The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-05-26
Inv Intelligence.


COMMON Pleas, May 25.-Before Judge Ingrah am
Crowel adams and Samuel CarneH, u.s. William Rider
aud sererai others-Ths was an action promssory
note for y625. The defence want of cousi !era-
ton and usury 1t appeared that Goodyear Of the
defendants gave the note to person named Hotch-
kiss. who procured for him $780, and was to receive
quarter per cent interest per day Hotchkss gave to
Pemberton, and the latter gave 1t to the defendant
Benson. who gave him $500 for it, and placed the bal
ance to his Pembcrtons, account Benson gave it to
the plaintiffs in payment of old debt The defend
ants insisted that the transaction between Goodyear
and Hotchkiss was usurous. and vitiated the whole
transaction but offered to pay the $500 with interest
advanced by Hotchkss, which the plaintiffs counsel
refused. On the part of tho plaintiffs it contend
ed that they bona fde holders and ought not
be prcjudicsd The judge told the jury that the plain
tis could not recover but $780, surprising that there
usury in question:; but the question of usury
of fact and if they believed that the pm
of the note from to the other usury
they might lind for the defendants Verdict for plain
tifsagainst Benson S692, and against all the ether
defer dants S415 49,
Before Judge Ingraham-Wm. ": Foster Benja-
min Biagg This action against the endorsee
of promissory note for $200thc defence want of
consideration. Verdict for plaintiff for 5000 with in
terest.
Sheare u.s. Nc CuHagh-Judgment for defendant
Carpenter as Barclay ct ai-The jury in this cause
disagreed and were discharged
UNITED STATES DIsrRIcT CoURT May 25-Before Judge
Bctts-The Grand Jury came into Court this morn
ing, and handed up two bills of indictment against
L. g. Greenwood, mate of the ship o-Tayloc'-
for the murder Of VIM Carlyle. and the other for
an attempt at mutiny. The indictments to be
mt to the United States Circuit Court and the trial
will take place, probably. the first Monday of next
month.
U. S. CIRcuIT CouRr-Romantic Saiiors.-John
Fields, WIN. Rhodes and VIM. Selby tried on the
9th inst. at Boston, before Judge Woodbury., an
indictment containing three counts the substance of
which is a charge of melting the of the bark
George Capt. Tabes to leave the vessel The George
is whaling vessel belonging to Stonngton, Conn and
left that port for cruise in tho Pacific In of
her voyage, she went into port Of the Sa ndwich
Islands, and 'erc three men came board without
the knowledge Of the officers keeping themselves
creted until the ship had sailed. Two of these
were the witnesses against the cused and they
that shortly after the vessel got the
preached plan in the forecastle to take boat,
the arrival Of the vessel the California coast go
shore, take with them provisions. gun, ammunition
&c. and colonize the country. The plan talked
over quantity Of powder two three bags of bread
gun, &c, slowed away in the forccastlc and all the
arrangements for carving out their romantic notions
completed, when day the Steward gave information
to the captain. Nothing said TO the about
the matter but the vessel arriving in the bay OF
San Francisco California; some captains and mates
of other whalers that happene lying in the bay
came board and consultation was held as to what
should be done 1t was finally decided to put the
spirators in irons which done and they then
taken from the vessel ironed they were, put on
shore island where there water, and
and forced to remain there three days and three
nights. They were, however, furnished with old
sail to sleep in and quantity of bread and water.
From this island they taken in open boat still
remaining in irons to place 200 miles lower down
the coast where the sloop of Portsmouth ly-
ing and on board of that vessel examined by Capt
Montgomery. There were in all brought before
Capt. NJ. but four of them he discharged, of
the witnesses stated condition that they should
join army then In California-the Others were
brought home in the Portsmouth. The testimony
to show that there great degree of familiar
ity between the officers and of the George, dur
ing the voyage, that they frequently played cards
Cape Horn" and other games together that the fact
that gun kept in the forccastle secret TO
the officers and that the discipline of the vessel was
of the oosest character yet the orders of the officers
were always obeyed by the men. and the best feeling
existed throughout the ship. The jury returned a
verdict of not guity-Boston Times, 25th inst
CouRT CALESpAR roR THIS DAy,-Common TIs1s-
First P1f-l69 Ill l15, III. 17o Isl, 1873, 1885, 1s7.
60 Second Port-llS 100, 122, 13o 20, l2s 1872 1888,
140, 142.
Police Intelligence.
Order Of The Ciiy.-The police department G.
markably effective yesterday under the direction # the
Chief they having been arranged the corners of all
the streets the whole length of the procession In the
front of the City Hall the manag exceen
whereby much larger portion of people could obtain
n sight Of the old General We did not hear of any
pockets being picked nor was there any of the light
that the orders Of the Mayor and Chief arrest
all pcpockets or suspicious persons fhat class and
lock them up until after the procession This order
had most salutary effect thereby preserving citizens
pocket hooks and saving the thieves lodging Ia the
station house This might consistently be called the
preventive system.
How TO TRAVEL FREE OF Exrrysr-An officer Of the
Vermont constabulary force arrived in Hudson last
week having in custody he supposed, Moshier, the
anti-renter, who stands charged with shooting the
sheriff aud for whose arrest and delivery at the Column
ba County jail, large reward has been offered The
prisoner accompanied the officer the way willingly
and was In remarkably good humor during the entire
journey; but when he arrived in Hudson whore Mo-
shier Is well known the good natured genius proved to
be neither that individual, whit like him in APP
pearance. Tho Vermont constable OF course, ta-
ken all aback as he had confidently imagined the $1,000
good us In his hand His fellow traveller being de-
cdedy awag run him very hard his lcctle mistake
| and gave him few lessons, with due mock gravity
the course to be pursued with reference to tho
wcase, when that animal is caught In state OF pro-
found Violence After the officer had put his horses
| heads towards the Green Mountains, and was fairly
homcwnrd bound, the quasi Moshier was asked how he
came to be arrested He replied that he was away down
east and dead broken and that he wanted to get to
Hudson. and In order TO accomplish this, under thu
peculiarly perplexing state of his finances he gave
fellow his jacket to start report that he was the alb
squauatng anti-re inter- In less than an hour he say
he was arrested placed In deviish nice coach, and
drove TO Hudson with speed that he never before &C
compshed after horsefesh This Gays the .4iban,