The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-12-08
Law IntoullRouoe


mint OIL containing about 1880 pounds The plaintiffs
slsge that they advanced to the nrm Of Hotohkiss
manufactured the article in dispute sum Of $4,000 up
on consignment Of IL; that Afterwards to the
hands Of the Defendants who refused to give The
plaintiffs issued writ Of repevu caused 1t to be rspe
We'd and entered into the usual security to test the
rights Of the defendants The defence Is that dsfen
took place, received consignment of similar article
from Hotchktss Co to be sent to England FOR sale,
afterwards sent It TO England and had sod and that
upon Of the sales there was due to de-
on 81 ns
Goods question, and they sent to the boat paid the
freight ohsr chs gss and had 1t brought to their
were vt al events bound tender defendants the
amount Of the freight and other charges before they
cd to TO- morrow (this) morning.. For plaintiffs Mr.. H.
Dodge For DEFENDANTS Messrs Miller and Smith.
CIRcurr CouRr-Dse. Before Judge Grey-Ths
December term Of the court began to-day After
ing In jury the court was adjourned.
The other branch Of the court, In which Judge Ed
monds prssides, is adjourned for week.
SUPERIOR CouRr Dec before Judge Sanford =
Charlie. s. Mathews AID .ales. Nc Donald MatheDs u.s.
John W. Oliesr aud Russtl T. Ttais.-This was an &C.
ton for libel The plaintiffs the proprstors of the
and ss" Tss
alleged libel was pubshed the 10th day Of October
1886 The defendants pleaded the general issue, to
which was attached notice, stating that they would
justify The cause is adjourned till tomorrow (this)
morning. Mr. Blunt and Mr. Cutting for plaintiffs Mr
Chids for defendants.
UNITED STATES DnrRIcr CoURr, Dso before
Judge Belts The United States james a. Ere. a.
Charge Of being Concerned in the Sovs Trsde-It will
be remembered that In the month of March last the
American bark Chancellor Freeman, master, was cap
tured the coast Of Africa by the American sloop Of
war Dolphin, Commander Pope, sent to this port, and
after bslled In the District Court by the United States
District Attorney Captain Pope and his oers and
Of the libel At the same time indictments against eau
tain Freeman ana Others on Of being
cd IN the slave trade we're LAID before the grand jury
and true bills found Captain Freeman put his
trial to-day the tsstmoney adduced on the trial of
libel which has been already very fully laid before the
public through tho columns OF the Herald The osuse
10 adjourned to tomorrow (this morning) Benjamin
Butler Esq counsel for the prosecu Carpenter
Esq counsel for tho defence.
Ur.rED States CoMMIs'IosE.s oSrrcx.-Bsfore D.
Gardiner, ESQ Commissioners. Chorge Of Murder-Mr.
Dominck &. Gay second mate Of the ship st. Patrick
was brought up this morning . charge Of having
vessel From the testimony Of the crew ana several Of
the passengers it appeared that the sOth November
and charged him with having given the sailors and
| some OF the passsngss bad soup. The cook made NJ
knife, intending to strike him, upon which the latte
struck the cook enc blow part head snt
he ten Hs vas Immediately taken up and placed tn
afterwards removed to his BERTH Upon examination
bruse or wound appeared, except that little blood
berth for the remainder of the day. the got up
and seemed to be quite lively: and told some Of the
s6llOfB that ne was not 0urt lie then called
| hasa, Of which he eat immodsratsly He continued
about the dse durno the day and At night retired te
his berth and was found dead there the next morning
All the witnesses testified that ship fever prevailed
The vessel to alarming extent and they believed thai
ut the time he threatened to strike the mate with h
knife he lsboring under that disease They further
swore they believed that his having eaten mmoderay
Of the hash while iaboring under fever, the imms
date cause OF his death. They also testified to tn,
| peaoeabe and humane disposition of the mate. The
| charge was dismissed.
COMMON PLEAS, Dso. 7.-Befors Judge Insraham-
Buri and Keese ". Hotchkiss, Mile, ei al This cas-
was resumed this morning After counsel had summed
the judge charged hejury that far Is the LOAF
Of $4,000 concerned and far as it had been dis
the trial. It had nothing to do With the subse
| qasnt transaction You are to decide whether Beck
notes we're given BY the PLAINTIFF to be SOLD and thu
proceeds to be handed back to them whether they
Of or sns sSs
ought to find for the deisndans Verdict for psintiHs
| $iS62.
COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS, Dec. 7th-Before Re
oordsr ssott and Aldermen Smith and Croliu.-Johr
McKeon. Esq, District Attorney Trial for Bigamy.-
At the opening Of the Court this morning. John
ness, coored was placed at the bar for trial
TENDER last married white woman named Catherin,
Collins, while he had wife OF his color, to whom
he was married on the Sd day of September, ls46.
DEMPSEY KENNEDY sworn Il am a minister of the COS
pe lived in this city in 1916; now reside at Newsrk
know the accused: married him to q colored woman
named Jane Lee At No. So Mott street. the Sd Of Sept
| ls46
TIMOTHY EATo, sworn-l am minister Of the gospel
on the 22d Of last September married John Inverness
| to Catherine Collins
RosAsNA PIERCE sworn Il live at No 60 Mott street;
! kssw the first wife of John Inverness; she is nov
| living
The prosecution here rested and the following testi.
mony was called for the dsfencs--
LAvINIA Inverness sworn-John Inverness is my IA
TIER knew Jane Myers; do not know whether she
had Y husband
REBEcsA INTsRNEss, sworn-John Inverness Is nv
father; kno~ Jane yerr; worked about the house
did not know my father was married. to her
WILLIAM PRIrcHARp, sworn Il know Inverness: In
septemosr 1886 he was very sick; he quite Eighty
At times; he always knew me when went m; always
knew tns woman called Jane Lee, as Mrs. Inverness;
never knew her as Mrs Myers.
The defence was conducted by J. w. Green, Esq, and
the prosecution by the District Attorney The Jury
ave minutes returned verdict Of guilty and the court
years.
Trial for an Assault NTH Intent TO Commit Rape
Augustus sstterly then placed at the Bar trial
on Indictment for the above offence in having At
tempted to violate the person Of Josephine Lab .ssis
ouded when the Court adjourned at o'clock until TO-
morrow.
CouRI OF GENERAL SESSIONS, Dec. 6th-Before Re-
corder Scott and Aldermen Smith and Crous john
Mckeon Esq District Attorney The December term
OF this Court commenced to-day, with calendar oil
thirty six casesThe following named gentlemen were
called and sworn rs members Of the grand inquest for
the present term, vs:-William Gale foreman; William
". Bliss, William Banks, Thomas M. Brown, George
pock, James Harriott, Nehemiah Miller, John Nelson
Jr John Pettigrew, Charles A. Peck Thomas Edmonds
william Paynter, VIM H. Sweet, John Simpson, Je-
remiah Terbei-ls; Who after the usual charge from
OF their duties
Fine Jsr Non-.afendanee-Ths Court i'm posed fine
OF S25 upon the following jurors for non.
dance at the last term, viz Richard Burlow George
Collins, Asa Crosby, H. Fellows Christian Cotmiller
Jsbn Pearsall, Hiram waring, L. J. wyeth and Johr
Dockerty
Rsess"isancss.-Fraucis j. saxtop, John Lsvins and
Samuel Benedict eeveraly indicted for grand larceny
Louis slonsky indicted for receiving stolen goods Jo
sepn Guck, and Thomas Ufhngton Indicted for q petit
larceny; and Henry II Howard, Thomas Holland, Johr
Johnson and John Hessman, severay indicted for as
saut and battery failing to answer, when called upon
for trial. their reoognzsnces respectively declared
to b. forfeited and ordered to be prosecuted.
w. CRAFT, Esq, counsel for Francis J. saxtou, ap
peared in Court and stated that his client in Gus
tody in Boston, and therefore, moved that the recogn
zaucea be diachar0ad vhioh vaa howavsr daniad n,