The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-02-05
Court or General Sessions.

Before the Recorder and Aldermen Tweed and Compton
Rink-This case was resumed The defendant first
called Mr. Epenetus o. Gray the Commissioner Of Deeds
prove the OF the confession Of judgment to
put it formally in proof
Katrina Drama testified that Mr.. Leutzc had said he
wanted to get rid Of the defendant, and offered him fifty
dollars togo
The Court having said that further testimony as to
character was unnecessary, the defence rested.
Mr.. Peter Leutze recalled to rebuff. He stated he
had signed any such note at John Joseph Kinks
house at all but he had signed an order for marble 70
Mr. Trowbridge.
Mr. Jacob Cole summed up for the defence, and con-
tended strong points in his clients that could
have no motive beyond that to pay debt in committing
had possessed himself Of all Kinks property shield
ing himself from note given by him for $5S9, which, il
they pronounced forgery would be sent to dust The
question between the evidence Leuze and that
OF John Rink. who was unmpeached and unimpeach-
able and whose testimony was entirely disin,ersssed
except that he was half brother Of the prisoner.
Mr. Oakley Hall replied observing on the Importance
to the community OF of this descrpton-the dan
Of the frger There two counts the first charging
him with forgery il the third degree or making and
forging the instrument the secoud count charged
him with merely utterng the note, forgery 10 the
fourth degree The defendant, being an architectural
draughtsnsn could easily initiate signature placed be-
fore him. had same time several general ones
Of Mr.. Leutze; and, when examined by msgnifying
glass he thought thty would 1t not written in
the easy ETY. Of a man signing his name He then re-
viewed The evder end between the parties
The Recorder summed Up, and the jury retired. In q
few minutes they returned and wished to have the
the aenuneIess OF the signature by comparison and
the District Attorney further resiking that with
exception they were not in evidence The application
refused.
ust previous to the adjourn nent Of the Court they
returned, and pronounced vereict Of not guilty
IheIewcre some mpDtestat Of approval which
speedily checked Tie foreman wished TO state that at
hrs there had been division in opinion their numbers
beirg fye but that those five giving the &C.
cused the benefit Of the doubt had concurred.
a Scene in Port .gyTiral # a British Emigyan Ship
TIE Court occupied for the remainder of the day
~ rf HAITI
sepon OF rarely tried in this but the
present deemed of great public Importance, aud
Mr.. Edwards the British Vice Consul attended to
watch the prosecution which conducted by the As
sistsnt District Attorney Messrs Beams and Sparks
The complaint is preferred by Capt James White, Of
the British ship Pinoa which arrived here with cargo
Of entrants en- the 29th of December last when riot
occurred on beard amongst those persons usually flock
Ing to there chips On thoee occasions The accused Geo.
IJrrel boarding house keeper being alleged
Capt White described the sssault.-when he returned
from the British Consuls and Custom House, he sent
were gone Ashore and when the mate returned he OBJ
served his mouth was cut He then provided himself
with large stick, went forward and reached the top
gallant forecastle, where he held q crowd at bay. The
accused complained that the mate had torn his jacket
and be would have satisfaction Witness said he could
easily have that but defe ndant relied a chain hook
about three feet long Of half inch iron)
and ascending the ladder, steps made twenty blows
at him, most Of which he guarded with the stick but
three of them hit him wounting him severely, and
be struck the defendant the head which knocked
him down. lie called for the police; but persons,
saying they we're American citizens, seized him and
oyerpowerrg him brought him to the police station,
where the defendant followed him. They both
locked Up, hut kept apart and civil suit had been
brought against him on which he was held to bail
William Hamilton Lowery, the mate, described the
coz Increment Of the asraysaying he FIRST the de-
fendar in lhe oreceste and required him to leave the
chip lie musterirg the men; there a great
many persons board ct the time Ne took hold Of the
accued TO put him out the people seemed to be acting
i'm In Mo fhn of
testimony the court Adjourned and the jury separated
by coneent.