The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-09-11
Law Intelligence.


-Charge Of Grand Larceny. Charles Thompson, for
mery third mate Of the packet ship Queen of the West
Ing Of iio ssveregns, 7a in American gold coin and
the remainder in silver the last voyage from Liver
pool to this port from passenger named Bryan Bede
appeared from the testimony that Bede had lost his
watch in the steerage and he apprehensve that he
would lose his Money also Hs gave the prisoner
ate purses to keep for him in his the prisoners
room. In some short time afterwards the bag, with
sequently the bag found by the prisoner on deck
with seventeen Of the sovereigus which he returned
to the prosecutor Two witnesses producsd
them the cabin boy swore that the day which the
carpet bag left with the prisoner the day BEFORE
he the prisoner told the witness that he could make
good haul snd asked him would he do it, another wit
named Price testified that he the prisoner very
early one morning cut tho Bag and throw It
the COW house deck where subsequently, found
For the defence 1t proved that several other per-
sons as well as the prisoner had to tho In
which the carpet bag Kept IL also shown that
tho prisoner punished the cabin boy previous the rob
berry aud That Of the boy preu diced against
him IL appeared the cross examination that the
other witness ALEC preudced against the prisoner
witness was produced who him good character
turned into Court and stated they could not and
upon consent Of counsel on both Sides they dis
charged
The United States Us. The Bark Chancellor, Sc.-This
resumed after the trial Of Thompson and
witness examined named VIM. Prior the cook of the
Chancellor whose testimony nearly the that
OF the two former witnesses After his examination the
Court adjourned.
The Grand Jury came into Court at one O'Clock, and
handed up two bills against N c. Mersslles char
ged with puroinng letters Bills Of indictment up
against Joseph Browne and Isaac jennings Captain and
mate Of the ship Minerva, charged with cruel and
usual punishment, were ignored Also bills sent up
against Hugh McCready for endsayor to create
volt on board said ship, ignored, after which the
jury were discharged
SUPREME CoURr-sept. lo-Present Justices Cady
McCoun, and Hurl ut-The general calendar was taken
up this morning and proceeded with as far AZ No ~
CouRr GENERAL sEssIoSs.-sept. IOth.-Before
Recorder Scott, and Aldermen bod and SpoGord John
McKeon Esq. District Attorney
r. AL Il
this morning, Caroline Lohman, alias Madam Restell,
was brought in and arraigned the Indictment found
guilty, whereupon she was remanded to prison 1t was
rumored In court to-day, that further effort will be
made to procure her discharge bail until the expra
oR Of the present term Of the Court OF Sessions when
the efficacy Of another habeas corpus will be tried
Plea Of Guihy-Andrew Meter, was next arraigned
indictment for grand larceny, in having the
9Th Of August last stolen pocket book containing bank
notes &c Of the value of S5s the property of MIR.
John D. Peyser. The accused entered plea Of guilty
and sentenced to years imprisonment at Sing Sing
TRIAL for Embezzisment "A young German appa-
renty than II years old was then called
to trial charge of having between the 9th and 9th
Of July last stolen from the money drawer OF Frederick
w stelzezede grocer doing business at the OF
in bank bills and silver coin. On the part Of
the prosecution the complainant testified, that the
latter part Of February to the 9th of July; that on
about the 9th Of the latter month, the accused
asked him. while in thier bed room to change $40 bill
get the change hmse that during his absence
they Jointly occupied, he the witness) embraced
the opportunity Of CHANGING the contents Of the
prisoners trunk, and there pocket book toeraby
we'll filed with bank bills this circumstance led witness
to suspect that Of the receipts of his
transferred to the trunk and that in to obtain
satisfactory proof on this point MIR marked number
ofbank notes and some pieces Of silver coin the 9th
It'll and 9Th Of Juy that during the night Of the sth
while the accused asleep, complainant took the key
from the pocket OF the prisoners clothes opened the
trunk, and there found two of the marked bank notes.
So bill and 81 BILL also marked silver coin amount
ing in all to 81 25 The following day the prisoner was
arrested, and about sac including the marked money
found In his possession.
The accused ably defended by Thomas Warner
Esq and the jury after brief consultation found him
guilty OF embezziing 81 as lie then remsnded to
be tried indictment for forgery in the second de-
gree. The Court then adjourned until tomorrow
morning.
CoURr oF APPEALS, Sept. 9--The Court-yewet, CHIEF
Judge-deivered opinion for alrmance Of the judg-
ment OF the Supreme Court In the Of Fierce VS. DC
Lamater. argued yesterday-(No on the calendar In
the of Moak plaintiff in error Poland defendant
In error, No. 80, A. Dean moved to open the default
taken by plaintiff In yesterday Granted Oh pay
ment Of The Court then took up the caen lar on
the second call Nos a. o, and 2. Called ana passed
No ii was exchanged for No. ID The Mohawk aud
Hudson Railroad Company, plaintiffs In error vs John
Brown defendant In the argument OF which was
opened by NJ T. Reynolds counsel for plaintiff In error.
p Potter j. A. Spencer, and A. Taber, counsel for de-
PENDANT In error,