The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-03-13
General Sessions.
6sgore the Recorder, and AIa-rmsn Adams and
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General Sessions.
6ssore the Recorder, and Alderman Adams and
Downing.
MAacHl2.--a Curious Case u Fraud -Lssso Chan
dor Eative of Huogary indie - for having. on
the hr't Of June Last obrsiusd taon'Snd a'hAr' IN
money and jsvelrs from ChAres Joseph Afosr Ne
tive OF Prssu The assseaaG Dstrics Attorney hsv
ing read tho indictment, Charles Joseph Afaer was
called aud examined great length by him His evil
d. ice was as olo~s He had arrived IN New York on
the "a h OF May ls47. Fem sSas TO iS4S no had been
BOOK keeper, from loaS TO lS|o ~ had been Ia
bueress for him.slS In Vienna. In few weeks sf,sr
his (wtness IN tbir country he osA,qaaia
ed with the Reeased la April lSiS, witness him
At Dsl0oDico's Hotel b" tine accused asked him
The xccu,sd then proposed 20 him 70 establish wad-
ding usnufsctory saying that he had the machinery
eli ready, aLa II the wtners would advance $500 be
mis- BIT become q partner Witness Replied that had
NO obi ctiop that because he knew tAat thu article
1.-THE ous'n~,p w.s good one IN New York rns TINS
The accused that took witness 20 the sce Of
(wbose psme did rot react us) in William street
and told witness that he had better go clerk TO
him for four or six months, to see how the business
would 20 on after The lapse OF some weeks witness
saw hun sgsu aud sske him about the tory;
to which the accused replied that Il was already
eNtu and operstion wtness then asked him
Why be had not given biu notices the ACCUSED sSid he
guessed that witness bad not $685. witness then took
out mis- pocket book and she we'd him 81 600 In bills
upon the Excbsugs and Pheux Banks, which he had
received for $50 sovsrsgus; witness did not the
accused again until the 3ist OF May. ct pollock
the evening" when he (the accusedJ said to hm, tell
me the truth why you arrive (coms) to America
but want to hear it from you F" Witness then told
him that he mad failed In Europe, and that he had
had With his fsuds for the purpose Of
avorpg settle with his EDITORS but not hav
ing been able arrange with them, he came to Ams
rica witness and the sccur~d tine vent to the house.
In Hudson street where no had conversed
with him until between IL and az O'Clock In the eve.
DiDg the next morning o. half past O'Clock the 40
cur-d csed upon him while he was Ia bed he came
to his room and said, for Goas sake, You sti in
bed: your creditors nsre; all IL hrs; they
I'm rtsr n tuVRH ms q ed AL
that he not able TO dress or wash wtness aid
60 him, "my God, what 10 tt he d3n-p Hs (~ituess)
said he ready TO spend $500 or 900 to settle he
matter TIE accused said that that would do for that
he would oe abl. TO ,ett- It, but sad that ne ne
witness) must follow his advice uncoadtioualy; he
told him leave the city and the state for II the
creditors could not find him, the settlement would be
easier aud they would bs osiged to take whatever was
offered to them witness gave him $500 In bis aud on
that they went to Albany from that city witness
to 20 to Chicago bssanse there teegraoaie
the We Mt Tor earmsn TO convey the baggage
to the steamboat and he advised vtne,s through
the ride streets OF Broadway alone and he would &C
company tae carman Tbs accused gave him .
ps'r Of speotAcles to wear, lest his creditors
shoald meet him. and by wearing glasses they
told him shave OF mis- whisk-rs (renewed iAughts
he did so they met 1T the steamooat; thsy arrived
ut Albany At four O'Clock in the morning aud vent to
the D-lavan House; the secu.rd then asked witness
for the balance Of the $1,000; witness gave him 500
in each and $3.50 in jewsIry, consbtins OF gold
watch. three gold chains ana sdys gold eye gs.i
witness wss to 90 to Buaso from Albany, where he
wss receive from the accused letter every day In.
forming him Of what going with the creditors
in New York; wi ness wrots the accused from Baf
fslo and enclosed u small letter sealed and In
velope under cover, addressed to the accused the en-
clortd letter was sdcressed to Madame Burts, his
lsndlsdy. With whom he had lived eight montos; be
RENAME In Buffalo tea twelve Days, but got NO
and he resolved to come back to New YORK where he
arrive the 18th Of June; he fell eck after tina. for
week and on recovering ne went TO doooi,n for tas
creditors, and be found that it wa, all hum
bugs not one Of them had come after him;
friend. and If he (wisnsss had not believed
that his eredtorn had come to New York, he would
not have given him cent When the accused took
his leave Of bin ut the railroad In Albany he (hs &C.
cused) embraced and kiseed hi m (I.oua lsughtsr)-
The accused had never offered to render any account
fthe money The next time that be (witnsss) SAG
the jewery was In the police Office; had the accused
PAID him back his money he would not have sued him
of the Witness he underwent long and most rigorous
cross examination by Mr. Graham, which proceeded up
to O'Clock at which time the court adjourned until
IL O'clock this morning.
PENNSYLVANIA INSANE HospIrAL-The follow
ing extract from the annual report OF this institution
Is given in the Philadelphia u Gazette, Of the 10Th
instThe present capacity Of the hospital 10 for 400
patients viz =: Ito maize and 90 female patients The
total number Of during the year 403 which
1sS were old ones rsmsnng over from lS47, and 2iS
new admissions Of,he total number. geo remain ua.
der and 203 have been discharged or died. The
number Of deaths was IL ~ cases were discharged un-
improved, "a improved, 90 much improved, and 100
q.
months; SO In between and months; "a in between
month"; and year, four being the result Of over
Included in the above grand total Of 1901 li6
Tor nearly 10 per cent? were farmers, and OF the 6S
females 90 Tor 10 per cent? were farmers wives wi
dows and daughters The wives widows and daush-
tiers of merchants are &c. Tor IA per osn; those Of
laborers 70 Tor IL per cent &C sesmstresses
tua makers and 81 domestice, who are on the melan
choy liss There remarkable disparity to bs noted
between the prop ct cares among the single and
married Of either There were 448 single mon who
ma lie n n th0
married. while Of 536 females IA oaly single and
2o6 Tor "a per cept} married Why should there be
a" n. opuse rers no. S some
Of manly kindness and tenderness? We fad q still
greater diproportion in the eases illustrating the inc
and wdow-rs. There only 81 Of the latter,
and many ns SO cases Of the former.
AFFAIRS IN BrESos AYRKs.-The British Packet
OF the 30h Of December contains the following
On the 23d instant the financial year ended, and
the resuts Of the accounts then made up will be
bodied in the message which government is to present
TO the Legislature Monday next. This srpose will,
confident be highly nattering, inssmuch Is the
deficit the estimates for year will be
considerably diminished notwithstanding that no
cresee has taken place in the public expenditure,
owing to the necessity Of maintsintng the country in
respectable state of defence until the questions
raised by the Anglo French Intervention defn-
lively settled. There being cabinet dinner here
the mes."s. Of the Executive like thu .pesoa
at home sreed to tho guests before its delivery from
the throne nothing has oossd out that enable
to crafty the Wishes OF readers by sntio pstng
any further information to tho contents Of General
Rosas orthsoning message, the appearance Of which
Is awaited with interest.
The cholera broke out among the negroes At tho
Clsrksville Tenn. Iron Works the 28th ult, and
many of them died that the operations OF the works
were suspended
c. Cherry has been arrested at GoRstown, NH,
charged with having been accessory Of
the Bls, del family.