New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-02-13
City Items.

day morning Tor Al noUr or TWO tus IOO'' 49,
and sstening liz The sunshine. The day was besuhui'
and in the absence OF the Massachusetts tie packers M
all other sources OF excitement from abroad our ide's
content themselves as well they with lounsine
along the wes, side OF Broadway and sdmirns The mag
n;acsnt Valentines in the .hop-windovs.
COURT OF SEssioSs-CGthdriHe Costello .nd
Charles Mason ere pu; upon their this morning
before Judge inzraham and Aldermen Tappan and Mes
seroe or AL indictment for msdernesnor IN producing
an abortion upon the person OF young female Is years
of age on the 10Th of May lei5
The following gentlemen Of the regular panel were
sworn as jurors being consumed II empannel
Ing the-each being put upon his por DIR, as TO having
formed or expressed opinion IN Tie Daniel
Barker Foreman +; Samuel Dcke-son, G. w. Sherman.
Jacob D. Young W. z Guion. James Law. Tobias Wy
ant James Ke-rigan John Allen, John L Chase, VIM
Clark
The regular panel being exhausted the Court ordered
taesnen 10 be summoned By the Sheriff from the by
standers Mr. Graham counsel for the defence. OBJ
ected this and the Court revoked the order
and directed the Sheriff 70 summons the remainder Of
toe Jury from the body of the County.
During The absence OF the Sheriff the counsel for the
prisoners withdrew their challenge sgains, John Dur
kin who therefore sworn and the panel complete.
MI Phillips Assistant Attorney, then opened tie
for The State.
The Young girl then took the stand and was
She dressed in dark silk. with velvet shaw
and ha. and wore green veil with which she carefully
concealed her from the gaze Of the crowd
Just the District Attorney proposed the first question
TO her. one of the Counsel for the prisoner and
requested the Court to instruct the witness that she
no; bound to any questions which might ctimi
nate or disgrace her and that she herself to be the
,oi-h hari harty
or reputation.
Mr. Smith OF the prisoners Counsel here INDUCED in
avery eloquen, appeal the Court. in which he dwe
with great force upon the fact that should witness
swer any questions relevant this indictment, she
would disgrace herself thereby beyond all power of
demption.
The Court without, hearing the District Attorney, said
tba; this the stage Of the examination to hear
such suggestion and refused instruct the witness,
She then testified follows refusing to answer every
question till informed by the Court that she must do
In 1874 lived with Mr.. Charles Mason. don't wish
to answer any question which may expose myself |
made up my mind to that some time CThe Court
again required her TO proceed He then kept dry
goods store and lived at No. Avenue D. | was EN-.
ployed by him tend the part of the time first
there year ago last April and lief, in the month OF
May, ls45 Che witness here refused to Poin; out Mr..
Mason who was in Court and be would not come for
ward till the crier called him BY order Of the Court and
also summoned Mrs. Costeo) Witness then identified
him as well as Madame c. first became acquainted
with her in the month OF January after went to Mr.
Mason's She then lived a, "a Lspensrd street saw
her At her house was introduced TO her by Mr. Mason
the per,on here presentwas directed to go there by
him in April ls45 That my frs, visit to her house
| went in the evening
W rod hpr hOvr
you remain on that evening :" This question she
fused TO answer, when he moved the Court tor an at
tachment to commit her, Ill she would testify Messrs
Graham and Smith suggested that the case be adjourned
to this morning and the District Attorney not Directing
il was consented to, and the witness in the mean time
placed custody Of the keeper OF the prison with
strict orders from the Court suffer any person
confer with her.
Mr. Graham stated that he felt bound upon her com
itrent 10 withdraw from the he felt that D.
could not do his client justice
The Court meets at IL o'clock to-day.
rEF The particulars of the arrest by the Chief o
Police mentioned by yesterday are these ON Wed
nesday afternoon man. whose name was subsequently
ascertained to be Charles Wheeler alias Francis w Vel
um, entered the OF Mr. Benz Van Schaik, whole
/ sale grocer No 81 Deyst., corner Of West. and whi
the clerk in attendance was occupied broke open th
til and stole therefrom check on the Merchants Elk
change Bank for $500 and $50 in money, with which n
D
the Exchange Office of Mr. Baker, the corner OF Broad
way and Fulton. where he directed TO the bank
Shortly afterward the clerk Of Mr.. Baker had occasle
20 go to the bank in question. and while there the cer
of Mr. Van Setback in for the purpose Of stopping
the payment of the check the check, however. ha'
been cashcd and without doubt the thief would hsv
escaped the accidental visit of Mr. Bakers CLERK
William Vanderbeck. who gave information TO the cash
Ter that the person who presented the check had cae
with it their Office and to do again at coc
The facts OF the being made known to the Chief
ppiir tho rnr1 1IIaa
searching his trunk No 10 Hudson St where he wa
boarding, 1t found to contain 1901 in bills princps
ly the City banks. $50 in gold coin, 5000 IN siive
CON- also copper coin Besides the before name
amount in good money found i've counterfeit bill
the bank of Lsnsngburgh and $3.50 in spurious ban
bills The accused VAS locked up for far Their examnf
ton, and Yesterday Calvin Condit of POS Cherryst
made al affidavit charging him with stealing sl0 in bill
! from his countingroom
r." A crowd is constantly gathered about tn
windows of Colemsns splendid establishment in Broad
way drawn there by the endless variety and beauty
the Valentines and other choice things TO be seen there
In respect 10 Valentines Ii quiet and subdued tone
ars,ocracy and good which characterzes those
that establishment especially recommends them. Ever
and the most fastidious there be completed
gratifed OF the fine picture galleries up stars shs
speak farther when have had leisure examin
them.
/ u The Juve nile Musical Festival of Mr.. Brad
burys Eight Hundred pupils at the Tabernacle on Wed
nesday evening attended by Of the denses
crowds we have compressed into that building
We presume that there were, beside the performers.
three thousand persons present and hundreds
and away without being able TO effect an entrance
The performances OF the little warbers superior
any OF the preceding exhibitions Of this kind and
such reflect great credit upon Mr.. Bradbury An
other of these truly charming entertainments we under
stand, takes place next Wednesday evening.
F Who was the man in the glazed hat tina
went on. in the Mysterious Clipper Who shot Mr
! Paynel VIII them Benches be built around the Pari
Fountain These the questions which now agitat'
this community and which perhaps may never be sasis
/ factorly decided
/ r. Peale's great painting of the Court ofDeath
which has visited By thousands Of our citizens
over whose grand conceptions first artists have sPen
hours paen; and appreciatve study, will be removed
10 Boston on the 10th inst 1t intended exhbi
this painting Newark; but i. was discovered that ther
was no room there of sufficient dimensions for its proper
I dis postion