The New York herald., 1851-12-25
Court OF General Sessions.

Before the Recorder and Aldermen Ball and Bard
johnson, very fortunate youth. found hG,eIf placed
at the bar implicated for petit larceny under cicum
stances which certainly should have laid him open to
the above charge Jt appeared that the prisoner rather
highly colored specimen Of humanity had taken an
outside place on the stage, up to and having
quick decent from his elevated position in society to
the sidewalk having FIRST committed the alleged petit
box namely 81 which be distributed as
amidst the Grief Of "stop thief lie committed for
three months to the Penitentiary.
Election Rot-John Coyle who was charged, with
veral Others with maltresting Louis Towsley a. the
Fifth election Dtrct Of the Sixteenth ward was
up for trial The prisoner according to the evidence
had formed Of band organised for the purpose
excluding the temperance mem from the polls, and
had amongst other freaks turned the ticket box
in which the prosecutor placed. 1t not shown
that the prisoner had individually committed any vio
lence; and other parties bail the of
further hearing and the present wasaposed of by
the inction OF ten days imprisonment in tn City Prison
The Wrongs Of Women-we have all, ere now, heard Of
"women rights" but who do not in the of
their experience become actual auditors of the cases Of
slander assaults and battery and other gevous personal
wrongs inflicted upon the fair SEX can form any idea Of
the amount which they must sustain our city usually
at the haEds Of others Of their own angelic form Mrs
Lyons, respectable elderly woman, complained
OF the encroachment by Mrs Lawrence cehabtant Of
the same building, upon her domestic tranquility Mrs
Lawrence appeared at the BAR she evidently herself
thould be characterised by discretion her dress
betokened her most orderly person. and in uiescent
state she might have been looked upon the person
cation Of meeknes The Recorder In his usual spirit Of
peace making where 1t possible suggested the divine
nature Of forgiveness to theprosecutrx The latter urged
theneeessy personal protection TO her
The defendant when called upon told tale, which
showed according to her view Of the case she
more snned against than shining" The hitter reeol
lection cf her wrongs completely chan aspect and
dsmeanor. The prosecutrx had into her room.
abe going for beer; her return had made
so free as to AJAX her to drink when the accused
had Indignantly refused and the other had save in hs
honors presence committed most derogatory assault
More than this he had torn her cap into ribbons
Der rings on. Of her scratched her face and
her eye No marks OF these ourages appeared extant
but the court would suspend judgment deliver the
prisoner to the lawful custody Of her husband
presentthe Recorder requesting him take care
d her and suggesting that II she must beat any one
che had perhaps better beat him than her neshbors
The happy undertook the charge with 90 extraor
dnary degree Of resignation and the parties left the
court.
a New Way 10 Poy Old DeJfs-Mr Ashton Hawkins
charged with infcting hiding on Mr. O,Brien
The facts that Mr.. 0'Brien had done some work
for the defendant, the latter alleged according
to contract, and that he had very OBJ
served that II be owed anything the claimant might sue
him and recover It, The claimant however resorted 10
urgent not TO cay insolent language AZ the defendant
house who had thence elected, and Afterwards COW
hided him. After . long hearing the Recorder gave
judgment. mechanic had undoubted right 20
apply for his money where II due and the defendant
had right to follow him beyond his premises and de-
grade him by in1ictpg COW hiding The court could
not do otherwise than inct tine twenty Eve dollars
The defendant who appeared rather surprised thsA he
should have been fined at al, paid the amount.