Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-07-24

Special Sessions.
July 23-George Somers, an Unlocking loafer was
convicted Of petty larceny, and adjudged to the six
months.
John Conway, a red headed, d-yisaged Irish.
man, Was accused OF beating his wife, Nancy. The
complainant cut a most miserable appearance, having
one eye bunged up, her hair ciotted with blood and
her whole physiognomy bloated with liquor, and
bruised as II by the application of fists to inc ucate
sobriety.
After long vestigation, John was adiudged TO
get out stone for three months but
Honors altered their minds, and sent John home
again to Nancy.
Michael Nichols, CRATE cleaner at the Aston
House, was convicted Of abstracting certain
Of silver coin from the bar Of that establishment.
The Court thong that Michael must suffer some -
and therefore sent him up for the six months.
William u. Weld, a big hulking fellow was &C
cused Of pincbing his little wife Eliza. Eliza told
a long story respecting her matrimonial miseries,
but the Court thought she and her husband had bet
tertry each other more; they dismissed John
who went away grumbling because his wife not
reprimanded also.
was charged with prigging wet linen from yard
where il was left out to bleach. The dirty trick was
clearly proved against Sarah and she was aduged to
pick oakum for three months.
A negro, known about Ann and Nassau streets as
" nack Bill" was charged with attempting to steal
a wagon
Black Bill made long speech to the Court. and
assured their Honors that he was one OF the honest
est wot is, and that he was writing his adyen-
lures, which were to be published in Of the sun
day papers.
The court thought that Black Bill could not have
intended to steal the wagoH, and therefore told him
to 10 home and finish his adventures.
GRIN. Con.-James Mc(,owen, an insignificant
looking parsonage who said he tailor by trade,
was brought up charged with assaulting a very tall
nice young man, who calls himself John p. Arlin.
The complainant being sworn, said that the accu-
sed came to his house last Sunday, and shut up
with his wife, Mrs. Arlin for nearly two hours and
At the end Of that time he broke into the room and
found the parties in a very improper and highly in.
delicate situation and being himself highly excited
he did not know exactly what followed, but he be-
lcved that his rival committed assault and battery
him.
Cross examined by the accused You attemp,ed
to strike me, but cannot say IL you did The affair
took place in my wife's bedroom, at No 30 Suffolk
street caught you with her in bed, and Won know
it, The moment the door was opened you iumped
of the bed, and made at me il to strike me You
know you have been making her present. for The
last three years, and always protested 10 he INV
friend.
10 the Court-The time that the detection was
made was about i've or six o'clock in the evening"
Prisoner-four honors, there was no he'd IN the
room.
Recorder-Was there bed in the room
Arln-Oh, certainly; Il was my wife's aud my
bedroom, aud we used to sleep there regularly
WIN. Garland, sworn and examined-on Sunday
afternoon i went into this gentIemap,s bedroom,
(ponting to Arn,) and there saw tins man (point-
breeches and his boots off
prisoner-No-its false; had them on
Witness-He jumped of the bed aud made for MIR.
Arm, but l stepped between them and prevented
any mischief / told him was officer, al which
was little scared. lie then showed me the han
die OF knife, and then I went into the hall and
waited FOR the officer.
Arlin recalled asked him for the note he had in
his pocket, aud after grunbling he logged out
one IN the hand writing Of my wife.
This letter was follows.
JuLr Qld
Dear James received your kind letter. and have kissed Il
and resd II and again until have gotten almost
bx heav