The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-02-05
Court OF Geno raj Sc sci ons.

Before Recorder Scott and Aldermen Brady and Walker
Jonas r Phillips Esq, District Attorney, I'D interim
FKB 4-Irial for an .assauif and Batsry-NicholasE
Snyder called to trial at the opening Of the court
this morning on an indictment for an assault and battery
on Theodore NJ. Dougherty. Assistant Alderman OF the
TN ward The alleged assault consisted in splitting IN
of Clinton and Madison streets on the of the lO
OF October last The submitted without argu-
msn and the Jury after brief absence, rendered YER
PIss of Gliity.-John r. Shoals indicted for grand
larceny in having stolen six diamond breast pins Of the
arrsigned entered plea Of guilty; whereupon he
rsmanded for sentence
attorney and counsellor at law was then called to trial
on charge OF having by falsely representing himself to
be Henry Alker another member of the bar. obtained
from Xavier vallat the sum Of Slo the gath of Sep
TENDER last.
From the remarks ofMr Phillips in opening the
cumstances connected with the alleged offence were as
follows Mr. Zavier vaat had nephew lad about ls
whose behalf a Mr. Henry Aiksr had been applied to
to defend, but not being personally acquainted with
defendant II the vesSais Of he Halls sf Justice
quired of him whether his name Alker, and be-
log answered in the affirmative. and informed that he
paew paid the defendant the sum Of $40 retaining
se the defendant setting forth that he had not received
any money, and that such would be necessary in the
case.
XAVIER vALLAr, exsmined.-l visited the police office
ON the morning OF the Oath of September last
count OF my brsthers son, Amsle Vallat having been
arrested the day before; came along with my sstern-
law anu AS wanting IN the entry OF
police Office TO Mr. Alker who had been spoken to
to defend my nephew, the defendant up to my
sister nlaw and niece and spoke to them; but cannot
say what said by them; then asked the defendant
II his Alker; he said yes; then asked him If
he my brother the father of the boy then in prison
the night befos he said yes; then asked him If he was
the lawyer employed to defend the boy named Amele
Valla2 he said yes; then asked defendant IL he had
brother that mornng1 he again said yes; then
told him was very singular that my brother was not
with him. ldefsndant) who then said that my brother
would be there in short time, and asked If would
mt ika IN fho Inv IN him n
1t possible for me 20 do so; he then took mo
he said that 1t would be necessary for me to give
him ten dollars if l had it; then asked defendant
If my brother had not given him anything yet he
said NOS therefors gave him So He then ask cd me to
take glass of something to drink with him which did
He then took into the prison to the boy. who
asked why had employed . lawyer. as his father
had got for him told the boy that had not en-
poyed lawyer, that his father had employed q Mr..
Aker and that person (meaninx the fendan then
sent Mr. Alker the boy said mo, this person he
defendant)is not Mr. Aker, because know Mr. Alksr
then asked the defendant what his name and no
replied Alker Terhune The defendant then left and
shortly after. Mr.. Alker came and being made
qusnted with the transaction advised TO make
plant against the defendant
JOHN VAssEY, on beingiexamiAsd, deposed, that the
conversation between the defendant and Mr. Valat took
place in his premses No AIS Centre street. and within
the hearing of witness and corroboraed the testimony
of Mr. Vaat to the nature Of the and the
payment Of SO Atthis stage of the trial the Court ad
journed until tomorrow morning.