The New York herald., 1850-05-16
TWO CENTS.


counsel OF deponent that the whole trial a void
| preceding hy reason Of the indictment not having
been found by the Grand Jury and certified to accord
ing TO law deponent advised not TO fully
ms defence, but allow the matter to rest Il then
ood ana upon that council he rerained from intro
docing any further testimony that deponent, having
discovered that sadThompson was the person who al.
| in the manufacture Of counterfeit money to large
extent communicated those facts through the inter
venton OF third person to the District Attorney q
this city and county and that those facts could DO
proved II required that according his information
parted to Mr.. McKeon, who conferred with the
District Attorney Of Kings county, in refer.
examined before the Grand Jury of Kings county as
to the complaint against said Thompson for the
for which deponent is.indcted that said jury rs-
| turned an indictment against said Thompson upon
aas s said S
dictment would have been found against said Thomp
subponaed witnesses the part Of the prose-
cution ard gave testimony against said Thorn pson
the trial Of said Indictment; that depone Mt proved
said trial that he received said altered bills from said
Thompson that deponent also caused information
to be sent to said McKeon District Attorney as to the
fact that his ONCE was burglariousy entered by the
procurement Of Marcus T. Stanley, who is as depc-
nent believes, connected with the Police Gazette for
found sgsinst the said Stanley for receiving stolen
goods, SCI that said stanley had in his possession
several indictments among them those found against
Samuel Drury for passing counterfeit money, and
that said Stanley had offered put them within the
control OF said Drury for sum of money which facts
deponent to be true that deponent also gave
information which he derived from the statements Of
said Thompson to deponedt viz; that che torpedo for
which Samuel Drury was indicted. was manu- ctursd
at the request of Thomas Warner to kill his wife;
that Sylvester Mount the uncle Of said Thomp-
made the box and that said Thompson filed the
same with explosive matter; that the direction given
to said Warner by said Thompson in reference sad
torpep6 was II you have to pull the lid do so slowly;
hut when you the blaze run like the devil and lot
the old woman thsve t;n that dcponent verify be-
Ieves the said statements so made by said Thom psou
to depopent concerning said torpedo, are true that
depouent convicted upon one of said uncertifed
indictments. IA y conviction
wss examined on the trial as wtnes" ags,nst aid
sworn this 10Th day of May, 1850 in open court
HENRY vANDERvOORT. Clerk
Same VS. sane-Noncr- sir-Take notice that upon
the aforegoing aindayt-whch will be sworn to-I
shall move this court at the opening thereof on We'd
nesday next the 18th inst TO quash the indictments
against for passing altered ten dollar bills of the
Eagle Bank Of Bristol for my discharge therefrom on
the ground that was used as witness against wm.
H. Thompson the fabrcator Of said bills for passing
which the said indictments found or for such 9TH
or further order as the Court may deem proper
Yours, &C. JC ASHLEY.
To Jous McKsos, Esq, District Attorney.
The District AttorneyIs that deposition sworn to
The copy served on me was not signed.
Mr.. Ashey-It Is. sir, and will simply observe to
the Court that the contents Of my affidavit we're last
night made known 10 some OF the parties mentioned
In IL. ] allude to Mr.. Stanley.
District Attorney know nothing OF Mr.. Stanley;
but the parties mentioned in II must know Of the
charges made against them.
Upon melton of Mr. MeKeon. the was postponed
to oihursday IN consequence of the absence Of Mr. d.
| Graham, who Is associated with him.
Grand Layoenv.-Julia johnson. "a woman Of colorD
was indicted for stealing cloak, bracelet and
pearl card valued al $50 the property Of Hiram
Mott with whom she had been servant. Guilty. Tho
servant of the house Tho Court aid that the evi-
denec had been conclusive against her and she had ad
mitted her fault in her examinations Sho there
fore sentenced To two years imprisonment and hard
| labor In the state prison.
| william Thompson. aged is years. plead guilty to
indictment charging him With larceny Ola silver watch,
| &c. valued at 500 the property of David H. Hatch
The prisoner, in hs exami nat ion, said that he had
I tee n the pOwery Theatre with "A friends
who gave him some drink and then told him 20 so anf
the chain aud take the watch of tho prosecutori
be did 50, and Mr Hatch had him arrested. sntsnor,
tTa,Fs af Torsery. and Coareyinr a Fase p,pd-t
| gentec looking young man, by the name Of wm
Mari. placed at the bar for trial indictment
charging him with forgery and conveying false deed
purporting to give the right aud tile TO q lot ct
ground situated on the corner Of ga street aud stn
inso ments and SIS for expenses and fees Thi. deed
Was conveyed BY Mari to Frederick Vessel, German
" wiamsburgh lots for the balance subsequently, il
was aseeTisined that the property in qneston at ths
James blackwell and that such person could be
found as Lcmucl Wills, the individual represented by
Mari 70 he the owner and maker OF the deed Marr al
cres that he was deceived himself that Willis repre-
sentcd himseii to be the owner and he his agent;
and acting as tuch 70 sn the property which his
Vcyed the deed accordingly willis cannot now De pro.
ucrd having lef. these parts for OaIfornia
Frederick Wesfel was sworn and testified. that he
pvrchered The said lot of ground for the Of $500
and rr.d 20 cssh down. aud the balance at varions
] expressed wish several times to see the owner Mr.
Wills sud harr took him TO house where ho said bs
resided et No Greenwici street here Marr went in
! ahu loid hefsel 70 remain outside soon after Mari
! returned aud stated that Mr.. Wills not In.
The following ss copy of ons of the receipts given
aAprn no. Isas.
Ness'l for my lot ofground being tao hundred have
received having balance 81 500 which on saturday
The 'aid Vessel wiz receive deed ~ f,l snd pav the
The above Is sample q the recipe. given ali pur
porting 20 coine from this Lomuei willis Marr sliths
time acting ~ the agent in the matter soon after
Wesstl became IN possession q the deed he ascertaned
that the whole matter fraud aud forgery and as
fc-rory
Mr. Henry a. Mott Who is associate counsel for IN.
| prosccu;ion. vas next sworn-Mr Mott stated that
/ Mr. Vessel handed him the paper purporting 10 b. q
deed On record instead of which 70 entirely false
The property In question does not belong 20 Lemue
4 Nihif. but 70 james Blackwell. Mr. Mott further
stated that he made al possible search TO hnd this
son, the nearcft he came TO that person seuuel
h,.s 6ut he dd net own any property a. referred 70
Jamcsw lloyd sworn said he was a accnm,ssiorer
cibtcda IN lbiy know the prisoner De before
ne and Witnesses the transfer q the deed 20 Mr..
ltiore nae, l don't know such pcrson D. Lemurl
1 The persecution here rested
Mr Phillips. counsel for the prisoner rose and
adorered The Court snd jury ON hls opening tho
drience he snid be would show that Nr Narr. the
n'onfr 81 The bar va merely acting q. an ATent and
vas N the habit q selling land for different peraons,
l'ei ne Nsuld prove fuufilsff thHt -uf u ner-
son 90 Lsmuel " iu. Known and from whum his
client received the dcsd AMI ~ whom h. paid the
nrye received and that VI any fraud existed NJ all the
pfifonsr ~ the har 90 much imposed upon any
rse. acting a. he did afunt al through. VIII
I nessts were then called iuf the defence.
Mrf Rrb.rca HyRtt tWorn-f am the sister ~ the
Ifisouer Dc "a. snrans ~ an egeut. know person
l csisd Lfmud Wills I have him Ave sx
| times; the hrst fimr faw him he was In company
/ With Mr Msrr they were writing together ~ table;
| ihis was In Mer,h year ego 7 thinku va n deed
they wsfc writing out hc called 90 Mr.. Narr. and
wanted him 20 eel lot or lots of ground; this intcr-
view tcok place ~ my brothers house. Mr. wits said
hr c1itd o. sgn the deed, my brother paid m some
money Tie decd alludsd % lot on the Eighth avenue
IhF witness underwent a cruta-cxaminatf tfon by the
lhtuct Attorney but nothing elected sha he the
/ direct ittimony
several other witnesses examined showing con-
eiusftlf thot person acting under tho
uslNUIf existed ~ thet time. and d,tnr business
ti,h garr aud had stated that Marr engaged by