The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-10-14

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office in Devonsh,re street, in the same ON G
with Miller had some conversation in regard t.
the Unien wharf estates; was drawing plan Of tn.
estate at the time Belknap saw the plans and gave
directions about dividing the lots also drew plans
of the Joy estate, Charlestown, and examined wills
with reference to the titles Belknap in, often
and these plsns wrote notes for Beknap to sig
know be sgned as many as four at time; this
| at Concord, in the summer of 1915; can't say how
many more he signed went to Concord, where met
Beknap in the office at the depot; showed him the
notes and he signed them there while the trains were
was in great hurry; can't tell the exact amount OF
the notes, but should say they each 500
co., can't tell the time but 1t was in warm weather
Here the witness stated that he absent, part OF
the time in Europe part of the time in New Orleans
part Of the time in New York. and that he returned
te this city in the latter part Of July last] think
that while in Devonshire street. carried commu
lions from to the other of the parties more than
once; have seen Belknap at the Revere House with
Cross Ea0mined-I don't know what sum the notes
were given for or to what they reate don't know
Miller ever had them know of no mortgages Union
wharf had no interest in 1t; many deeds passed be-
tween Miller and me; Miller made several mortgages
payable to me; don't know that Belknap had any
interest; had no pecuniary interest in the Union
wharf property. Adjourned.
CIRCUIT COURT Oct. l3.-Before Justice Strong
Julian u.s. WesterreH-This cause given to the
jury this evening, after which the Court ad-
Journed and the jury directed to bring in sealed
verdict to. morrow morning.
SUPERIOR CoURr, Oct IS Before Justice Wander
oel-.4ie1ander Us. Francia.-This cause was also
given to the jury Sealed verdict tomorrow, morning
Before Chief Justice Oakley Gilnon 4. Co. as
CiaJp.-This cause which was m action on promis.
sorry note for 1900 was finished to-day The jury af
ter short consultation found verdict for the plain
tihs for the amount claimed.
COMMON PLEAS, Oct Is Before Judge Ingraham
Marcus Eid'fdge ct al Us. Allan Hay.-This
ton for goods sold and delivered 1t appeared the
plaintiffs, through their agent, a man named Knight
sold to defendent quantity of tallow The defence
was, that Knight was the actual of the talow
and that defendant paid him for it, but the jury fou
q diet for the plaintiffs for SIP.
Before Judge Daly.-Edward Wall as. John Burk-
This action to recover damages for an assault
md battery alleged to be committed by the
on plaintiff 1t appeared the defendant kept porter
house in the 18th ward that the plaintiff with others
the parties upon which the defendant struck the
plaintiff on the head with decanter, nacting se-
we're wound which brought on eryspelas
through the means of which plaintiff to his
house for four months The defence that plaintiff
commenced fight with man named Mages, to whom
he severe beating that after the defendant,
with Others Magee, and put him in an adoin.
ing room, plaintiff followed him there and attempted
again to u.e him that he also assaulted defendant
assault him back in his own defence Sealed verdict
tomorrow morning.
GENERAL SESSIONS, Oct. 10, 1s4s-Before the Re-
corder and Aldermen Defore.t and Hatfeld-For-
feited Recognisanees H. Brow nson indicted
for assault and battery the person Of Simon Paher
Alice Hills assault and battery Margaret Towns
George Andreas, charged with misdemeanor in having
offered bad and unhealthfnl at for sale and Samuel
HoRget indicted on charge of assault and battery
answer to these charges falling however, 70 annasr
when called their were declared to be
forfeited. .-r 70
Plead Gully George F. Boeram, charged with
stealing coat vest pantaloons and some other arti
ces o. Nearing being
fenced to the penitentiary for six months James
Schluter plead guilty toa charge Of gr and larceny
in stealing 1929 in gold from Charles Schmidt The
court sentenced him to serve two years in the State
prison.
Trial for Manslaug her-C Charles Walton was put
o an him Will unau
slaughter in having with another person. caused the
death Gran unknown man. on the I'D OF August, l847
tor appeared that on the day above mentioned the
ana announcer man known as Crazy Jim were dI
Wig AZ Dreak neck speed down the Bowery both being
AZ Inc AZ or near the corner OF FIN
sreet, tneir morse Rnockeo down, ana tner venice
ran User a. Ua unn III WHOSE ne was ine
sensible He was taken to the hospita where he died
on the "a OF september iohowing; ana was not able
Deiore MS atath 70 give any lhIomation wncn coud
ieao 70 an cestalnment CT VINO ne was Inc counsel
1or the aeIence endeavored TO snow that the death
Of the unknown man was not at all clearly made out
to be the result OF the inures received on the occa
uries received by the stranger we-e nta these
with the aid Of evidence going to show that Walton
was noc the orver Oh tne morse at the tlme ana st
o'ner evidence TO prove LOT the prisoner good charac
ter, constituted the ground assumed by the counsel
Tor accused Inc case was summed up on both sides,
and the jury under charge from the Recorder
and AFTER somewhat protracted absence, returned
VeT T OF not guilty
Grand Larceny Kosanna Divine was placed at the
BAR charged with having stolen gold watch, worth
Soo, from John Foey, OF NO 10 James street. The
larceny was Perpetrated some seven or eight weeks
ago, when Foley employed the accused to do some
mouse cleaning ior MIN. The watch was hanging up
in an apartment where the accused was employed and
shortiy AFTER she had gone the time piece was missed.
policeman was Immediately despatched to her apart
ments where ne found the missing watch. A defence
was not attempted, the woman only saying in excuse
That she was drunk at the time, and did not knew
what she was about till she came to herself at the
lice Office The jury returned verdict of guilty, but
the prisoner to the mercy Of the Court
Adjourned till Saturday, eleven O'Clock, Am.
CouRr OF SPECIAL SrssIoNs Oct 13-Before the
Recorder and Aldermen Libby and FITZGERALD This
sometimes lively little court was to-dav father barren
in interest The cases we're most of them nsttv lar
cepies of the stereotv form onlv ono tbp bsing
remarkable and that was the Allegation on the mart
Of ell the culprits that they knew nothing of the cir.
cumstapces and the crimes aIeged against them -
They almost uniformly drunk, drunk, drunk.
MICHAEL MURPHY, a " bould soldier boy'' being
called listened to An allegation CHARGING