The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-10-04
United states Distrsct Court.
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orr s,ss'inr I.ii,r, f,e- "a, Pos, osics tn the
case Of tho PecTls s-s'r't lui'as Noon.n eh,tgei
wl,h stealing letter. frop ~. Pc-t once Mr. Pres
aots Hall United States District Attorney, SAID he vas
irfcrme1 by the prisoner tLsi be hd no counsel
Ter. s.trd ths Conrr 10 sssrn conn, f,r IN. rrfnn
~ The Court directed Mr. Be,bes 10 act az counsel
fer the sscGsod. Noonsn, -bc IA amid looking yolng
having. ON the 10Th and 18th M.y last, frloniously
tshen from certain boxes la the Post once letters d.
reeted o. HolbTosk Co, and the Gtaef'nbufs Goa
81 s:rong, general superintendent OF tbs delivery
department. In the Port osoe, deposed tes, on IN,
10Th MAY last, . person came to the Post ONE sod
astd for and obtained letters In the box OF oraefen
burg Company. On 18th May the ssms youof usn
cane and ob;aincd letters addressed 20 liobrooSS
Co. The prisoner Is the p,rson ON crossexam'ns-
ton the witness stated that great crowd OF persons
receive letters there and stand behind eseh o,het
llsis In the habit Of seeing through small hole IN
the wedov, three tour thousand daily had no dn
Guilty In recognizing the prisoner: ....
Edmund Sartcn dnposed that he vas counectes
with The Graef.nburr Company; their letters -sre
mssd before the le;h May; received NO letters On tne
Chss h kimbail dsposed that lie arrested the pri-
scnri between twelve and enc o'clock, on the ith
Nay Tho prise nor STEPPED n7 aud asked for leefs Tor
-.ss him, and be rem away; but on taking him into
custody. be ssii he had nothisg 10 do Nth ~ that he
yvid.n.e vas also given Of letters being missed By
HoIbrcCk & Go. Mr.. Br-be addressed the jury on
behalf Ct The prisoner Mr. HAL replied for IN, prose
eut,cn ard the Judge having charged the jury they
Isre,sy ~, ne Rigi s,cs.-Edwsri rsgsn Wa then
indicted with the larceny Of forty eight pounds In
sovartiSns snd half sovereign on board the pseket
hin the 18th Of March last on her vcys.e
sivsen Liverpool and New YORK.,
The avid nee the as that taken before tue
Cer,uissioner and yutlish.d fully at the time. =,
Mr. Hall United States Dittrict Attorney, said "
ve, ssrerd bst-een timr.lf and Nj. mor.ll and hr
Bssbe, the ,0unfc fer prisoacr that the eViaenee
taken down By the Commissionsr should % rero ano
that tb. Court would chsfgs uron the ttstnony .en
thrs airsn TO the jury. The property belonged 70
nsu FAMED rhcmss Curlin, whose testimony scnt ~
shtr that svekinr one morning about ,ntss =,
fcvr clock the prisoner came to BIZ BID Nnl NJ 70,
bic lsnd. trsackirs about his clothes and f.hpg ,,
~, morning he mi,.,d LIS money IL also apo" arc
ira. three or four persons Who had becn drfuNhs
,jcp. On Cufins he'd. anorg ~hum we're the pri,ohe,
srd mas r,m,d Gray; thai he steused Grey va.
,hs rob oory In conf nn-ios With the prisoaeri u
priscrcr heard 20 say. previous 10 the robbery
| Ire, v. hsd tut fsv sov.rssne, and o. btinf az
| rsgtsd sixteen reusJs In fov-rsigpa snd hall sore
| rslsr we're tovnd on him. fdicurred.
| or a-rhe Judge charged the jury, vhs found
verde. a guilty sgsisst tssen sd he vas ses,sne
| 10 six months iIn7risobnest sntto PSI stns OF ~
| doiv %.
| Ara "a ray . ire ~ enc dollar.
! she Court then adjourned.