The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-06-19
United States District Court.
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United States District Court.
Before Judge Belts.
dctsd for firing pistol al Captain weeks of the brig
Mohawk, with intent to kill while on her passage from
Lisbon Morrsn arrested and afterwards sent home
by the American Consul to be tried for the offence
Dsns niS os ~ to be
possible for them plead to the indictment prison
er was beyond all question nsane-snd applied to the
The application was granted and jury empann sled
After the examination Of three witnesses and charge
from the Court the jury after short consultation found
that the prisoner was Of insane mind
The u s. District Attorney said the effect Of the
and it would DO dangerous let the prisoner 60 at
large, he prayed tho Court to remand him until there
opportunity of communicating with his friends.
and fproourng proper place for his reception. which
when done. he, the District Attorney, would discharge
him from further proceedings under the indictment He
Larceny on the hieh ssas.-John Smith. colorsd, in
disted for grand larceny on the high seas, was then ar
DAsrL Rrrp essminsd-Is master of the schoonsrEdwd.
Tilott; she belongs TO Washington, south Carolina
She arrived al port in the Island Of Guadaloupe the
18th Of April last The prisoner shipped as cook and
steward at st. Kits tho I'd Of April. On the It'll Of
April witness had coin which he received the ID OF
April for part Of his deck load and had board whom
he arrived at Guadaloups. consisted of $2ss in Eve:
some few dollars bosides-he kept it in the STAFFORD
wardrobe tbs wardrobe was locked he in the hab
wardrobe Was into small box locking the box and put
ting the key Of the box in his pocket; the money In
y
robbery witness going shore he went q the box
and unlocked it. and took out the key of the wardrobe,
il again and put keys back in the box and locked
that also the prisoner saw witness do IT, and was the
money before witness then went on shore and remain
ed shore until the alarm OF fire given witness
came on board and in few moments after the hre was
extngushed went to the wardrobe found the key In the
door and could neither unlock or take the key out
Witness sent for the Consul and he had the wardrobe
door broken OPEN and witness found that his money
gone Witness afterwards found money, which he BE-
eves to be his in the fore part Of vessel wrapped up
in matas belonging to the prisoners there was IN
il about SAC and cents bag which the money
originally was was never found.
Other witnesses examined for the prosecution,
who testified to the facts. No witness was exam
ned for the His counsel in summing up the case,
reliedo the fact that the evidence did the
prosecutors The jury, however, found the prs
oner guilty without leaving their seats After which
the Court sentenced him to one years imprisonment and
Tho Grand Jury returned into Court about o'clock.
Si .g v Ss sST SS.
| Lee. indicted for an endeas or to make revolt
Daniel Hurley aims Samuel Cooke, indicted for an ~
| saut with dangerous weapon.
! Nathaniel Newton John inglis, Benjamin Quincy,
| and Milton C. Derby, indicted for endsavor to make
John s. Palmer indicted for assault with dangerous
weapon.
VroLATros OF raE Posr OFFICE Law The United
States, vs. Ha'risn this case juror was Withdrawn
General Sessions.
i Recorder
| John NIcKeon Esq. District Attorney.
JurE ls-Triai of the R~p John Seyes, further post.
man indicted for an assault alleged to have been com.
mtted the person of Mrs. Elizabeth Cram the trial Of
which wa: Sc, down for this day was again to
should be given to the defendants counsel by tho Dis
Attorney of his intention to call Mr. Seyes to trial,
avoid the necessity Of attending Court with
array OF witnesses whose me and patience had already
been very severely taxed in this matter.
Trial for Burgiary.-James Patterson native Of the
Emerald ISLE then placed the bar for trial. on an
indictment charging him with breaking into the dwelling
house Of Mr. hamburg Livingston No a. Bleecer ST. on
Of May last and stealing plated candes,ick and
other property, OF the value Of 49, which was subse
without leaving their found accused guilty Of
| petit larceny, and he was remanded for sentence.
t. hsn n bs ra
for stealing quantity Of stove pipe, the property Of Mr.
Isaac H. smith, and which, at the time Of the offence be-
ing committed, in tho Of Mr. Black at the
of Grand and Crosby streets The jury acquitted the
Trial Of Charles Radcliffe for Bursisry-Charss Rad
clie placed his trial Tor burglary in the
third degree, in having in connection with Joseph WAL
Broadway night of the 9th Of October last and
upwards Of $500 worth Of dry goods consisting Of
ON the part Of the prosecution, Mr Heed testified as
follows: In the month Of October last kept dry goods
half past o'clock tho evening Of the 10th Of that
month, I locked the door; the following morning my
residence and informed that the store had been bro
ken open and robbed On going to the store found the
ss an he o..
of ribbon, velvet, vestings oiled silk &c. worth
about 500 had been carried off, After the OF the
accused went up to the premises occupied BY him
Fourth street examine goods that had been found
in his possession A Mr.. Cole, who had also been rob-
bed there at the time then saw some pecos
OF black silk which believed to be my property (The
goods were hero produced aud shown to witness.l
! am positive piece shown to me, In my
store when lett, on the night Of the robbery.
Mr., Van VALxENsuRc examined.-I was clerk In the
store Of Mr. Reed in the month Of October last; left
/ Of d nj
| same time MIR. Reed did | him lock the door II
was my duty to open the In the morning. and on
going to the store the following morning about O'Clock
hole bent upwards. On entering found the floor
with papers, that usually kept round the silk goods
the goods themselves appeared to have been taken
Alter calling in clerk named Duncan, from another
store immediately started and gave information to Mr.
Reed cannot identify any Of the goods shown
being portion Of those stolen from Mr.. Reed have
seen silk goods, like the piece with white selvags,
shown, but ! cannot say that ! ever saw any Like the
piece with black sclvage. feel satisfied that did
Officer CHARLES Bad eramined-I arrested the prison
at No 800 4h street. the 23d of Decen last He
the back baserc rooms hrcc in number, occu-
| pied by man who gave his name ~ Waldn. i knew
him before but by that Names also previously knew
the prisoner by different name; never saw Radcliffe
and Waldn together; asked nadclie who lived in the
back Easements he replied that he did not know;
searched the apartments occupied by both parties;
found the piece Of silk with white selvage In the pos
black sewage and the piece Of oiled si in one Of the
| Apartments occupied by Wsldin; half of . pocket
handkerchief, having tied in IL variety Of burgars
tools found In trunk claimed by one Of the accu-
sod parties; the remaining haf Of the handkerchief was
found in the possession Of the other porty
Al this stage OF the trial the court adjourned until to-
morrow.
/ Superior Court.
| Before Chief Justice Jones'