The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-03-23

clerks for sample; but thu had not up TO ths Time
defend ants notifed Of its arrival and ten of it
made which hey refused foreign papers having arrived
In the meantime bringing accounts of the fall Of
n sun lees by 1924 u than that which the defen-
dants would have to pay, 1T the rats they bought
Il 70 recover TINS sum tn, present suit Is brought
ground that there written contract Of sale and
therefore, defendants not bound, the statute
qurpg that all contracts FOR hngs above the vslue of
$50 ehould be in ing. The plaintiffs counsel, in
reply, insisted that defendants having received from
Blow Marsh note of sale and having retained it, and
afterwards sent their clerk 20 sample tie cora was rs
cognition AMI ratification Of the contract which
the case out OF tue statute of frauds The denied
the motion for nonsu and allowed tho to 90 to
the jury, and for them TO say upon tho evidence
Their the defendants by their acceptance Of the memo
morrow (his morning)
CouRr OF GENERAL SESSIONS, March 30 Before Re-
corder Scott, and Aldermen Purs.r and Gilms rtiu.
J0h h Mokso9 sI Esq District Attorney .,ou.
teen years old named Patrick Gallagher and John Tur
uer. we're then called 70 trial, charge of
watch, ksy aud oank notes valued in oil at $50 the
property If Martin Norton On the par of the pro
question sraysd into the 9th ward where he met the
Eccurej ct tina house OF Mr. Doyle from which they
nccompau'sd him for some distances making themselves
very frae with his person Mr.. N, not reshnS such
conduct ordered them OF aud immediately after they
had d'campad be discovered that his guard chain had
been out. and his watch, key, chain and money had
been stosp eo that the were arrested in tho
course Of the following night in the old brewery, MUIR
derers alley when Turner said that the complainant
hs made such fuss about his property they would 90
to State prison for 1t, and that II tho complainant
hadn't made 20 much about the matter hs would
locked up Ia of the c,ls called out Gallagher
not to "squea'' or, Ia other words acknowledge his
guilt jury without leaving tteir seats, found the
accused guilty and ths court sentenced each to three
years imprisonment In the State prison.
Trial of Jupsniie B,rglars.-Two boys sbont IL and
Is years old, named William Lowd.n and James Lewis,
next placed at the bar for trial II charge of
having tho l2th Of February last broken into the
dwelling house of Mr. Gaul, No II Irving place, aud
stolen various articles valued at $40 portion which
ives found in their possession The jury fouad the 40
cussd guilty, and the court consigned them to the
.another Trial for Grand LareenyPeter F. Phillips,
indicted for having the 2sth Of February last stolen
81 h' of r.
ting the offence The jury found him guilty Of petit
larceny only, and the Court sentenced him to months
Imprisonment in tn, peniteDtisry
-aaother Plea of Gnilty William johnson, indicted
for having the 26th of February last stolen lot of
carpenters tools valued at $40 plead gu y to petit
months
.4equi,,ed -Georg Hortensteiu and John Cavannagh
charged with having stolen some grstes, locks snd
hinges valued at $780, the property of Oliver ChsrIick
The evidence adducsd the part of tho prosecution
falling to sustain the indictment, the jury rendered
verdict Of not guilty.
The Court thea adjourned until tomorrow morning.
March 2l-Piead Giiy-Authony CHAMBER, for "A mis-
demesnor in having voted illegally &C the State election
last fal this morning pleaded guilty to the Indictment;
whsrsupon he Was ordered appear and receive the
judgment Of the Court on Saturday morning next.
Matrimonial D6icu'ttes.A German NJ D.. by the
OF Poncs NJ. Necbtern then called to trial
charge Of having on various occasions last summer,
committed brus assaults upon the person Of his wife
Nrgdaleus From the evidence adduced the part of
the prosecution, it appeared that tae parties in
question had been married for about nine years;
that tbs accused kept drug store, adjoining which,
or Ia tho oane building, female, betwixt whom ana
he accused improper intimacy supposed exist
in come qn4ncs Of his familiarity with The female in
accused
h- had ,z-r -fcee 60 aim so0d sEd
struck hcc number of bio her face, kicked her
her SIDE and otherwise maltr ssed her. that blood
lad flowed from her mouth; that ocoerion, for
motive other he had insisted upon his wfs be
coming acQusinted with hs art and mystery connected
With the professional calling of female physician with
reception Of patients laborng under difficulties of
delicate nature and that her refusal to engage
in such VOCATION, the conduct Of the accused to-
wsrds her brutal in the extreme For the
defencc, 1t shown that the complainant had
exPresssd her derninston to provoke her husband in
such manner would lead him into trouble an that
ahs frequently made OF very abusive Language
him The jury without leaving their seats found the
accused guilty and on motion of his counsel tho
tsDcs OF the court was deferred until Saturday The
court then adjourned for the day.
March q. -Passing Counterfeit Money-At the open.
ing of the court tbs morning, Honors Shepherd, who
psrdonsd Of the state prs IN about year ego
whittier she had bsen sent for passing counterfeit
nsy again placed at the bar for trial indot
ment for forgery in tho third degree in having the
20tn of January last, passed to druggist named Eu
gene Duprsy, counterfeit $40 bill purportipg to have
bsen issued by tbs Trsdesmen's Bank. But little evil
dence had been adduced in this cass when the court
adjourned until to morrow morning.
CoURr CALENDAR FOR THIS DAY.-Circuft Court
Nos. is, Q, 81 % "a, 81, %, 30 To- Is 7,5 g. Com
mon Piecslst PartNos l, a. 81, So, So 81 g. g. So
II, ST. ID PartNos. TO- H. a. rs, IS, go 81 81 S. 49,
The Criminal Court of the District of Columbis has
overrulsd Major Tochmaus motion to quash the in
dotments against him, for challenging Joseph II Brad
ley The trial has been continued until the June term