The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-17
Brooklyn City Intelligence.

THE CASE OF Mir. JACOB FRosr-Ths case was dis
that MIR Frost who is a very respectable citizen Of
Brooklyn, made any assault upon the female before
spoken Of.
CouRT OF Wednesday, May 16-7He Case
Of James r. Southrorh implicated wih Henry Dooittle
ct al appellants, Charles H. Dooe respondent os-
cupied the entire day II suit commenc ed in the
estate of the r c o up tns trust
made assignment for the benefit of their creditors The
question was whether the respondent in this owed
the appellants when the assignment executed,
and If they did, that the firm of Farmer Doottle
not the sureties thereof The not con-
cluded. Messrs w. g. G. Tracy appeared for appel
lants; Mr.. Hiram DEMO for respondent.
Police CouRr-Before Justice Truman Smith
Examination Of Jacob Frost charge of Assault and
Battery tcim intent TO commit Rape The examination
Of Mr. Jacob Frost an account of whose arrest was
given on Monday last took place at the police court
yesterday afternoon The affair has created the
intense excitement in South Brooklyn, where MIR Frost
resides he charge is that in the early part Of pr
last the defendant made assault upon the person Of
tempted to violate her person The complainant upon
being testified follows Mr. Frost assaulted
me the third day after went to live with him; he
down stairs, and put his hand on my neck and said
was smart girl About two weeks after, was down
in the cellar getting some wood when defendant came
and put his hand in my bosom; left his house about
the last OF April One evening about the first of pr
came into the parlor; he (defendant was thcre |
bad previously gone up stairs and came down again:
when went up the astral lamp the table was
burning brightly. and when came back the lamp was
lowered was standing by the Fireplace and he
my clothes with his other hand No one was in the
lower part of the house at this time
Upon her she said that she first told
her Sunday school teacher of the affair; that her
teachers name was Mrs Dwight; never told any one
that defendant had had criminal connection with me;
never told Margaret Roke that MIR Frost had had
crimina connection with me; said that Edward
Henry Coles had; Mrs Frost upon returning to her
house, has found asleep twice and scolded
me for it, have got angry; have pretty bad temper;
while was in New York, MIR Frost me and re-
quested me TO sign paper which he called certificate;
lrnp d, Ia Hale a
avenue, New \ ork,
The witnesses the part Of the defence were then
called TO the stand among whom were Mrs Freeman.
the matrcn OF the Hall Orphan Asylum, Mrs Eper and
Mrs Jcwett teachers in same institution who nil
hshhed IN the most positive manner that they would
not believe her under oath that she mad yery itte
memory very little conscience, and very little ability
to state thing as it really
MARGhnET kokr servant girl at present in the en-
ploy OF Mr. Frost testified that Mr. Frost never took
any Liberties with her, improper or otherwise except
once when he put his hand her shoulder a. she was
standing by the sidcboard
The testimony was here CLOSED and Mr. Lewis conn.
SCI Tor the defence summed up briefly, in which he
alluded to the known character Of the girl which was
bad one In point Of yerscity and by asnr
the court to hold her the crime Of perjury ma he
alleged no one would be safe from her attacks f per-
mt'eo 10 60 at large The plaintiffs counsel replied
IN very brief manner. Thereupon the court said
"n regard to Mr. Frost he is at liberty to 60 a. soon
as he please or TO stay here long a. he lkes The
Judge in aycry impressive proceeded TO warn
we 9fi ~ the consequences Of continuation Of her
uDpnnoipl'd conduct 10 which she replied that she
hed only told the truth, she know the soemnty of an
oath ana every word she had said was true and it
would be found out by God az the last day
Mr. FhosT then turned 10 the audience who had
eeDbicd TO hear the case and sadsI appeal TO this
suulthce whether the girl Ia not better lawyer than
her council Some high words here ensucd between
the parucs, which were Immediately checked by the
Junee una the case dismissed Thus has ended @casc
whitD ss been The common talk ef the Inhabitants OF
SCUM brooklyn within the past week Tie com plain
ant IL only about u years Of age and must either be
rnely hardened by long course Of crime, else
her bnbd Is not in very sound condition