The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-02-12
General Sessions.

Before the Recorder and Aldermen Cozzens and Gale
Mathew c. Patterson District Attorney.
FKB. -Wikofs Case.-ThB again post
poned in consequence OF the nonarrval Of John o. Ser
geant, Esq
tried assault and battery upon bright intelligent
looking young Sarah Hart who resided No.
IS Perry street. ia apartments with her father and little
accused came said that because her father had
paid twelve shillngs OF the rent which 81 so per
and her BY tho throat and chofed her So that
could scarcely breathe and tried to push her Of
the She escaped from him, and going to the win
low, cried murder. man named Ansey came up and
ook him down cut of the Mr. Ainsley, DID, red
faced man. testified that he in immediately after
shaw did and that Shaw stood with his hands in his
seches pocket, and never touched Miss Hart VIM. II.
The jury after an absence of several hours, could not
agree ten being for conviction and two for acqua and
they were accordingly discharged.
Trial for Grand Larceny A young and quite pretty
the bar upon charge OF the above nature in having
len two hundred and sixty-four dollars from MIR Brew
Jarvis Of No ~ Lewis street, in the month OF Au-
BREwsrER JARVIS of No. ~ Lewis street, being duly
sworn testified that the defendant servant in his
Of the ooh Of August last, he was robbed Of pocket
book containing $264 which in the breast pocket OF
his coat while he was in bed with his wife, The emily
person who had to the room Cornea and she
passed through the He missed the money the next
morning, and few days after she left the house
This witness underwent rigid orosscxaminetion con
Quoted BY Mr. Price, by which was intended to show
that the witness could not have known when he lost the
money, and had charged his with having stolen IL
previously He testified that he did not complain of the
oused until December when he did 80 in consequence Of
his having heard that she had been with large
Of money, dresses ewelry, and other hnery that
there were four families residing in the house with him
that the accused very poor when she lived with him
JoHN JOHNSON testified that he lived at the Of
West Broadway and Leonard street, where he kept tenn
perance houses that in August last he lived 1t No
~ dse street. and knew Cornea Weber; that in the
latter pert Of August last she came to his hoose and
vented get bill for $40 in silver and she then exh
bed large amount Of moneya one hundred dollar bill
aity dollar bills and small bills.
On crossexaminaon, the witness testified that the ex
hihon of 50 much money did not surprise him. because
he had heard that aunt had died leaving her money
she had breast PIN and witness believed bracelet also
Was married In this city about year ago last April but
didn't know by whom, or where, except that was in
yellow house; he was drinking man at the time, and
Iect anything about II; his wes sarahwright
MAHaAnxr ArrsLEY, Of No. 10 Lewis street. test fed
that she knew the defendant and the Jarvis family that
during the she lived with Mrs Jarvis she very
Door but after she left she had dresses handsome
shawl, and exhibited about SIC.
Ocer BuRLEy testified that he arrested the accused in
Grand STR ct OF place where she was at service, and
found nothing upon her but breast pn bracelet and
a muf In her chamber.
number Of other witnesses were examined for the
prosecution. The defence produced the whole OF the
inhabitants In Mr. Jarvis house to prove that he wa'
uniformly incorporate and drunk and qusrresome Ons
witness that from the first OF July to the last oil
August he was drunk nearly every night.
The prosecution produced number Of Witnesses 10
rebut the testimony of the defence
VIM. NJ Price and James Brady for the defence
In consequence Of the County Court meeting at hai
past o'clock, the adjourned over till to-mor
row, and at O'Clock the court adjourned.