The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-03-20
Court OF General Sessions.


Before Judge Bebee and Aid. Oakley and Chapman.
March Is -Honorabiy .4eqained Of a Charge Of Man
meriy practiced medicine in Liberty street but who
had been lying in prison from the first Of January till
this morning, was called on to defend himself against
charge Of mansaughter in the fourth degree. II sp
peared, from the evidence that on the 10th OF Decem
Der, young woman named Caroline Pitt, died ct Q
house In the lower part Of Greenwich or Warrington
streets under circumstances which caused the Cor
to hold IN inquest over her body From the post
noy1en Examination the Coroner was Induced to be-
sve that death was caused by the use Of some corro
sve potion number of prescriptions, signed by tho
prisoner were found in the room and the Coroner,
therefore caused his arrest the sccused speaks
Indifferent Englieh. and the Coroner had great diff
Guilty in conversng with him From the conversation
pose that John had administered medicines for the
purpose OF producing an abortion This was denied
were Let TOR any corrosive posons there was no case
made out against the prisoner and the District Attor
asy tsd he % Guild not ask Tor The jury
was set At liberty after an incacerstion Of nearly
three months
MARCH l9.-Poek.t Picking at Fue.-A woman,
named Mary McFsrlsn. and man, named Michael
Weleh alas Thomas Smith were put on trial,
stealing si45 from Msiohior schetter on the 2Sth Of
February lat Mr. schetter being called to the stand
he from his house, 81 West Broadway with sait
In large pocket book His purpose was TO deposit It in
the Ssvinss Bank. In Chambers street. bat hnding
M one Of the regular DAYS for the Of
deposits in that institution he went over TO Chstham
street where he saw q friend, and drank couple
Of glasses OF beer On his way home he stopped to look
At FIRE, which was raging in Pearl street. While
standing looking at the Ere he was sccosted by the
socompary her home Mr. sosstier told her h. never
went home with women, and walked away. she fol-
lowed i'm for distance and spdeav ored to get up
conversstiop with him. but finally left him to pursue
his way alone 1t not until after the woman had
lett him, that the complainant discovered that his
pocket book gone lie Immediately applied ct
the police station house OF the Fl tn ward for aid aud
made known the circumstances Of his being at the
IRE. Of the woman follosins him, &c. Two police
officers I'm started for the east side OF the
city .hers they asc.rtaned that the woman McF srsn
had changed $50 bill on the Chemical Bank at the
ofice Of Mr.. Hart at the OF Oak and James
streete The woman was traced to the house Of Mrs
Dram, in cherry street where che was arrested. on
which we're identified By Mr. schstter as his money.
received in exchange tor the $50 at Mr. Hart's she
said she had paid away she stoutly averred that all
the money found ON her person belonged to her, but
which che obtsnedit At one time she said she sold
out q email shop abe hsd kept In New Orleans; a.
another time the raid that brother who had been In
California. had returned snd given her the money.
The prisoner Welch, or Emitn folloxed the officers
when they took the other prisoner from the house in
Cherry street. and his arrival at the ,tation house
be too. vas put under arrest sl4 In bank bills
found on his p,rson but 1t not part of
echetters money There wac no testimony offered
fer the defence and the case after being Slammed up
was presntsd to the Jury by the presidng Judge In
brief but cl.r charge. The Jury after q short
Absence. returned verdict Of guilty against the wo
man MeFsrlap, and pronounced Welch not gailty.
The Court ent.ncsd the corvst TO the ststo Prison
for yearp and I mouth.
st.aiiag Watch Jrom BOARDING House.-A German
named Charles Leopold vas put on his defence charged
With grand larceny in stealing gold watch. worth
between $40 ard $50, from Mrs sssau Mckenzie,
with whom be boarded at No ~ Esst Broadway on
tn. third OF January last The defendant appeared
d. essed in Q black velvet 'portng coat rather the
for pair OF grey and once f hon sble pan
falcons an immense beard aud foruidsbls moustache
IL appeared from the testimony Of Witnesses the
Proscuton that the morning OF the third OF last
January Mrs Mckenzie vent out 20 market, leaving
her gold watch and chain upon tss chimney piece in
the back paror she was out but short time bat
when che returned the watch va. gone. About Eve
days afterwards the prisoner. who had been known
In the house DR.. Leopold, left Mrs. McK.n-
zie'-. and took lodgings in Brooklyn In the
meantime, the complainant had lodged inform,-
tion With q her loss 01icer stephens at the
Centre street police Office Az soon DR.. Leopold
comfortably domioiliated in Brooklyn, ofie.r
stephens paid him witt and looking hi. trunk
fopBd the watch which he knew AZ once from the de-
scrption he hsa received of It, He therefore took the
watch into his possession and the Doctor into custody
The watch was produced and identihsd No explana
ton given by the prisoner a. to how he bsc4ms
possess OF the property OF Mrs Mex The Jury found
a verdict Of guilty and DR. Leopold rsmsnded to
take hb trial another charge There are several
other indictments against him for similar oasnces