The New York herald., 1845-04-10
GENERAL Sessions,

Before the Recorder and Aldermen Emmaus and Buutur
MATHEW O. PATERsor, Esq. District Attorney.
ArRiL 9- Triai for Passing Counterfeit Monsy-Fenry
Clrkson was tried tor passing counterfeit altered ss
bill onhs Danbury Bank Conn. William Hsrneds Of
he night of the 81 Of last Il was given in evil
dence that when the bill discovered TO be bad the
prisoner said he would out with the clerk psce
IRON which he obtainedt They went out together and
the prisoner went considerable distsnce and acting in
astrsnge manner, Mr.. Harneds who had followed them
caused his arrest. witness produced who decsr.
ed that the prisoner had passed another counterfeit 81 bill
upon him.
JAMES M SMITH, Jr counsel for the prisoner In OPEN
ing hrs cause, stated that there doubt Of tbe
ney having been passed by the accused, but that he
should prove the in which he in possession
Of the BILL believing to be good that he received ths
bills from his brother Henry r. nald that the prison
ers name not Cla kson but Donald and that his
SON for giving in false name was that he
Of the equences that might result from his having
been found with this money in his possession, and his
that II not criminal to have counterfeit money his
possession without felonious intent
who gave his evidence with great deal o apparent
diness and rankness testified that he the brother Of
as and to this from
er that he was in the study Of the legal profession not
in any lawyers ofice but at home and by hmself he
done nothing for living since he came here but had
brought over some money with him; in The latter part Of
the month Of December he got letter from the post
fee from hs bro'heIs box and that having money but
$40 bill on an Eastern bank the clerk declined recev
ing it, but gentleman who was standing by the window
volunteered to change it, and gave him. among the bills
he two bills produced in sour which be sferwards paid
to his brother with other money for board, besv-
ing the bills to be good. His brother had done some
little business for him, having sold cloth.
and potatoes and other things, which he had received
from England, amounting to about hundred dol
lars worth in all He believed that his brother
commission agent, but that he did not know that
because considered no STAIR OF his; bis brother had
been here for about four years, and while in London
worked a. mechanic, being engine maker and
gravsr.
The DISTRICT ArroRNEy summed up for the prosecu-
ton in very forcble msnner presenting the gross i'm
probabilities Of the defence
The Jury after absence ofabout half hour brought
in verdict Of guilty Of forgery in the fourth degree, with
a recommendation to mercy Sentence Suspended.
inability OF the prosecution Ind Catharne CASTILLO the
principal witness against JcAes the indictment for at
tempting procure abortion. the Court with the
Of the District Attorney entered no preequ and the
case was accordingly dismissed
ADMITTED to Bait-John Chadwick, indicted for oh.
taihpg goods BY false prcences admitted bail in
the sum Of $500
More Dsnb,ny Bsmk Bile -Alexspd der r. johnson was
placed the bar charge Of Offering SO counterfeit
bill on the Danbury Bank, to William H. Bolton, Of No.
ait Washington street, In the month OF February On
the bill being ascerained to be bad he gave 81 bill good
money! Mr. asked to the other bill and the prisoner
showed to him. Mr. B. then searched him and found
another - bill.
The adjourned in consequences Of the ab-
of Mr. Drnker, the officer who searched the pri-
sener, and found bills of the denomination lat
soclock till II o'clock todayD when the will be
resumed.
Trial of DGvm-The case of William Davis for aiding
and abettng the escape Of Alexander Hosg will then be
taken up.