The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-11-19
TWO CENTS.

! boy. His confession was made under such circnn
stances that il was not taken as evidence and the
jury returned verdict Of not guilty against the pri
Of his money.
was put trial charged with having, the Goth
October last steen $34 from Michael Lang while at
house Of public resort and prostitution in Anthony,
MIonAsL Lane, the complainant, is an innocent
Hibernian-as verdant withai, as his own native
Island On being called to testify, he took the wit
ness's stand and related his experience in the mys-
teries Of the Five Points, with the most unanec ted
jeompapion onIthe night above mentioned, having
ust arrived from Boston In their organizations they
occurred They were passing a house, when they
heard fiddle, and, looking in, they saw that dance
was progressing Let's so in and have dance"
SAID tho companion. Z" I'm agreeable to that says
Michael, and in they went well, thin,n said the
witness, this girl asked me to dance, an did
dance; thin the girl tould me must trate her. an
did trste herr then she asked me Tin an under tonel
to 60 up stairs"
WITNESS (Much abashed and looking at the toes Of
his shoes) She asked me to 60 up stairs.
DsrRIor ArroRSEv.-wh did she want you to go
wIrsKss docking up and down alternately, TO
get bed there.
DISTRICT ArToRNEy.-Did you 60 to sleep?
WIrsEss-Not when she was in the room
DsTRIcL ATToRNEy.-Did you have your arm
around her ! or had she her arm around you
ner; ! was not perfectly sober, but knew all that
DISTRICT ArroRNEY.-Well, now, tell us what did
you go up stairs for
WITNESS don't know sir. .I.
DIsTRIor ATroRNEr-Did you pay her anything!
thing?
WITNESS mo, sir
PRISONER, Qaughing Yes you was to give me two
The police officer who arrested the prisoner swore to
having found her in Orange street. he searched her
and found $31 rs her person; part Of 1t was in
pocket book In her hand, and part Of 1t wassecreted
in her stocking
MARTIN CANNON, the keeper of the house where the
dance took place, was put upon the stand, and testi
fed to the fact Of Lang's coming to his house; he
went up stairs with prisoner and remained there while
she came down and went out she did not return,
therefore called officer, who aroused the young
man and found that he had been robbed of $34; the
and found her in the street, when most Of the money
was found upon her person.
DnrRrcr ArroRsEY.-whst kind of house do you
keep!
WirNEss-Well, keep public house.
DISTRICT ATToRNEY.-You keep bed house, don't
WITNESS CTIestatngly) Yes.
DISTRICT ATroRNEY.-And keep these girls at your
WITNEs-Yes-I board them
DIsrRlcr ArroRSEY.-What do you charge the girls
Tor board? ~.r.
what they make. Uaughter)
DISTRICT ATToRNEy-How much do they make!
WITrEss.-I don't know sir exactly.
DsrnIcr ATTORNEY Do they make FIVE dollars per
week?
WITNESSING sir.
DYrRrcr ArroRSEY.-wen come sir, now tell us
how do you get your pay You feed chem do you not,
You give them three meals day, suppose. How do
you remunerate yourself?
WIrNEss-Why, yes sir, feed them. have three
meals m self, and would mt give them less. | calcu
late to have rs much out Of them as will pay for their
board.
The further evidence in the case went to fix the
theft the prisoner and the jury found verdict Of
guilty The Court sentenced her to the State Prison
Tor two years.
Pleas of Gully Hugh McKenna plsvd guilty to
an Indictment charging him with grand larceny in
stealing $50 so from Michael Roach Of 90 West Broad
way. He was sentenced to the State Prison for two
years.
Stephen Gleason, charged with grand larceny In
stealing 500 in meney from Henry Snyder, OF 558
Grand street, plead guilty to petit larceny The
Court the plea and ordered to be recorded
The prisoner was sentenced to the Penitentiary for
The Court adjourned till Monday morning. at eleven
o'clock
CoURr CALENDAR FOR MospAY.-Common Pleas.-
Part Mos. H. II, Is, 30 81 49, S. 49, 81 95 Part
2Nos g. 144 1872 1884, 15S, 100 O. H. 49, 49, so, a. SO.
CoURr OF ArrEALs- NOVEMBER TERM-WEDNEsDAY,
November 10 No. ii. Cheney Amidon, surviving
admnist Of Philip Van Cortland deceased ct AL
appellants w. Herman J. Redfeld ct al executors OF
Samuel Judd, deceased. respondent Mr. George F.
Comstock of counsel for appellants opened the srgu
ment OF this cause. Judge James r. Lawrence Was
heard for respondents. Mr. Geo. f. Comstosk closed
for appellants. No II. VIM X. Blair, appellant. vs..
Stephen Dillaye respondent. This cause reserved
No h. John Green, appellant v.Cavin Hall, responds
ent. Exchanged with No. 10 and to he heard after
argument Of No. Is No. H. Sias Marvin ct al sp-
pellants Robert M. Seymour ct al. respondents.
This cause reserved as there has been motion made
to dsmiss appeal in this cause which has not rs yet
bee decided. No. 10 George C. Tallman plaintiff in
Samuel B. White, defendant in error. Mr..
Ward Hunt opened the argument of this and ut
o'cack p NJ, hat not finished.