The New York herald., 1850-12-25

Before the Recorder And Aid Franklin and Conklin.
TRIAL OF oEo. W NILts AND NATHANIEL w. RoBERrs
FOR OBTAINING - 600 FALSE rRETENcEs.
Dro 2s.-The Court this morning, decidsi against
che motion, mad. b. the defence, that 'the Csurt
charge the jury matter Of aw, that there is not
sufhcieut svdeRce to pat the accused their de-
fencsv The Recorder said that the Court did not feel
that would b. proper 70 taks the from the jury;
the defence were therefore directed to produce tAsr
The counsel for th accused here proceeded to open
che case formally s ths Jury, after which they vent
into the eramiuation OF Witnesses.
John Doyle Or efence-I retils IN the city;
attorney az lev; have been In the Office Of
tally on my c~n aceount sud partly ~ clerk for
eco W Niles; eit in tbs back ofce; In 1Sf9 my
psety va, thai ot CLERKS studied in that ofcei in
the sprirg n that year the inmates OF the Office
Geo W. Nile. WIN W Niles my s,lf and . boy about
twsve fontsen ysars of age; VIM. w Nile, s
aver; he had ais business aud attended to Geo
w Nisss BUSHES AZ une:. about the l1th OF
June Geo W Miles lsf Bis wedding tour; he
turned on or about tac Tth q July; Mr.. WIN W Miles
wss absent the city during the whole Of Mr.. Geo.
" Niiess abb nc except about an hour one day he
cholera. saw y wouan ca led Ellen Williams dursx
that time; have not scsn her during this trial. can
not A. the pecis date AZ which cav her in the ofie
bet thinkn some two three days after Mr..
Niles lett the city he enquire for Mr. Niles; asked
her which Mr. Niles she wished 90 zee, as there wss
door. me ,aia she wanted Mr VIM. Niles as Mr.. Ca
put had recommended hin % her3 Gao { remember
.ss ,,es and out 81 The eitv but that ( sSpectsd
bin IN town IN day two she said she wanted
him ant h0ay. enc went towards the dOor ana
then came back and told All about her budnsss 30
that might advise hr Niles of 81 she gave her
address aud thed fns 20 call her auf Old go that
aitsrnoon her ~ 40 Brooms street; she gave
a card; (csri pr0a aaoed-l It had written on IL Mr.
Hsvens n.me place oflusiness snd residence; on her
evond visit 20 she Office she asked if Mr. Miles had
turned yet; don't know whether she asked for wm
w Niles for Mr Nilss; sscertsined when she ~ st
came TO the oflce that she came TO look for Wm. W,
Niles and always took " for granted that she waited
him; she called once after W Nilss return; be
in the front Once; she asked for Mr. Niles and
I'D her be he'd not yet come back; she al Wn
w. Nilee once IN the mtentime WIN Niles left the
city In ssy, sick and stayed at his nn,e's IN New
Haven, Mr. Geo W Niles lett the llth of June;
Mr WIN. Miles returned day and remained 10
Rrooklyn and TO the city about an hour;
while be vas there Mrs Williams came and he had q
eonversatop with her; did not hear their con versa
tion. do not recosct ever introducing her TO Geo
Miles. I don't know when Geo. W Niles nrst saw
her: Geo W. Niles must have seen her according 10
An. beat n my belief before Wm w Niles got back
va. to write a note to Wm W Niles about her busi.
uess and L did 90; she told me that she had
auaiutafce With gentleman and that she wss with
chnd BY him; that she was poor and did not know
What she should DO 70 support herself and the child
.he ash ID whst che should do said 40 TO tbs
Uerporsi ion Attorney aud he will compel him to sup
pert the child che ssked II che could do seeing
that ste had husband, che said she had q mother
terr.n vas rich ami asksd how much she could
make lin PAY; Lrrote 20 Mr.. VIM Niles; he Va,
~ that time In New Haven never communicated with
Gs o " rles In reference 20 this mstter aid moi
write note W BEG stating that Nj. Niles lad 70