New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-09-13

frequently seen Murtough beat his wife: that he was
drunken fellow ana that the wife occasionally
drunk. No marks Of violence found on the per-
son Of deceased that would cause death. -. Pinned
viii analyze the contents Of the stomach to-day, with
view OF uscertainng whether or not poison had been
adrnis-ercd and if such has been the case his evil
dence will be laid before the Grand Jury The Coro-
ners jury rendered verdict that deceased to
her death at the hands OF her husband, By some
means TO the jury unknown. On the rendition Of the
verdict Murough was committed to prison.
PIcKpocKETs AND PETTY OFFENDERS Is IHy
CorRT OF SPECIAL SEssIoss.-Yesterday morning
the Court of Special Sessions again convened in
the Halls Of Justice for the trial of offenders on small
scale Recorder Smith presided, and the attendance
a spectators was not SO numerous former occa.
sions The accumulation Of during the previous
| three days only numbered thirty-nne. One of the
most remarkable things in this Court is the frequent
absence of compainants when called on and
the result Of is that the accused discharged Ii
there was court in constant operation for the DISPOSE
ton of assault and batteries and petit arcenles great
deal of expense and trouble would be saved to the
| city. When an arrest il made for these descriptions
Of Offences and the defendants and compliments, to-
cether with their witnesses present. the case could
be settled forthwith by transferring it to the speca
sessions. Now happens that the plaintiffs, in many
instances reside out Of the city, and they are scarcely
IL ever found afterwards to be notified to attend the
| trial
Among the cases brought before Recorder Smith
was charge against good-lookng young named
Samuel II. Travers, who was anaigned for picking
pocket. The accused alleged that he did not COMM
the crime, while the complainant alleged that h
caught him in the act Travers pleaded that he had
wife and mother TO support, and the wife, young
woman came up to the bar and cried aloud This
was doubt intended to have effect upon the
magistrate who had listened patiently to the stories
both Sides Recorder Smith remarked that it was al
most impossible nowadays for persons TO walk the
streets ride in omnibuses without having their
pockets picked. He, however, concluded to send Ira
back to prison till next Tuesday, in order that he
might have opportunity to prove his good charac.
ter, which he asserted he could do.
Hugh McDuAy, respectfully dressed young man,
with black, curly mustaches tried upon charge of
ossaulting Bernard McCany with pistol revolver,
by striking him upon the head with the deadly weapon
number of Witnesses examined, and from the
testimony elected it seemed that there had been
ill-feelng between the plaintiff and defendant The
Recorder said it aggravated assault, and he inn
posed fine of $50 upon McDufy, who was ordered to
be committed to prison till the fine was paid.
James Walker, another of the lght-fngered gentry,
was sentenced three months to the Peni.cntiary at
Backwell's Island, for picking the pocket Of Ann
Foulds of SIS.
John Thomas and VIM. Eversen, colored men, for
stealing pair of boo from Jacob Hun. of No. 43o
Broadway sentenced to the Penitentiay for three
months each
Charles Schovorn for stealing jewelry of the value
Of s15, from Bernhard Marcus, sentenced to the
Penitentary for three months.
Mary Cullen, servant GIRL was sentenced to the
City Prison for ten days for stealing s. so from Joseph
+. Graham her employer
John Leary was sentenced to the Penitentiary for
one month"; for stealing table-cover Of the value of
one dollar from AMI Camp.
John Mcleod, third member of the light fingered
profession sentenced to the Penitentary for six
months, for picking the pocket of John Marks, the
Battery.
Mary c. Howard, for stealing a straw hat of the
value of two dollars, from William Graham, was SEN
fenced to the City Prison for fifteen days.
John Mullen tried for assault and battery on
Thomas Rooney. After examining Witnesses the Re-
corder discharged the accused. As Mullen was leav
ing Court it is said he threatened to take the life of
the complainant, made of an expression to that
effect Rooney Immediately informed the Recorder Of
the facts, when Mullen was brought into Court again
by an officer The Recorder then said he should hold
Mullen in the sum of $500 to keep the peace. Failing
TO procure bondsman he conducted to the City
Prison. Before the adjournment Of the Court, howev.
er, bail was obtained and Mullen again released.
ISFANoUs TICKET SwISDLE-AN UNPROTECTED
WOMAN FLEEcED OF ALL HER MEAss-P. c. Mar
tin keeping an Office at No. l4l Liberty street, was
taken into custody yesterday by Sergeant Martin OF
the Lower Police Court, charged with defrauding Mrs.
Leta Guest, poor but respectable English woman,
out Of si0 1t appears from the affidavit OF Mrs.
Guest that her husband, who is an engineer in Eng
land recently sent her money to pay her passage to
Liverpool. That when she received the remittance
she was at Fulton n. Y, and Immediately started in
the cars for this city, which she reached last Tuesday
that On arriving at jersey City, she was accosted bya
runner for Martin, who promised her passage to
Iiyerpoo in the second cabin Of q steamer which
would sa that afternoon and all her provisions found
for the sum Of $40 that this conducted her to
Martins office who Endorsed all he said and the woman
paid him $40, every shilling she had for the PASSAGE
that Martin then gave her steerage ticket and sent
his runner to the Lncy Thompson IA ship with her,
and there he left her. that she ascertaned that
the vessel was not sail for several days, and that
she had purchased Storage ticket, she must find her
own provisions Completely disheartened by the con-
tcmptible treatment she had received she went, or
rather was turned ashore penniless and was obliged
10 beg dollar to procure for herself and infant a
nights lodging and some food. She then placed her
self in charge of the Commissioners of Emigration, in
whose care she still remains. Marin was taken be-
fore Justice Osborne and held to bail to await exam