New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-06-30
COMMISSIONERS COURT-JuSE 29-Beiore CommissOu
ULsnoErFER BUSHNELL AID MATTHEWS, and Jury

COMMISSIONERS CoURT-JvyE 2o-Before CommissOu.
ULsnoEFFER, BUSHNELL and MATTHEWS, and jury
CHARGE OF LuSAcY FROM HABIrUAL DRUNKENNESS
The case of lillian Sheridan keeper of grocery and
cuor stores Nos IS and 81 Jamess charged above val
continued 1t wa. stated By Susan Leech who rssdsa u
at her house number Of times intoxicated he spoke often Il
bis wife good little woinsn and he h,d nothing against =
would dress her like lady. would drive her IN ear,t
through Jamess and would dress her in aounces from II
Mr. Mary Duffy mother of Mrs. Sheridan Ted that vial
he got drunk he beat his wife he would speak
and afeetonaey of her and Of the same time he would
her; have him beat her except when the liquor
10 HIM The witness stated circumstances IN regard to II
ing that M S. when he was the worse OF liquor, beat and
treated his wife.
got the liquor but always attended to his business
TOOK the money every night his business has bis n
SONS Of scuy between Nj sheridan his wife unds
stood that he wanted her TO move back Brook
mother resides and wnere ne nas VI. sno nYua
go; the idea expressed was that Mrs sometimes drank
on thai account but did not express it, has Mr. brs
things by catching hold of them when the wn
attempted TO remove him from where Mrs B. and be wed
hsyips difficulty and he pushing her about; such 81
casion had knock him down have at times had to take
up 10 bed after be had been drinking.
young who has lived as domestic at the house
Mr.. Sheridan gave testimony. Have seen Mr. sheridan
have push her by the shoulder but ~
hit her haid have seen him hiss and be snS to her, and
of liquor In particular but she said che he'd drsnt
because abe FELT weak she was not far from cOnIemsni III
and been scslded and Mr. Sheridan very attentive
and ior about whole month he did not drink anythns
him drink ut other times and got liquor for him IRON n
store.
ALEC stated that Mr. Sheridan has conveyed away %
psrty named house and lot In Brooklyn. The Clerk de
that Mr. ininared that be meant TO
himself the Clerk follow him ~ the river MI bropel
said he had other evidence ofer that he went 70 ~
Seventh Werd Bank pay and much the wofs
of liquor that he could sign his nsme sso SONS other
mony, but the witnesses were not present. -.
Mr. Swsne for Defense In order TO close the case sdHne
what Mr. b. alleged. =, s,.,l
Several merchants and busineamen with whom MI sneraA
has had dealings and intimately ecquanted win nun WI
then brought up for the defense and testified thai ne
businessman and they had anything IN hs oon
that had appearance Of incompetence or hh not ous
competent TO transact his business except seeing n W.
three times excited" One Of the witnesse SAID nc s1
bis store apparently excited from liquor or -,
asked him what the matter when be eoupaneu .
brother.n-law lawyer st Brooklyn tMr b. was opp"'
him &c II
Mr. swsine offered to read two aidsyi' bat wa'
posed snd ruled out. -
judge U.hOeaer, in charging the Jury said Was
altogether for them. IL man, from course OF habltn
becomes Dcapacitated from taking care OF his reA
personal estate the law prevent him destroying
Ia other hands In regard to testimony that which pos
such the testimony Of the ceTksboud be taken npss
that which negative The whole case however,
the jury The Jury after short elaboration, returned
dict that the charge proven and that Mr.. Sheridan
psble Of the and custody Of his estate.