy. told hum
WINS hard change his mothers and tried to dssunde
to prove his mother name to be Murphy. but refused
Frances Fitzgerald sworn lis acquaioted with
the accused, and with hi; mother in Ireland who there
Ben was 1. Ireland a when The had inter
that Cementss Margaret Murphy before
Ferguson refused went with John Clements and
his mother town in Ireland, where she that
her maiden name was Murphy but Ferguson would not let
her she wanted her daughter Bridget TO but the daugh
would Clements wanted me to get Ferguson swear
but / would not
Several witnesses were sworn to prove that Peter
Murphy, deceased, lived and died this city and left al e.
and will the executors having died and thut they uso
knew James Murphy the nephew Of decased who studied
medicine with Dr. Hosuck and who went TO the South and
settled, and by several OF them this city is
months ago.
Mr. Fritz sworn.--Deposed that Clements came
repeatedly the SuIrogaes office s4l asked for the
OF the whose estate Charles Mccarthy admins
tered upon, and finally obtained the of Murphy
the will, md went away time after, he with
lawyer named Lenahan and got copy OF the will and
advised by his lawyer, affidavit setting forth that
he, Clements. heir OF Peter Murphy, though
by wltGeSs that he might be convicted OF ne did
The Counsel fOr the prosecution rested their tes.
timony, and Mr. Earle opened for the defence.
The Counsel Tor defence then reud a large amount
OF documentary evidence being the adAyts of Mrs Gle
ents mother Of the also those of other persons in
Ireland, taken by commission, and asserting that Mrs Gle
ment, mother OF the prisoner sister OF Peter Murphy
deceased that her maiden was, reported be- Mar
garet Murphy and that the prisoner thereby nephew of
Peter Murphy, deceased.
Thomas Clements, brother Of the prisoner sworn
Dcposed that his mothers maiden was Margaret Muir
ply the daughter OF John Murphy and Peter Murphy
deceased; TINT she said she Ind three brothers, Peter James
and Michael. have Peter my uncle, IN irennnd IN
l2 ls don't know whether my uncles dead or alive
Alter long and tedious cross examination of this
witness which he INDUCED OATH the farther consid
Grafton OF the case WIS postponed until tomorrow att clock
and The Court adjourned