New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-09-03
POLICE COURTS
AT THE TOMBS.

drILBfD pers0ts, there was case vi iasno PoSuuA
| nature came up, wb CD ma. be called
THE DEAD ALIVE.
| This csse was one 10 which Owen Shsugnessy, Pat
| rick Mulhollatd, Michael O'Shea, Timothy Learey
| Dennis Ma, oney, Dermot McDermott Phelim Elan
Iegar, Bridge OKeefe, Mary Mcbride, Ellen Dou5,
h,J, and Bird. ct Casey the defendants. As the
Judge calico ont iLoi names the prisoners sevsfay
res, opded They wee all as their naines you'd mol
cate Of Irish birth the men evidently iaborers ana
tie woue Ell servants, thorgh on the present occasion
th.y were dressed in their hes garments and pree"ned
so aT their clothes were concerned yer, 'espec'a
| tile eIpearauoe. Their garments in some instances
hoyeytr were torn AID ia other WAS disirauged ana
.oiltd The mer snd III or two instances the NO.
men showed bruises about cir faces and hands ind
CATH their active participation 10 recent scrlmm4Se
from lie effects Of which hey tad not had the iime
| .orp and water 10 enable them TO recover
Mr. Gerald O'Grsdy, who stands at the head or the
| bar ut tie TOubs ard Who, uneer adverse crcum
sences and s'ror com! eiion, is enabled oy h's tat
ems keep up iis tarif of fees, from which he aas
Iever oeviaed appeareo counsel for the prisoner
| Mr. OGrldy has never been tno@n to defeud a Gaze
for less than fifty cents unlss actuaed by feelings Of
con mendable philanthropy. he has volunteered his
y, ofessioDsl services gratis. 1t may be reasonably
suppO ed thar biz success has excited the envy ~ the
"sbysteis" for while they have TO sit Oftentimes
whole morning beside their respective granite col
umns at the Tomhs without being called upon to de
frds case, Mr. OGrady's presence 10 tie Court
room ia in fIeQuent demand. Mr. O'Grady had been
retained this BY yen OF the defendants st five
shilngs each he vOlun ing his profes ,ional services
| 10 lie ladies' without chorse. lie announced to the
Court that lie represented the defendants, AID that
| u ~ were ready to Rave the trial commence.
| The witnesses we're Sergeant Ferret and Officers
Snap, Crutcber, OGrasp Ketehum, Holder, and Van
| Kbhbem.
| Officer Holder stated that while pAtroing his beat
durrg Thursday light, The inmates of house, No.
e3I Pacific place, be- al To act very dsordery Fro
the BIO wings and noise- which he heard he came 10
| the conclusion that there wake n he house.
Not desrng to stop the disturbance by any violent
means be knocl I'd al the door with the view of telling
a., al diam publ ace
request Dg them to desst. No response was made 10
biz knock. He then put his mouth to The key-ho'e OF
Il door ard nounced 10 them as audibiy a. he
could that ulees they oessed he should have 10 eau
other officers and arrest them. No attention was paid
TO his words sSergeaDt F.ue arrived AFTER, aud
as tie ofs urbance continued to they
called liz tie other officers make a descent
on the place, not, however, until thy had hrst
underworld by their voices to make the Inmates OF te
bouse uDdtrs and tie consequence TO " IN In case
they persisted in their unlawful! course. OH or
Ketchum WHO had formerly pat oiled the beat, knew
of T. AZ entrance he house through alley, aud
Hey accordingly entered the house by that way. They
founc about twenty persons pr esen men and women
engaged il, promiscuOus scrimmuge Blowing, drink
ing and HING. The orders OF the ergeant to cease
th, disturbance did nol avail anything, which de-
coed tb, Arrest the eadiOg actors III th5 scene,
which they forth~ it'll accomplished after some cousd-
ca bic resis ance on tier part They brought item to
tie SiaoD.bouse. The remainder OF the par suOse
gu, ny retired left the place, which was quiet LOT
The nst OF The night.
The remaining officers confirmed the evidence OF
Officer Holder ill such Of its particulars rs they were
acquainted with. Al OF the" We're cross q .o ,uonei
IroI. or lees by Nj. OGTady, witnont, however elc-
ring aIy new facts of material .teTest.
MIR. OGraoy Introduced as u witness Tor the defense
Mr. Hennesy is a lady of about As years of age,
S f. Ct 10 incDes hight, weighing about $50 Pouuds
She has ford face. Her Dress was renarkable Tor
The exteLt which it was srnameDted with highly
color ribbons AMI laces adhered Ia antasic bows
Mr. Bo,teI, the Clerk administered the us AL oah,
as follows: .,o,
that which 'ha ave 10 The e,s nov PonSas
but tie ruth his. book and stand before tue Juis
Mis-. H.DIesy having taken the oatn, the exam'na
ton commenced. go
MIR o Grady-W tress Hennessy will you state TO
tie Cont if you air the proprietor OF the house No
e3J PacihC.plhce
il IN, re own 10 amy for what inside OF It,
Mr. OG.-What kind of house do you keep
Mn. HIS it for to insinDivats that the character
of ne house is lot good that yer aish1 AKA tue
O'G.-Misthress Hennessy could ye make con-
vapient tbrate thin Coo VIA becoming respect by ao'
sperin the questions that put TO y tor the purpose
Of eshbiisbin defDse of these ladies and gutienen,
some of " ON am iowd are inmates OF ye; house !
What kind of house III ar ye "onst more, DO ye
kept ,.-,I.
Mrs. Hts respectable honest bcordin' house
bad lpck TO the bsck gard that saysits not
Mr. O'G-Wil you pase 10 state 20 the Ccort the
facts OF the unfortunate occurrence that uanspned III
yer house last light 81,
Mis- U-For the msttber o. that Their ss mighty little
for TO tell; for it bohn moore nor wake, barrn
that the corpse come To life widet shown tue clyiy
of first tlln the mOurnep that he wasn't dead al All,
ard sayln, "By yer lave I'd rather not De- avn Oil
" the same tOyeZ ,
Mr. O'G -lt's about that Misthress Hennesy that
bis Hoi or il wstiD' for We TO spake Of Now, thin,
v III We relate the facts.
Mis Hive ELL phase yer honor, II was yesterday
mornn' aiIy that heard that Timothy G,rreity was
up stars IL bis loom very sick aud hAe TO die.
ofet SEQ myself ard cent for the docther aud went u
fis wild which be had beea often hIoubled beioore;
and before tie doctor could come to hi the cTeala-
lion of bis breathin hao stopped entirely Neti, yer
lopor Tim had many heLds ia the house, and a. he
was al old boarder We thought TO hUs lid wake over
biz body. He wee lAid out and put into
coffin AT night all Of bis friends come
INTO the room where ever ything Elegantly arranged
for the wake. They had begun to dthrink their WIS
kew and was enjoyin' themselves in a gn'eei way,
Win Pat Muholand be sihfuck Mke y shea over The
ey. for someihiL that Mike had saic, and WI that
Nike friends and Pa = friends got themselves mixed
up in free fight together At that tune, pass your
honor who n ould srsin from coil but Iimolhy
Gaueiiy himself and reeiI' ou bis hands. ny my
,ovl wss nffiight.d for thought Il vas Ilins ap-
partition that was sppeariD Thin Tim spoke up
q Back luck 10 yes' says he, ISN'T mac
tbi,v ,.s Ia doin-hAvin the wbsty howiu ifo~ aud q
f,ee bSbt too and jim iyn' 10 this 0ltok gard
10. o., The broad Of mo back. WI that spn"body
rbo WA a sirikin' bnpJeped "a biz Timothy coot Ia
no eye which Knocked him back igso hn collin
VITO tho dis VII did that TIN, ne he made spnnE
f,om the o,fib 10 Tie floor. dfe.soa ali up "a ha
xL,s eio,b,s "kbow nn tho man that stbfudk us ~
nae asa ,.id that J1p bs oo,Binannsi asihiihia
.y, and hs sibfsrk Dennis hsfeay ppds' ,he
tt, ,t The lus, Win tLay cav Tim on' ~ hs CONN
,bs, slart,ei q 6sbip s.d fell on t,e'' stss s"h
go n...i4d ssyi" ,'ea ps!"' ,, 80 -.