The New York herald., 1850-03-15
Court or General Sessions.
Before the Recorder and Aldermen Franklin a

Before the Recorder and Aldermen Franklin and
Conckln.
THE CASE OF JOSEPH c. ASHLEY, INDICTED FOR
FORGERY.
March IA AT the opening OF the court, this morn
their reserving the right to call the witness Smith
II he should come Into court.
1T The District rio Attorney here proposed to read sis.
that one Edwsrd Loripg was material witness
in this cause ana going sho. that Lorins pro-
MIR. Brady obj.cted to the Introduction Of the aiada
Wits and denied that Ashley had that
The Court would rot admit the testimony offered
At this stage of the case One eyed Thompson came
into court and he to his seat passed letter,
through hands Of an officer to the presiding Judge
The Recorder looked At the letter, and then ssid:
MI. District Attorney have just received commu.
over to you lhspdng letterl II isvery improper
your part, Thomp.on said the Recorder to address
srch communications to the Court. IL you have any
thing to communicate ii must be the District Attor
nsy."
Mr. McKson docking at the letter. Thompson did
address yesterday In refersn to the same matter
and referred him to the Chief Of Police.
Thompson utandng MP In the witness corner)-I
did go TO the CHEZ OF Police
Recorder -lt not worth while to discuss the mat
ter now. IL Is always improper for persons TO make
communications to the Court In reference to
trial.
Thompson-May be allowed to say word In rsplyi
Recordsr-We do not want to hear snyt thing more Of
to the District Attorney (fo counsel Proceed wih
Francis Byros sworn for the prosecutiOu-I am an
attorney and coupseor having an Office at No City
Hall Place; know Ashley and rhompson; have known
Ashley for seven years on the 10th OF May last vas
introduced 70 Thompson as Dr Thompson last rpring
MIR Ashley told me OF ofice that could procure in
city Hall place and said IL would allow him to have
desk there he would pay third Of the rent; ac.
cedsd to the proposal and he had desk In the once:
he was writing good deal, he told me he prscti,ed
about the rombs rhcmpson there to see ashley:
snouid tbink he came there twenty times at least;
do rot know what their business was. Q.-Iiai you
ever a bad bil passed youi
OBJECTED 20 By the defence. ruled IN BY the Court
aud afterwards wthdra by the prosecuting attrasy
tIoss examined u understood that Thom psou vas
in the employ Of Dr. Mofatt that he had been accused
Of crime but that he had reformed Thompson Is an In.
tehgent man he seemsd 20 be man OF leisure; saw
him st on. time with carpet bag when he said he vas
going cut ot towp on business for Dr Monatt
ydney II. Stewart sSorn - sm clerk q polIoa. I
know Jotsrh e. Ashley; know DR.. Thonps n a. he Is
called The District Attorney offered TO prove that
Ashlsy knew Thompson, bat the counsel for the de-
fence admitted the fact
The DIS rict Attorney next oTersd to read the alia
Wit OF Afhleys council In which applcaoni made fer
a witt of h9becs corpus. TO bring William " Tho.upson
from Kings county 20 this court tha. afdavit sets
forth that Thompson is important witness In this
The counsel fer the d-spce objected to the in
trc ducti, Of the savi and the Court ruled as.lnst
the ittroducti IN a. the testimony.
The te-timony being all In, the counsel proceeded to
sum up the evidence. MIR Brady, counsel for the d.
fence addressed the jury in behalf Of hIs oli.at lie
made an able address aud fsllOued By Mr. McKeon
on the part of the people
The Recorder charged the jury in doins which he
been o.rsa either eide He also stated the law sp-
plicsbls 20 this The jury about fftseu
minutes when they returnej q verdict of guilty The
prisoner was rsmanded for sentence