The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-14
Court or General Sessions

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serted the wife,
/ Court or General Sessions
Before Judge Beebe, and Aldermen Peck and Cornell.
pursuant adjournment but business transacted
until u O'Clock, the Grand Jury not having arrived in
| Court.
| PLEAS OF GUILTY.
-Four young men, named John Moore William Brown,
by breaking into the house of Henry Sheppard the 4th
inst, and stealing therefrom thirty two silver spoons,
valued at $780, The prisoners were remanded for SEN
| tenee.
False Praences.--Thomas A. Mitchell, dandifed in
dvidus arraigned, and pleaded guilty, to indct
ment of false preences by frauduenty obtaining suit
of clothing from e Fox tailor No 216 Broadway the
25th Of February last The prisoner the complainant
check the Bank Of the Republic for the goods he
having funds in that bank the time The prisoner
| was remanded for sentence.
Teresa Casey pleaded guilty to indictment charging
her with stealing gold watch and chain, the property
of Mr.. O. Dougherty, and valued at sss The prisoner
| was remanded to prison for sentence.
| An Ingenious Node of Obtaining Honey-A tall man,
of respectable appearance, named Dominck a. Cullin
was charged with obtaining FIVE dollars from woman
Bridget Meahap being duly sworn opposed that the pri-
soner brought her some samples Of tea and sugar telling
her be would sell her groceries very cheap. and 10
neighborhood; witness told him that II he gave
her good article, she would be . good Gus.
quantity Of the groceries, On the Sunday following the
prisoner brought the desired articles laid them down
/ opened
saying That's good sugar" witness paid him the
ney and he departed. The next day when witness went
but old burned ned coffee and ground beans, with little
sugar on top give It the appearance Of being all sugar
and seized hold q him. and he was arrested. he had
humbueged several people in the neighboIhood In the
The basket which contained the articles was then pro-
duced and exhibited to the jury for examination, who
found it to consist of parcel Of rubbage, but
neatly done up in brown paper bags:
knew the and that he had served her ia the
The prisoner being a.ked he had anything to say
in relation to the charge said that he entirely nno
cent The jury might take him for loafer, but he
sured them he was good citizen and paid taxes. He
had no counsel on the occasn II was the first time he
The jury, without leaving their seats, returned YER
The prisoner was then rernanded for sentence.
FALSE rRETENcEs-rRIAL OF SAMUEL J. PROPER.
Samuel Proper was charged with obtaining $40 from
7. Coleman under false representation. 1t will be
remembered that this individual has figured very extern
svey Of late among our Wall street bears.
The counsel for the prisoner Mr.. Wheaton, examined
several Of the Jurors their competency aud OF
them account of conscientious scrupes.
The Assistant District Attorney then opened the
for the persecution The facts of the transaction fresh
in the minds of readers therefore it unnecessary
for give the details Of the fraudulent ransacon
was broker his place Of business being 6 Wall street
He frat saw the prisoner on the 18th OF November last
his once between the hours 81 Il s1d IL IN the morn
When the prisoner in the Office, he looked around
and said, mr. Drake Is not in suppose asked him 4
he had any New York State money Witness said he had
and the defendant said he wanted $l4o in State bills
Witness turned to his clerk and told him to count out
The counter, and tie defendant handed him check
(he check here produced and identified BY tho wit
not acquainted with the check Proper then said you
must know for partner ID In the habit Of esshng
you and he ss he wns
asked he kept account in the Ocean Bank, and no
h the and the
would give him the money for it. and gave him
cents In change for the discount: Proper said never
deposited his check in the bank and told defendant
that they not in the habit of cashing checks that
they were not acquainted with the check returned
Bank and presented it to the paying teller but
money on the the stated that h
partner in the habit of cashing them.
Cross examined by the counsel for the defenoc-Mr
Drake had partner with him since the LIST of May
1882 witness attended to the business of the Office him
self Mr. brakes business with the board of brokers'
twelve, and remained at the Office until hApast two;
they closed their Office sometimes at six and sometimes
business Of the Office from half past ten until they closed
he examined the deposits that made Proper had
did not look over them at all times as his clerk did it
very often for him. he generally what checks
there witness business was attend the money de-
partment Mr. Drake did not usually give his attention to
he Believed ~bsn he said Mr.
exchanged his checks for him almost every day
check Of his there before never heard Of check Of his
cautioned him against receiving some mans checks,
whose name he could not remember he had forgotten
the name when the check offered.
Counsel for defence-Dd you, when you parted With
the money, part with under the supposton that Pro-
per had money in the bank, and that the check
good.
This question objected to by District Attorney un
less the witness allowed to refresh his memory by
4 before the
The Court then decided in favor of the District Attor
ney but the witness preferred answering the question
in the affirmative.
Witness had the examination since the day
written about three O'Clock when he took tho
check to the Ocean Bank he Mr. Drake just before
he went to the board of brokers that morning. his clerk
enough to hear the conversation between him
familiar to him. witness thought he seen
him somewhere he endeavored to find Proper after the
but could not find him his place of bust
ness; he got copy of Mr. Propers account with the
bank few days after the transaction.
DRAKE axe ws shen sToIn and depoass that he was
Der last he never to his knowledge changed Of Pro-
pers checks while in parnershp with another man he
Gosss1amined b. the counsel for tho dsfenos,-Hsd
some three four Transactions with Mr. Proper before
he got into partnership with Mr.. Coleman Proper left
three drafts with him before he became partner with
Mr. Coleman.
Cross mined by the District Attcrney-The trans.
David II Iiscrm, clerk of Coleman & Drake, being
uuy sworn, oepo eu-lhat the defendant came into the
Office and asked If they had any State meney and that
he wanted $40 in New York State money; Mr. Coleman
toid nun TO count out the amount, and he handed Il to
MT roper who presented check Mr.. Coleman said he
dd not know the check and handed Il to Witness and
asked MIN u he knew it, witness said he did mott after
some further talk, Mr. Coleman let him have the money
Proper ,ad the check was good, and the money was In
/ Cross examined by Mr. Wheaton, wi,nos, heard ,o,r
y all That was said in the Office Mt the time Proper sad
that the check was good and the vas in the ban
Mr Coleman said more than that he did not knoa
the check, and in answer Mr. Proper said he was ac
quained with Mr.. Drake who had cashed his checks be
! fore for him. W
II being then near three O'clock Judge Beebe said Il
would be impossible for them to finish the case to day
and Therefore was Of opinion that the Curt should ad
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