Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-11-15

of your id business" Cullum ssid, "You'Fe ..
I'D red-hsadsd Eaglishman," and drove him end
Gaherty into the back room. Sankey took up gun
snd threatened 10 shoot Cullum. One witness SAID
Sankey was beating his wife with his fsts-Cullum
tired TO protect her-Sankey threw tumber at him
and took knife and threatened TO run him through
II ne inlerered. The Court said the better way would
be to acqult all three-alhough The Court was cesiY
Gus OF laying down this fundamental rule in all ia
ture proceedings OF family quarrels, that It was The
direct duty OF every good citizen to interfere under
all circumstances IN order 10 prevent man from
beating his wife. They all acquitted.
fellow named James Moore was then put 10 the
bar To take his trial for assault and battery He had
been in the state prison for theft He begged for delay
70 enable hum TO bring witnesses for his defence
SWELL" says the Recorder 1--WE give you till Friday,
and by that time you mast bring witnesses to prove
your good character" After this luminous burst Of
wisdom, the court adjourned.
PoncE OFFICE, Ocr. l4--Juvenile depravity seems
"looking up like many more thlrss. Two boys,
oalY 10 years OF age eaeh were seyeraHy convicted IN
the Sessions Court of grand larceny and burglary.
And a boy named James w. Murray, only II years 3D.
was brought 10 this Office yesterday two separate
charges Oee was for breaking into MIR. Eottsord's
house, III Wooster street. and stealing dress coat
ladies' cloak, ladies' frock and pot OF sweetmeais
the latter found in his bed room, in The house of
his father, who resides but two doors from Mr. Botts-
ford's. Mr.. T. said that few days back he saw
yonng Murray IN his upper bed roon-hc tried 10
catch him but he escaped through the scuttle; the
neighbors had Murray 90 over the roofs of The
adjoining houses, and enter the scue of Bottsfords
house. The second charge against Murray was for
breaking into the exchange office Of Mr.. Loss, 20h
Bowery. He here broke open the desk, and stole
thence few shinpasiers, and some counterfeit bills,
and as the affidavit read, zone counterfeit note
issued by the Philadelphia Savings Instu,ion."-
He was seen and caught in the act by Mr. w. A.
Maxwell and city marshall he had two pick lock
keys and a box Of locofoco ches. He said hat
he found The door open and merely entered the office
10 see # any one was there; he knew it
change office for he had formerly attended enc and
in fact learnt all he knew there He says that he kept
ocooco matches about his person in order 10 light
segars. The magistrates thought the locofoco matches
had very suspicious appearance. Again, young
could have no reasonable right 10 smoke segsrs. He
was committed. This youth was brough, up once
before, on charge of robbng broker or an ex-
change Office tfor he seems to have penchant for
plnnderng these places that occasion the broker
said that when he caught and charged him with the
robbery Murray presented pistol at him, and pulled
the trigger; the cap snaped-the powder did not
ignite and the brokers life thus saved.
Go ahead goa negro named Joe Martin, was
brought up for stealing 100 pounds Of butter from the
tow boat Indiana. He said that another negro gave
him the butter TO carry and told him to ego ahead
with il. Joe spoke though butter would nj melt in
his month-but his go ahead siory was considered
" no CO." and he had TO go TO prison.