The New York herald., 1845-02-22

clerk of g. D. Wssson l. Co. which was composed Of
for him during my Clerkship Sometime in February
asked by Mr. Adams to make out his account and al
ter consulting with Mr. Wesson. told him that MT W.
unwilling 70 have II done. the accounts were IN an
unsettled condition Alter about three weeks negotiation
made out Adams anxious settle his accounts
with farmers and Others Of whom he had bought hogs
and sold to Mr.. Wesson The account understood
be final and marked and omissions
out BY me in February CAnother account shown This
correct copy ofthe accounts as they now exist from
the books account ruled out By the Court Circle
At 10 minutes o o'clock the prosecution rested their
case. AE Ff
THK DErEScE-Mr. srAssBURy. a talented and emf
most eminent lawyers for the Defence rose and said
the defence had waited patiently until the prosecution
dction and to ask the question what have this Conrt
do with this man How far has he rendered himself
here Ohio bya process from this state to make him
amenable to criminal prosecution here, and charged
with WHAT Why, that he had obtained acceptsaces,
and made receipts at Oho and appeared that there
such property in the possession Of Seymour Watts;
that they all knew it at the time and that Seymour
State Of New YORK By SAMUEL Adams d the city Of New
York and hat did the proof establish Why that
defendant had been in New York until March, that
he native Of Ohio, and there at the time the
false Pretences are said to have been made AT the time
not here, but was n Ohiono casually there, but perma
nently and there procured Seymour & Watts to sign
assistance OF Wesson filled them uphen drew drafts and
obtained others upon them to be turned into money in
Ohio and there used He had never seen Sage Suy
dam Co., total stranger to them and It was upon
the soil Of Ohio that he did all these acts The bills were
undoubtedly intended for acceptance and to be paid
tend therefore, that the defendant has done acts intended
to be consumated in New York. and thereby laying him
under the criminal jurisdiction OF this State. The
temen contended that the he brought to New
York. that there criminal statute to punish
him in Ohio. That the question simply was, whether
Adams who lived In another State and in this
be brought here by virtue Of agency set upon
him, and tried for offence, il committed at all commit
ted there He urged that he could not-that New York
had no Jurisdiction He q:oted many authorities, and
ton. which he urged with great ability cearness, and
eloQuence, for two hours and half
Mr.. WooD then read some authorities and addressed
brief argument to the Court to illustrate them
OGDEN HOFFMAN, ESQ, for the people, then addressed
the Court in his usual and impressive style Of eloquence
ments OF Mr.. Stansbury, and maintaining an opposite
ground contending the court had full urisdction mas
much the crime had been consummaed here-the mo-
ney having been obtained here He also cited numerous
| authorities. sses .rn-s l.H
JAMES r. WHITING Esq., also for the people, addressed
| the Court He commenced by asking what judgment
they could pronounce upon the question before them Z?
They could nonsut the people. It q question Of
fact for the jury determine and not the Court whether
the offence committed within the jurisdiction He
eontended that the defendant BY pleading not guilty and
putting himself upon the country for trial. acknowledged
the jurisdiction OF the court his person; and 1.-The
had intended to deny IT, he should have done by plea
but having put himself upon trial. the Court had power
| to take the cause from the jury. fS
GEO. WooD, Esq., closed the argument for the defence
in speech of an hour and half.
At 10 o'clock the Court adjourned till this morning at
IL o'clock