The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-05-27


and Barnard.
MAY e6-Ths Court rendered . large number Of 80.
sons this morning. among the most particular ware -
following
BIGAMY CASE.
IN. peopys H. John IT, Hdves.-fhts appeal iron
conviction Of bigamy The Defendant claimed that .hs
second marriage . mock marriage The fac " tho
case win be found in the opinion By the Coxrt
per Judge Leonard Under IN indictment for bIgamY
strict proof q marriage Is necessary II
tab ished by inference by rehabilitation,
fact in a criminal case His conduct may however. b
SO wicked as exclude favorable presumptous In h.
behalf. In the present case II was proven that m pr
sonsr introduced TO complainant person whom ~
represented 70 be . minister, and who conducted .
marriage ceremony between them - . minister.
taking small book from bis pocket and reading ths
Epsco al form This person dressed 10 rspresols
the character in which he served, and was manasss
that il was designed BY the prisoner that the
painan, should believe hlm 70 ts an ordained minister
Of the Gospel. There no proof however, tnat hs
was fact clergyman or Authorized by law TO CO y
MARI age for the purpose Of registry He asked ths
com plainant II she would take tho prisoner for h-P
husband, and she answered. yes. The prs,ner wo1
asked II he would take the complainant ~ his wife, and
he answered. yes And person officiating pronounced
thsm ana wife. Here eve cement necessary
constitute the contract Of marriage II WAS followed
py cohabtaton- The jury be ieved u was reality -
the complainant, whatever the prisoner intended. He
may have procured some person falsely ~ represent
himself as . minister, with the iat mt - do
ceiye his victim, and TO OBTAIN the object of
his lust without any marriage. Such thing
IS possible, ! see no rsason, nowsysr, 70 pre-
1
ant crime In order acquit him OF the with which
he stands convicted here Marriage although the MOST
solemn obligation civil contract, and may b. entered
into ia any which clearly esincos the ind ltoa
OF the parties Ia altogether sutab that IL should b
CELL bAted manner to imprcss upon the parts aD4
friends its character The Law written ia tbs
statute has wisely, thi,k, omitted - prescribe any
form to DO obsesyed in entering INTO this contract
think the charge OF the Rscerdsr was correct Ths ndg
mcnt should b. affirmed.
JsmcsT Brady the defendant s. B. Garvn for the
people.
The PenpIe &C. CAarLes CobA-ln Tim the defend
ant Is charged with having committed abortion
Mary Ann Baker. Tine jury found him guilty Of ~
party on whom the oiehcs was tsrpstrated This YER
dict e Court appeal decided 70 be erroneous IS not
embracing the offence In thendctment. The convctso
vac reversed and trial ordered In the Sessions
The Peo1k D Joseph ebheN.-Tho prisoner was con-
yictod Of receiving stolen goos the property Of he
/ Grover and Baker sewing Machine Company Counsel
aea,cd on the ground that tbs legal existence OF the
corporation was established The Court on appeal
held that Il be stated In the indictment ana proved
an the trial that the corporation has existence. This
i not having boon proved new trial ordered
The People o. Jim A. Cdsksr.--Ihe prisoner was con-
yicted or passing counteEfeit bs am tns Court now
sen1rm that conviction. . -,
I n. p,oUk m 7ossln 4 aJ-Ths prisoner in this
cass was indicted forgery. Ga the trial turned o
that the instrument forged had not been ses within the
ind msn from the fact that had been destroyed By
Tia prisonc prisoner convicted and the counsel
tok an appeal The Court sustained the conviction On
ths ground that tbs omission mere matter Of form
and & such could not upset the Judgment.
n "a AIausow Ndh.-in this application 10 throw ME-.
Nash over the the Court has ordered reference "
ex Judge UhhoGsr 70 ascertain the facts IN the case