New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-30
COURT OF OYER AND TERMiNER-JM. 2S'-pei'i'
Justice IEGRABAs


CONVICTION OF TICKET swINDLER
The trial Of FrHns Fowler WAS continued ms morn
Ing Mt Charles SPENCER opening or ths aeisn.e f sny
tie July understand that 1t the prisoner was gny o. 10
other crime hsn that charged snhcl-n H' 1ss t n o.
s' ,Sst For had aSe se Representations Nothing
,ai to induce the complainant to part win us ohry ~
talon on what had passed. the German never saw the ce1
o,te flor morel until he bad ps,d iof u ne %
m o.d thar as Mr. Fowler did not un teTstsnd word OF Ger
man be could be made responsible for hs ecs ana
lis cl-rt be should ash Al aeqnta on hse g.0Gn y.
well as the absenc- Of intention the part fans fo"le
AFRO b ury he'd no tight infer huf had r Fowler been
asked Tor genuine 'ieAet ne S"ua DS "a
STREET who had been bu ness eight year: dePoedhs
had ,ep similar cket to he Que isue the office Of VII
ne,s. hen pepers, tuch as the one 10 que1,9n 49, -
PAPER, TO Be exchanged the comuis'ion oud TO M row
Ter on s35 cenh'ae was ~; none Of Towei GER p
ceItste and be knew il tower he would -ay There
i. in the Of the vessel but i sou WISH, VII
with si you ticket and brought the money
be GGP S M sp pEsI JS Rr se G% Ttn %
a. If Ilbtw II 10 be- Mr.. towler's ticket, sho1ld
to s Ro% # iy could Fowf
irepoed any one out OF dollar on these tickets ~ a %
get out Of The country or else hosts could be ouod 80
Mr. WatrIbury-If the gentlemen is anxious we viii soon
show MI FowcT's anecedeuts.
T..Rscorder snlih-Fetch your men,
CTossr1aIined by M ~sterbuy Mr Heine brought you
TN without he mones would give him passage
A. no. not wihou, the money great lsoshter would give
itch any vessel ioT the money! kIe" no Ve named 'he
W Robinson ho,cl eeper knew Fowler for two or three
similar tick cts 10 this one IN r'h WIN P
er al lis hotel and with passengers to have them ex
cha ged always knew sir Fowler to edeem saeh hcAes
Alter the wines cross-examined the prosecution Offered
20 call witnesses prove Fowlers general ehArtcer IN
snce with MI sm h's cbaeDg". To this tn aef ooJecd
reatkg ,ha, he merely challenged them 20 show any cne
in,sDce where Fowler had defreuded on these tickets
he Count would permit the testimony character 70 be
bought up by prosecution and th case closed beth
sides.
Smith men commenced to sum mp The defense arguing 10
show particle testimony IL the case to con-
Writ the defendant. .
Judge delivered brief aud impartial charge where
upon the case was submitted 10 the Jury. .
M. Juv retired and retured with minutes with YER
dict of Guilty. o., -, -
result of trial caused considerable commotion among
tbtour OF pcctstos in the lobby, Beary all the WE'LL
c operators in the cy being band TO watch the trial
Mir swick the Assistant district Attorney moved Tor the
commitment the defendant and also ths judgment be pro
nounced upon the convict s once 80. -, ~,
The def counsel teuuUnsy opposed this notion The
punishment this he eTgued entirely IN the di-cfe
ton Of the Court Who had the power to impose nominal hne
only. Co... -, - l. -. -.
Sentence deferred and the convict given In charge Of
an Officer and CONVEX lobs The Court adjourned 10
Monday.