The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-15
Court or General Sessions.
Bsfore Hon. Recorder Tillou.

FORGERY IN THE THIRD DE0RE1.
DEc I.-Arthur Lereau, young Frenchman, was in
dcted for committing forgery the 7th October last
Tho following testimony taken in the gives history
Of the Affair."
| Margaret Kemble, examined by Mr.. Parsons deposed
II live in A West Nineteenth street, and keep board
ing house; the prisoner came to board at my house
about the 4th Of September last and stayed there Ave
week.; he occupied room, at $40 per week. when
gave him his blu he handed the following note,
which he stated he had received in letter from his
mother
NEW YoRK, Oct. Z, 1854
At thirty days from date viii Be paid 70 Mrs Cathe-
rne Lereau two hundred dollars value received from
cash +. C0USNIERY.
Endorsed, c. IKREAu
wi,ness-He told me that the note would be paid by
Mr. Cousnery before the note became due he asked me
to lend him $40 II, and gave him the money: he
manned in my house until the amount Of the note was
dinners, ,ampagne, &C. and on the 8th OF November
he owed me very nearly the $780, prisoner was subse-
Crossexamined by Mr. Spencer-I have known defend
ant for two years. he was music teacher during that
November; previous that had pressed him for pay
ment Of his board day or two before he gave me the
note he mentioned the fact Of having received it, from
the time first the note had in my possession.
Reexamined-After had the note in my possession,
prisoner frequently asked me whether had got 1t
cashed.
r. Cousiniery commission merchant deposed-I know
Arthur Lereau and his mother docking at the note in
question in this CASEY; can say that this l. not in
never authorized any one to sign it for me.
Cross.examned-The signature does not resemble
mine at all
Richard W. Samson, police occr deposed-I arrested
Lereau; examined him. and took from him a copy Of
the note he gave TO Mrs kembe.
The Assistant District Attorney, Mr. Parsons, then
read the statement of the prisoner before the magistrate
He there confessed to the truth Of the charge brought
against him, but said that he did not intend that the
note should be circulated
Mr. Spencer counsel for the defence contended that
the prisoner gave this note to Mrs Kembe ruse to
keep her quiet until he could raise suRcs mt to
pay his bill. In support of this hypothesis he urged
that the signature Of MIR Cousinery not even im
tated Mr. Spencer also contended that forgery had
been committed the note valuelsss without an
endorsement, and it not established that this
dorsement was forgery. In the indictment he fur
Their said, the crime wa. alleged to have been com.
mitted with intent to defraud Mrs Kemble, while it
ought to have been with intent to dsfraud Mr. Cou-
siniery.
account Of the prisoners age
Highway Ro1tay.-John N. Briggs, who keeps Ii
lently robbng Eber C. Wright Of $40 in money and
gold pencil case. 1t appeared that on the morning Of
the 2eth Of November between two and three o'clock
with friend. According to his own account he had
been drinking lager bier and divers and not
the most sober Of He stated that while going to
get piece of tabacco behind the bar he assaulted
by Brocket the barkeeper and afterwards by the
defendant and found that the $40 his
portemonnaie had been stolen For the Defence 1t
commended that Wright, when behind the bar, had at
tempted to rob the TILL and that he richly deserved the
Cruelty to Acknowledgement b. Haight indicted
for pulling out the tongue Of his own horse, under
section Of the statute which makes misdemeanor for
a to kill, MAIN wound any animal maliciously.
1t appeared from the evidence that the 22d Of Au
gust the defendants team was standing at 2Os Fulton
street, and he unable to make them start. Some
suggested that dirt should be placed their tongues
This advice the defendant to have fol owed, and
while in the act dragged out portion OF the tongue OF
of the horses The defence that the tongue
diseased and worn side, and that JERK of the
horses head rather than any design the part Of the
defendant, was the Of the misfortune. The
clusion of the postponed.
The Court then adjourned.