Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-01-31

Counr OF COMMON Pleas, January 30-Mrs. Mar
garet ThorP versus Mr.. George DUMMY.
This was an action for an assault and battery, al
legged TO have been committed by the defendant, or
the plaintiff Mrs. Thorp lives at 80 Carmine street,
and has three very beautiful daughters who were all
in Court as witnesses. 1t appeared, from the evil
dence, that Mr.. Quimby had lived there, he moved
out on the lst of last May and had store adjoining
the premises and still claimed by special agree
ment a right TO place his big bellows on the grass
plat the back of the house, and ase right TO visit
the back yard under certain circumstances, which
we cannot more particularly specify. This privilege,
il appears was fraHght with rather disagreeable con-
sequences TO the ladies' of the house, particularly the
young ones; they felt greatly annoyed atbeng seen,
or met gong 10 and frora the house at certain times
and under certain circumstances; and they therefore
resolved to allow the privilege OF the back yard to no
man whatever and Instantly proceeded, sans eere.
monte 10 lay hold of Mr. Quimby's big bellows, and
throw them into the street. Mr.. Qumby replaced
them, upon which Miss Adellne Thorp, tall, we'll
formed, lady.ke, and truly beautiful girl, laid hold
OF his bellows, end was gong 10 displace them once
more; on this, DIR. Quimby sad something short bat
no, sweet TO the neither; the mother said something
short sut not sweet to Mr. Quimby he laid hold Of
her arm she says he give II stroke with his fist
and that the wav the row begun.
Mrs Adene Thorp and one sister, Miss Mary
Ann were very elegantly dress in rich French mus
lin rocks fine claret colored, full length cloth cloaks
lined with silk, dark silk bonnets, trimmed with broad
blue ribbon, and lined with rich yellow SATIN with a
sprg pattern; tntI younger ris'cI, tpiniy HaI'u-
some, was somewhat palmer In her garb, but still
remarkably well dressed; probably three prcter girls
never stood on 8 witness stand, and the remark Of
learned Judge that theyweuld form admirable models
for statues Of the tire grac had as much OF truth
as poetry in H. They gave their testimony IN re-
marsably correct and proper manner, although they
showed little indignation at the assault commit
ted on their mother.
The iury ef course could not do other than find
verdict for their mother, ~ a warning 10 oil ungalant
gentlemen not TO lay hold Of lady arm 100 roughly
when she laws hold Of his bellows.
SpsctAI SESSIONS, January 30-Before the Re-
corder. Aldermen J. Smith and Merritt.
Joseph Henry was tried for stealing two hams from
n stere.
Recorder. Joe, peoples hams must be protected;
hams and legs of bacon, Ms well as their own hams
and legs How did you steal emf
Joe They was strung upon string, and looked
50 tempting and was 30 hungry.
Recsrder oh they was hams-strung, wns theyf
and YOU uns,runr them, sy7 They looked soicmpt-
mo 4 sy but that's no excuse; good many things
look tempting in this life which men must not touch,
nor TASTE the apple looked very tsmptne 10 Eve rs
il hung in the garden but she did very wrong 10 touch
it, and she got punished forit
A prea, number OF the handsome ladies' OF oar c,,y
look very tempting with their pooting lips but the
law forh,ds ua 10 touch them. Besides u you were
very hungry YOU might have eaten many things be
sides hams We adjudge you 20 be put upon b'ack-
wells Island and to dig sione; you Wont be hungry
there; or they'll give you plenty 70 eat o"' 20" won
get any ham
John Jackson was tried for stealing carcase Of
mutton.