The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-12-01

Decision Of Justice Mountfort the Case Of .ddermss
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Patrick Kelly of the Sixth ward who stood charged
with intoxicstion. Quite . number Of persons were
among wheml were the Alderman, Captain MAgues, Sc
veral clerks OF police and others. The opinion and de-
which the Justice reviews the whole Of the testimony
which We published during the hearing The Justice
also severely comments on the prop,isty Of Aldermen
investigating the parties thus charged with Offences
The Justice then closed his follows
prisoner therefrom. without the necessary forms Of
law required by statute he virtually aids and assists
law for the offence committed have feit it my duty
to make the foregoing remarks in connection with the
probability is, that il the defendant had not gone to
the STATEN house for illegal purpose-that OF dis
charging from confinement two In the legal
custody Of Capt Msgnes his other delinquencies
might have passed unnoticed The testimony for
the people is not only overwhelmingly conclusive
but in my opinion Is fully corrobor by the evil
dence adduced for his defence; and am therefore,
reluctantly forced to convict the defendant OF the
charge alleged against him but shall remit the hneb by
him incurred.
.anOther Charge against Madame Roodgood Another
charge Of fsse pretences yesterday preferred
sganst Madame Bloodgood, by freshman aod his wife,
by the name of Thomas and Bridget Geogehsn. who
keep kind Of fancy dry goods store at No So Fourth
street Of VIII, the accused obtained dry goods,
valued at SIS, under the following circumstances:-t
appears that on the 3ist Of October last, Madame
Bloodgoo2 and her daughter called the store of Mrs
Geoghegsn and IeBersed that the weather was very
cold, and asked permission to visit the back room,
where the raw fire. for The purpose OF warming Them
selves. No sooner they seated than the.accused
began 10 talk about house she had just taken,
and also that they were but recently FROM the South,
and the Northern atmosphere they foond to be too
cold for their delicate In the course OF the
conversation Madame exhibited key OF the new
house she said had been taken by her 1t was situ-
ate in Twenty fret street Calvary Church She
also complained OF fatigue ia Furnishing the house,
and further that he bad plenty OF money and by way
OF recompense for the kindness shown the daughter,
Miss josephine selected several articles, making bill
OF SIS These articles Of purchase ordered to be
sent to their residence, describing the house as
being mansion of brown stone in rwenty nrst street,
calvary Church According TO direction, Geoghe-
han conveyed the bundle OF goods rang the bell and
Madame Blocdgood to the door aud remarked
that she ia great confusion 10 equence u lay
ing down carpets &c, and having left her purse up
stairs she took the property ana begged him to call
the next day for the money. Ueegn.gau, seeing the
beauty the house, considered good debt and
consented so 10 dS but making the call the next
day Tor the money he observed bill the house
" 10 Let " He then believed 10 was swindled and
sought the landlord OF the premises and ascertained
that the Madame Bioodgood had the day previous OBJ
tanned the hey OF the house for the purpose of viewing
the under the petence ~ hiring the premises for
her residence, since which time the Madame has
been s.cretiDg herself from part Of the city to
another, until arrested on Wednesday last, on the
charge OF obtaining bill OF goods iron Mr. Meyer in
Broadway, under false pretences. Yesterday after
Madame Blocdgood, accompanied by her daugh-
ter Josephine brought from prison before Justice
leakley, fer hearing The daughter Is very gen
in Der mar she dressed very neatly in "a blue
silk fhiri ed hat dove coiored shawl and blue
mtrino dress Her face may be called pretty-a full
dark eye, Greciap nose OF ample size lips and teeth
good black bsir, done 10 the polka style and take
this fair altogether she is very gsnteel and
lady like The mother is not 20 uch so she IA about
Az years OF age rather looking with thin bony
face and appears 60 be well versed in and capable OF all
such tricks as those charged against her. She
dressed in small black sbirred hat moazne dress,
and black Grape shawl She is still detained in Gus
tody, in default Of bail.