The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-04-15

twenty ok ycars Of age, with particularly Intelligent
and striking oountenanoe set OF With tAy cultivated
that Of mechanic abc,er. Tho Rev Mr. W X
Stockford q the Willow street Methodist Episoops
the prisoner in June, 1850 to ono Lucy A. Whaley and
Hannah Bartlett Of the witnesss thon present
roborated this. Rev MIR Henry Chase deposed similarly
to The second marriage, with Mary Ann Shaw, in Sep
tember 1861. Both those gentlemen rigidiy
examined by Mr. Spencer tor the prisoner and they ad
mted they could not identify the parties beyond their
belief nor could they speak the facts irrespective
their memorandum Mary Ann Shaw the alleged second
wife, was then called AS she evidently unwilling
witness she had been detained in custody, and
brought from tho City Prison She very neatly and mo-
dosy dressed not than sixteen years ago rather
Hooking girl with bright dark eyes and bearing aiook
Of liked determination 10 pursue the course she had
adopted. The court counsel jury and all, were com
petcly taken sback 10y her point blank denial OF the
fact OF her marriage In which denial she persisted Her
examination shown to her bat she slated she could
not read and thai hc had told them, ut the police Of
fee that she never wal married and had never said 80
(licr deposition waa completely tho rcyCrse
blr A. D. Hall for tho prosecution proposed 70 hd-
Jouin tho case and procure the attendance Of the ag
trate This was opposed attempt to impcach his
own witness; and defendants counsel would not consent
to the jury separating. Finally, officer dispatch
ed for him. or hs clerk and the deferred to later
hour when Mr. Laor ha wing arrived was rcmcd and
that gentleman this testimony being objected to and ok
cepiion noted proved that the depoouhad been duly
read to tho witness Mary Ann however adhered
herpositivc dena and IN officer having proved that he
could not find the persons named rs witnesses to the
second marriage the testimony closed.
Counsel or both sides summed up Defendants urging
the pos sioilty of the Clergyman being mistaken
IDENTITY coupled With tho direct evidence Of the girl
The jury. after an absence OF time said they
could not agrce but tho Court directed them t. retire
again and cnacavor to 10 Finally however they
in aadtppnftcd II was utterly npos ibc as of their
number had determined he would not. The juror nj
udId to tad he would DO happy To agree il there my
testimony caughter) to convict him but he did
tn nix there
The Court regretted the fact very much but t'ey
could not agree they must be discharged and the Court
adjourned al tive O'Clock.
Arm. ,3.--Cho,gc ~ Ba,ghay.-Anircw Bowdcn and
john Crrran, two Dung charged with burglary
in the store OF Mr. fucker boot aad shoemaker in Tho
Fifteenth ward The principal witness girl named
Sarah lsiitton who had lived III house In Elizabeth
stree, whore thc brought the plumber stating they had
stolen it, Jsmcs Gallagher, thir! party indicted, i,
lying sick OF the hoal aud it represented that no
Wa certainly the elder and apparently the usigat0r
The pri oncr boil. produced witnesses TO good character
aud their employers expressed themselves willing
Give them back again. The jury found them guilty Of
pei larceny, end under the abnve circum anccs the
Court Suspended judgment and discharged them This
waO the only case tried and the Court adjourned.
ArHu 14.-E,riensi,e Robbery Of God Dust, &C.. ia
Sedmens EoarJing House james Decker runner and
assistant at the aaors boarding house of Mr. Ross in
Cherry street placed trial charged with robbing
one Ricardo Spanard Of nearly hundred dollars
In gold dust and cash. The prosecutor had evidently
lost tho money in tho house his trunk having been
through the bottom, and the property described icon
tanned in two purses distracted The evidence against
the prisoner merely circunstantia part Of the
lost property having been reganed Tho main points
against him were. that he had the knowledge that the
contents valuable and that the night of the rob
berry he managed to possess himself of the keys by which
he could have to the store where the trunk
deposited. The keeper Of the house and his wife were
also ndicted but tho District Attorney with permission
OF the Court entered noe 7rosegi and they ex-
amned witnesses. The for the prosecution had
not closed when the court adjourned.