The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-03-10

Refor1 Judge Bebee ana Aid. Oakley ana Chapman.
Mason o. Charged viih Carrying Slang SHOT, lpi;a
J.ieni 10 Use IA yellow man, named CHARLES Sen.
jamip vas placed at the bar charged with carrying
tang shot and attempting TO use 10 on the head OF
his brother In law, samuel Armstrong, black man,
Armstrong sVore that he bad some previous difficulty
With the prisoner, when one evening shortly ate.
cav benjamin approachingi be mistr mscnisf
aud prepared 20 defend himself The prisoner APP
pros hin and aimed blow a. him With the slung
sLot. Witness lodged the blew, and knocked the
s,ed down when the sung snot tell upon the walk
ana picked up oy Armstrong. Benjamin, he raid
tn, ran away; witness after him. but he escaped
The slupg shot snewn. IL vas Formidable look.
ing Affairs ball Of lead, Weighing some half pound
tlnng the sni OF lanyard about six inches long
with = noose a. the end On the par OF the defence
90 plainaut Armstrong was vindictire person sni
thst ME character for vsracity Va, not good. With
this testimony before them the jury could not decide
rpon a verdict and after long absence, they we're
os.d back to the court room dismissed from any
further confederation Of the case Benjamin ssii that
he had yer before the slupg ssot. The court
o d.ryd hi N TO be de charged his recognirance
n The sum ct $500 conditional for his appearance TO
answer when called upon By the court
Charge II Forging a P,oaisoTg No,s.-A respectable
looking young msa named George Pisot: "a, p.ac,d
On trial, charged with iofging the nsme Of Aoosrt
rsm,, OF g.ehsr Ru.hn a. .ndor,ers q said note
XLe following ss copy Of the note -
"NHw YoRs. Jgly III, 1850.
ssl CO 100 Eight months after date promise 70 pay
10 the order o. ne,sts Erch-r Rush, four huadrsi
sId seventy foof snd % loo dollars 100
No 49,. ROBE BARAf X s)N.
Bue March IL, 1851"
This note wa, endorsed fischer 4 Rush.
the history Of the case, far Il appeared in evil
dsnce seemed TO be q. ouors:Soms tias in January
+3st Mr.. Jabss D. Pratt Of this hrm OF ) u. Pratt
go Baltimore resolved letter post marked ~ New
yofk whfch enclosed the note referred to Tia letter
as signed Is. Wessendsn Co, and stated thai the
a~rit.r I'd seeu advised by Me rappau Dougs-
OF ,his city 70 send The mote to Mr. frstt, In BAti-
mc rtn instructions for him 10 dispose OF ~ tae
beet terms possible Mr.. Pratt IL In the merosnte
sspncy business in Baltimore and not accustomed 20
collect or procure the shavtng of notes, aud
| At rat
| 40 M.s.rs Wessenden 20 but on consideration, as
en-. name Of Tsppan Douglas was me ntioned aud as
biz p vas connected In business With tnat nrm he
Concluded 70 reply respectfully This De did settiug
mt Of the bu,iuess az beet he could 10 ausscr o.
ME reply he reserved ssother letter signed AZ before
tnt urg1g Mr. Peast 70 realize the money on the note
Dc coon 80 possible deduct brokerage and remit the
1rew pefry A. Son who merchants q bshmoFei
a.ry veil sna be to mistrust that there W. oce'
ching wrong lie th-rvfors cent the no 70 rappta
Doug ss mercantile agents Of this city ~ whom
Vas ia nded over 20 the police, apd vstch set az the
office to detect the person who should call tor st-
~ts adatetfsi 20 n. Wessenden n 20. The Of
fcers az fret, arrested another person wno vas
$40 a. sdately released 90 being taken TO the wi njov
hay after ibe vrens arrest the prisoner pointed
nj the man. aud was arrested shortly after nsd
at the poet on &c. The prosecution brouynt
.r q. respectable ~itntsse. 10 prove that the filing
10 III. note done in the han writing OF the 40
,u.ed and that the lstters produced by J. D. Pratt
~.re sl,o written IN = hand resem cling mis-.
ON the rart Of the defence ssvsiai Witnesses Of
ov.l r,sp.rtspity ~fth those proIu-ed BY the pro
;.r uicp xpre called the stand and testified tn It
1b,y ver. veil acquainted with the hsndwrittng Of
got. shd that tbe filing up 81 the note did not
s.mt. IT, AstO the letters, one Of them they test
"a cas- not a. AL nke his writing, ana the bore
ut y slieht ard general resemblance, out that toe
sod vas q eommos mercantile Handwriting. The
sse yes spmmss up a. considerable length ~ eoan.