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I*-King* Cowntr |t!ouinon Pieua and «««**»«Session** ■Judge Greenwood, presiding.Saturday* Oct. 7th.The People vs. Ann Condon. A short time since a house in Washington street, Brooklyn, belonging to Wm. Jacob Bergen, was robbed of several of the doorJocks, and two pieces of plate brass were stripped from either side of one of the grates. These articles were traced by the Police to New York, where they were found in the possession of the defendant, who keeps a porter-house in Roosevelt street, and in the basement under it a sort of junk-shop. It appeared in evidence that she purchased the things of two boys, who were witnesses for the prosecution on this trial. They accounted for the possession of the articles by saying that they found them in the back yard of Mr. Bergen’s premises, and of course did not know who had stolen them from the house. It appeared that she gave a fair price for the articles. Several witnesses of undoubted respectability, as for instance, her physician, the clergyman of the church to which she belonged, and severalAn were toxic; and i sink lt;such Silt; was 1 and ferryEand were him ift ti:anceindiekiilcof her neighbours, were brought forward and testified that they had known her for several years and that she had uniformly borne a very respectable character.The counsel for the defence objected to the indictment which charged her with receiving the goods in the city of New York, and contended *hat she ought to be tried where the offence was committed. The court overruledA A Ci 30t»Irai:desimettheThinatmowerepattithe objection on the ground that receiving the goods made her accessary to the original theft which took place in Kings county.In charging the jury the Court submitted to them whether the brass had been stolenwhether it had been proved to be the property of Mr. Bergen—whether thedefendent bought it knowing it to be stolen—and laid considerable stress on her previous good character. The jury found her not guilty.The trial of J. A. Sckreiber and his sister1st!toihewiedfinnoassJ\laryy for purloining some household articles, the property of Mrs. Chapman, which were in storage, is now occupying the attention of the Court; and from the peculiar circumstances which are understood to attend the transaction,qult;heaffA1promises to be of considerable interest.m;tosuIt
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Brooklyn Eagle And Kings County Democrat
Brooklyn, New York, US
Mon, Oct 09, 1843
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