The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-10-06

Court or General Sessions.
Before the Recorder ALI oturtevaae sod tkley.
REVOLVING CASE OF INossT-xxEMPLARYs SENTENCES
Dor William Darling, tnirty nine Years 0
age. ard formerly policeman in tho Third ward
WAS ind tied fer viog in state Of inceatdou' In
teioourse for long period with his o IN daughter
who ultimately proved pregnant, and lately gave
bnlh to u chd since shs has been in custody. Poo
vous 10 ompanneipg the jury, the District Attorney
entered a mohe pra.tqui ~ 10 the female prisoner
MIR Blunt oEeued The case for tae prosecution, and
briefly stated that tho evidence would exclusively
establish the revotng facts and that the connection
had continued Tor several months withn this CITY.
10" evideu5o rls nor 50 lengthy rs even that ad-
cuced bsore Tho police magistrate. and then fully
puhjiehed, tho ceugh er beiug called Stales evil
dencc nnd giving positive TESTIMONY.
Catherine Darling was tho first witness called.
she - good lockiug gut, airing some rasern.
bnaee 70 her unnatural father, though OF different
compltx ioD. being dark she looked very p,le aud
Wretchcd, and was humbly bat d.csusly dressed.
she deposed she eighteen years OF age last
spring tho prisoner Mt the bar was her father !;
her own mother was living in Alh,ny her name
VAS Ann Van Ohudt; Der father wa8 sepa-
rrnd from her mother, aud sde believed
bad another wife, whose name wns C4ro,ine;
the fret place she resided ia ia his city wa Liberty
strtet, then ~ Green gioh street chen in Robinson
and lastly IN Do@uing street; when she iv5d in
laberty street her father was on board steamboat;
she welt 70 ob,nson street last Nav Twelve on b.,
auo 10 Dawnirg street Ia Nan; at Downing street,
she lived wrh htr father ard kept hose; they did
not ocrpty tie Same bed: she had very lsteiy been
otnncd Q-Nho was the fusher Of that caldl
The witness bUug Der heto, aud hcsitated "A long
time csur,ng olost painful sensation Tho qu y
ton wss repeated hy the District Attorsey Ia an
icpurag ,u amer, aud the Court also eudeagorod
~ persuade her 20 gave ~ answer, bur without effect
abo y vas NiIhdfaWn for tue present. She ligei
IA II bsnson street sigh her father, and
occupied The room; the child was born ia
The AIMS House the st o. Juy last; hcr father
wes policeman in The Tlird ward when they lived
10 Robinson street; he came home soioetinos about
twelve O'Clock ~ night; there was bed on the
floor; there were two; she never remembered being
aSie' one with him, or on One wi h him, shD
had s,Ho h, fore he Grand jury that tho f.shor Of
The chd was on the SC, an nout Manh ,r an aud his
name war Charles Noble. q = Da YOU mean 10 say
CHARLES Nohc rs the father Of your coldl No nu-
sNer. Q-Nas your father 10 tbe habit IF see ping
with you! Cater some hesltatlon)-He was
q AS husband AID ~itel The witness sai hesi-
tated, md the Court advised her to answer she had
b. fore, it seemed, told Mr. Foster aud Others freely
the Dcts Of he After considerable hest Ia tion
she folterngls nIswered-He was.
Louisa Huesis sworn Lived at No. 81 Robinson
street The prisoner and the last witness occupied
back io0m and front bedroom Some day last
summer he father asked witness to make s,mething
for her vhen she was sick, and ia going into the
back room she found them both ia bed together
under the clothes The female was partly uu.
dressed. She deposed to other acts, and that sho
bad beurd him come home md go int the daugh.
ter's room
Edward Hrestis-Was ia the Third ward police,
and occupied same house as tho prisoner and his
daughter in Robinson street, from May, 1851, to
May 1852 Had seen them last summer in bed on
the floor together.
John Hanblin-- Also policeman in Third ward
Lived two years at No 2S6 Greenwich street Tho
prisoner ard his daughter occupied the same room
the third floor He had he ard they occur pied but
one bed. and did not at first believe it, but after
wards was called out ny some women, and looking
through the door Jaw them in bod together. Ho
was addressed, and she partly SO.
Mr.. Blunt submitted the case in a few remarks,
observing hit bad more evidences, which hs thought
1t vas unne cessary to 60 through He had only
called htse witnesses to corr0borate the daugh
81 he would never ask d jury TO convict on tho
support ed evidence Of IN acc0Inplce.
The Recorder charged that, no yever Incredible it
may appear, the case appeared clearly proved The
jury retired, snd in u very w minutes returned o.
verdict Of guilty
On the prisoner being placed at tho bar he Ut atcd
the girl was rot his OWE daughter !; that she vas
bern soob after bus marriage and he had not kDo vn
her or her mother TOR years sntil she Co hin,
&, and that the prosecution arose ont Of some
jcnlcusies about his place on the steamboat
The Court sad there nothing ia wnat he snid
thas SHOWED arythi,g in ui,igasiou 10 had bcen
clearly, banttunli1 guilty of crina which il was
almost oificu 10 c,ed T. aud which, 70 the honor
OF human peture. vas very rare Indeed and WAS
almost Unparalleled and That while petfortnnl,
the duties ot guardian of the Ia IS, bappoess, an
morals Of the ci,izens The sentence Of toe Godr;
eDs that he be irppr soned IN tho State prison for
ten years This shs extent Of iraprso ament
prescribed BY the statutes
JOIN Croft. indicted with Lube Newsome for grand
lar eDy ess tfied and convicted Hencs Edward Gaines
sworn. depr srdibRs ha officer Ia the Isto Ms
and hat the second third day OF Nav h. WIS
~sikiig down Nossau sieet IL passing crows a. the
oorp,r Of Maiden lane he fel, jerk hi chain
and found the watch gone be instantly turned
rourd and found IN the fsonprs hand who said 1t
bird caught on TO his botion lie said be would cali
ofhc,r spo New'oWe told Croft to RIM; they
nDu caught th III ntar the Herald Office. where blrer
stepped them The c-tcnc- that tho whole was q
ut first ttat,d and quite anrdentai; and several wit
Ieers were called who ne prisoner trial excel
lent character for dutry aud honesty The jury found
u verdict Of guilty With n strong recommend stipu to
mercy md The Court fenten.ed HIM to the lovest
OF i'm nttso years The pri oner protested hs
Innocence and seemtd y.ry much aft cited good deal
Of sympathy aroused tor him and nisny expressed
their doubts OF his guilt. New. Is on bail as the pr-
soner has hstn. and has demaudeda separate trial Ad
journed till TO morrow morning at IL O'Clock.