The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-07-18

LusAuo TRiAL yoR BURaLARr.-A young mAa
named James Forbes. who had every appearance OF
being lunatic placed trial in the Court Of SEES
sions Yesterday afternoon q charge Of burglary The
accused was found In the residence OF gentleman IN
East Brooklyn and when taken into custody said he
wanted money He had taken nothing from tho house.
when taken TO the station house broken chsel, an
emutv revolver ana bunch OF keys found In hin
possesson he was sent 70 jail where he immediately
Invested himself Of his clothing and gave them to fsi
low prisoner His actions since ne Incarceration have
the proprety OF placing the prisoner on trial. he was
examined by physicians but appears they were divided
in opinion One was the opinion that the prisoner was
only shamming 90 that he might escape punishment
The fact however that he never caught asleep ana
has taken little or no Mood Tor the pas. ne
has wbed away until he has scarcely strength enough
% stand and there s strange glare 10 ms eyes ~nicn
como possessed Of tho spirits they were always WIN
him he them the WALL and thcy were hover,n9
over him In the air. number OF persons VINO nau
known him for some time testified bis singular habits
and all were Of the opinion that he was deranged Tne
refused to sum up, on the ground that the prisoner
undoubtedly insane Tho Jury rendered verdict OF
not guilty The prisoner sat with swsying motion o.
OF the proceedings Steps were taken to send him 70 the
Insane Asylum.
Youra WOMAN ARRESTED CaARGK OF OBTAIN
ING MosrY UxpsR FALSE PRxrEscss.-A young woman.
quite progressing in appearance who gave her name
Elizabeth Maurer was taken into custody yesterday
afternoon on charge Of obtaining money under fAiss
pretences It appears she called at the residence Of
Mr. Taylor on Bedford avenue Wilson street, aud
solicited aid TO bury her father who she said was lying
dead at his residence in North Second street: near
Seventh She stated to Mrs Taylor that her father dad
died Friday last and that she had no mean. % bus.
him. Mira Taylor, plying the young wQua.'s sitos.
ton gave her q small sum OF morD~ Her manner
changed suddenly that Mrs Ia had her suspicious
that the story Of the grlss untrue She watched her.
and finally oaea o-er Hepwel, Of the Forty fifth pre-
3dncI, WHO sssted the girl She contonded that her
staiarent was trne bnt when tho officer visited the
place he ascertaned that the people residing there were
tanned that she had visited number OF other persons,
from whom she had obtained money The pirl had for
morly been employed domestic in family re5idn:
on the Boomingdaie road New York. She was locked
| up to await examination.
ROBBED IN A PORTER HoUsE-John owons, liquor
dealer in Greenwich street New York, went into por-
ter house kept by Zachara Coleman 145 Grand street
Williamsburg. where he alleges that he was beaten aud
robbed OF three hundred dollars in money. Samuel
Smith, the barkeeper in tho place, arrested on
charge of being concerned In the robbery He was com
mted bv Justice Daley yesterday TO await the actiou
OF the Grand Jury.
SHOOTING ArTRAY "A shooting ARRAY occurred between
two mon named John Denvers and Henry Mclaughlin,
in Water street. Monday night when the former shot
the latter wonndng him in the shoulder Denvers was
selling ice and Mclaughlin called for some afse'
eating he threw the balance In tho face OF Den
yers who drew pistd and shot Mcrbughlih Denvers
acested and heic for examination before Justice
Cornweii
LAuxcn-Tho sidewhee steamer Manotus was launched
yesterday afternoon from the spyard or Jorcman 81
monsoon foot Of Coyer street. Greenpont Her dimen.
sions folIows-Lenath Of keel two hundred and
sixty feet breadth OF beam torty feet depth OF hold
fifteen feet Her cnginse " coHrsS o consslucso.
at the Deamater Iroa works, New iors the ManStaa
Ia intended Tor lnI VI stcaniers W ply ot"eon NOV
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