The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-05-31
Waited states District Court.

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Mar 2s George Beckett pleaded guilty to ndict-
rnent charging him with dangerous assault upon the
mate OF the ship John u Davis
The case OF James Morrsssy, who Is charged with
ssrcrny cf Mifs Dlaways goods. board tho Andrew
Poster. st down for this "wednesday morning.
che application OF the y. y District Attorney, who
asked the Court grant bench warrants against two
material Witnesses Who did not appear. The counsel
r the sused protested against further delay
Morrissey has bren aleady six months in prison
iIt viii be rocoileeted that We published the cxam'
disappeared from this country many years ago, and
her brother having heard that she was immured In
sen,,otin England communicated with her and she
resolved to return home IL also eppears that having
rstNorrsssy (who had been formerly Janitor of the
son,,1tl she induced him 20 accompany her to New
York Norrfsoy attentive ia her and iassisted her
on the rasAgc but before she arrived here Miss Dia
wsy died. end buried at sea; and some OF her pro-
perty having been found Ia tho trunks Of orrsey he
vas charged with larceny. aud has suffered already
come months imprisonment. Ills confinement has
bad very visible effect upon his appearance. lie
looks pale and much worn
MAY - - The case of Merrisscy adjourned over
~ the circuit Court upon the application OF the United
States Iis triet Attorney SIR nlankman moved that
the accrued BE- admitted bail upon bis rccogni-
ances ad - decision Of the Judge. upon the appl-
cation. vas for tac present, deferred
Churf = efCounftrJetiing.-J ohanna Qunlan. young
and rAtisr well looking specimen Of ilibernian sim
pl.rty ras indicted fr passing. and having In her
rtssessic n. counteffeit coin. W Il. Blankman
.ieu,d hs the court counsel for the prisoner
Mr , Druscott Hall the Upitsd states District At
tornty. stated The for the prosecution The ac
suscd bad been detected going around 70 various
stores purchasing small articles giving counterieit
phsngc ont teng searched. several pieces5'f bad
mon,y vfre found with her lie (Mr. Haih understooi
that tho ystem carried on 20 an cnormousextent
and that , the country half the coin lPur-
porting % be silver. is spurious
Several storekeepers deposed % her having passsd
base coin them but on cross-exa summation by
prisoner cobnsc could not identify the pieces. An
octr dep.sed the fact that he stei the prson-
end b. Identified Of the counterfeit coin which
he found 10 her hands aud about - lnow prolnceh
in fmsii change which good money. One of the
rnrrshss officers ,sackewaitz also Identified one OF
the ccius
Mr Hlsf fNman addressed the jury on behalf Of the
accused, ccntcndng that there not Identification
sufficiently clear 20 relieve the from all doubt aa
in charity ~ wen as in Law, TO give the poor creature
me District Attorney said,th.re vas,o doub. that
The priecnerwa entitled e. their verdict VI they aid
met bcve that she had the counterfeit money In her
possession. knowing u to be So The passing OF
zen or dozen had hall dollars ~ great nome
10 the cormunity, but the great object arrive
at the eoiners Of whom she doubt the agent
Tess whom she had received the money, but bsing
ruahe ~ ascertain that fact the state obliged to
Institute Che present prosecution 10 any hing but
oasipg duty 10 cute The unfortunate creature
Al the bar bus she persists in denying that she the
AGENT OF others in disseminating this spurious money
aud there was no alt rnattve.
submnted Tor their conss ration After nearly three
,uaricrs Of an hour. they brought in a verdict OF
guilty, With RECOMMENDATION 10 mercy. sentence
deferred
r,or,p Corn on Tuesday. shore vas melted down,
and east into ing0ts for rolling in The meler and
fner's department Of the mint about seven hundred
fb.ussnd a.. lars worth OF gold and On 'e same day
o gold preparatory for assay there was utrd nearly
one hundred thousend dollars more Tbe whoie weight
was about eco pounds, aud u rolled into sheet -
tbick - Dalf eagle, would yield 90 square fett In
,bee three dimen-icns OF value, weight. and superb
.s the days work makes very respectAble breg III
- nesent IL In solid measurement however the story
a. almost srs He'd Imagine t U uid al once. sni yet
IA could easily he contained IN royal foct-bath OF
three cubic feet rhiiaaeiPsis Bahetn, hsy Ss