New-York daily tribune., 1845-02-17
CITY INTELLIGENCE
COURT OF SESSIONS.
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COURT or SESSIONS
Before the RxcesnEs. and Aldermen GAiE -n3 Co-,rx,
MATHEW {. P,rsEsoS, Esl. Distne; Attorney.
/ Tur CASE o. SAMUEL ADAMs.-lhe ,rial of s,sr,
,p,vs Of Chilico;he Ohr indicted 10: h,viaS obt.i..
lafse amount of psepessy estimated 500 oo5 b. hls,
,ence from ,be rm Of Me.sts Suydsn, sage \ Co Of ~
Cy-pas called for ,sa For The Pros, ;1lon app.,I
the Disrer Attorney. aai Mers osden Ho..nar Jaresg
WHITING and n Gdes, and fox the Deissce Mess, GrOr.
Wood Robert H. Slor.is Henry Stacstsry Of Ohio ~,
Richard Mott David Grshsn ard - Rlvmoad
The Distrc. Attorney op@ned the the raIt Of ~
PeoFles,aed That NF Adams had CONTACTED 70 psoez,
Pork Lard &c the srroun Of Sii51 srJ serd on hi,
10 Mcssrs Suyd>n, Sage Co. for sale -cn missioa
p,ore.,. bc lett Ohio the cres Of Nessrs Ssva,
Sage Co-The defendant, Mr Adams seadips on his u,,
house receipts 81. which McSsrs suvdcm Sage Sc
made advances 70 the srnennt Of sone sl!occ-btiig s
non ysl sed4n, hsd deposited sen- on he 70 ,s
fs sale It also carse3 that desian, had su, ca M
tious certificates eceatoa which PORTION o H.
the raoGeyci advances "c1e madS.
John Dore sworn-I rsde in the winter AZ New-osleas
srrd the snrinc a, the SJrh; commission rrrch,,
aud am acquainted with the house OF Suydam. SAGE NCo
commission merchants SoGth ste kaow tr.snni ls,
who resides Chilic0Iie Ohio; his business sn,,
aad Iacker cf pork passed through Ckicote octcb;
1872 ard had interview with Adams and conrefsed wjtA
hin, srectns his making arrangements with Suyd,m Sssss
Co; and for which SaydsI Sage Co. proposed make nd
rsnccs he 10 send on -four pork and give security
r. Seymour ard Watts, for the advances he shcu. 70
ce,e ano.eF proposition was that be woaid g've then
eep, for property placed in their hands ard daw 70, the
placed IN their hands the receipts to be The au,hO,
TO jnw Informed Mes Suydam, Sage Go. OF lhrprn
position OF Adams the latter CT which they acc.ded and
the receipts Of deposits produced aud The drsS drawn
By Suydam Sage * Co forwarded Ohio or Adams and
caShed by Mr. Vessels, banker ia Chic, fos him
Cross-era,ainea-IIad previous acquaintance with
Adls; did take with any blanks tpuntedl cek
drafts tell wis drafted the form Of them
rsy aud property did make myself with
Ad.ms; requested Mr Atwood 10 call on Suydam, Sage
Co. the business Of arrangement and gave hm letter
them am the bro.her-in-law OF Mr. Suydim, Jr
DrectLetters received from witness IN Ohio 10
Nessrs Suydam Sage Co. recommending Atwood and his
partner them. responsible and trustworthy olio
Speaking OF the responsibility OF Me>srs Watts seymoa
The proposed suyees OF Adams and another letter Of the 2h
October. s!s from witness Suydam. sag & Go. recon.
merdug Adams ysuns and standing very TAI,
that OF coua,sy sni advising send hi re
tancrs tha, the business migh; proceed.
Francis b. Sage. swon.-Am of the Arm OF Suylsm
Sage Co (et;er sho,yn) this from Done offering
advance Adams and asking him send his certificates
of property deposited prcsumng they received
this in their letter they the prices Of pork lard hams
&c which they would make advances aud ordering
the property &c, Also I'd letter from the firm
Suydam Sage Co relative TO Adams sending on his mo-
dnce SC lu December 1913, witness received draft from
Adams aud presented to their firm for payment draft
dated 2ith Noyember 1913 by Adams at Chcothe, Tor
1000; this dait shown TO them here ty person
other than Adams. D objected being read by Mr. sun,
bury(Court ordered 70 BE- read) Witness accepted h-
drat daft accompanied by recep, OF Arthur Watts for
2OC0 barrels PORK for Samuel Adams: another draft for
$4,000 dated s December si3; both drafts paid by suy
DAM Sage Co. This2d draft accompanied By cCeip,
for 81 $50 barrels Of prime pork and 50 barrels Of iou 70
dEat for $1,000 or the h December 1913 based receipts
for 600 barrels pork aud 326 barrels Of hour three other drafts
the dttp,
to $751; 2O0 another draft for $1,000 dated 2dth November all
for pork hams lard &c and all paid by Suydam Sage Co
IN this city; another draft dated 10th December ls,3 for
sioc paid By Suydam Sage Co: then drafts dated 2Cth
h and 2o,h January cii for 200 paid BY suyam
&Co.
These three drafts for sl2 200 with receipt for delivery Of
pork lard, sc BY Adams to the Ohio and raid BY
comanants the drafts which the Indictment s found
ed and the false pre'ence alleged The other preceding drafts
are rot in the Indictment, aud allowed to be correct
Nh sansbury discovering three variations between the
ceip written sud ts description forth in the ndc
men-took exception the aud also on account of M
Producing the receipt At all
The District Attorney said efficient to answer tho re-
qurements of the low.
Before deciding the question, being afte. o'clock
The Court adjourned TO Monday morning. II o'clock
COURT or COMMON Pleas.
Before full Bench.
DEoIsIoys-Cons,nntine Don ho VS. Roger Monohagan.-
Action or Assault und at,eyBoth counts were enGnced
declaration. hnd dcmured To the ground Of nOn.
OF counts The Cont remarked that bt being presented
case Il could why they should be
ted. Judgment for plaintiff on demurrer.
Dsuicl Hughes Nathaniel r. Weeks.-On n check for
slS drawn b. defendant, transferred by plaintiff Mr. Gil.
e-pe, but no,Ice to the Bank and 10 defendant
Atey arervnrd pny Gillespie, Hughes nv,rrng fraud
on the part of litter The defendant however after vaine
Tor evera months TO be indsmniie, fnnlly paid IL: ns,
winch Hughes rendered indemnify but Il ste Ac.
ton brought by Nj II against Nj Weeks for the umoLnI.
aud nonsuit allowed. Nonsur affirmed
Before Judge lngahsm
j. CrhIll w. Wiiams.-Ac,ion nGninst he Ademan OF
the 10th Ward. for aI.e imprisonment. 3. lis t3se
concluded Sa,urO.. Tie Gon:; charged hu plain.
Alderman, The latter had night ordlr arrested,
cngG .ed, the Alderman had right enter h alley
magistrate Ugh: 10 impflsJa own dwelling
than 10 np1tnn him elsewhere. The ole OF tL.s
casc rests upon the OnclnH ansacon the ney.ny The
conduct the Alderman had I.ght nrre,t him all
he Ordinary eXccnept the day e!s un and png,i.
ulary at close Ii the Alderman erred Tie origHa ar.
rest. although may have been cf Judgment he
ithe original authorized lc has nothing g
wht subsequently, took pnec IN hs watchnos A, to the
original acst It the N ",bt. they WILL give the Ma
stGie ie benefit o. thn doubt rs ne should So ar as pro
be oteccd The jury vetdict for plaintiff 0f6
cents dGG,ages andG celts cotts.
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