The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-06-15
Brooklyn City CoWr{.- --'r-----~--~-,
Before Hon. Judge Greenwood and Aldermen peu anA


JvrE IL AND H-Indcipenf for Seduction o--Aarou
Bradley gentleman Of color who some time since sp
in the manner sought for had his desire gratidc by =
indictment being found against him under the statute
ehsp 81 list section passed 22d March lsts) wherss
he stands charged with having. under Q promiss a
marriage seductd Cecilia Holly brought up fer tri
The case has been pending for nearly twelve months
The posccutrix, who al Intelligent colored woman.
about twenty twcntysix years Of age gave heS
evidence in a rcmarknhly straightforward and c~sr
manner. She had become tainted with the ief>nd-
ant in lssS, ut her brothers. in Brooklyn who was .
thc msker defendant being Of the same craft in 1870
be had proposed marriage to her, saying bo In
tended to go to Canada for short time and then re-
turn to Wiamsburgh to practice law She had assensed
to bis proposal Of narriage and ultimately he had sc
conplisbed her seduction. under circumstances which
ste detailed The result appeared in Court In the form
Of piccs sninny, which had made ts trree into this
breathing world" since ths Indictment was found
Elizabeth Clark corroboratsd the evidence OF the pro
tecuix as TO the promise Of marriage, the defndant
having spoken Of the prorecutrix a. about TO bccons
bis wife Ac brother of prosecutrix deposed he
conduct and demeanor Of the parties and Mrs Jack
son aud Maria Ioimes spoke 20 her ireproachabls
character, and zone lsiers put In but not read
Upon this testimony, II A. Moore Esq the Assistans
District Attorney rested the for the prosecution
The defendant (wao was assisted by Mr. AlI-rs
thercupon proceeded to open his case hms~f
apparently highly pleased with the opportunity
Afforded him for forensic display Taking the book In
statute TO the evidence when the court nterposed ana
sad he wsa altogether out Of order in summing up the
evidence At the present stage OF the proceedings DE-
fsndsnt replied he only observing on the Law rhs
court acauiecing In his right to o he proceeded To
instruct the jury on the points Of the stating Ae
With some ingenuity aud certainly originality Al hs
vas indicted for committing this offence under pro-
mise of marriage II was necessary that the prosecutiou
should prove that promise; and as II involved an
sgrs. ment the subject matter Of which exceeded So
" should be In writing In support Of this he vvnk
into . calculation, much TO the amusement q
his audience as to the amount of rcspon sbiiity .
fuihlment OF the contract would involve him In show
ing that taxing wife" L rery onerous und.r-
taking Again The prpsecutrix should prove that she
had conducted herself in comportng with her
position, and tender herself ready for performance II
strongly insinuated that she had the contrary
duet herslf in manner which would, in the estima
tion of the jury ahsolve him from his
The court here again intcrposed, and endcavorcd tn
point out the wide difference of defending himself from
this crmir al charge and fom civil suit for brsach
Of psonisc of marriage In which latter position he ap-
pard 20 consider himself This style Of argument
cortinud for some time and borne by the Court with
exemplary patience the Judge informing the defendant
that his position alone induced them to orbcar stopping
him.
mony the defence the theory Of which appeared 10
be that the prosccutriy of loose character,
and that tie paternity Of the mall individual falsely
1he principal witness one simons who was to prove
all tbis, Mt first missing he afterwards appesrei
but when placed the stand 10 70 state.
mcnts he had made, he refused 10 do so; the
trafy, he fntiy denied that any thing had occurred
woua r,hec, ~ any way upon .ne OF tns
20 him hy Mr.. Moore, ss tending 10 degrade him
Mr. Allen summed up for the defence. and made .
happy effort TO rest the weight of testimony against
him
Mr. Moore replied on behalf q the people and
Judge Greenwood delivered charge In which he dwrit
upon the nature of the cence, and the origin Of ths
statute making II criminal one and referred to the de-
testation in which II held by the ancients and the
laws enacted by them for its suppression
The jury after short consultation returned yer et
OF guilty sni the sentence was deferrd
Domestic Mssrciiany.
We again indebted 10 Captain pegroot for Albany
pspers in ajvssce a the mail -, -. -
The msii taken by the Georgia on the ith inst, fos
California, weighed 10 coo lbs. --.,.
rrcn gives the number confined there on the lst =
March last at 1871 OF ss thar n the close y ma pts
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