The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-12-18
Court or General Sessions.

Before the Recorder. and Aid. Jamison and Clark.
Dire H.The TyIsI Of Wm Norton for Libel, Postponed.
AT the opening Of the court this morning. VIM Nor
ton under Indictment for psrpetratng malicious libel
further postposemsnt Of his trial which has already
been put OF several times. The reason assigned by
counsel for sskiDs farther delay was the absence Of
witnesses. The defendant made afndavt to the fact
that two Of his witnesses were not to be obtained at
preeent.
accused to disclose what he intended to prove This
he refused to do.
The Court finally decided that they could not take
y PLsd Gully 10 steahrs a Drunken MGr's Pwo.-A
black fellsv named Washington Barker was placed at
the bar charged with stealing se2 In gold coin from
Arthur Quinn while the said Arthur was In state OF
intoxcation at No. Carlisle street the 2Tth of Ne
vembsr last He pleaded guilty to the charge although
h. aid he got none Of the plumber that having been
taken possession Of by his oonfederates He was
fenced TO the State prison for two years and six
months.
CoreIs5ior Of 6e T,siisony N the Ha'brouet False
Presnoe Case The case Of Joseph o. Hasbrouck In
falsely representing certain property to be covered BY
mortgage, when IL not so covered was continued
nom triday, and the testimony concluded RI. de-
PENDANT offered several receipts to show that the Int
rect the mortgage held BY MIR Depeyster had been
paid up to February, 1sas. The receipts we're read;
but the prosecution said that they did not deny that
the interest had been paid This however did not
alter the n the money had been obtained by false
preence In the FIRST race, the srimnsity OF the act
weuId not be changed, even II full restitution were
made after wards.
John Cochran called and sworn by the defence --Is
N attorney
arm Of Cochran h Rathbone. that Arm commenced q
suit IN the Supreme Court to forecoss the mortgage
and to set aside certain deed OF trust TO sxtsnd the
mortgage, from Hasbrouck TO Depeyster over the
psrty mentioned in the deed Of trust and TO compel
the payment OF certain Judgments; application vas
also made for the appointment Of receiver witness
went TO Williamsburgh with MIR. Hasbrouok, Mr. De-
peyster and the officer 1T the time Of Mr. Hasbroucks
arrest he recoscted the subject being mentioned Of
including the property covered by the deed Of trust In
the mortgage but don't knov that Mir Dspeystsr pro-
poeed IT, witness also stated that Mr. Depeyssr acted
snder his advice. -
ward vas the ofbeer who arrested Mr. aasbrouck Tie
proved some conversations between the com pls,nant
and the scoused In this suit but the compainspvs
council objected to evidences going to prove that the
com ri aipa ant offered to settle the matter
Counsel for the defence next offered TO prove that
the ompiainsnt told Nathan Hendricks, the Deputy
Clerk OF Ulster eeunty who is nov In court In June
lsAe and before he visited the Tuthilltowp property,
thst II was the property which had been purchases
from the Bank OF Popebkeepsie which he bad mort
gagged TO him. and that he tNr Hepdricks) and com
plapsnt compared the description Of property In the
deed with that In the mortgage and they correspond
ed, and sfter they so found to correspond Mr.
Depeyst said, must have been mistaken /"
The prosecution admit the truth Of Of this pro-
posed evidence and only obj.ct 60 the Testimony be-
Ing given, on sccount OF supulstion having been
msds Friday evening limiting the defence to the
introduction Of two witnesses, Messrs Cochras and
Livir gston.
A writ Of prohibition from th. Supreme Court pre-
hbiups the Court Of General Sessions from proceed
ing TO try this dated April is S4s being put in
evidence by the defence the prosecution introduced
writ Of consultation issued by the same court dated
TO proceed with the trial n vrit Of prohibition
bad Issued The testimony being ~ length ell In. the
counsel foe the prosecution spced his sum ming
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