The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-03-16

- cx.x.sss-Bssors Judge Edmouds.--Msrch
IS IN re Henry suydam Mr. sgyam mas been
charged with having obtaneda considerable sum OF mt
ney under false pretences, under suiwen waran,,
the rst having fallen through Gr some ss SeOre
Judge Edmonds this morning ana lenoereu us w"0A
agreed to be accepted upon properly quainyhg as.
was concluded to-day by Mr. Hoffman on the part Ct
Mstzger; the decision will not BE- given . y saPpSssa,
ed to the custody of United States Marshal subject
to the order of Judge Edmonds r
Burton Us. PopeY-In this case, which is an ACTON OF
rover to recover damages for the alleged OF
certain power Of attorney or n5rument, saId to
be executed by Madame Weiss to the defendant under
into with the plaintiff for the appearance of the Wen
noise children at the plaintiffs theatre in Phiadspha
which engagement was not carried INTO enecl Cn 81
held to bail in $40 900 and in the course OF Saturday
order was obtained by Mr.. lockwood, Mr. Poveys
council returnable at the judges chamber thus
to show why the bail should not be reduced In
the meantime. the plaintiffs attorney procured subpe
and test, and had it served ON Madame Weiss, re-
quirng her attic at the judg chamber be
mined terms in relation 70 the alleged powerof ator-
ney All parties appeared before the Judge at o'clock
tended by their respective counsel when it proposed
in the first Instance examine MadW. This course ives
objected to by Mr. Stember her counsel the ground
that her testimony might afterwards be used IN any SUIT
which Mr.. Burton might institute against her for a
breach of the contract Madame Weiss therefore, under
stated that she was ready to make written sfdav in re
at0n to her share in tho Transaction and then retired
The main question, which was to reduce the BAIL was
then postponed to O'Clock in the afternoon at the
Judges house, when all parties again met and after
good deal Of discussion further proceedings were ad
journed to Friday next
Charles Holt ps Fredk Nedine This was an action
for goods sod-the sum claimed defence, set
oa The defendant gave in evidence the pa,na en-.
favor of Si0e sealei verdict For plaintiff, Messrs
White and Barber; for defendant MIR. Smith.
Tho other branch OF the court in which Judge Ul'
shosfsr presided adjourned shortly after, no business
sufrsIoR CouHr, March ls.--Argument term in this
court
CoURr OF GENERAL SESSIONS, March l5.-Before Re-
corder Scott and Aldermen Hart and Walsh John Nc
Keon, Esq, District Attorney.-Plea Of Guilty John
Jackson alias Peal colored lad indicted for bu glsry
in the third degree in having broken into the store OF
Mr.. A. Kent, and stolen therefrom $50 segars and
coat pleaded guilty and was sent to the House OF Re
Trial for Hgh.uay Robbery Thomas MCGOWAN, alias
ION brush was then called TO sr.i on an
knocked down person named Thomas keenan, and
robbed him Of sas silver coin On the part of the pro
secution Keenan, deposed that the nigh. in question
he was knocked down by the accused. who then took
the before named amount money from his pocket and
cane and threatened to run it through witness The
jury without leaving their Seats found the accused
guilty and the Court sentenced him to ten years impi
Complaint Dismissea. VIM. Dicks, arrested short
til ago. on cnargs of obtaining money by falsely
presenting that it was intended for charitable purposes
was brought into court end after reprimant
from the Recorder was discharged from custody, the
grand inquest having dismissed the complaint
Trial or Nuisance Edgar Laing next called
to trial for alleged nuisance consisting Of coal yard
in Leonard street near church.
Several witnesses testsed on the part of the prosecu
ton, that the cosl dust from the yard into thei
houses causing great annoyance and injury to their fur
niture also that their health materially affected
thereby.
For the defence witnesses called to show that the
coal dust was by injurious their health thai
notwithstanding they had been engaged in carting anu
screening for different periods from 10 to 40 years
they had never experienced any effects from
the dust Others living in he vicinity Of this and Other
coal yards. experienced no Inconvenience on that &C
count.
The will be resumed tome
Discharge of the Grand Jury So The grand jury here
entered and nmned that nad disposed of all the
which had been for their
lin sixty four of which they had found bills Of ndict
ment and asked to be discharged; they according
ly dismissed with the usual thanks OF the Court Ad.
journed until tomorrow morning.
CouRr CALRNDAR-Circutt Court-4o, Al, 4S, 80, 8,
&c. 40, So 279, 81 49, &C. 49, So g. 100. 29l, 2s2 Com
Pleas LIST partl3, II, Il, a. 49, 81 30 81 SO, 35
I'd partll, a. &c. 49, 3d. a. &c. 49, 49, A. a. 46, 49, So
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