The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-10-08
u. ., District Court.


In Prudent Roster, Trial as an Insane Person-
This case was begun on Tuesday and fer as it pro-
froudat was examined the part of Roster, and his
testimony accorded pretty much with that of DR. Temp
kins Alter the examination OF Dr. Proudh the District
Attorney called Captain Lyons. Of the ship Iowa. who
deposed nearly as follows They left Havre on the
10th Of August his notice wa: attracted to the prisoner
day that of the packages Of the cargo in the hold
broken open that noise was heard IN the hold,
and that the two mates went down and asked who was
whereupon the prisoner issued forth and the mates
nn ws. d he Business
replied that he looking for his chest to get some
food out Of it. An examination was then set on foot
and found that three boxes In which we're large
number of valuable Watches broken open and the
watches taken out and the paper in which thew were
trunks broken open and riAed the whole of which
found afterwards where the prisoner had concealed the
property Capt Lyons the then had an interview n with pr
doing in that part of the hold he said he was
Storage passenger and that he wa: looking for HIS chest
in which he had some provisions; he then told that
from the peculiar circumstances under which he
discovered and the fact that pa Of the cargo had been
stolen, he must be supposed to have something to do
with the robbery he otested his Innocence Captain
repeated that from the of his being
found in the hold and the packsges broken open it was
he still persisted in asserting his and that
passenger board the ship and that he tCapt Lyons
sure and that he would make him suffer tor It on the
rival of the ship at New York Capt Lyons told him
circumstances
justify his putting him in irons which accordingly
done The prisoners chest then opened and large
bundle taken out Of it, which the prisoner positively
declared not his and that he knew nothing about it;
the bundle afterwards opened and the following ar
ticles taken out viz iron hammer, with claw
the end Of H. pair of pincers knife chissel what is
called an English Jenny" two files, several punches
of keys there also found in his trunk different
kinds of nails and screws, box Of matches and
globe lamp covered Except small opening side)
with strong coarse cloth he also had board settee
and an arm chair with false bottoms there also
found three large quaro volumes one relating to the
customs of Paris another to the criminal code Of France
and the third theatrical work with large square hole
in the cover of esch and the leaves scooped out which
made them hollow inside. They were bound together
by two flat slight boards tied with piece OF strong Irvine;
also appeared that these books as well "a the false bot
toms the chairs setee and chest intended to be
used for slowing away stolen property he afterwards
acknowledged that he the owner Of all that was
ouu and confessed that he broke open the boxes and
trunks and stole the property and told wnere would
be found II also appeared that the prisoner had SNUG
gled himself board at Havre, without the knowledge
Of the captain or crew. and slowed himself away in the
hold that the several artces above described were
brought board the Of another man named Loas
Sharrie who was passenger in the Iowa. The case Is
further adjourned to this morning.