The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-01-29
Court of Special Sessions.

Before the Recorder and Aid. franklin and Concklin.
sixty or seventy petty rosues tried at the Special Sea-
sions this morning, woman named Jane Hip we'll
rather hard looking subject, who stood accused OF
stealing quantity o. towels, pillow cases. etc from
dwelling house up town As Jane was making her way
to the bar she caught OF the Tombs lawyers by the
sleeve, and the following pithy dialogue ensued be-
Jsne-say, old Teller, get me of from soin' to the
leland, and III make II all right with ye. don't
LawyereweIl, III DO L. Nov mind, when you get
up there. cry like the d..
Following the advice Of counsel, Jane had no sooner
taken her place the bar than she up apron and APP
plying Its fabric to her optics, began most pittous
vail, intermingled with besrtrendng sobs Ihs CON-
plain gave the requisite testimony and the prisoner
By her feelings. that sbc could say not
In self. defence. She was, OF course, conycted
but the court ud think OF sending such lump
Of eontrion 10 the Psn sntary TO be the companion
Of hardened thieves she was sentenced to the City
prison for thirty days No sooner was the sentence
passed than James apron fell in easy folds TO ts pro-
per position and with knowing look at the lawyer,
'he made her way out OF the room In company with an
officer.
Tokfnr LiBsrties- rsving Dear for ne Whfai, Her.
bert oliver. q Frenchman, finding himself on the
Bloomingdae road between l26th and l21t streets on
the 10Th inst, and In amatve mood addressed nj
sslf TO one Mary Fem, whom he met and TO whom he
made ,uch addresses did not please the young lady
ehe deemed his conduct worthy OF punishment, ana
gave him in charge OF the pelics, and entered COM
plant against him for assaulttag her and taxing IN.
decent and improper liberties Win hsr. ms eeur' m
pri'onsd ten days In the City prison The imprison-
mtnt was however, tubseq quently RENTED. and he
allowed TO 90 payment Of the hne with the ad-
moniton that In future he should "lssys the girl,
aloneN
an Unnatural Son John wilkes, boy not more than
seventeen years Of age, vas placed 81 the bar charges
with sssaultng and beating his mother and sister
The mother was the com rlainsnt; and m she came
upon the witness stand, hsr maternal feeling over
powered everything else and while she told her story
she at the same time thterceted with the Court for
her ipcorrigibe son Her appearance was respectable
and her grief unfeigned. IL appeared that strong
drink was the cause OF the unnatural conduct Of the
prisoner. with . proper admenition, and at the re
quest Of the complainant, the Court suspended sen
tence with directions that u the boy again gutJ
Of offences similar 10 those with which he had Just
been charged, he should be arrested, and dealt will
In more severe manner.
Conipsai Dinevencss-" Matthew Ward called tn,
Clerk aud Matthew made his way up to the bar. IL
was large man, nearly ak feet high and veil proper
toned, apparently ffty.fve or sixty years Of age
His gray hair fell In abundant and irregular festeon
about his ears and vas restrained from covering tn
| face by being thrown back at right angles with IL
| natural direction. Here 1 am SIR said hstthev
with sort Of bsshful grin, smoothing nrst arm
| and then the other, With his huge palms Mar
ward again cried the Clerk. and the least bit Of
woman appeared before the bench and after curtcsy
ing two or three times In quick succession, stxppe
/ upon the witness stand. and first looking good M
turedly at the prisoner said to the presiding judge
IL want TO lst I'm o, nys gless'i sir (curtssiiasD