The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-07-12
Court or General Sessions.

Before the Recorder aud Aldermen Jsmison and Wood
put upon her defence charged with stealing $780, in
gold coin and bank bills from Ann Sippel at No. 80
Oliver street. the I'd day Of June last The prison.
had been at work in the house where Mrs Sippsl
boarded and having the opportunity stole the money
She was convicted and sent to the State prison fog
two years.
Caroline Yeoman young girl tried for stealing
s6s in gold coin and bank bulls the property Of EkAn
Adler residing at vs. Canal street. the Goth Of
last The defendant was mere child, and as the jury
did net deem her culpable, or clearly guilty she
frisi for R.ceirins Stolen CODA woman named
Frances Rchert indicted for receiving the money
above mentioned as having been taken by the child
Caroline Yeoman from her mistress, Mrs Adler but,
the jury had decided that Caroline declared not
guilty Of theft, OF course they could not do otherwise
ihan to acqu the woman luchert OF receiving stolen
money.
Msdemeanor. Daniel Forbes was tried and convicted
Of msdemeanor, In wilfully aud malicousiy cutting
the cushions In the Broadway theatre the evening
OF the LIST 81 June The court sentenced the prisoner
to pay fine Of s25 and to stand committed until the
.assanh and Battery 10Th Intent 10 RH--Hsnry Mo-
Caslin was placed at the bar charged With having ON
the 10th 81 May last, attempted to take the life Of
James Hughes, by stabbiDg him with u knife, that
he near killing him The prisoner appeared TO be-
fact the Court consented receive plea Of guilty
OF assault and battery rand sentenced the prisoner 10
Charge Of Fsise Prsi,ncss--william Jackson was put
on trial, charged with dsfraudipg q countrymNa,
SIT and about sS3 in gold aud silver coin, BY false
tsDses. The complainant Malty, being called TO ths
stand. testified that he came from rrumbull county,
Ohio to this city aud, the 10th last he had
bought silver watch at 2l0 Broadway. file had given
about s7 for the watch. and just after he Left the
store he approached by the prisoner, who asked
him what he had purchased In the store at 2i0 Broad
way. Witness replied that he had purchased silver
watch Walking along together, Jackson asked TO
the watch, ana at once pronounced the price paid
too much. lie then began to tell witness aoout y
young man who bad offered him a gold watch worth
Sll0, for half that price; the young he said was
DESTROYS Of visiting his father who lay sick in the
country, at considerable distance from the city lie
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examination, the watch was pronounced To b. worth
Clio or s120. They continued their walk from where
they first met to the Post oce, and thence to~srds
the Battery While on their way doen tom, Jackson
told Maltby that he living the Astor House, that
he wass farmer from Yates county In this stats and
that he TO town with about 81 TO worth of voo
which be was engaged In selling While they we're thus
walking along ana converting jackson continued talk
ing about the gold watch which he came so buying
from the young ~bo wanted to 20 TO the country
TO zee his sick father lie said that he should have
bought IL, but that he had left his money the
Astor HOuse and a. young mau present offered "a
take the watch and pay the mone~slosn he trhe pr-
eop.rj had ios, the bargain, hs ~ very ash;
he thought the watch worth slto. aud ne could
have got II for sos. They had no~ got into .
dirty street aud the witness remarked tina, h. not
acquainted with the streets Of the city Jackson said
he was not much acquainted with the city bat he had
studied the map considerably. At this moment tbey
were joined by young man. who asked Jackson ~ no
ws g-bg To taSe that watch" Ihis young msn,
jackson tor Johnson no had stated his name 70 beJ
said the owner OF the vausble watch. Prisoner
then asked II the other young had not bgughs the
watch No said the 81 the watch, he bscked
out" jackson said he would take the watch. ~ the
owner would 20 with bio Co the AstOr House whsrs
his money was efurthrr said that he had sister 40
the House. Who III and cpannsd to her room
He then asked Naltby what money he had by him aud
harp,d that he had about S33 10 money Jackson in-
duc,d him 20 let him have this aud MS silver watoh
and security for the payment OF the amount he
(yaltbyD To mold, u collateral security. gold
watch which Jackson took from his p-cket sud placed
In his possession The young took the money sod
the silver watch aud ~eRt his way while the prisoner
aud complainant started for the Astor House 90 settle
their accounts. Having arrived at the porch Of the
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70 TO his sick sister room for his money Maltby
a for him time when the suspicion flashed
upon his mind that he night have been victimissd,
aud he went office OF the hstel and asked foe
hr Johnson but only found that neither Mr. yohuscn
nor his sick sister boarded in the house. He tneu
the Office of tn. Chief Of POLES I'D made the
complaint, which resulted In the arrest Of Jackson
The prisoner ably defended but the jury could not
conceive ~ honest for thus to swindle with i'm
punity, and they, therefore, rendered verdict Of
guilty aud the court sentenced the prisoner 90 the
State PRISON tor two years