The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-10-19

1t being nearly four O'Clock, the Court adjourned
10 eleven o'clock Wednesday morning. when the for
the prosecution viii be opened by Mr.. Dunning.
Court or General Sessions.
Before His Honor Recorder Tilou.
ACQUITTED.
OcT l7-Cmiow Case Of Idztay.-A woman named
jewelry and wearing apparel valued at $S5 appear
ed the evidence of the complainant that the LIST
of November 1851 she hired the defendant at an nts
gence Office for servant and that she had not been in
the house ten minutes before she left the premises Com
psnsnt missed the several articles after she had left
She that the prisoner At the bar the
person that she hired at the Intelligence Office Had
the defendant since she left the house the LIST
Of November, 1851, until within few days ago. Wit
quite positive that the defendant the We
she hired because she knew her by the shape of her
face and the expression of her eyes.
deposed that she knew the defendant Mary Mason
quite that she the hired by Mrs Rowland
house with complainant. When the girl to the
house she her. and also her several times during
the day. Witness her since the LIST of Novem
Der, 1851 until within q few days ago when she
arrested by the officers at the instance of Mrs Rowland
She identified the prisoner by her countenance alone
Mr.. Watts the proprietor Of the Intelligence office, de-
posed that he remembered furnishing the complainant
with servant the first of November, 1851 The girl
that occasion to his Office and said she very
poor, and said she wanted situation. Complainant
to his Office and said she wanted American girl
had called upon him. and accordingly she engaged her.
Witness could not conscientousy that the defend
ant the person whom he hired to the plaintiff Her
woman that the plaintiff engaged at his Office.
Here the evidence for the prosecution closed and the
counsel for the defence opened the by saying the
presentcase most extraordinary Tt defendant
born at Albany is the mother of several children and
married TO her present husband three years. and to
her former husband five years. and in service
during the whole period of her existence.
Mrs Comstock being duly for the defence depo
sed that she the mother Of Mrs. Mason defendant
to New York twenty eight years ago She has
been married twice lived witnesses house for the last
four years Never in service IN all her life She worked
nf hralln ms for hvir uha oh
RED She married her present husband three years
During the year 1851, defendant lived with witness in
Seventeenth street
Cornelia George sister of Mrs. Mason, deposed that
in 1851 defendant lived in her mothers house Defendant
never lived in service and never went BY other name
than Mason.
Benjamin A. Lee, being sworn, deposed that he sus-
tanned the relationship OF landlord with defendant for the
Jane Brown deposed that she knew Mrs Mason
three years. she boarded there in 1851 dendent
went out to service.
The counsel for the prosecution said that on the evil
dence he could not ask for a conviction.
The Court then charged the jury and said that the
proof being somewhat in favor of defendant the
. very curious one and deserved their special attention
The Jury after few moments deliberation and without
leaving their seats, rendered verdict of not guilty.
Burglary In the Second Deute-A German, named Joseph
Man. was then placed at thsSbar charged with burglar
Broadway and Pike street, and stealing therefrom
quantity Of boots and shoes valued at $780, The evidence
for the went to show that three pair Of the
shoes identified as the properly of Mr.. Bisse were
found his possession but the prisoner producing evil
denee that he bought the articles from another man.
who, he paid for them, ran off, and who
has not been since The Jury rendered verdict Of
not guilty, and the prisoner was discharged.
SENTENCED.
Burglary in tie Third Deu1.-A young man named
John Wallis then placed at the bar charged with
hotel in Third avenue It appeared from the evidence of
the prosecution that the prisoner was found in the house
with his pockets with knobs Of decsners sve.
doubt OF the prisoners guilt the Jury found him guilty
Immediately and he sentenced by the Recorder to be
i'm prisoned in the States Prison for two years
Keeping Disori9ly HoBc.-A German named John
0ve canst then pa at the bar charged in the in
dctment with keeping aisordery house at No. ~ West
street. The commended that there
playing cards and singing there Sundays much to
the annoyance of the inhabitants of the ueghboring
houses For the defence 1t shown that liquors
stronger than small beer were sold on the premises
and that . general thing NO music was played
carried the saloon which great for the
Germans living in the vicinity The jury found the
the Court IKE prisoner was discharged until Friday
when he will be sentenced.
PLEA OF GUILTY.
Malicious Mtscht.-A German named Frederick French
pleaded guilty to indictment charging him with
tearing demoshing the iron ratings in front
the house of John E. Michael Of Clinton street 1t being
the prisoners first offence the Court suspended Judgment
and his paying the plaintiff the amount Of damages
charged in the Indictment liberated from
tody.
There being no more cases ready for trial the Court
adjourned until tomorrow morning at the usual hour
Oct 1s-The Court resumed its sitting this day at the
usual hour and after dsposng of two granddaughter and
one assault and battery case, adjourned for the day
TIE LATE FATAL ARRAY IN WATER sTREET-AC-
QUITTAL OF JOHN A. HOLT FOR THE HOMICIDE OF
WALLACE PARKER.
John Holt then placed at the bar, charged with
the manslaughter of Wallace Parker the late proprietor
Of dance house in Water street, Roosevelt 1t APP
peared from the evidence adduced the occasion that
the defendant along with friends from Port Jack
son, Montgomery county. visited the house of Parker
in Water street, and on their entering the prem-
Pa kn rifn tod In LIANT JJO
asked her to dance, and she would not He asked her
again and she slapped him in the face Parker the de-
ceased, then up and told the defendant that he
should leave the house. and when he about doing So
asailed with shower of soda bottles some OF
which struck him on the head and others in the back
and cried out Break his SKULL give it to him" Being
rather hard pressed by his assaants who outnumbered
him eight to ore he drew his jack knife from his pocket
and struck backwards with it, striking Parker deadly
blow in the right side from the effects of which he almost
Immediately expired. The prisoner was very we'll de-
Tended and excellent character given to him by
those who lived in Montgomery county The jury after
FIVE minutes elaboration, returned verdict of Justd
able Homicide" The prisoner then honorably dis
charged from the keeping Of the officers
ACQUITTED.
Acnslaughter in The Fourth Dere William Nuholland,
alias Billy Bottles, placed at the bar charged with
causing the death of child two years old daughter of
Mary Anne Stephens From the evidence of the mother
Of the child 1t appears that stone was thrown accident
ally against the window Of her sitting which 40
frightened her that she let the deceased child fall of
her arms and falling the floor received contu
sion on the head which produced commissions from viii
the unfortunate child never recovered but died in two
days afterwards.
The evidence not being sufficient TO sustain the indic
ment, the jury rendered verdict of Not guilty with
out having their seats The prisoner then discharged
Assault and Baaay-A Free FgM-Two Germans, named
William whitte and Lawrence Klein were acquitted of the
above charge they having, 1t alleged beat cruel
manner one David Kittle also of German extraction.
From the evidence would appear that there had been
too much lager bier aboard the parties engaged
In general melee about one o'clock in the morning.
The Court then adjourned for the day.
Preparations for the War In Turkey.
One Of the French papers published in this city, called
the RefaJlicain yesterday contained the following
We understand that upon the receipt of the European