The New York herald., 1878-01-10
THE COURTS.
Summary Proceedings by a
Whiteetone Druggist.
SELLING STAMPS TO THE GOVERNMENT.
A Sick Mans Peace and Huck-
sters' Rights.

Jerry jackson, bright virguian colored boy, OF
about eighteen or twenty years OF age. was employed
for about eighteen months preceding september,
1875, by George 9. Legs. a druggist, In wnitestone,
Long Island. On the 18th OF that mouth he was
charged by his employer with having stolen money at
various timcs IRON his store drawer in alleged pay
ment Of which he then surrendered to his employer
$28 so in money, gold watch valued at $35 and
bank book, in which there TO his credit 500 IS.
For six weeks thereafter the boy remained 10 the
same SERVICE and subsequently TO this city and
found employ yment In several respectable families,
where he has gwen general satisfaction II seems
that he has always carried with him tho impression
that he had been unfairly dealt with In Whitestone,
and persisted in the assertion Of his innocence Tell
ing his story to his friends he became encouraged 10
commence suit against his former employer, Tor the
double purpose OF vindica,ing his character and
erng back tho money and property he claimed to have
been unjustly taken from him. This suit camo to trial
In Part of the Marine Court yesterday before Judge
NcAdam and Jury, the whole amount claimed by the
plaintiff boing $157 rs. Jerry was placed
on the witness stand aud testified in his
own behalf His story .was' in substance
that the defendant was director Of the Savings
Bank oi whitestono aud had ADVISED him to put The
savings from his salary that bank, as all the Now
YORK savings banks wore "hurst,ng up" he followed
this advice until he had TO his credit $96 TO- the
mutation running through nearly all the time Of hs
service Judge Williams, who, II was SAID IN the
testimony, carried tho Whitcstone Savings Bank
IN MS vest pocket-being secretary, cashier, re-
ceiv,ng teller and paying tellcr-haa cheap
gold watcn 10 which jerry took fancy,
So or @ s1o 10Th sS Of
September 1873, whom tho circumstances transpired
which ended IN this lgation no was possessed Of all
tho proporty he now sought TO recover, he was
sent for from the barn TO come into tho Office OF his
employer. There he was, ne says, confronted by his
and friend OF his employer named Captain Munson,
tho latter looking up at the pictures and huggng his
employer to the extent Of $3.50 ana told II he did not
give up all his money and his watch he would go 10
prison Tor thirty years or somewhere about that
aud supposed 'they mad all in their sling" He was
told he sad anything about It he would 60 to prison;
was kept on tho premises six weeks more, and came
10 This city with q written recommendation from his
employer He denied absolutely ever having taken
any money from his employer
Inc defendant who admitted he had unwilngIy
madc an affidavit as TO Henry Ward Boechers interest
In poisons was sworn as a witness on his side, aud
testified that ne hnd missed money from hts drawer
and suspccting the defendant, marked some stamps
ana bills he put IN his drawer some OF these, ho al
leged he found the person Of the paintiG whom he
charged him with the ihe; he did not prosecute him,
he SAID, because he did not want to injure MN, and
justified IN rembursng himself On cross.exam
ton tho defendant asked whero lie kept bis money
a. night Tho reply was that he Kept 1t in saio
"what safe place." asked counsel. "under your
"No, safer than that" the reply OF the Witness
as he surveyed ILLS nearly three hundred pounds
dupois, 81 put 1t under tho mattress whero tho
iheaviest part Of me would rest F."
There wore many contradictions in the testimony
on the respective sides, but appeared that from tho
amount Of salary tho plaintiff nafall the money he
had saved might bo fairly accounted Tor, and tho
stamped money he had on his person he alleged no
GOT from the defendants vile to go to the store Tor
butter, but had mixed In his pocket with his
money ana paid out the latter instead.
Before the jury retired oi them inquired OF the
Court IT, In the event OF their lnding IN favor of
plaintiff they could givc exemplary damages. Tbcy
were informed that they could not, and alter brioi
elaboration found in favor Of pIaintin tor The iull
amount claimed with TWO years. interest.