New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-27
POLICE COURTS.
AT THE TOHBs

The list of cases decided upon yesterday by Judge
Connolly was a long one The morning session lasted
from TO II o'clock. Drinkers were numerous.
little girl named Mary Riley. 10 years old, was
found lying very drunk the Battery She stated at
the Staiionhouse after much questioning, that her
siepfathor made her drink glass Of beer. Before
the Court she stated that she bought Of Joseph Far
rel No. % WasbingOn-s
james Ferguson said he was a "deOwn easter, from
Nova Scotia; that he drank brandy as a medicine;
he unfortunately exceeded medicinal pr0prety 10 the
size of his pOtaoLs and as lie result he was hoored
Let of.
Johanna Crow frs refused TO swear. Finally how
ever, she prevailed upon to DO so. Family troubles
induced her to drink two glasses of beer. The Judge
Informed Johanna that she must dtgorge ten dollars
for her indulgence be imprisoned ten days. Johanna
said that she had seen politicians get drunk and had
never heard OF case in which they had been similarly
treated. she OBJ ected 10 such manifest Partially.
David Baker frank brandy and wine. lie is sure
that he eot his liquor all over New-York. David il
man-o wor's man.
james o Bricn of Oliver-s' appeared as a witness
against his daughter, Ellen O'BIier He stated that
he found his daught inmate of house of prOsti
tuition in Water-s Ellen sent 20 BlackwelPs Isl
and for Fix months.
A youthful eentleman-app apparently about twenty
years of ACCLAIMED Henry Beker was brought be-
fore the Court on charge OF bigainy. lie $1,000 an
the presence of two wves-bO.h young aud pretty
and both of whom he had married within two months
Mare aret Baker. whose maiden name was kershcen,
made 0tfdaVt that on the Efth OF MAY sue was
married to Baker by the Rev. Evan NJ. Johnson
pastor of st. Mlchae's church, Brooklyn About
month since he deserted her, aud the next that -
heard of him that on the ooh of July he has again
msried-ihis time 10 Miss Mary Purdy The cerc-
mOny was performed in this instance by the Rev. MIR.
Bremen OF St james church. Baker is runner
for a sailors clearinghouse. He was locked up fora
preliminary examination
JEFFERSON MARKET.
The fist prisoner examined yesterday morning at
- r. EuapQu Al the call
of bis name two young ladies of very dinurent ap-
pearance approached the desk. One Of them was
vee4 Her dress rathergay, bat in very good taste,
revealed well rounded form, and through the folds
of her veil could be seen a pair of mischievously
sparkling black eyes. With nose just sufficiently
retrousse to be pquant lips foil fresh and finely
formed, blooming complexion, and an attractive ex-
preston. She was altogether as tempting as nps
peaches. But if she was pretty the lady whom she
seemed 10 accompany was beautiful. She was pale
and was dressed in mourning. Her form was remark
ably graceful her features graceful her lips were
as decatey cut any marble lips, and her beautiful
black hair lay smoothly over faultiess brows. For.
getting her costume one might easily have oeheVed
That she had stepped INTO the Jefferson Market
Police Court from the Panatheuuic procession.
For her large eyes had that peculiar beauty
which is sung only by GTeolan poets, aud by
item is seldom ascribed to mortals. At the first
glance the seemed black but when one searched
their depths they revealed a very dark gray hue
through which beamed a light 50 steady aud strong
and penetrating that dangerous TO look at them
But if one was brave enough to dare IT, he might see
a perfect explanation of that perplexing epithet OK
" eyed" which Homer always applies 10 JG1o. The
prisoner was little round-headed fellow, smoothly
shaver with the exception OF sckly musiache, anu
any thing but interesting The graceful iady sa'd
this man came with four five others TO her house
about 10 O'Clock in the evening aud Mostly demanded
admittance and as the door not opened TO them
he climbed up into one of the balconies before sec
ond-sory window that she and this lady pointing 70
the vailed LADY, held the window down, and then
ne broke i'm the glass and in aud let in the others
and thew were very disordery until the Police drove
them out and took tbs man of TO the Station House
SO spake the graceful goddess On 'he otueI manu-
Mr. Fingan made speech long but not as sweet as
Nestors 10 satisfy the Judge that he was not mousse
breaker that breaking into tins house was nol mousse
breaking and that if It ives he oid not Oleak h'o ihe
house The Judge assured nun that preahlhs i"o auy
house WAS housekeeping and his paradox was untrue
The vailed witness sustained the charge ana the grace
full complainant asked the Justice nc eotuu
not be put under bonds 10 keep the peace: she
signed the affidavit with tremulous hsnl. lne 20,
HE Justice acceded to her request rned FlhSah g ~
nav for the broken panes OF glass, ana retained ui
Willie he sent for bail Then Clara GARNER ana Anne
liza Emmett went back 70 their home
miscellaneous mass of cases followed Ohe was
a family quarrel, in which the gentleman, though
rather Eight complicated, was not quite enough 50
Ia have been allowed seat in the Sixn-av' ears au
other in which the accused, Mr.. John Garey "ou.1
NOT until after GREAT percussion take the oath, ana da
~ cooe within an inch OF kissing the book shen ne
"a ia e,o,her in which lady who came dowG from
SSr SUMMER residence only the day before was found
IN sufficiently drunken condition to return another
IN which MIR. Lemons drank so much on his way 70
wake the child of friend of his iha, ne SGaa moi bsS
in. and others in which the majesty OF Poncelen Iau
hcon otFended The last was that OF Mr.. Henry Hot
D c1 who ye was brought up with his entire family cor
sisting ' Of eight girls between the ages ,ro O
seventeen and twenty one. Their names nam S were
Leouora Hexier. Caroline Lopg, l~h poia;ns EsIber
% snS Emma Grouse II was asserted that Mr. HO'te rs
house had not borne good character sna sa a,nj
numerous family Of girls were all like the las' Sa Tegy
and ought to bear her name Mr. nou Io;n,e5 ont
a. his bal q gentleman with closely cropped neaa
whose roundnen was disturbed only by ,., .
psir of rather liberal aura prciu6erences;n ~
gentleman signed his name "a Henry hisoa No.
and cave his residence as No. S6 Fulton o.. NJ.
~, - .o-onnh an o.ficnc communicable 70 the