New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-05-12

he time the bad qusrters m passed by defendant wers
counterfeit. They could be easily detected They were
made OF iron or German silver and plated
Ny LoDrenee officer, belonging to Yonkers tesh.t 20
having searched the house of defendant at Yonkers on "a,
2ad of March fou In small box in closet uF stars IL
Mexican quarters shown here and said TO be spuos also
bad shilling piece and 2i cent piece, which con
time; his wife and two children also found on WORK
bench in the basement die punch &c shown considered
the die 10 be for small piece of coin -,
Mr. Horatio L. Allen defends the accused VINO naa nil
eo sustained exceedingly good charscter aud was an o.
fcer it is said in Rev Mr.. Pattens Church IN Spnss de
Is native OF England and formerly silver pencH case
ufectuger in this City. . =.
Ihs defense is that the punch &c had been used in Mr.
Us brsne.s-fhat the hal beea given to Mr. In the
course Of his business and il denied that he placed any
coin in bis boot but il they got there 1t must nave osen S
on the part Of defense that Mr. j. engaged IN any par
tcuar business Yonkers though one OF De witnesses sd
ted that he in the ourn business IN regard 70 Was
alleged be implements OF coming It was stated Dy
witness that they not necessarily So but there were
many other uses to which they might be applied.
Witnesses brought up rs to character
Rer Dr. Campbell testified TO being Pastor OF Sprns-st
Church .nd have been acquainted with defendant Tor
carue .here he was an officer the church and member OF
the tan elder aud wn so until ne removed 70 on
kers about his reputation was good 80 lar as
ever heard aud above suspicion; quite surprised when
heard Of the charge against him his business when knew
him. was that Of retail dealer m Hour he was an ocer o.
the Tract Society and believe OF the Bible Society; ne was
also connected wi the AntiSavery Society and was pc
ieve Treasurer the Vigilance Committee but ceased to
70 be co. understood from himself because he had aln ont
his wn money and it had not been refunded to hlm
Der;e Fairbanks testified having been acquainted
with defer dsnt for twelve years. his character IN my es
nation stood as high as any mans in this City
Horace Dyeaer testified to having been acquainted WIN
defendant for sixteen years his good never
heard Of its being called question until the present charge
Cyosseydmned- received some money from MIN on one
looked at the pieces here produced the District Aor
neys office, and found they similar TO money ts
some money and gave quarter dollar which was
returned hers cannot that it was one OF those ro
2saries S,r sworn Have known prisoner for a5 years
his reputation respectable except to his pecunary a'
b tiles THE prisoner alluded 70 his being Treasurer OF the
Vigilance Committee the AuSavery Society and hinted
in regard to that but the subject not pressed by the Dis
tlct Attorney he followed, as understood a. one tIe,
the business of sverase making he aerwaTd IN the
-four and feed business in the retail way and ths manu-
Charles Starr IT, sworn-Have known prisoner well for
20 years generally his character has been unexceptonaoe
Istiery there exceptions but they had relation to
his pecuniary liabilities.
NJ. Whiting. sworn-Am a merchants have known Mr..
johnson for 20 years. he officer in the church in
Spngs ever heard he sustained high character
The case wa. then summed up by Mr. Allen for defense
j. with knowledge that the coin was not good ard
tended that where there is doubt the benefit OF the doubt Is
ton Which Mr. j. had sustained and the improbabiy Ohs
throwing that character away, &c. ,
The District Attorney summing up in reply laid consd-
cradle stress on the query what Mr. j. could have done
with the different lots OF silver foil he had bought or what
which he might have planned could he have done So &C.
In regard the law he said the Supreme Court In 10 Pc
es 622 held that passing making of parts OF Spanish
comes within the laws of 1906 or 1926 It also refers TO coin
in circulation as currency 10 the uned states as embraced
Spanish dollar &c. within the rule, and will not
pass piece Of bad money knowing it to be he renders
himself liable under the law though 1t should be handed
back 10 him-and becomes under the law equally with
piece with twenty Ii for the Jury decide and
TO accused the benefit OF all doubt.
Adjourned to this forenoon when the charge OF the Court
will 10 given.
ARREST ON CHARGE OF PERJURY AND
CoNsPlRAcy-On Monday noticed in short paragraph
Phoebe Palmer wife of DR.. Walter c. Palmer of No, 81
Rvngtons with conspiracy TO make false charge against
cusaon of breaking open reading sealed letter directed
to Dr. Woodwsrd and also the arrest OF John askn Shear
of No 263 East Tenhst, who is charged by the same
lady with willfa aud corrupt perjury.
As Mrs Palmer authoress OF several religious works
Of merit and extensive circulation and is represented to be
lady OF much beneyoence, we give the facts more In de-
tail as they much more Interesting than at first sup;
posed 1t appears that DR. Woodward, who was local
preacher the Methodist well a physi
can formerly West Chester county than
year formed the acquaintance of Dr. Palmer aud being
poor solicited aid from the latter who finally took him into
his employ assistant in the medical profession and told
him to make bis house home lie had been engsgsd with
Dr. Palmer but short time when according to the affidavit
of Mrs Palmer he circulated dehmaory aud untrutul re-
ports against Mr. and Mrs Palmer andheir family tending
greatly to their injury among those with whom hey were
not well acquainted and also 10 the diminishing OF the prac
tice OF DIR; Palmer as physician. ~
When this became known Dr. Palmer discharged wood
ward from h,s service. This, Mrs Palmer IN her affidavit
says greatly sxsspeated Woodward who luenty ex
hibed towayd the family the most excessive malgnty-
After Noodwards discharge Sherman who had been ~ the
habit of attending religious meetings at the house OF Or
Palmer with whom he had been friendly terms became
ncensed against the family OF the Doctor and showed his
several occasions in circulating deamatoy reports
respecting the members OF IT, For these attack
Shearman who also member of the Methodist Shurch
together with DR. Woodward, araigned bstsre the
Church the ISLANDERS they alleged to have cir
cueted and both tried and found guilty woodward
being preacher afterwards tired before che Quarterly
Conference and by that body found guilty and dismissed
from the Church
ing Woodward on the 18th of March last before the
L. s. Commissioner, Bridgham, and made complaint
against Mrs. Palmer whom be charged with having the
9th Dec last and also before and after that time en6ezzed
from the Office from letter carriers letters dire ced
II him. for the purpose of obsuctng his correspondence
and pryng into his business and secrets Finding, how
that he could not the arrest of Mrs Palmer on
process from the L. 3 Court he went before Justice limp
son accompanied by Sherman, who made oath that the
and bad been delivered at the house OF Dr. Palmer BY some
perol the City This phase OF the placed the mstter
within the jurisdiction Of ha: Magistrate who issued war
rant tor the arrest Of Mrs. Palmer who was arrested for the
complaint
The case recently up for examination, when Chsuu
cey Sha6er ESQ., appeared for Mrs Palmer, and
the charge shown be malicious and without fOunda
oD and accoin gly dismissed by the magistrate On
tire following dsv Mrs Palmer her husband Cornelius B.
Ushart 1.-THE latter of whom had testified in the case and
other witnesses appeared before Justice Osborn and made
aidsvts similar IN character to those made by Mrs Palmer
gwen above. On these complaints Sherman and Dr.
WOOdwaI arrested and In custody IL Is
stated that they eliminating and terminating sach 9TH
eT IN regard 10 their difficulties
BOARD OF Thesdav, MAY
lRichad T. Compton, Esq, in the Chair, aud quorum
present The minutes of the previous meeting were read
PehsioHs Refcred-of NJ Livingston and Others for a
sewer in Thempsont between Blocker and Houston sts
Of tire New York Dry Dock Company for remission OF tax
B. Of 90 .s. S
grading expended in makinsa road through nth St in lieu
.hsIeSf Of w@ Spencer and c'hSy for sewer in tds