The New York herald., 1845-11-13
Court Intelligence.

GENERAL SESSIONS. Nov l2-Before the Recorder and
two Aldermen. NJ G. Paterson Esq, District Attorney
placed trial for having the 2lst Of June last
passed to John Cassidy of Brooklyn (as It was ALI eged
$40 spurious bank bill purportng to be issued by the
Agricultural Bank Of Columbia County, Tennessee in
part payment for some sheep sold to him at the Bulls
Head in this city.
appeared in the course Of trial. that no such bank
the Agricultural Bank OF Tennessee ever existed 1t was
also Aown that the accused on purchasing the sheep,
borrowed the money paid for them from highly rsspeca
BILE citizen and Immediately transferred to the hands of
the complainant without paying any particular regard
to the description denomination of the bills and that
if any Of spurious the accused was ignorant
of the fact The case having closed on the part Of
the prosecution Theodore r. Tominson, Esq, counsel
for defence rose and enSuired Of the Court whether
under circumstances OF the prosecution having failed
to establish the guilt of the accused It was deemed ne
cessary to call witnesses in behalf OF his client
The opinion Of the Court being given in favor OF the
accused this point tie jury acquitted MN without
proceeding to the examination OF wnsssss Mssh
put on trial for grand larceny, in stealing twentythree
silver Watches gold watches and other property
Rey OF Boston in the month Of June last On the part
OF the prosecution was shown that McCabe mad SOFA
number Of watches to Mr. Pollard No ,Sv X
Riley. Mr. Pollard purchased watches OF MeCaoe at
different periods subsequent to the robbery Inc
after protracted consultation found the prisoner guilty,
and the Court sentenced him to be imprisoned IN the
State Prison for two years and six months.
.i,other Trial for Grand Larceny.-Two colored men
named william smith and William Allen. were then
placed trial. indictment Tor grand larceny In
stealing gold watch worth $40 from Mr. LOUIS Fguera
do Of Providence, r. L., while in house in Anthony
street. the 18th of October last They both &C
quilted by the jury this charge but were again tried
for another grand larceny, viz for robbing Mr. Figuer'
of his pocket book containing $50 in bank bills also
promissory note and umbrella. The jury, IN this
case, alse, rendered verdict of not guilty
( Trial for dssauH and Battery-Two persons named
Lsuis Tammayer and Julius TamMayer, were next put
on trial for having committed assault and battery on
Dr. T. Ledger of No 94 Broadway in the latter part oi
August last
From the evidence adduced the part of the prose-
cution appeared that the occasion referred to-,
tho complainant struck with cane, and pieces OF
melon thrown his head and that or both OF
the accused the offenders The jury acquitted the
former but found julius guilty Sentence deferred until
Friday next.
.9nother Trial for Grand Lcrceny.-Catharine Willis
was then tried on indictment for grand larceny in
having stolen $40 from the pocket Of John Cotton OF
Connecticut while in her company in house IN Cross
treet, on the 9th inst.
The Jury found her guilty Of petit larceny only and
the court sentenced her to be imprisoned in tho Penten-
tiary for the term of six months
Trial for False Prefences.-A man named - Selover
then put trial for having defrauded Thomas Bar.
ry of So in payment for worthless passage ticket by
representing himself to be the captain of the steamer
Hendrix Hudson-complanant by such msrepresenta-
ton, lost his money and his passage westward.
For the defence, it shown that Selover was ar
ag for the transportation of passengers to the west
ward and that furnished Barry with ticket for So
and altered give him the balance of change OF SIC
which Barry refused to receive. The jury rendered
| verdict Of not guilty