The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-11-15


jewelers. at las and 1T ReAde street, aud stealing
tbsreffom gold chains, cameos and other articles OF
ievelry. The property missed by Mr. Bad xin
to the nd as witness testified 60 having lost ths
property In question about $500 Of said property was
subsequently shown TO him. having been taken by the
policeman from prisoners residences. Mr.. Bald vim
identified two Of the being mi ure heads
Of Washington and Fran kiln he also knew the chains
BY certain parks well known to Of such
articles they were not quite finished, aud certain
marks Of tools were visible upon them Mr. Bald vim
testified that there we're marks Of violence upon the
doors or locks Himself and partner their once
till late hour the night Of the robbery and they
locked the door themselves when they left. An ap-
prentice NAMED Murdoch locked the safe on the even
named Jackson porter locked the outer door or iron
gate LEADING to the factory.
LEWIS CosrIeAs, sworn.-Is police man Of the 10th
ward In company with another policeman he arrested
the prisoner, at his residence No no Hester street
on the Stat Of August: there another person In
the room-a woman, who he said his wife; fou nd
10 canoes plumber Of pledge tickets and other
articles identified by Mr., Baldwin his property;-
there were chains and 10 camses; the chains a nd
in the Of the property clerk
at the Essex Market police.
Several persons we're called to prove that prisoner
mad given different names as belonging to himself. To
his landlord he gave the of Theodore La Rorchs;
to q carpet merchant he gave the name Of Mr.. La
Tour.
The counsel for prisoner claimed, In his clients
behalf that the place where the property fou nd
"cra.% No itrs..s. m . OF the
the prisoner. The counsel on either side mined
the testimony and the Recorder charged the jury who
found a verdict efcuilty Of grand larceny
A second Indictment charging Williams With bur.
gsry and grand larceny, was then taken up; the
plea was accepted This last robbery was oo%mittes
at No % Division street. the 10th Of August last
and the property belonged to Moses s. Blaukenstein
u consisted nj watches and ewelry Of the value of
1854 U.s. Ths Court sentenced the prisoner to the
State prison for and II months on the hrst in.
and IL months on the last Indictment and nles Of
guilty. So Williams goes to Sing Sing for years aud
10 months, with two indictments hanging over his
head when he comes out He is quite young man
not more than 20 or 81 years of age.
CouRr CALENDAR FoR THIS DAY Common Pleas
1st part, 90, IL 81 So, ST. So 49, 95 Is % part 100
Ios H. ia 1ls 12o, 1872 ia, 1885, l2s $780, 1884, g. a.
Court OF AprEALs, Nov. l1.-November Term -
No. y and took up good share of the session; and
MIR. Comstock commenced his reply and had not
closed at the adjournment Of surt. Court Adjourned
until Monday next, at 10 A. NJ.
CAPTAIN AND MATE CHARGED WITH CAUSING THE
DEATH OF ASAnoR.-Lewis Thomas master and Peter
Johnson, mate Of the chip Unicorn were brouxht nm
before Charles L. Woodbury. Esq United ates com
mssioRer upon complaints charging that by assau Is
Of various kinds and at different times they caused
the death Of John Smith, alias Jshn McLennsn on
the Goth Of October. It appears from the evidence
that Smith had been shipped at New Orleans, and
was In good health when he came on board that
when two days out he became unwen, and gave dis.
satisfaction by the slow and inefficient manner in
which be took hold Of his work. that captain
ended him, and the mate beat him with his asts and
kicked him repeatedly; that this course of treatment
was continued for several days, till he took TO his
berth After lingering four five days durin g which
the captain administered some medicine to him he
died For thirty hours previous to his death he was
delirious. His body bore numerous marks of blows
Grounds OF defence indicated by the examine
ton that he came to his death by some disorder
which he had upon him when he joined the vessel or
1t was caused by delirum tremens After examin.
irg portion ofthe witnesses, his Honor the Commits
soner postponed the further hearing of the case until
Tuesday, and the defendants ordered to be com
mite d-Bosfon Post, Nor. 13.
At q late court of Common Pleas at Zanesv;,,e Ala
~ NcCleand recovered a verdict Of $1,000 arsinst
John Vandervert, for breach Of promise of mar
riage Paying pretty dear for few months courtine