The New York herald., 1871-03-03
VAN EErEN, The F0RaLR.

lie is 10 be Sentenced Upon the Two Charges
To-day ~ Recorder Hucllett.
After the transaction OF some preliminary mat
ters in the Court Of General Sessions yesterday
morning a jury was emDaneled 10 try an indict-
ment Tor forgery III the third degree against Louis
NJ. Van Eeten Ii will be remembered by The readers
of criminal proceedings that this notorious Wall
street orger has been prominently before the author
ties for months past. he was tried last summer i'll
this court, and the jury disagreed. whereupon he
| went TO California and perpetrated similar offence
! there. Experienced detectives pursued and cap
tured him. AMI he was brought back 10 this city to
answer Tor alleged extensive lorgeries. On the 18TH
Oh last month ne pleaded gully To forging check
uDon the Aaolai Park Baak for S.7,5Uo with intent
1 10 delraud Hagarten X co. Al the request OF his
counsel the sentence vas postponed tn The day
OF the term The prosecuting onicer and the
operations, concluded tiat HE ends ofpuhnc Jusi.ce
would not be subserved TO sentence ann simply
upon one indictment the maximum punishment or
The onence beng only Ave years Van Eeten was
accordingly arrNgned Tor trial, charged with rails
ing" check drawn by FISK, Hatch & CO. 1or STA
10 the sum OF $1,000. His confederate man named
Ferris VINO procured the genuine check. anu The
prisoner were closely watched by detectives and
Van heten was arrested with The forged cheek
creted IN the lining OF his hat
Judge stuart endeayored 10 secure a postpone
ment oI the trial; put the Record SO firm and
prompt IN refusing his NOTION stating nat IL would
be triding Wlih justice 10 postpone the Iria Van
Eeen threw up the sDonge'' and pleaded guilty.
Ine Recorder VIII pass sentence on Today
wooDy The ALLEGED WIFE MUBDERER-iNTEREsI-
IAG STATEMENT By THE DISTRICT ATfoaNEY--DIs-
CHARGE o. THE ACCUSED.
Assistant District Attorney sullivan saId:-The
defendant now arragned rs the bar Is James
Wood. lie was indicted on the 18th OF Noyember
1869, aud has been IN prison ifon fha hour to this.
He Is indicted for homicide oil the degree OF murder.
From time to time, as am ADVISED. at the instance
or the prisoner, the trial mas been postponed. Now
the people desire TO bring on the case for trial.
ARRANGEMENTS We're made, and the case was
put on the trial Calendar 1or to-day. We
have issued subpeneas for all the wit
hesses VINO had any knowledge OF the trans
three days, return that they are unable to find
them or 10 learn their whereabouts Preliminary TO
the motion tnat | will make VISA to say that the
murder Was committed IN one OF the little snanues
known by sight 70 every one who went through West
Foruen street, near Eleventh avenue, where there
Is a cluster OF temporary shaDties Quilt upon the
rocks About three O'Clock IN the morning OF Au-
gust 1909, there was drunken row in tie shanty of
| Wood. lie mad some colnrade with him, and some
time before daylight there was a CRY OF Murder -
4 There were witnesses VINO testified nc the prern-
nary examination and before the Coroner that tney
the woman, ana while she was sliriekiur
| for help saw her lee from her own shaAty,
pursued by thts man Wood, VINO beat ana
kicked her. she fell into an adjacent, but then
empty shanty, and the next mOrntOg sac was found
III an insensioie condition, blood Issuing from ner
eyes ana mouth. She renamed inSenslble until she
uied The deceased was the wife OF tne prisoner.
The witnesses VINO then came pctore the Coroner
were lne occupants as said, OF some OF the ada
cent shannes, who belong TO the poor and migra-
tory class. Since that time they nave changed their
residences. and we can nnd nothing about them,
and there appears 10 tie no prospect that we ever
would be able to bring them before your Honor or
the jury Tor trial. am directed by the principal In
the oliice-Judge Gary ITO say, under these clrcum-
stances, after so long delay and the defendant
now asking for trai, that we cannot expect to be
able 70 tly him. We recommend that he be dis
charged now on his own recognizance.
The Recorder-Let hlm be discugged.
ACQUIrTAIS
jeremiah Caldon and Peter and Michael Cosgrove,
Charged With stealing set OF harness the 3oth OF
January from Richard IL. Sodyne, were acquitted.
Jonn Ryan, who was tried upon charge or stealing
o horse and wagon, with beef and other articles III
it. from Washington Market on the oath OF May was
found not guilty.
ADEAG sEM-BgACE.r
Emma Johnson, one OF the eunfortunaeu females
OF the city, charged With stealing pocketbook
containing S400 IN bills from the person OF John
Haphers, resident of Hoboken, who yielded to her
invitation 10 enter her dwelling in Houston street.
The complainant stated that she threw her arms
around him III the haw ay and he soon after missed
his money. He did not see her take 1t, and there
being legal doubt III tue case Emma got the benefit
OF II, and she left the court smiling thanking the
Judge, The jury and Mr.. Howe, who defended her.