The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-12-06
TWO CENTS.
General Sessions,
------------- General Sessions.
Court off, Aldermen Jamison and CIsrk.
Before the Recorder and Ibis TRIAL FOR pxp.
THE CONFIDENCE MANS IA

SosSsuuss
Court off, Aldermen Jamison and CIsrsr
Before the Recorder, and. Ibis TRIAL FOR pxR,
| THE CONFIDENCE MANS BA.
DEC 6.-Ths trial Of Edward sm,. 'tency to become
jury In falsely justfyins to his comp, as the "Con
baAl for Samuel Thompson, better KNOW, "
fdsnos Man." was continued from yesterdA 'dby the
Henry c. Towner, attorney at Law, was osils mort
prosecution to prove the execution of a ohatts vsu
gage dated June 9th, 1s4s. The mortgage was {. Y
by the accused to John Slane and Henry NJ. Burrel.
on the stock and fixtures IN the store Aol BrosS
John Slsne doing business at No PIatt street, deal
or In glass ware being sworn testified that the above
mentoned mortgage was foreclosed and the property
Being cross examined, the witness stated that the
against loss they becoming his endorssrs smith had
been clerk in the house Of slane Burrell. In this
the prisoner of stealing money from the firm while in
their employ He was their bookksePer, and the cash
book fell short Of balance by $Sl. He collected bills,
Q.-By Counsel for Defence Did you not frequently
Al never received money without handing it ovse
The District Attorney objected to this mode s sxs-
Counsel for Deence- propose to prove that witness
was in the habit OF getting drunk that he carried the
key Of the SAFE and that he frequently took money
Witness did not carry the key of the SAFE I am
willing he Counsel for the defence) should prove my
The Court decided that this kind Of testimony was
| stand.
Henry NJ. Burrell, Of the firm Of slane Burreu was
secure payment Of which the mortgage property ss
4ol Broadway was given Witness stated that the pro-
Luther Horton, policeman OF the Second ward,
testified that the Both of July he went from the
District Attorneys office to p6 Centre street. No. IL
Platt street. 81 Fulton street. and 4OI Broadway Hs
found Smith at none OF these places and could not
certain that he had any interest In either Of them
Bartholomew Rooney ofNo. Is Chambers street being
swoIn testified that be had been in the habit Of COL
fhe RAJ amt Tina
past he has not received any rent from Mr. Smith
since May LIST, ls49 he received rent from Mr. Ger.
vso, who sold out about three months since to Mr..
Conkn since that time he has received rent from Mr..
Conkiin Prosecution here closed and
The defence called Sidney Stewart clerk Of police
Q-Do you recollect that at the time Mr. Smith was
examined he stated that he boarded at the Exchange
Hoteln Fulton street, and that he had goods there,
and that he believed 1t was No. 81,
Ale said that he had stere at No OF Fulton
of the to the In reference his
residence and place q bushes Think he said he had
an officer to No 81 Fulton street
Q.-Was there any store at that placer
A-There was not; the officer reported to me nsxt
A paper shown to witness which he read. 1t was
the first examination Of the accused In refrance to his
Witness-This was the first examination IL was not
sworn to- and took another and more particular
O. In taking sfIdavits do you put down the exact
words Of the person being examined!
A.-Word Tor word No.
Cross Examination -Q-was Mr.. Smith willing 10
swear to the affidavit after It prepared1
Ale was
o.-Dd you read the questions to him,
o.Did you not read the response to each question,
read; be looked at il and said that vas Nil right.
Herman Stearn sworn knows David Cavslloi (pa-
per shown has seen him write aud thinks the sigma
ture to that paper "a In his hand writing; It IL his
hand writings this paper bin of sale OF goods at
No so Centre street TO Smith csyslo beng witnessi
fsle made December 10, 1885, accom- panytBg the bill
was an agreement to rent the premises to smith tl
The District Attorney declared his conviction that
this whole thing was forgery
Counsel for defsnce-oh, yes. Well we can show
that these people have Attempted e rob Ne Smith
District Attorney nov propose 70 INTRODUCES Mrs.
Ca'allo to that the signature is that Of her
husband
This testimony was ruled out for the present
George T. Case, Of the Exchange Hotel, l33 Fulton
hotel from the 9th Of May to the 9Th OF August 1919;
lie had store Of goods thsres sort Of fancy store;
toe goods consisted Of Watches eweiry, psrfamery aud
William y. Reynolds, doing business at No Il riatt
street testified that he knos Ia. accused; had had
denlirgs with him; MIR Smith sent goods to the store
No a. Ilatt street; he sent boy with samples Of
cars TO be sod, the bills being Ia Dir. smiths name;
Smith.
Cross.,rarginsd Il pay rent to Mr. Morgan.
\. u Russell attorney and counsellor at law-was
formerly MIR. Smiths counsel lie tesussd that the
bill of sale Of the Place In CentFe street found
among the papers Of the accused which had been s-
TUNED.
Jonas II. Philips the Assistant District Attorney.
bipg called 10 the stand, tsstaed-That ON the after
noon OF the 18th Of August Mr. Smith called at his
house, In company with police officers norrigan and
Beudinot they .trAts Justice rath,
who wanted HIN TO give hi, opinion In relation to
Otherwise known O. the Conniepce Man. be exau,tneI
the AFFIDAVIT aud Smith showed him policies Of In
,ufsnes The aggregate amount being for 80 900; In the
absnee Of the District Attorney wituess Ola not feel
hIns.h At liberty to withhold his advise aaiayt
vas full, and the policies appeared to be g.nuus ms
CURED
The Di,trict Attorney called for the production Of
rfrisoner's Counsel. They were stolen By boy who
had been IN Mt smith employ, but Who, at the tins
81 the Sherins making the levy the premises stole
aud carried away. sir Smiths trunks csntsining
eotbing' some valuable papers, aud other articles.
The prosecution nov called Mrs Rebeccs Cavallo to
prove that the signature and In the b Of sale
fer hngs st 20 centre street not written by David
Ss'slio her hu'bandi she believed % TO have been
forged by . Mr Wells, whom she heard say, himself
could forge eleven different hands The prisoner stand
irg Up witness ssd be was not Mr. Wells she alter
wares took the stand and testified that he the per-
con.
Two other witnesses inroced to prove that the
signature was not ths, Of Mr. Cavailo
The defence next introduced samuel lsascs who IL az
rrs,sni doing business at 90 Centre street Ca
tsllos handwriting; has had many business trausac-
tons with him; be wrote good hand Mr. Csvallo sad
Nr SMITH came to my house together, and MIR Z. told
me that he had sold out 10 birn and requested to
deal With Mir Smith the same a. he had dealt with hin
The evids nee being all In couu.e, on both side. pro
cescei TO cum up twas late before the up vas
comlletsd The Recorder will charge the jury ths
1hursdsy) morning
frynon A rather good looking aud well dressed Irish
girl ramed Mary Mobkin this morning brought to
10 The bar and pleaded guilty 60 chsrge OF grand lar
eery, in having stolen watch and money worth siOp
irom Phiip Quigey, cOuptryman from NeT Jersey.
The accused, ~ seems, was Of the deuiyens of
Orange street and finding Quigey IN the street vh.rs
he vac suddenly taken ili she Induced him %
pany her o. her residence where although he resisted
ali Der soft blsndi.bneuts she ancca.sd in robbrs
him OF his money and watch before he left the pr
She was sentenced 20 serve two years in the STATE
prison
- Dishonsst servant - youue Gcrmsn NAMED Carl
Heinrich triedburg vas placed nc the bar charged with
having stolen Sos 81 In goid and silver colo from
Ooteib Bschstein bOsrder IN aDcrmsn public house,
ro9 LUDLOW street In which house the accused
employed to attend billiard table lie pleaded guilty
TO the charge aud sent 20 the State prison for
years. lie could not speak word Of English.
Court OF Com mon Pleas.
Before Judge lngrahsm.
Nov. o Gsorgs ~ ksariins rs J9sr n MrsLln.--