The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-12-18

of the 18th Of Juus ls45 which the defend
sns sos ss' o,soS WS
son. and Ia speech Of three hours opened DIS cA.o "
the Court and jury James Prescott han s d 0 oor
ported to be review of work written by Doctor Bacon,
after the election Of leiA entitled, Mystery OF
Iniquity The libel begins thus =" Mystery OF ini-
qaity' This is the title Of leading article In the
June number of the .amerfcdn htsieY Wns
standing only tho conclusion Of an article com
menced In previous number The eait9r snn st1as
Of inauity pi Sa. been secured BY author
according to law. mailman in the Bloomfield Asylum
IN of being ENLARGED to make pate toie era,
Most assuredly the conceit original and we THINK
there would be much sanity in securing the
to It, there s In taking out the copyright for the
article In question Its author Is be the same
person who wrote series Of pamphlets against the coo
employ who boasts Of having struggled through the
wards in October, ls4s the printed resolutions 60 No
vcton that it the work Of an unsettled and wandering
imsgn stion dofa brain Aboring under the most
kind friends prevent disastrous
That the mind Of the writer 10 not tranquil a. 1T
in the article That the responsible editor Of
magazine hs, no brains to become added, s manifest
Gle into its pages The following Is jumbls Of matters
and things which could well together Sure
ly the man who will write thus Is not sane an VIII
dreamer who penped this article pretendin to know
ledge Of facts Of which he is profoundly ignorant and
and recklessness which does not belong to mind
We have already devoted more time and space to this
the causes enumerated in the foregoing remarks"
The foregoing ia the portion Of Colonel Webbs article
has extracted and placed the files the Court The
authorship Of the alleged libel and It's publication were
admitted and ALSO that Doctor Bacon was the author OF
libel and other articles which appeared at that
time in the Courier and Enquirer then put In and
read after which the plaintiffs case WAS rested.
The defendapt plead~d the general issue, and Mr. Hail.
the part of the defence without making opening
Mystery aea
q series or articles published In the Tribune In the
the alleged libel, rejecting on the public conduct of
editor tho Courier and Enquirer and for of
the reading Of the articles, MIR Hall summed mp in a
very humorous speech at tho conclusion Of which the
Court adjourned Mr. White will sum up for the plain
TIFF in the morning
CIRcUIr CoyRr, Dec, l6.-Before Judge Grsy-Bur-
,oeH Belts John In'yre, LsRoy, Pierpont ef.0ls
against the defendants to damages for alleged
iojuries the plaintiffs boat The plaintiff Is owner Of
s sd the Nsx but s ssss
ants compose the Fulton Ferry Company 1t appeared
that on some day In January is4S the steam tSs lot
ferry boat, the Suffolk put of from the slip at Brook
yn shortly afterwards for the Fulton Ferry New York
After coming OUT she stopped for moment in the mid
die the river and started Of again. sfter which the
collision took place The plaintiff alleges that the SUI.
IL the persons on board had used due diligence He
further alleges that the stem Of tug split to the
Inn ~, sr 70 on To-
his usual business of towing boats and down the river
and also that she has been 80 badly i red that
pairs could put the condition she In be-
fore the collision took place The defence set was,
negligence on the part of the persons on board the
lay ~ cases Of collision was that the party seeking to
himself be bamsle; that If there was me
then called their attention to the evidence sides
and told them that II they believed the plaintiff was al
DICT IL on the other hand they thought there was any
negligence the part Of him or Of hts agents. the de-
PENDANTS would be entitled to verdict Sealed verdict
Mr. Bulkey; for defsndants Messrs Van Colt and Ral
Verdict for defendants
John S. Ide ct al Us. Walter s GrifM-This was an
action replevin the title to 600 barrels OF -four
barrels Of wheat and package Of harness The plain
Troy and Of line between Troy and this city
have houses in each place the defendant Is PROPRIETOR
2, I, s4 ns agent OF the psn ship
ped the property in question in transient boat lnone
Of the PLAINTIFF boats being then .t hsnd eon.snsd it
them for advance on TIE -four, which draft they
accepted and .ftsrwsIds paid At-r being out week
Troy the boat arrived ct the latter place. OF which the
plaintiffs had notices. they called upon the captain and
Piled should get rid OF it that day. the PLAINTIFF
swered that no could not and they after which
plaintiffs as soon they ascsrtsiDed the fact, followed
latter DEFINED alleging that he had claim on it
freight and other charges Verdict for PLAINTIFF SIX
At 5000 For plaintiffs, Messrs H s. Dodge and az
Ssntvoord; for Defendant MIR, Bradley.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT CoURr.-Before Judge Belts
The United States Us. James II. Feeman-Ths
given the Jury to-day, who rendered verdict Of
no guilty
CouRr OF GENERAL sEssioNs.-Deo lsth.-Bsfore
Recorder Scott, and Aldermen Smith and CIolius:
T.iat for False Pretences, continued The trial Of
William Frost and Lewis Z. Smith ON On indictment
charging them with having the Oath Of March, 1916,
obtained $225O James Buckn, of Providence, by
false and fraudulent approximations resumed at
the opening yesterday morning. when the
the boat in question was sod with the
that she was free from encumbrance but. 1t 10 al
y the ns Prosssr to Fro.t as
$5266 30, and that by agreement between them 80
much of this amount due for work. Is was necessary
be appropriated to the extnguishment Of this
mortgage and is was so appropriated and lett balance
In Frost's favor
Mr.. PRossER. the original owner Of the boat, held
ON beng ss Of IN.
and March, s46 Frost had done work for the Western
Transportation Company, Of which he was ono OF the
The prosecution having rested, the defence moved
that the Court quash the proceedings BY
the Jury that the had failed to sustain The
indictment while the indictment itself was also defeo'
tive.
Case Of Madame R,st.H Another indictment having
been found against Madame Reste by the grand jury
of the she brought into court by the
eherG with view Of being arraigned James Brady,
Esa in behalf of the accused forth thst rhs
then ready plead to the indictment whereupon the
| was remanded to the custody Of the sheriff.
CosRr GENERAL sEssIoNs-Dec. l7-Before Re-
| corder Scott and Aldermen Crolus and Smith
Trisi for Fat,e Prefences Continued-rhe trial Of
VIM. Frost and Lewis T. P. Smith, charge Of hav
ing obtained 50 $50, by Of false
resumed this morning when the Court decided that
the case must go to the jury which decision was excep
ted to by counsel for Defence who then proceeded TO
open the part Of the accused after which, further
gress in the matter postponed until omorrow
Unrest and Plea Of Gutty-George w Prescott, in-
bench warrant % being srrigned, he entered a
plea Of guilty the ndict ment whereupon he was COM
mitt-d to await the Judgment of the Court
Keeping a disord,riy House-Mary Brown, who was
recently indicted for keeping house Of disordefly
character in Anthony street, was also arrested and
broush. into Court, by virtue Of b.nch warrant The