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The New York herald., 1869-12-29

Lingaro to accompany him TO the theatre; no was
drunk; never saw him SO before,
The prisoner and the counsel for the prosecutor
here stated they had no further witnesses TO exam.
TO go the stand himself and testify. to wnicn nc
replied, ''Certalnly, most religlOusly do.'
CAPTAIN JIHRS" TESTIMONY.
He stated that on the morning OF the 22d inst. MS
with her or explain where she was going; the cause
Of my using indecent language was because was
drunk; drank quart OF sherry; called her strum
pet; sand, "tn blow your brains out ana mine too;
IT was on account OF her conduct; SAID TO ner De-
cause she refused to leave New York to fulfil her
engagements 'lhere's tempter hanging over
your head Ahce; IL is gold II isn't my condnct; the
remark made about blowing her brains out was
mere side talk ! never had a pistol IN my lie, on
the stage or of It,; not such Dlackguard
as that.
Cross-examned-Am living at the Coleman House;
Mrs. Lingaru lett me last sunday; my chiidfeb are
year and eight months old and TWO and one-hall
years, both girls; ! nave not retained my wne'S
$3.50 u week for pocket money; William Needham II
my legitimate name.
TOUCHING SCENE
BY Mr.. Spencer-"Wnl you give up your chill
drenSr
The prisoner considered for moment, and reply
ing "that's hard question for parent to answer,
burst INTO tears while the hard-hearted cruel
woman sat by as unconcerned Us the chair she was
he has any. he has great affection for his children
who seemed to occupy his mind during the greater
portion Of the examination.
After he had become somewhat composed MRS.
Lingard's counsel served u writ OF habeas corpus
upon the prisoner from Judge Loew, urging him TO
produce the children before him In the Court or
Common Pleas at ten O'Clock on Friday morning.
AT the conclusion OF the testimony Justice Dodge
allowed Llngard to become his own bondsman In
the sum OF S0o TO keep the peace for the space OF
months.
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usiTED STATES DISTRICT COURT.
Condemned Property.
Before Indge RlaIchIord.
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT C0URI.


Business Of the Past Year.
Samuel Nelson, Associate Justice OF the Supreme
Court OF the United States and Presiding Justice
OF tue Court
Dnrlng the year 1859 there have been commenced
In the common law branch OF this court 16l sults
exclusive OF under the internal Revenue laws
anu against the Collector OF the Port Ior alleged
illegal exactlon or duties.
In the equity branch 221 suits were commenced
1l3 heard motions for nuncuuns, ninety six
granted aud five denurred
In admiralty on appeal from the District Court
twenty-seven cases were brought and seven heard
court OF the United States
In the criminal branch eighty eight indictments
were found and twenty weight heard and dispose OF.
During the year Judge Nelson was sitting IN the
Supreme Court OF the United States In January,
February, March, October NOvember,and December
and III this district IN April. During Judge Nelson's.
absence from this district the court was held by
Judges Biatchf0rd and Benedict.
In the United States Commissioners Court Ken
meth g. White, Richard Il. Stlllwell ana John A.
Shields, United States Commissioners for The dis
rct, have issued during the year 1869 1913 warrants
Tor various offences. Ylz.:-Ilolatng neutrality per-
Jaiy, not paying special lax, removing whskey to
place other than bonded warehouse opening anu
cmbezIling letters, robbnv on shipboard, cruel ana
unusual punishment, making and passing counter
felt monej, &c., Il number which were sent 10 the
Grand jury AMI disposed VI on irial.
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TIE REAL MURDER CASE.


The Motion to Amend the Error Book.
As usual the fact that the Real case was To- come
up yesterday in the General Term of the Supreme
Court attracted large and Interested congregation.
The Judges the bench were Cerke (presiding)
sutherland ana Cardozo, and the matter came up on
motion to amend what Is known rs the error book
by adding an exception to 1t. H. appeared that on
the tl2 witness named Real was asked 10y the
counsel for The prosecution II he had ever beee In
carcerated in the state Prison. The question was
objected TO by the counsel for the prisoner; bus the
Court permitted the Interrogation, informing tho
witness however, that he was moi bound TO answer
The witness replied In the Affirmative. TO this ruling
there appeared no exception In the error book; but
The matter was argued on the motion Tor a new
trial AZ IL 1t had actually been excepted TO-
Judge Clerke refused To consider this objection. as
IL not properly before the Court by exception.
At a subsequent period Of the day motion was
made to insert 1t.
District Attorney Garyin said hc had seen the
steDographer VINO had taken notes in the case aud
who assured nun he had no record OF such an GXcep
uou. A few days after, however, the stenOgrapler
came To INN and informed h1m that after ma king q
careful examination OF his notes he Iound that the
exception had been made. lie the District Attor-
ney) had doubt that the mistake OF the sten0gra-
pher was entirely through inadvertence Rs he had
high opinion OF his integrity.
After some further discussion the hearing of the
case was adjourned TIL tomorrow, when the ste
nograpber Will be examined.
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THE BOND FORGERY CASE.
Cross-Exa'ninntion of .Johnson-Another Ad
tOurnment.

Cross-Exnsninntion of .Johnson-AnOilier ADJ
Journment.
Jerome Bradley was yesterday brought up on
remand before Judge Hogan, at the Tombs Police
Court on the charge of forgery.
Mr. Jerome Buck, who appeared with Mr. w. r.
Howe for the defence, addressed the Court behalf
of the prisoner urging tnat the evidence OF forgerv
Bradley.
The motion was dismissed.
Barton NJ. Johnson was then cross-examined by
MIR. Howe:-I am prisoner in the City Prison. on
the charge OF stealing the bonds in question: THESE
bonds are the bonds which MIR. Bradley is charged
with forging; have had no promise directly or IN
directly, OF being released from custody II gave
evidence OF forgery against Bradley; do mol expect
that If give testimony against Br'iley shall be
released from the charge OF larceny; have never
been told any such thing that efiect testified
against Bradley because | wanted the truth told
about these matters; have enmity against Brad
ley; have motive which Is OF vndicating myself,
OF course; was first arrested as regards these
bonds ON the 10th or 3Oth OF october by Farley
had a difficulty about some bonds prior to Farley
arresung me- u was about the oath or 25th; those
ponds were portion OF these IN question; did not
consider IL an arrest: went to Captain Garand's
police station about some bonds had negotiated;
went with MIR. Hand; then went 70 the T0mbs
Court with Captain Garland, ana was taken before
Alderman Conan; 1t was decided tnat should take
up the bonds about one O'Clock the next day;
tning was said to the Court about bradley; told
Captain Garland about Bradley; negotiated those
bonds tor Bradley; Bradley gave me one OF those
bonds ana he directed Clarke to give me the Others
In No. Nassau street; he gave me the two others,
and that was one OF the three that redeemed; did
not negotiate the bonds a second time; after had
redeemed them l gave them back TO Bradley; they
came into my possession again, but did not neEo-
tiate them second time gave the FOUR OF them to
Mr.. Cheeseley for the purpose OF raisipg loan for
Mr.. Bradley; this was before my arrest by Farley;
1t was given TO by bradley for Mr.. Cheeseley for
The express purpose OF negotiaton Mr. Bradley gave
me $3.50. and Mr. Clarke gave Inc $500, which he
said Bradley had ordered HIM 10 give me; that was
what made OF the TRANSACTIONS 1t dld not strike me
as being likely to be dishonest transaction; 1t
CURED to me nat the signature OF Caleb X. Hum
phrey on Tie bonds was a forgery, after was
arrested
BY J0hnson's counsel-lt was occasoned by my
seeing In the newspapers something about forgery
OF The State bonds IN the Manhattan Bank; had no
doubt that the writing Is Bradley's; Bradley fur
nlshed the money to redeem these bonds and when
tney were redeemed Bradley locked them up In his
SAFE
BY the Conrt--It was at Mr.. John w Hands 70
quest went 10 the station house.
On the application OF Bradley's counsel the fur
ther hearing was adjourned uutil THURSDAY. AT two
O'Clock. when II Is promised tDat the defence Shall
be closed.
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The HUDSON RIVER HaaSaaD aaas:sns.

Tho IIEgALp of yesterday contained exclusive de-
tails OF system of robberlcs perpetrated upon the
above railroad company, aud the arrest and admis-
sion Ia ba of Max st!lHer as the principal 1t was
beeved. Mnx soid large portion OF the goods that
calue into ms possession 10 Hoffman Il Williams in
Canal street. who were not knowing to the robberies
Jhis Is q wholesale firm, who, IN turn, disposed
Of pieces to retailess. Yesterday detectives Muir.
pDy and Mcconnell Twentieth precinct, succeeded
III recovering about 300 yards Of waterproof so sold
by Hoffman Williams. as follows:-At NJ. Doyle's,
IN grand street, i've pieces OF ISL yards; st D. q.
Carke's $40 Third avenue thirty yards; Mrs. Cohen.
SSH Grand street, 224 yards; D.. q. peyos, 2Se
Grand street, 35n yards; Thomas Cahill, 242 Bow
CRY, 29 yards; a. Tally 42s Grand street, 34 yards;
r. Welden 744 Third avenue so yards; II. T.. Wilcox,
brooklyn, 26h yards; Mr. Philips, at Paterson, N.
j., ~ yards; A. d. Hull, Third avenue, 10 yards.
All these dealers came into possession Of the prop
erty IN good faith. The parcels are portion OF u
quantity st0lan from the cars In transit from the
shipping house at No. 1876 Church street TO a cns-
toner at Utica. II expected that q considerable
quantity or other valuable fabrics -'''
recovered.
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THE CASE Of Or. SCl0tp't.

Letter. from rho Doctor and His Father.
The following is letter from the father OF Dr.
Scnoeppe -
have heard with deep indignation OF the attacks
which the enemies OF my son, DR.. PAM Schoeppe,
have made upon him aud Inc by publicly aud pri-
vateiy msrepresenting the causes OF my leaving
Carlisle In view Of the grave consequences OF tue
deliberate lie thar as the father OF Paul Scnoeppe
had left my own son TO the mercy OF his accusers,
thus Implying that 100, deemed him guilty of the
most hcinons crime OF which lie Is accused, hereby
soenply ana publicly declare all sueh accusations 10
be utterly false. lett Carlisle 10 accept the call Of
tue Evangelical Lutheran congregation Mon
treal. made to me before the trial, because felt
unable to discharge the duties OF CAristiaD minis
ter IN q city where my son had been falsely con-
yicted OF crime Of which he Is Innocent. With re-.
gard TO tho will of Miss Sunnecke can only repeat
the declaration made by me III writing about threc
months ago To Judge Graham. III Carlisle, III
response>to his remarks about the genuineness OF
the VIII, remarks which were alike unwarranted
anu totally unworthy Of an im partial Judge: That
diss stlnneske did v my presence subscribe hsr
hands, signed my name 10 IT, without Knowing at the
time the contents of the Will fns declare for the
vindication OF truth ana Justice and to repel all
wicked and malicious SANDERS. +. SGHOEPPE.
Evangelical Lutheran Minister.
MONTREAL Dec 20 1859.
the following letter from the condemned mas also
been pupiished:--
CARLISLE PRISON, Dec. ~. 1859.
TO THE EprroRs oP rHg ACE
The Ere,ttng telegraph Of the 22d printed the
following despatch from Cariise:-
commemorative Officers say that, in the event Of
new trial being granted, they will produce some
additional testimony when wiii prove his tmy gutlt
beyond doubt. 1t IL rumored that a witness will Oe
put on the stand who VIII testify that Sohoeppe nm
self admitted having administered four doses OF
piussic acid to Miss Stinnecke."
hereby declare that never said such thing 10
any person. hany person pfesehds that had done
so he In q shameless mar.
And, secondly. / hereby declare that Miss stin-
necke never got one drop OF prussic acid from me.
You would ooge me very much " you. FOR the sake
Of right aud justice, woald be KIND enough TO pub
ltsh this short reply of tame IN your distinguished
paper. have no other weapons 10 nR0t against
sucn banelll nsluuatioas aud lies OF my prosecutors
,uaD my word T.. SCdokPPE, Al. ID.
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COURT Of SPECIAL SESSIONS.
An Afflicted ktcptOmaniac-A StraiEh; Back
Down Of a Mothers Observation-Disclosures
Before Judge Kelly.

Before Judge Kelly.
A FEMALE MEDICAL DOCTOR.
Mrs. Horania Kelly, widow OF DR.. Kelly, who for
mery resided at the corner OF Elizabeth street, and
who has, it believed pursued her medical studies.
and, 1t is SAID, surgical practices, among her own
when that sex was in an interesting condition,
was charged with shopliltiDg at Macya dry goods
store, corner OF Fourteenth street and Sixth
avenue.
Mrs Kelly had not sufficiently mastered the dag
nOsls OF her own disease 10 prevent II leading
her INTO trouble At the extremity OF her
fingers there was an itching for her neigh
active II she happened to be in dry goods
store. A few days ago she was at Macy's and this
kleptonana assumed violent form; her fingers
became contracted over small parcel OF pretty
Chrstmas gifts, AMI there was no relaxing until they
were safely deposited IN the capaci0ns pockets Of
her person. Again and again was she visited with
outbreaks OF this malady until finally 1t attracted
the attention OF MI. Macy, VINO benevoently con-
signed her To the care of a ponce olllcer
She was brought up Tor treatment at ihis court,
ana Judge Kelly told her that ne must remand her
inlil Thursday in order that careful consideration
might be given TO her case and she shond nave the
benefit on Thursday OF the best remedies that medl
cal jurisprudence could devise.
MOTHERS LOVE WORN OUT AT LAST.
Thomas Fitzpatrick a hard vicious rongh look
Ing IDLE loaier, was charged with an offence hap
pity for humanity very rare that oi beating M own
RICK, like ALI other good mothers, WAS iorbearing 10
thelast; she supported this good for nothing ne'er
90 well son IN ideness untll she could DO II longer.
Then he became very rough and after repeated for
pIvenesses she was Obliged to have him arrested.
Judge Kelly said that lie should have the benefit
of all the law could give him. which was BIN montas'
Imprisonment In the Penitentlary.
MISCELLANEOUS cASEs
James Dunn, q notorious pickpQcket, charged
with picking the pocket Of lady IN Washington
Market, was sentenced 10 four months lmprisOn-
ment in The Pententlaiy. Mary Mcintyre, who had
picked up stranger from Montana and taken from
his finger while her room ring that he valued at
eighty dollars, sent to the Penitentlary FOR four
months. John Williams, well known market
fhlef charged with stealing tub OF butter from
Messrs. Smith Evatt, was sent to the Peptentary
Tor six months ana fined nfty dollars. Margaret
Buchanan. charged with stealing shawl from
young lady named Mary Morris, wnile Mary was
wheeling II perambulator, was sent to the Pcnen-
uary for four months.
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CoUST or CuMhOH plEAs-GsazRAl Teaa.
Mercantile Papers-An interesting Question.
before Judges Dali and Brady.

Mercantile Papers-An interesting Question.
Before Judges DAILY and Brady.
The I'ugh National bank rs. The FOu,M National
BG,tk.- This was an action to recover moneys paid
by the plaintiffs to the attendants a draft on
plaintiffs in which the name Of the drawer mad been
originally genuine but was then erased and forged
and the amount Of the draft was altered and the
payees changed. On demurrer Judge Barrett held
the complaint good, and an appeal was taken from
his decision. Judge Brady holds that If the sigma
ture alone had been forged the drawers would have
been bound to know II, anu, under the clrcunl-
Stances liable; hut the rule did hot extend 10 1or
geries iii the body OF the draft and concurs with
the court below
Jnage DAILY doed not concur with Judge Brady en-.
trey; but 70 avoid a deanIock-Judge Barrett nav
ing retired-yieids reserying his right ~ dissent
when the case comes up again.
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RAFFBE.
AN ABDALLAf MARE,
fifteen hanis high, siX years Old has troed inside
three minutes,
10 DF RAFFLED NOVEMBER TO-
at A. LANES, No. 328 Eighth avenue
Tickets.

The roundsman aud number OF his officers went
10 the saloon Keepers who for fear of ncurring the
iwnl OF the force, took tickets which realized the
policeman nearly $500. The ralne came OF an
nouncet, anu the mare, when Is worth $3.50, waswon
by Mcsnrc who was compelled TO pay Twenty-Five
dollars for drinks for the crowd. The following
morning he went for tho mare, found her non est,
and lie learned the last seen OF her was under the
ribbons OF the r0undsman and police chum on the
Blooningdale road, Me6mfe ~ 'out one horse
$3.50, and twenty-five dollars for drinks-totaI sl76
The matter has become such scandal III the ward
that the victims OF the Abdaah mare rafe have re-
solved TO hold meeting and give ex preston 10 ther
feelings. The Following notice was consequently
posted up IN the saloons OF tie ward yesterday
NorfcRA mceiug NJ the AbdaAh wsrriors will be held
al No at Frst avenue, Saturday evening" MT eight O'Clock
All warriors willing aud unfortunate enough to Join this bril-
gsde viii report punstuniy. gy order -
USELESS GRANT, Brigadier
OLD DsALr RoBrsoS Secretary.
Until a formal complaint " made by Mr. Mcclure,
the winner OF the animal the conmissionerss can
trke no action.
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UElTsD STATES CuKMsS OSERs' COURT.
COuntcrfciiihx Case.

Before Commissioner Shields.
me United States Us Ett,'ea H. Dubeil.--The de-
fendant was charged with passing q counterfeit
twenty dollar plii on Aaron Frank on the l4th inst,
There being no evidence 10 sustain the com mplaInt
thai the deiendant intended TO deIraul, he dis
charged.
The AUeBcd Conspiracy 10 Defrsud rLc
Gevernnens.
7ne Uailted States Us. george Hoffman, D0rid
Ltetasdos1, lhaip Lie7ersdo,y ana Henry
iStddhey.-Warrants were yesterday issued for the
arrest OF the above named defendants the affidavit
Of Jnnus Raymond, who testified That III September.
1865, he was part owner Of dlstiliery al Nos. l02
ana 104 Hester street, that the dstlllery was then
running IN the name OF DAVID Erlan, who was not
The owner OF any part therein, but was SIMPLY en-
piuyea at $lo0 week that the real owners besides
lnc Witness were George Hoffman, David LiedeTs-
aorf Philip Liedersdou ana Henry Steager; that
Holman nad the whole management Of the con-
Germ; the dlstillery run until the latter part or
december, 1868; witness believed tnat large quanti-
ties Of spirits were H!icitiy conveyed into COM
pounding house adjoining, which had been hired by
lioflluan ana Lledersdorf and was run IN the name
or Joseph Holman, the spirits being conveyed to the
CUmpounding room through an india rubber hose;
IL was afterwards put in packages and stamped as
compounded sprlLs and Sold some TO Mr. Web
ster. Tecttler, Monroe street, and fifty barrels
were sold to Mr. Eisig. Witness saw in one week
10 hOgshcads OF moIasses so into said dlstlery,
and saw during the same week go out only fifteen
sixteen barrels of Spirits while he observed gong
out from the compounding room each day from
states that he was informed by George HOFFMAN
order TO prevent the seizure and cOnfiscatlon
ol ihe goods sent out from the compromising house
he tiiOffman) was supplied with bills by one u.
Schwan (wno had distlllery on West Thirty-sixth
street, and compoundng house on West thirty
seventh street,, TO show that the goods were
pasd ami all right; that in tho dis
tillery, near the furnace, was pump
noninaiy used for watel but reaii! used ia convey
ing spirits to the Easements OF the conpoundng
house. Through tho hose referred to, OWING To a
leak IN the pump, the spirits thus being conveyed
away III the night at one time took fire and burned
the engineer OF the dstiery so severely that he was
taken 10 Bellevue Hospital wner8 he Was confined
for some months ana that lie was pad by HOFFMAN
10 keep stu about the aiiair.
David Erlan made an affidavit corr0L0rating that
OF the previous witness.
10 appears that Marshal Harpwe despatched
some of his ablest deputies to capture the alleged
denquents. a vigorous search was made for Them,
but without success. Tue announcement Of their
arrest and admission TO bail made IN some of the
evening papers entirely without foundation,
whlc II will doubtless have the effect OF frustrating
lie III q
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COusT CALeN0k3s-TWs nay.

SUPREME CoURT-SPEciAL TgRM.-Before Judge
Cardozo Court opens at half-past ten O'Clock A.
M-Nos 2l9, sS I9, ls5, 1885, 1914, al 2i6, 4, no. bs
loo IO2, H. 1872 l4o l5 LOO, ILL., III, 49, l92 2l2
2l5, 222, 164 29S.
SUPREME ECOURT-CHAMBERs.-1l by yudge Bar
nard. Call Of calendar at twelve O'Clock M.--Nos.
107, ia. .22 236. 2jS, 9.59, 240, 2il, 2a5.
MARINE CouRrTKtAb TERM.--Part 1.--BefOre
Judge Curtis. Call or calendar ut Ten A. M.--NOs.
46G5 1870 47ae 4oI5, 4e2 47eS 47s7 47ss 476a 477o
4774 4775 4,77 477o. 47sT. Part 2Before Judge Al
kerNos 1906 4aSy, 47o3 4723, 4724 4s24, 1885, s6a,
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NEW YORK CITY.
Our Shipping lnterests-An Old Trick in
Trade Recovery Of Stolen BOnds-'The
ClaHin Observation-Disclosures and
Till Tapping-A Snicide Re-
ported by the Police-Mis-
cesiane0us Items.

The following record VIII show the changes in the
temperature OF the weather for the past twentyfour
hours IN comparison with the corresponding day OF
last year, indicated by the thermometer at Hud-
nuts pharmacy, HERALD building, Broadway, cor
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Tho Attorney General of Iowa decides tnat the
legal word "mae" includes female; that therefore
IA female ~ n male, ana that MISS julIa AddDgton N
entitled To the Once or superintendent OF Common
Schools, 10 which she has been elected
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cnhiMoS PLEhS-eEhEaAL TEEN.

Inpottnuf to Trnvellcrs--l Liability Of Ssespt-
boat OwDcrs--Opinion of Judge DAILY.
Macklin us The Nac J7'seV Steamboat cam
par,v.--The plaintiff, ia August 1865, having soae