Priss 1--WE Cents.

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GENERAL SESSIONS, Sept Before the Recorder and
Aldermen Seaman and Rich.-M. c. Paterson District
Case Of Honeyman, alias Smith, William Parkinson,
James Miller alias Cupid, and James Davis indicted for
robbing the barge Clinton OF POughkeepsie, Of about
Yesterday Counsel for the before named individuals
made an application have them admitted to bail to
have the money taken from them when arrested esorsd
also that their friends should be allowed to visit them
during their confinement in N prison, ,o.
refusing admit them to bail or to order the money to
be given up until certain Investigations shall have been
completed granted permission to the prisoners to
ceive visits of their friends; all interviews however.
to take place in the presence Of an officer designated by
Trai Of Michael Walsh, for libel on John HorspooI.
Mr. WrSsLow, moved that the further hearing Of tho
be suspended and the indictment quashed as there
had been important omission of words in framing the
Indictment and which omissions were fatal thereto.


The Court decided that the omissions referred to In
the indictment fatal, and that the indictment be
quashed Whereupon the District Attorney gave notice
hat ne should present 10 the Grand jury an amended


Trielfor False Pretenees-Lorin Jones' indicted for
obtaining goods amounting to $3.50, from the firm Of
Messrs Wardell and Wasson the 10th Of September,
1874, by false pretences, then placed upon trial.
sold to the upon credit of three and months
upon his representing that he was doing good bu-
sns that Ss at hs %ap
$1,000 upon which there was mortgage OF only 5000,
and also his giving reference to MsssTs sh MT
sponsibe and would give him credit for two or three
thousand dollars. On the part Of the prosecution, Mr.
Wasson deposed to the foregoing facts, and thus the
goods despatched to Buffalo his accounts that Oh
their arrival thher they sent to an auction store
and sold for cash discount Of twenty cent On
the notes becoming due they dshonored. On one
of the notes being dshonored witness proceeded to Bu
get any money from him. Jones also told witness
that he had no longer any property at Little Fails having
disposed OF it. On returning to the city witness also
found Whtcomb's store closed


JOHN PEAncE deposed that he was in the employ OF
Buffalo the time the tea and coffee were sent
auction Jones told witness that he did not wish to
beknown in New that he had sent the goods to auc
ton. Witness also deposed that Jones was IN DEBT IN
September 1874 but to what amount he could not state;
that Jones had likewise informed him that he had about
81 worth Of property at Little Falls besides some
signment of property to named Shaw, as security
for promissory note for 500.


Mr. ~ X PLyMToN, auctioneer, was called. He de-
posed that he sold the tea and coffee in Octob which
bore the marks those delivered to Jones by
Waddell Wasson.


Mr. PnAncE recaled-Jones applied the proceeds Of
sales pay his debts which he seemed dssrous to qu
date


EDWIN DELANo merchant of this city deposed that in
September ls44 he sold bill of goods amounting to S933
to Jones credit Jones stating that he solvent and
had 900 worth OF goods in his store at Buffalo, and also
gave Whitecomb southworth reference On the
| notes becoming DUE they were dishonored.


JAcoB HoPpocK of this city, deposed that, in Septen
Der sold Jones bill goods amounting to about
S2 200 credit Before the notes became due, witness
heard that Jones selling out his goods by wholesale
and went to Buffalo in December On arriving there he
found the stoeempty and that the goods delivered to
him had bee sold discount of about thirtythree per
cent-that the notes given by Jones and endorsed by
Whitcomb & Co. were not paid. -
FREDERICK STEVENS another merchant, deposed that
he had been defrauded by Jones to the amount Of
in the same manner.


The prosecution here rested and the Court adjourned
till ii o'clock tomorrow morning.