The New York herald., 1850-01-10

Before the Recorder and Aldermen Cook and Bard
Jan Trial of Mrs. Blosdgood, for Obfainias Goods
by False P,esnee This person called to take her
trial Ina the Sessions to day on charge OF obtaining
two dress patterns and other articles worth In ell
SIS from Thomas Geoghan, whose wife keeps a small
thresd and needle store, at IS Fourth street. Mrs
Blooogood appeared In court, accompanied oy hsr
daughter Both mother and daughter well dressed,
the former In suit Of black and he latter n dress
OF blue merino with rich shawl and blue silk bonnet.
Bridget Geoghau, was.the first witness called she
tethsd that the 3lst Of October she sitting in
a room back Of her chop when the prisoner, accompl
mission to warm herself at the are she said .hs
nearly crsmped with the cold permission TO warm her
hands being granted the accused entered into conyer
,ation with witness telling her that she had lately
come from the South and bad hired house In rwenty
fret street calvary Church che described IL
brown stone house and said she was TO pay si,4oo
year rent but thought she should buy the pro-
rerty sne had the kew q the house with her at the
lime after teios witness about various articles OF
elegant furIiture, which she hso fought, and more
that che about to purchase, the accused 10
admire piece OF goods which expored for ssle In
ss .nDp .b,oh vas en- tbs shsy and ssssd
mamma" II che could not have dress pattern OF it;
the accused finally agreed to take dr.as OF this blue
neriDo, and another from piece OF alpaca togsther
with mutiin tor Innings, quantity OF nsnnsi, aud
number OF email articles all these things were di-
rct.d to be sent the brown stone house In r~enty
first street near Calvary Church, on tn. fOllo-ins
morning witnss SAID she felt quite proud that so dne
iAdy pstroninsd her ite shop aud she told hsr bus
hard when he came home Of the customers that had
Thomas GeOshsn testified on the morning OF the I.,
by the accused the day previous TO the brown stone
howe described by her, In Twenty drst street; he
found the accused azd her daughter In the house. but
th,rs vas a. yet furniture there; he measured od
The goods aud left them the mantel piecs when he
vas done and II cane time to receive the pay occur
r,d to the ladies that there small money about
them; the daughter exhibited paper purportrg to be
check drsit. which she ssd she would get cashsd
che vent into the street. and leave the money
at MIR Geoghaos shop az she passed the door the 40
cused told the witness about her carriages etc aud
talked much about the furniture that to an the
hotiee he Al he ful
pnsivs carpets TO purchase when the daughter aid
o. msnms. set the highest priced thst will be cheap
est In the snd The result Of the nteryisv ~as that
witness induced TO leave hs goods without getting
his money, sud soon after ss be said he d.covered
that he had been cheated out Of biz goods and taking
the advice Of friend, he made complaint st the police
ofice.
Although, a. sppeared from the testimony, q ms-
nifest wrong bad been done to the complainant,
ret the had not rendered herself liable to the
iavs penalty least the jury determinsd, BY rem
Mo,, st,ans, D,reIoremsn,s -anss Arlington B,rn,ti
Insict,s far f~soy-ofRcer A. NJ. G. Smith, brought
James Arlington Bennett into Court this morning
bench warrant. The accused has beeu indicted .
charge forgery In th. third degree In having In No
v.mber. lsas counterfeitsd q prom'ssory not. Tor
$3.50. The note purported TO be drawn by James
Ioter Jr aud made able TO the order Of Henry
rDsp ON bepg called upon 10 plesdth prisoner put In
plea Of not guilty and demanded copy OF the ndict-
M, Mt Application also made, by counsel for the
defepdsnt, to have the amount Of bail hrsd By the
Court
| pi,trict Attorney nov move for the commtm snt
of the prisoner. Mr.. Bennett Ia but one Of large
number of engaged In crimes OF vsst msgni-
tude about here. cannot Disclose reasons for the
action take In this matter, and can only meve the
| Court 20 commit him to prison.
| Council fer the Defepce-Msy ~ please the Court
this IL ply Indictment for forgery Ia the third
degree and aseuredly the defendant h entitled 10 be
R.ccrd.r-The Court will consider the case and ar
| the bail before the hour for adjournment arrives.
| Prisou.r-NslL your Honor want to know II my
| mouth is 10 be stopped.
| Recorder, ,ertsinly rot, sir, your counsel vas
speaking just nov, and could not bear you both at
| once. Proceed, sr.
Fisoner have In this city many years cir; have
spent nearly all my life In the country, having come
here when vas-out eight years old, spd have lived
here 50 years sustsinipg all the time high charscter
aud standing in the community. No, sir, during all
/ that time, from 1871 dosn. not thing vas found
| sssnst me, until q rascal, . scoundrel, ss am In
formed vboee oath is not ht TO be taken BY any re-
spectsble person, assails my character.
District Attornsy-No such person has been before
| the grand jury.
Pisoner-i 90 not before the grandeur spsss
de- becsuse thee proceedings will be published 70
the word, and want ~hat say 10 60 With them.
The Court ordered the prisoner to be committed and
elaborated on the motion 70 have bail nxsd At late
hsur In the afternoon the Reeordsr said that s1oVot
| wss deemed by the Court . proper amount Of bail
| Covnfel for the defence said that that would b.
| equsl 20 being committed ~ithout bail
The Court finally concluded 70 leave the matter oper
| till Thursday morning