The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-04-21

This Eafaeua Is woman who has been living with
for some time. but Is not my wife. NO sooner did
have the charge Of bigamy against dismissed than
was arrested ON this charge. respectfully submit
that was actusted purely BY honorable motives and
acted from the dictates Of kind heart in connecting
myself with Louise Corrao in the most sacred and hal
lowed tie known On earth, with no other motive but
our mutual welfare and happiness, and the establish
ment Of our joint interest. She Is young and posses
ses mind rarely met with in her rank Of so
ciety and II not fourteen years of age, il far
more advanced In conduct, language, and educa-
tion. II is an every day occurrence in my
younger than Louise Corrao; my arst wife bore me
son when she but n little fourteen years of
age, and presumng that the laws Of this country
not other than those of my church and native land
unknowingly, unwittingiy, and unintentionay. com
mitted crime, If such It be called, ~ Louise
Corrso always represented herself to to be fifteen
years Of age and woman in every respect / would
here beg your Honor to remark that there
on my own part no forcible or other unjust
means used towards the girl She to ms with
full knowledge of what to be done. and IL now
attached to me with feelings highly honorable aud
worthy Of woman, and which can in no way be impair
cd by this persecution have made her my wife,
not my concubine, not prostitute. but my wife
so' Had knowingly broken the laws Of the land. Is
itreasonabe to suppose that would have remained in
this city to meet its punishment!
The magistrate, the testimony considered 10 sum
cient to send the before court for trial and
cuded to hold the accused to bail in the of $500
Signed. CAMMNt,o DOINAKMMMA.
Charge Of Forgery and Grdo Larceny. ny.-Ycsterday.
Relyca and Cockcfair. Of the Independent Polico
jamin. jun a charge of breaking open trunk at
the Philadelphia Hotel of Battery place and
Washington street and stealing therefron a draft for
Ss20. drawn by the Ontario Savings Bank Canandagua
on Samuel T. Rogers No % South street made payable
TO the order of Samuel H. Stiles from whose trunk the
draft stolen 1t from the facts set forth be-
fore the gstrate that Benjamin boarding the
above hotel whore Mr. stiles and his cousin wait
ing and preparing to start for California The servant
girl observed Benjamin in Stics's room. kneoling
down at the trunk and when she opened the door he
junped up, and picked up small looking glass and
commenced to look ut his whiskers. This was on Fri
day, the day the DRAFT stolen Yesterday morning
young man. by the name of Mortimer j. smith. met
Benjamin in Nassau street who asked Smith II he
wanted to make 500 at the same time exhibited the
aboye-named draft. with the forged endorsement of
samuel ii stiles, and wanted smith to get Ii cashed,
and he would give him 500: Smith took the
draft from Benjamin; but instead of trying to
get 1t esshed he suspected II had been stolen, and
before leaving Benjamin he made appointment to
meet him again In short time, at No Nassau street
Benjamin. supposing that smith intended to get il
cashed returned TO meet him at No T. Nassau street
at which place Smith returned him the draft and Mr.
Cockefar being at hand took Benjamin into custody,
and conveyed him before Justice Mountfort. The
draft taken from his and identified by Mr.
stiirs as his property; but the endorsement OF his
nams the back he pronounced to be forgery.
Thus benjamin stands charged with the forgery, as
well a. the larceny In the same trunk Mr. stiles had
sl6o In bank bis and $50 in gold lodged in an old
boot, which place the rogue omitted to search The
accused his arrest ACKNOWLEDGED having the draft;
but said he picked II up from the floor in the hall Of
the Pbiladelpha Hotel Justice Mountfort, the
above fa,ts. committed the accused to prison, in de-
fault Of $1,000 bail.
Mrs BrOckarsy Boiied Mrs Louisa Brocksway, the
wife Of Broekaway the counterfer who escaped from
Hudson jail short tins since was bsed yesterday in
the ~ 500 In few days shall exhibit to the
public the farce adopted in several lately
brought before the police court in which the parties
on whom conviction would surely follow, have, by
some hoeus pocus arrangements been used as witnesses
against ot hers. who arrested aud committed to
prison their testimony, although stolen proper
y counterfeit money found In their possession
1t IL very curious system to adopt
burglar Two
Miller, of the 18th ward to come from building
situated in zsbogtnn place Of reene street
about o'clock on Thursday night. The oficcr,
pcctng that they roguer took one into custody
the other made his escape The one in custody threw
roll Of bansbls from his person, which was Picked
up and found TO be S2l Inquiry then made in the
vicinity and was asccrtaned that the rogucs had
tered the dwelling house Of Ir Buckley through the
scutte. that being the third house from the
The raseais having passed the empty house got
house of Mr.. buckley The money stolen from
Of the loser rooms together with two pair OF pants.
The money identified by the owner and the rogue
was comtaitted To prison for trial
.3'Tsst by Istegraph-A tclegnphic despatch
ceved Friday by the Chief Of Police setting forth
sat jew ny the name OF carson Rosenthal had left
Albany aud was ON his way To- New York. having sto-
len So and Wa. expected to come down by the Iud-
son River Rail Road. Officers REGARD aud Bunstead
were despatched to the cars. Here the vogue had
clipped their notice but they subsequently found him
at No ~ Mulberry street On searching his person.
sIJ were found supposed TO he that stolen from the
parties In Albany 0ncer Burnstead conveyed tho
prisoner back Albany tor trial
Il Scene 81 tAs Police Cs,wtfn .iiiemrs 10 M.pv-A
very novel scene occurred on Friday at the Police
Court, before Justice Mountfort. aording much
rmsn to the officers and many others In attendance
The scene nj times wa very amusing the parties con-
cerncd old Dutch farmer. Of respectable appear
ancc by the name of John Denmark resident Of Al
Aany Bush. near Johnstown. Fulton county about thir
ty.sx mites back 9f Albany IN this State and the fc
male was an Irh voman BY the name Julia Bracken
n widow. with tive children. These parties presented
th,msclycs for Siarriage. But, In order that the
reader may imagine some idea ~ the above named
parties. we VII give a brief desert pilon of their
lleuru L i'm
man. with small fixtures sailow compile xon possess
ing strong Dutch expression Of couutsnsnee ysix
years ~ age grey hair and rather long old
fashioned pair % spcctaces hs drcs rather pecu
liar, bearing the cut of many years ago apparently
taken fom an old Ghost In order To look well 10
60 York The short vaietcd coat. together with the
vest which still shorter made the old look all
legs and DO body over which. whom he entered the
CLOAK The widow Brackeu stout built Irish
woman. aged about thrty-hyc years very fair
dirty. she accom- panied by three % her friends
two men and q woman The woman cross-eyed
old woman, % q very degraded appearance. One OF
the Irshmen rather decent looking; bat the other
who seemed To hold the widows interest Ia his hand
was limping old fellow, resembling dock loafcr
All the parties we're seated and on the magistrate
tering the room the old Dutchman offered himself in
marriage. The widow snsented: but hung down her
head aud endesvored 70 look bashful The magistrate
al struck with the conirst between the two
parties, and inquired N the old man insane
He then asked how long they had been acquainted
together, and was informed by the Old man that
he had known her nearly thrce days The Justice
then faid to the widow DO you know who you
going 60 marry Do you want to marry man who
you don't know anything about >" The widow then
looked up at the magistrate with very petrifed face
and exclaimed, An Judge and u. two years ago
was widow and its mcselft that has been working hard
10 keep my two children. by selling few pea nuts
about the docks and is with this gintieraan thst
live and pays three shilliugs n week for my lodg.
ipgs. and he knows my karaeter " good Point
ing TO the lame man. Who nodded his head with
apparent satisfaction 10 the Justice) I am vii.
ling TO marry him he says he has nice farm will
be a father TO my children and indced Judge
] want father for my children. I have . fine
little boy just rising seven years. and gr Ave and
find " very hard TO sell nuts enough 20 make living
Laughter) The magistrate then took the old man on
one side and asked him n he not insane TO think
OF marrying woman of that description and appear-
anee No said the old man n am not insane. 1
came TO ths city on business In search ofs witness.
never was to York before; I was bora in the country
my parents we're Dutch; my frat wife was half Dutch
L have he'd eleven children. and have ten living;
my youngest daughter, To home. u twenty
years 81 ege, snd now I want 20 take wife
home with me, and have taken n fancy TO this
woman. and N satisfied II is nobody elses bust
ness" One q the officers asked him how much money
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