The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-06-15
Court or general sess,ons.

Court OF General Sessions.
Before the Recorder, and Aid Franklin and Jackson.
JUNE A.-Pisa Of Guilty Ann Leonard plead guilty
the Sd Of May last knowing said property have
been stolen. The prisoner was in consdera-
ton Of which the court suspended Judgment in her
Trial for Reeeiring Stolen Goods--Louis Burke and
Joseph Burkle-father and son-were put on trial.
charged with receiving stolen goods knawng the same
to have been stolen The property stolen overcoa
vest, ring breastpin and hat, worth in all S6i,
the property Of saac Bernstein Of No ~ Centre street.
and taken from him the 18th or sth of April last.
The breastpin which worth S25 traced to the
possession Of young Burklc who bought it ofthe thief
Whitman for another pin of small value and rs cents
They were acquitted by the jury.
Trial Of Isaac a Bigss, Charged NTH Sending Threat
ening Letters to Wm b. .4storrhs case which created
some interest at the time Of Bggs' arrest called
on yesterday.
The case was briefly opened " the Assistant District
Attorney who stated that was charged against the
prisoner that he attempted to extort $4,000 from W.
Aston by means of threatening letters in the month
OF April last.
Wm. b. AsroR was the first witness called for tho
people He testified follows My residence is at No
"a Lafayette Place. (wtness looked at letters. and
lected those received by HIM; all received by
myself but one that received by Mrs Astor, and
through her by myself she handed 1t to me- received
the letters the days following the dates which they
bear; on receiving the letters. went to the Chief of
Police and took advice from him. assented to his pro-
positions; package shown; received package from
the Chief Of Police; believe this to be the same
person called for the package and gave to him. he
called at my house at about 10 O'Clock in the forenoon
i
the package was Bragg received the package origin
ally from officer Bowyer
sseaamtned-I saw person in reference to these
letters till raw Mr. Bragg gave it to Bragg myself;
asked him il he had parcel to deliver parcel in
exchange; he said and went off that was all that
passed between us on that OCCASION he delivered to
me no letter or paper at the time; he gave name,
nor did he state where he FROM he merely said he
called for packages gave package to my servant,
who hesitated and then delivered the package myself
RODENT w BOWER, sworn am officer of the
police. and attached to the chiefs Office: was so
the 9Th OF April last IAN advertisement shown to
neHs) took an advertisement of that kind to the
Herald office; package shown) made up that package
AssIsrANT DsrRicr ArroRNEy-I propose to read the
COUNSEL FOR PRsoNER-We do not care to hear Mr.
Bowyer's advertisement read; 1t is doubt a very
good composition.
WITNESS Il made up that package; and ON the
morning Of the 18th Of March last tosk it to Mr..
Astor's house and delivered 1t to MIR. Aston; took
position to watch the front door, and ut about 10
o'clock observed person going up the stoop; sub
sequenty ascertained it to be Bragg in few minutes
he came out; followed him to tho of Fulton
and Cliff streets; he went into grocery store the
northeast corner went in and spoke to him; in
sequence of our conversation he went from there to
the United States Hotel; officers Reed and Cole
companied him into the hotel; took station on q
corner opposite the hotel then went into the
hotel and took Mr. Bragg to the drug store with
me- leaving Mr. Reed in the hotel to watch the pack
age which was placed in the bar; in few moments
saw Mr. Biggs, the prisoner, come out Of the hotel
door and near him was officer Reed who made a mo-
ton to me; Mr. Biggs went down Water street to Bur-
ling slip up Burng slip to Pearl, through Pearl to
flatt up fat TO William down William to Maiden lane
up Maiden lane to Broadway, down Broadway; when
opposite to the City Hotel he stepped to speak to
gentleman, and then continued down to the Bonded
Warehouse where he took letter out and appeared
be reading iii he then continued down Broadway to
Demoncos Hotel, where he stopped, still reading the
letter. then went down to the Battery st rcadin9 he
then crossed from the Battery to some Of the
near, either Pearl, or some street it, he then
passed up Broadway to Liberty street. where he
met with gentleman, and stopped to speak to him;
from there he continued up Broadway to the Howard
House, corner of Maiden laue, where he got into an
nr,rih fra. fbn~.v snto .
up on the box; the omnibus continued up Broadway;
think asked MIR. Biggs what time it was; when we
goI near the Gity Han NJ Bisgs asked me II could
think told him he there till two O'Clock; We cen
tiDued up Broadway till we got to the corner Of Canal
street; he got out there. and also got out; he
went into an exchange Office or policy shop dom
know 1t was a policy shop only from appearances;
behind the screen, and was speaking to some Young
man; after speaking to the young man for a moment
he went out, and passed through Canal to Mercer
renee to package that he had in his possession and
asked him what he was going to do with IT. at that
seemed to be very much alarmed, and said that his
life was threateDed said he did not know but that he
should lose his lfe desired him to tell by whose
direction he took that package from the United States
Hotel had previously told him that was going to
take him to the Office OF the Chief Of Police; he said
he dare not tell me how be got the package or by
compand him to the Chief Of Police; had left Bragg
with officer Coles with directions to follow me- at the
package here present; 1t was done up In newspaper;
the package was not envsloped in a newspaper when
lett 1t with Mr.. Aston.
Question by the DISTRICT ArroRSrY-Mr Bower
what is in this package?
WrSrss-Worthess paper, in the simitude Of bank
notes.
Drs1Rrcr ArroRNEY-What was said by Bragg to
BFg or Bggs to Bragg while in the Office Of the Chief
OF Police
wrrsEss--Bragg told Biggs that he, Biggs desired
him. Bragg to go to Mr. Astor's house for the pack
age take 1t to the United States Hotel and do as he
bad done with 1t, words to that effect; Bggs made
reply; subsequently, Biggs told me to look out for
Bragg; Bragg was then In custedy Mr Bragg and Mr.
Biggs are brothers naw;they married sisters.
C'oss-ea amined MIR. Biggs kept at the Office Of
the Chief Of Police until his examination (from the
18th to the 17tb) the conversation related above as
between myself and the other PARTIES was think the
same afternoon that which they were arrested;
received instructions to ask these questions did
It ON my own responsibility; Biggs made reply at
Bragg; Bragg was at the Chiefs office before arrived
there with Bggs; searched Mr.. Biggs am not GER
handed it to me- do not recollcct that he produced
the package before got to the Office of the Chief
Police; don't think ] asked him his name when I
came up; may have done so; think when arrested
him told him that he in very critical position
and that he had better tell where he had got the
package and where he going to take it to- or what
he was going to do with it. my for asking
that supposed he was going to take it to other
person. spoke first about the package; said that
arrested him and that arrested him in reference to
the package he had got from the United States Hotel
Then he spoke about his life being in DANGER after he
had spoken to me about his life being in danger then
it was that told him he was in critical position and
forth
The counsel for prisoner here moved to strike out all
the evidence Of the witness as to conversations with
the defendant. after this declaration was made
The District Attorney opposed the motion
The court reserved its decision, and adj umed till
Friday morning.
.These letters published in the Herald at the tim
Of Biggs' arrest.
Movements OF Individuals.
Arrivals yesterday at the AsroR-Hon j. Holmes
Charleston; T. flatt, Philadelphia; Capt Johnson
Boston; r. A Fay, do; w. l. Polk, Maryland; n. Au-
lick, u. s Navy; l. Bullock, do
IRVING HousE-Thos. M. IF oote Buffalo; Ed Lau-
renee, England; f. Tylor, Boston; Judge Wayne
Georgia; g. l.. Saunders, England; +. Law, Rochester
HoMARp-W. BarrinRer. Echenecfadx. II