New-York tribune., 1869-01-19
CRIMINAL.

At the Essex Market Police Court Justice
Iedwith presiding, Wm Rea was yesterday arrSned on
charge Of 6grgrF oa asnssr ns esPs No. d m Ae was
entered by OF skeleton keys and ewey valued az
$50 was stolen o. The While ns nei Tas h m the fact and i'm
mediately after, Mr. Henser saw the prisoner passing
sSsS Of !iS Mo- 400 Acn that the latter had seen
prisoner enter the room The prisoner was coiui''eu
for trial.
At the Tombs Police Court, yesterday, JUS
tco bowling committed one John Rente 10 Blackwelfs
Island for 60 days on the complaint OF James r Lane
grant and mpostor in representing himself veteran
soldier and in this capacity soliciting nlas Henry
1f snnsr ns S1h x anS h' Being
Of Mrs. Mary Eldrdge, No. i Jefferson PAX, Brook
yn, and stolen quantity Of clothing valued at sse
Burke sS take sys5 IN
witnessed by Officer Dunno Of the Sixth Precinct who
took the men into custody, aud Justice Bowling commit
In the Court of General Sessions, yesterday,
before Judge Bedford there were three trials resulting
IN o1s nS tSTse ponoanced One case
put of for tho term and several trials postponed until
ings, esq, appeared for the people, in the alb
sence Of Judge Garyin, the District Attorney.
Margaret Brown, Ishwoman, ia charged with having
murdered her colored paramount Upton Murray, at No
not guilty, and w be brought up again today Eliza
Johnston arragned for the murder OF her husband,
OF November 1868 she plead not guilty and will be
brought up for trial next Monday. George Grcening,
charged with homicide plead not guilty. accused Of
causing the death Of Patrick Teman during quarrel In
Tenhaye, near Forty frstst on the evening OF Dec.
49, 1868 ho was remanded. and viii receive trial
In tho U. s. Circuit Court, yesterday, before
Judge Benedict. Geo. Meyers, young German was in
sion with intent 70 pass coanterfeit Is ereenbacIs The
testimony showed that defendant the evening Of
the sh OF last December, went into the saloon OF Mar
garet Smith West Twenty ninth st., and offered Of
the notes in question TO pay for four drinks The note
was doubted and he took good change from n,s pocket
noticed, and commenced TO run. He was
ing away something which he tried to get out OF his
pocket lie then offered to give them money IL no could
DO released subsequently, on being searched, three
Counsel for the defendant raised technical points, intro
duced evidence OF the defendants good character
and made powerful summing up, but the
Convicted. but recommended to mercy. john
Iamartine Is OF the parties suborned 10 make
false aftdavs against Collector Bailey to cause that
donco that Alvah Blasdell, Abraham Powelson. aud
others the prime movers In procuring these parties
Messrs. Alfred Belknap and William Fullerton were,
unwittingy-tho frstnamed. as Government agent:
and the latter counsel for the frst.named-mixed
up In the affair. In tins particular case, the
defendant is charged with falsely swearing that
he gave 900 10 Collector Bailey 10 release
barrels OF whisky from bonded warehouse without
payment OF tax. The evidence was overwhelming ana
it not denied by the defense that the affidavit was
false the only point being whether the defendant really
being contended by the defense that the defendant had
been Rnocently made tool Of and had been led TO be-
lieve when he subscribed the paper IN question that 1t
form, and that the party before whom he swore
was not qualified to administer an OATH
The defendant found guilty, but recommended 70
mercy He was remanded FOR sentence.