The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-04-28
Court OF Special Sessions.
,efore the Recorder and Aldermen Fitzgerald and


Arnn 27.--At the opening of the Court of Special
Sessions this morning prisoners appeared
yers lowering about the prisoners box, pick
ing jobs. Old Hays keeps his eye on his charge.
client, and is just about to hold consultation when
the High Constable jealous of his charge orders him
back The lawyer appeals says ne wants to speak to
LAwyER-May it please the Court, want to speak to
my client.
Hen CONSTABLE HAYrs-I amt going to let these
lawyers take prisoners from the box, while they
under my charge, gushing the prisoner back to his
The Court finally permitted the counsel for the pri-
soner to with him; but commended Mr. Hayes
for his fidelity to the charge entrusted to him.
by counsel Who in the Clerks interrogatory
Of" Guilty or not guilty" answered Guilty"
PRsoNER-No amt guilty
CorNsrL-You'd better plead guilty, and the Court
will send you to the House Of Refuge.
PRisoNER-No, won't; didn't steal the coat.
COUNSEL But you took the money.
There was no theft of money charged in the COM
plant, but when the counsel found that the client
would plead guilty to tho theft of the coat, no
conpancd the complainant into the police Office, where
complaint was lodged against the black boy, and
House of Refuge. Heaven from our friends
RoBERT FARRALL was placed at the bar, charged by
his wife Ellen Farra, with having misused her. She
said that her husband trusted her with the money
which he earned but placed it in his mothers hands,
and that whenever she wanted any obliged
to 20 to her mother-inlaw and ask for money, and
the change her if she herself had right to
it, All this Ann thought was hard treatment but of
this she had not ompained till the 10th of March,
when her husband abused took her by the throat
and thrust her out of DOORS and committed other acts
equally unconjugal.
FARRALL admitted that what she said true. He
said that he gave his wife good home at his mothers
house. and that she had everything necessary for her
comfort. Hc brought home the money that he earned
and threw II upon the table, and his mother took
charge Of IT, On the night Of the affair alluded to in
asked his wife to pull off his boots, aud she refused
insisted she should, and she wouldn't, so pushed her
out Of the door.
RrcoRpER-Why didn't you pull off your own boots
PRIsorER-Wel was a little in liquor.
The brother and sister of the prisoner here in
troduced in turn Witnesses and gave the defendant
good character
When the testimony was all in, the counsel for tho
prisoner approached the bench and devoted time
to low conversation with the Alderman ut the Re-
corder's right hand, having concluded which, he ad
dressed the Recorder in the low tone when the
Recorder replied in tone audible to all in court
have been waiting sir for you to get through your
onversaton with the Alderman. Wo hnv0 had no op-
portunty to confer rs yet"
The young lawyer evidently felt the rcbuke, which
thus politely administered, and, taking tho
hint left the bench to the unaded performance Of its
duties
The Recorder administered rebuke in good terms
to the prisoner advising him to seek his wfes conf
dence and in return show her by his acts that he had
confidence in her. She is your partner for S,o said
tho Recorder and has her rights which ought to be
observed. Don't take her by the throat--sho may
have FIRE about her-but you must try to live
pcaceably Tho court find you guilty, but sugpend
judgment. 1hore, you may go home Mrs. Farrall, if
no i'll treats you again and inform the Court and
wo will send him to tho Pentontary.
larceny, disposed Of and the Court adjourned till
next Tues day morning