The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-09-20

HTAECEb-CONVIOII0N
OF MuaDEH-rm ACCUSED PLEADS GUILTY OF
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS UNACY, BrU.
COURT GENERAL SESSIONS.
Before Judge Russell
coUSrzarKTrRs INDICTED.
suT. HAhhough the City Judge took his seas prompt.
~ 1t the appointed hour for commencing badness yet
owing the Of the Grand Jury were
ready for trial I'LL nearly II O'Clock. They came
into court with largo number Of indictments principally
against alleged counerfeers for passing bogus bills upon
citizens. Not less than twenty persons male and f.
mAo, arraigned and they all pleaded guilty.
win DO remembered shat gang Of this class 0, crimi
mails few weeks since passed number Of 80 bills, pur
porting 70 be Issued by tho Lee Bank or Massachusetts
They will be tried this week
hoAImA.
Al tho advice Of his covnsel Leonard Flasker young
Gcrman indicted for tho murder Of Thomas Smith, on the
4th of July at SO Worth street, pleaded guilty 10 man
slaughter In the fourth degree and roanded I'LL 5t
urday for sentence Hs counsel WIN presen! And.vlA 70
the deceased provoked him 10 unusual manner
Fasker and ho had quarrel during which the prisoner
Ing for few days died from tie effect or the the
Hospital The prisoner who had been under arrest was
then committed and indiotet by the Grand Jury for
murder.
Iadore Adler, YOUTH by the advice Of Mr.. Harring
degree in forging check for $500 fhe Judge though.
the best thing that he could do with him would he 70 send
made, and when counses came within tho rules Of the
court the Judge and the Assistant D,tric Attorney
Eenied 70 have them put OIL I'LL q future day.
Agnes Moore, . respectable and rather prepcssessing
femse was placed Of the bar for trial charged with for
lips, her COUNSEL converted With her ss msmsnu ana
at his advice she pleaded guilty to the second degree or
that offence whi'h plea was accepted. She offerei
counterfeit So bill the Lee RAak OF Mas TO store
keeper In 9Teenpo!nt The City Judge case ing sen
tepcc, observed that tho why her plea MAS 40
septed vas that he and the Dstist Attorney felt con
gang who flooded tho city with these bills Had
she been tried and convicted of forgery In the
second degree she could have been sent TO the STATE
prison for ten years. He inflicted the lowest penalty
which WAS two years in The State prison She did
when she weps copdousy. Considerable sympathy Vas
Anitested In her behalf, a. Was evident thu! she
only novice In crime.
passing counterfeit S. bin on the Ice Bank Of Mas
Mr. Bowman, clerk In Mr.. Fl. schiotz's boot and shoe
store, Eighth avenue, on the mcrnng OF .he lssh Of
who purchased pair Of shoes for which he gave the DO
gus Dill IN pAymens-ThomAs renArking tina! 'the b II
- good - gold for they had paused aaother Of the
same sort = few moments before" The defendant at.
tempted 10 pass bill OK the MIN alton Me-
Adanns, clerk In Mr. simpsons shoe store where he
arrested. He VAS subsequently brought before Justice
FAndreau, at the Jefferson market Police Court, where
MY Bowman identified him.
Az the law required the prosecution to prove that the
bill counterfeit necessary TO call expert 10
70 esablsh that ac Fifteen minutes we're lost in walt
Ing for broker 70 pronounce upon the character of the
bills He pronounced them be abogusu In about Ave
seconds, and buried out OF corrt
The Jury promptly rendered verdict or guilty wshou.
leaving their seats
He was placed at the bar for sentence, and was I'D
dressed n follows by Judge Russell -
You have been indicted for forgery In the second de-
gree and the jury very properly convicted you this
testimony Our city has been flooded with counterfeit
U s Ss
forth in the community. Is necessary that . severe
example should be made OF all those thai are engaged In
this business so fax a. yen couCornedyou being
young mani regret 10 be compelled pAAs
epce you yet the stale society IL In requires me 10
dol for unless severity OF punishment 10 imposed there
win be safety 10 any In the community. The
enoe Of the Court that you be Imprisoned In the eate
James Kelly, Ielidens of the STATE Of Indians was
tried and acquitted charge Of forgery In the second
degree Mr.. ". Anderson, Isc west 'treet, testified
% bill on the Merchants Bank OF Lowell On being
searched 1t found THAI he had SS7 In rood
ney me Srcam,aSoes Of me case showed I'M. ne wn
dcrcd vcrdi Of acquisssi without hesitation They had
evidence enough in his physognomy that he was no,
Mr. Sedgwick informed hi, Honor that the next case
the endAr was Of similar nature 70 the ono as passed
upon by tho jury the OF the defendants pcng VIM
S,ot and Joseph Smith He did not expect to be able to
prevo the ct or guilty knowledge, and therefore he
moved TOR ner ney r1 ~ = ,oS
The cshnSsr having been exhausted, tho oour. I'd.
SIT 1s-Soon after the court WAS opened this m,rnng.
counsel preceded 10 deliver bis closing speech 10 behalf
Mchsel woran Jr whose trial for arson the third do
sree In Drirg Mr. Besrpes' wholesale nquor ssorc, No
Ga Frtnt street, the 22a OF February has occupied the
>xi two days He maintained Mat the evidence or the
prosecution Of such slght circunstantls
TO render probable that all the circumstances might ex
yet the be innocent and consef ded mat he
had only established good oharacer bui ,nrover
bly, proved shat eas technically ca led an al5f
defence bad mol accounted for several hours Of inc prison
ers une during which be had ample opportunity 10 make
hs necessAfy prcpAra for nrrx the premises aud
thai hn wno of on aua evidence uhich tao prose
ou,ion md sround hc defendant was nos broken
by tho ,es',rory adduced on the part Of the defence
TIE Juposs CHARGE
Judge Ruwe hon proceeded 70 charge the jury NJ CON
siderable length, reading The material points OF tho evil
denso elected during the tedious exsminasion Of asrge
number Of Witnesses Ho said he would not dwell ON tns
heipousnsss OF the crime Of II WAS sufficient for
say trait tho lsw punished oonces OF that charso
IL nee shos ing that the building Was arcd 10 The day time
the prosecution only claimed verdict Of gut ~ OF arson In
The fourth degree Tho pcoiio could only oonvios IN
charges OF and by train OF cirounstAntA
evidence, and 70 do the chain should DO complete Inc
jury would star, wh tho legal presumon thai sse &C.
eused innocent md Then address themselves TO the
cousideraon OF the QUESTION "Do tho cirou instances
this case The conviction Of this man" II the
prosecution had constructed perfect onan OF
hal evidence, Vas TIE duly Of The ry 70 convict;
there Va, link wanting, they would be compelled 70 &C
quit His honor tncn reed The get OF the evidence 10 the
~
Dcheu testified that the Ore discovered alter
O'Clock In morning. he made exaninston OF The
and found hat the 1r originated In me socont
story catks filed with snsvings, on the top or
which Vas bag, vhsh Wa not removed MI bis return
from the station house; upon his return he found
the pener there standing aot gsde m the casks but the
bag removed and subsequently found On TOP OF some
other cask The Captain learned thai tho means OF nc
&c he building froU the COOPER shop a3ning vas
by Of shed the rear and on exsntastlon found
the shutters pred open from the 10 cad leaving room
enough for any oue 20 pass 10 M BesInes susea vel
he had ttock OF wines aud liquors 10 the building which
hrso, worth fi6 00c; present al the closing OF
The store saturday evening" and when called 10 the Gre
perceived thsi The third moor burnt through The
Defendant was hcre, and said al tying 70 pct out
your Ere" He had Any difficulty with the prisoner
II 10 evidence that The accused borrowed two BAGS
the DAP before tire IRE from clerk Of Baird Cam
VINO stated that Wogan Vas in the habit OF Dorrnw
log barr On being shown bags he could not idena
~ Them ~ TIE onss taken By woSsn, ~ nearly all the
coffee bsgs In the city the same In apnesr moe Inc
Cd wn 10 an Rag With tbavngr By cooper
in who're employ the defendant w0 The hoocs OF tho
casks exhibited 70 the jary were cut Ia avorkmsnlre
manner, showing that II thcy had M the casks wo1id
look ocfenay The ,hsviDys and slaves we're o. nc sam