The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-02-19
Law Intelligence.

EdDard l.. keysoM ys Robert Pettsrsen.-This was
brokers On the 9th of May last the plaintiff went into
Truemans exchange Office, leo Broadway, lin which
the evening The defendant asked the plaintiff for small
bills for $50 bill; the latter refused upon which some
or use Of to that
PENDANT behind the counter at the time and the
plaintiff standing outside. The plaintiff then made
pass across tho counter at the defendant, upon
which the latter exclaimed that he was struck Mr.
Trueman left his desk and to the plaintiff and
ed him for his snuff box The defendant came from be-
hind the counter at the time, and Mr.. Truemar
ant struck the latter with pen knife at the angle Of tho
eye cutting him from that point to the angle of the
tif bled proiussly and was confined for four weeks
The defence was that the plaintiff committed the Arst
assault Mr. Brady made an ingenious speech on behalf
verdict for plaintiff for $500 damages For plaintiff
Ebbels & Field; for defendant, Mr. J. T Brady:
action of eectment for lots land tho southern
side OF 18th street Plaintiff claimed to be the owner Of
the property and defendants sold under assessment
and purchased it in themselves for 1000 years The plain
tinsiss the nent was illegal and now claims 10 re-
sat- on the ground that they were vacant lots of which
the plaintiff had possession and that defendants at
present had no title to the premises nor woul not until
six months after notice to redeem given therefore
the plaintiff was premature in bringing his suit. Tho
Court took the view and granted the nonsu For
Counsel
CouRr or OVEN AND TERMrNER, Feb. ls-Befors
Judge Edmonds, Aldermen Benson and Gompton.-The,
People vs. JOS .ashey-Thiscase was again postponed
until Monday, at the request of Mr. Jordan defendants
counsel The Court then adjourned
CoURr GENERAL SESSIONS, Feb 1s.-Before Re-
Nixon, Esq, District Attorney. .aequittal Of james
Nc Martin AT the opening of the court this morning.
Of
tn District Attorney the part Of the prosecution
The Recorder then Urged the jury upon ths law and
returned into court ond rendered verdict Of act guilty
Trial for Grand Lorceny-Parick Gallagher was
then placed at the bar for trial charge grand Ear
ceny, in having stolen S72 in silver coin belonging to
James Hanlon on the Goth Of July last James Aanon
S e
LIST Of July last he then went away beng at that time
about $40 in my debt he left his trunks with me; on
the goth July he to my house about 10 O'Clock at
night, and requested permission to stay all nights
told him he might go and sleep in the same
up stairs, but came down again about II o'clock,
took glass OF gin and water then returned to his room;
o'clock and found my pocket cut open and that S7a in
silver had been stolen thererom; soon after awoke
and discovered that he'd been robbed the prisoner came
of the prisoner about o'clock IN the mornings las
offered Sill to settle the affair with the accused
Hannah Hanon, examined James Hanon 10 my father;
remember the night in question: recolsc that hs had
$72 in silver coin that night him count and put
it bag, Csllsghan aud asked my father to let
him stay at house all night; my father told him that
he might; Callaghan saw my father receive - from
tailor VINO then lived as NO o. street. aer
little while; then fell asleep; was in my bed loom at
the tme and hearing Callaghan coming down stairs !
blew out the light, as YVES then undressing myself;
saw Callsghan go to the counter and take a glass
Of gin He then took a knife from the table, with
which he cut of my fathers pocket, and went up
stairs with it when my father awoke he imme.
diately went to Callaghan got out of bed and went
to the foot Of the stairs, and heard my father tell
Callsghan that he he prisoner had been down stairs
Caaghan said he had not been down. and laughed at my
father then up and said to Callaghan you have
been down stairs and out of my fathers pocket; went
TO bed again in about half hour and did not awake
before o'osck Caaghan was not then in the house,
but came in afterwards, when he arrested =
At this stage Of the trial the court adjourned until to-
morrow morning.
COURT CALENDAR- Circuit Csurt-2e2 ala. &c. 60, 6s,
&c. II to o. 81 10 Sc Superior Couk6s, H. Ice l25,
l35, 60 o. H. o. 1886 1873 70 H. A. g. III, s3 l65 1877
1863 1862 l73 ia ITO Tito 1870, los 10 la ls2 AS 3d.
49, Is, o. ls2, lse, 1874 Common Pleas la Par-l7, al
a. as, A. 81 IS, 81 &c. Al A. and Port -l24, l26 u.s.
lao, 1872 ~ lss l4o l4 - i4e its 49, l6a, l~ si4
loo, 1853, leo, 1872, 1914, l66, 1853, no. Ill., sl3.