The New York herald., 1850-03-14
Cears az Generai Sessions.
Before the Rscosssx and Aldermen Franklin and
Couckltn.

IHK CASH oF JOSEPH C. ASHLEY, INDICTED FOR FOR.
oERy, cosr.suED.
MAsssis AT the cpsnins Of the court this morning
led ,sss % ,sii The in order to witness the
proceedings IN ths Ashley Considerable delay
s..ss Ssiis:sss % ssS ought to have been In st.sus
spce % eleven O'Clock os earlier AZ II was however
ss. me- ssss" ssn.ss. % sas % .sas z,
too vftss~ss vho had been duly subpensed, and who
could less so<hiss by their sttsndsncs IL was after
waris ssoouscd that both Of the witnesses waited for
sss ssd could not attend but the remarks made
ssove hol< eooA In resPsct 70 daily oeeurrng della
a that pubic ossrs ere hsbiiusi 10 re-
spset 70 their response TO sabpraas issued BY the
Amer waiting an hour fer witnesses. the prosecution
announced that they you'd rest rsssrvng the priv-
sss q ssiiss Witnesses hsrssfsr, Il should prove
TAs cess vss thea opsssd on the part Of the
dsfssee ~ Nr Brady 81 eoans.i Who alluded TO the
inprssioss which h.d been created adverse to the
cus~d Ne ssid this trial csly part OF trans
scion of immense magnitude nsfarous In its charae-
and carried By the vsrisst set Of seoundss that
sossd q HE voice -ho .srs rsnslias With ssxisty .,
the result o. this trial They we're anxious that he
,ssy ios their s.sssy sss. i. should b. Sy some
yietsd o fssny that his evidence could not be
made effective n. witness. stand ifAshisy Il cou-
hs prosseutios eli thoss which have been no
torcosly termed the Drsry trials aud such posted
great cry hs. been s.a nsbcdy Ia, .. vet Ss.n hurt
Well Ashley 10 here 70 be tried for passing ave couo-
t.rfsit bank notes The District Attorney, he said,
had often referred 10 this connected With the
cases of Drury sni others Nos, let them only sue
eesd In eonviens Ashley aud you will plAesrds
large - the circus hAndbls which are po,tst up In
country places aud are somstlmes found sucsu, for
ne purpose 81 pspenng small room snd the city VIII
be .nssisa With ane;As ssy,psl.. saa in a.nns let
We ar. In the situation q boz Who has Tor moath.
,.en the startling snposbesasnt that, on certain
skoula abound With heads aud bloody bones broad
sword oombsts most dinevt psssAgss over dangerous
spIiIisd With Anisd meo ssd covered with gore. sad
the boy shculd 10 the theatre but nnt 20 his che
grin ths, TIER ar. 70 be no ssnea, no blue hht nor
In the situation of the boy We have seen the
nooncsDsnt; bot se have - yet sesn nothing Of the
here the other day and acquitted and rxh,sously
Quilted Too. Mr Brady proceeded % state that be
.S Sy sshls, "a. S.s.,s2 sy a. sssa..a from IN.
nan knosn as one Eyed fhom pson who was indsb.si
70 MI: A,h,sy, Lss s,isns. ,s1a :nos sn,'i AM q
70 refuts ~, they e0uid do %.
John Higgins the arst witness called Tor the de-
fence; bsing sworo, he testified o. foiiowsi- an
clerk for Samuel Frsnch Of 2s5 Brosd~ay Mr. FreBsh
IL detl-r In books, have sesn SIR. Ashley In Mr..
iispeas Iise.; DO no, r.n,nesr ,hs a.y ss., nr w,
time MIR Brown, the orosr cane there; Mr.. Ashley
bad been there, ,houd ,hns, about an hour bsf,rs
Mr French vss not In. VIA did Ashley f9f
District At.orpey- itssss, do not answer (ro the
court) No~, cir object 20 the proof q ths acts
the part CT tbe sccuse1. when we're YeftorMel
tie act charged As criminal had been ascompishsd
Judge Cowsn, In the ea.e a tie fe-pls Rethbsa,
,aJs 10 relation 20 the sdmissbiity q ths sane hai
tf evidence that n would Be most dangerous d.
tIine II certainly would Nc, be sA's % sev per-
con 20 mspufaeors sussnes tor the defence IA this
nssrr.
The court ruled IN favor q sinittug the ts.,ino1y
aud tn. witness proceeded. Afr Ashley esn- IA sad
asksd fer Mr French Who vas nei In b. wsai eat,
aud In about en- hour cane in sgaia whether he hsi
bis pocket. book In his kspd 90 not not c-rtsin
Mr. Brosn stood sutsids st ths uas. ana s'tsrwnds
came In kr Ashley opened his rseks. book t0ak 0at
n.y, counted a. ssa placed u little shelf
MIR frsuohs dssh bs sfl.rssrds tcox 10 doxn
r. sra % pr.es h. s,s 10 os .
Mr.. brown; I counted the monsy, aud put ~ In Mr.
tr.psh's e..h dra.er DO not rse.ll.ct ths amount
but th.k n VAS less than $40 dr Ashley sr park
sssc of lseon.u. the second t.s thiss' thai NJ
IA Mr.. frspohis.
cross .1aminsa Mr.. pEosa ~. the smes With Mr..
Ashley, at the time he i.ft thu on.y tas dssk
kll.n z. Ashley, sworn RI reside at 10 Coiasade
row Brookiyp that 10 where Mr. Ashlsy resides he Ia.
resdsd there years believe; am RI adopted dauxA-
ley, myself and Harriet a WOMAN sho has lived tbsrs
Ter his family eonsl.isa la. YEA. ., I .rd sr, Ase'
son sav him At my iatasrsi doa mos tae dafe,
IT was ON SATURDAY morling "a July Las, " ss ja,t
looked at the msnsy bat did not eoast It a. 90. all
La bills fhoud suppose there I've or siK bills
know they bad an ,ssls On them they .er- on ths
we're new tbil shown looksd st the bills cs-sslly
,houid think they wers very much nhs this my
father VI. writing on tmsl piece ef paper he toos
the bill. and LAID them the nzn;sl piece suppose
my father took them they ~sTs not there vh-n he
had gone 20 his business Mr.. Thompson went s~sy
nrst and my ia her left suppose hat hour atsr-
wards saw Thompson oDce tincs that b cane otsr
In the boat with US this morning snd rode up In the
Place, he married Nr. Ashley sdop;ei dsaght~r
have borro~ed morey frrm Air Irvnsh, 81 several
time Of my fathers arrest told Mr Ashley had
borrowed this money he had rsid mon-y that had
borrowed before.
Cross examined Il bav. lived with vr Ashley a.
long rscosct; We bsve iIvst Ia vsriou. places
] have travelled In Eurcps With him, before ss sent
In front street; never sas Thompsos til Jsly,
leisi knos IL Was July because "a Vas bgta short
time before my school quarter ,ndsd; knos q vas
satuid day, becsuss am only home ons dsy In the
week, my school is on staten slsnd don't rscoilset
any nan lsjiog my iAih.r money o.isrs nor sine..
spesk Of him, thought, from vha, he ssii be rss
fisnd Of my fathers he did not say h. was his fsai
he ssid Mr. Thompson would be there sni woaii
zee him; be said Mr.. Tbou rsos coming there 20
pay him cone money. have never been witness, ani
have nsrere.een .ubposn.d before .
Direct resumed II teach In the fensls department
Of school at clifton, staten Island; tssch frsoch
and nusie; have sees great deal oi moueJ; rasn
take bill, gsners.y look st the psms ofit.
Harriet Elira Johnson sworn u have lived ct Mr..
Atbleys several years; have seen this rhomp.sn
that has been spoken about the fret tine -. hin
room; came In while MIR. Thompson there; he sst
near MIR. Abbey Who sat At his writing dssk. dr,
Thompson had the bl. 10 his hand, aud pat them %
Mr Ashlsys knee; MIR Ashley took the soo.J, pot u
in his pocketook and laid u on IN. msn,sl pises, N
Ashley gave Mr.. Tbompecn the paper he wrote apos;
u was not very large; thompson then cot. the
the rsxt time ss~ Tbopp-on he vS In Mr.. Ashl-y
cell In p,son Nr,. Ashley ana calf vsre there sna
there
tit vas hsre propo.sd 20 prove IN. eonvsr.s,on q
Tbompson In the cell. The prosecution oel.rt.s 81
Thompson vas in court and coud b. put agen ths
stspd " the defence Desired % cai HIN The ssi.
denoe rslstrG 60 the oonvsrssticn vas nc. givsp
witssss eontinssd.- . sew IN. biIls ts-y had "a
esee On then, and we're pev, think
tro,s exsminsd.-Id do not kpov q mas nsmsd va.
ward Iorns; do not kno~ Mr. shsldoa Pierce. th-r
we're neither Ct them present vbs1 the paid
there -as No other person except Mr. sud Nrs Ashsy
Mr.. Thompsce Niss Ashley snd myf.lf. hsve h.~n .
sitnsss b.rv before fer Mr Ashley zone hss src
Q.-whst vac that trial about lOh..ctss % ~ the
dsispce asd ruled 10 ~ the courtl
Wrre@ u think u vss somsthinx shout forgery, or
perjury; dont think vssssvsr sabp~ss.s g. go.
psss bstrsi have seen money pad 90 Mr. Ashlsy ~
otb.r persons besids Mr.. Thonysoo dgnt r.eali.st
that have sssp money paid 10 him ssc. he es. bsss
fro m Europe; 7 never SEQ Thompsos h-fcrsg ns.ef
sav Mss. Thompson; have seen NJ Tbempsss t.ies
IN pfisop; sm conod-nt that have HIN three
-four tmss twice In the prison, oses rsds 10 Ia ths
On nbus With him these With tb~ frsf tine ss- hin
At Mr. A,hlsy house made four times, Mr Ashlsy In
uoducsd his daughter % Or tbompscn y
The court here sdiourpsd ror the dsv Ths wlll