The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-07-02
Court Of Special Sessions.
Before the Recorder and Aldermen Barr and Doyce

THREE DAYS CROP AT THE ToMBs
JUNE 2Q.-There this morning fifty eight
in the City Prison. awaiting the Judgment Of this court
for petty misdeeds Thirty of these offences against
the person the remainder for unauthorized ncrrences
with the rights Of property in paltry way The majority
discharged but the hearings occupied much longer
than usual the court not rising till nearly two o'clock
the ascendant but Of such nature as denote merely
upwonted high temperature of the blood and not
spirit of brutality or malignity. Such was that Of
DARING MISUNDERSTANDING IN.
Henry French. young man OF rather phlegmatic APP
pearance, was charged by Bridget Stevenson, tall
rascible, and rather good looking young woman, with
taking most improper liberties and ntruding not only at
her board but bed The complainant stated that she
the wife of Peter Stevenson. and that they kept
liquor store and bar in Tenth avenue, between
Forty -thrd and Forty fourth Streets that sun
day evening, the prisoner and his cousin came
and they, With some Others drank some pop On
going away they left their coats by way Of excuse
and returned between and 10 o'clock. when they had
more pop she about this time retired to her bed
in the kitchen adjoining and around her couch the re-
wells renewed ana she prevailed upon to take
gass Of wine; there some Others present, and 1t
would seem the pop the only thing the prisoner and
the rest drank the vertabe Juice Of poppy for in
very short time her husband well as the Others fell
asleep Her spouse being seated conveniently at the foot
OF her bed the prisoner had the audacity without
ping the question: to pop himself into her She
not aware, at first that it was not her lawful
helpmate who beside her. but by signs (Which she
described) she discovered her mistake, and gave an
alarm when a frightfu ensued her awakened lord
seized pistol and was about to take pop at the pr
soner while she armed herself with knife fortunately
fatal results followed and the intruder secured.
The defendants story somewhat different They had
beed invited and pressed and the complain
ants and prevailed upon to drink not pop but very
potent brandy. and it the lady who insisted on
keeping the coats as hostage for their sure return;
they were all more or less under the influence Of
ments were all matters suggested by the host
hostess. hospitality he unconscious of having
sbused Mr. Charles Thompson proved he had borne the
message Of invitation and two other witnesses gave the
defendant excellent character for general temperance
sobe and chastity and the complaint dismissed
FIRST ADVENTURE THE LAND OF FREEDOM.
William Mcleod, a respectable looking man. beyond
tho hey day Of youth, was charged with assautng Ed
ward Dwyer, officer Of the First ward 18th inst.
BY the defendants statement seemed he had only that
day arrived from the old country and ing ashore
the North River side Of the city had celebrated his safe
landing by free indulgence in sundry potations of
ture novel to him that they had turned him upside
down. in which condition, feeling himself free
soil he bad to his personal independence
by some pugDacous demonstrations In the course Of
his antics not being acquainted sufficiently with the
astronomy of the Western hemisphere to recognise the
sarr that glistened the compliments breast he in
evil hour assaulted him. Of his official capa
city and to his SURPRISE soon found himself deprived Of
his Wanted liberty.
The Court hoping his initiation into our laws and Gus
toms would teach him sautary lesson allowed him
more to breathe the air US free man.
REFINEMENT MeRMoNIsM-TALEs OF THE HAREM.
Patrick Brennan, whose bruised and disfgured
tenance gave him the appearance Of the the
fight appeared to answer the complaint of John Demp
sey for having broken in upon his domestic tranquility
and committed an assault and battery upon him. The
parties both lived in lodging house in Greenwich street
and the defendants story exhibited highly moral and
refined state Of society in midst and at the time
o phenomenon surprising that Of Barnum's happy
farniyn-two wives living under roof and needing
an incentive to fight.
II never struck him at ALL. said he; g only raped
at his door for my wife, thinking she there Sure he
has two Of them there of his own already and didn't
want her to be there making third daughter
The Recorder-Was your wife there2
Prisoner-No, my lord and as soon as seen she was
not turned to 60 awey. when he set on and bate
me- as you see and axd me what business had in his
room and faith never wanted anything there He has
these two wives Of his there your honor livin' with
him. and he does he amusing himself setting them to
fight. cloud laughter Och, it's scandal and disgrace
II is.
The Court appeared to think too II II true and
as Patrick had witnesses to corroborate these Tales
of the Harem the ordered to stand till
Friday next