The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-31
Court Of special Sessions.
Before Justices Osborne and Welsh.
A PEEP INTO COURT,

Court of special Sessions.
Before Justices Osborne and welsh.
A PEEP INTO COURT.
JrlY so The court room and prisoners box and every
pssase approaching to it, literally jam ned This morn
Ing prosecutors Witnesses and friends Of the prisoners
Pedestrians in Centre street, seeing the large crowd con
aegaed around the Tombs readily concluded that there
was tonethng exciting the tapi,-some acted upon
their Hui ions in advance OF positive Information sup
posrg Cancem Who Is incarceraed for the muir
der nicer Anderson, had attempted TO escape Their
clro,ity was soon sypeased, being Informed thai the
crowd occascned 10 consequ nce of no court being
held toesday
The calendar cr the two days could not have contained
less eighty charges for larceDies and assaults and
bsi,ere, Tho offenders represented by children of
tep6 or age yet cid In crime " their
indicative CT their true character by those who we're 10
the blen Of youth, sho 70 many instances mantesed
their dou and sso by the hardened c@ sinner,
whose vi2age vas stamped the impress OF n4merous
oencss AS general hipg children no are Convicted
of the Charge brought thems hch invariably
Petty thel's aud attempts TO pick lates' pockets In the
groeisae stut to the House Of Refuge where they
taken Of educated and retain cd TIL they twenty
ycars Old when they are permitted 10 leave the In
sti,pllon Occasionally very sIecuog scene u wit
thai bef child may net be torn from hor bo om but ia the
majority Of Instances the justices are MEMORABLE owing 10
h a,iov with which hey must discharge the business
before tb,m Sometimes when the appearance or the
youth indicates pielg AID respectabtlity they 70
ques he sgeut Of the Prison A.soca constsn.
Is IL ateudance for the purpose Of nterceding In behalf
Of the Fortunate who are placed nj the jar
b. make inq tries into the Gaze and II he reports favcra
bly, The cuprl is restored 10 his parents Tue most az
grsved class Of assault an battery indictments that
ired charges brought by doicate and siiectonsie
wires against husbard for brutal conduct II Is ofsn
cepiy ,hox that Of these aspds Ia human shape
trts tho'e whom they have 70 love aud cherish
with bsrbarou cruelty but the convc ions Tor these GU.
RACES oil commensurate with tue magnitude and
NJ c tho oncuces for when the claimants appear
tn stand hey not only reu family give their evidence
bit 0ede 10 behaf Of their bruta companions, mplo
rrg the Jucge 10 Lei them of jlst this once I"
10 report OF this mornings proceedings viii be
foUrd few Ct bc which scre pre-, nied for sod
csicn;-
LARCENY AT The HOWARD HOTEL.
Joanna sufphy was charged vito stealing 30 worth Of
ARD Hotel hbou, the Goth insau, Joanna Dc
mesc IN me establishment and tue evidence against her
oncluiye par, of the property being fohud 10 her
trunk The Court found he guilty. Peptentisry six
usontls,
PoSD or GOOD ssaAB.
Wm Re ter yho T@ partial 70 "Icsl Hayane,' was
tried and convicted Of stealth four boxes OF Havana so
gar valued 1t $50, the property OF ia mes Morrison
3ls GreenSch street. on the 2ih Of July ponlteotary
uOntbs
A coHYEcTIoY STOLEN by FUGITIVE PROM JUSTICE.
Jonn Grove reading q, 3is Monroe street. sEore that
Chates Smith, On TIE 2Ith Of this month 't,s brass
connect ~orth SOC from tue OF Jddd Sons. He
h runrpg say With the article Peni.enilnry Elk
MONTH Is tina. tue real OF this thief Il loco
bcln prdcr He arrested the llh July, 1888, l0r
grand larceny and indicted FOR that offence, bot made bis
efcape from The Cour! II General Seasons The District
A,tort ey bcsh e. advisable TO ry him this charge and
trrd han 10 d! eek ell. Island AID he thought adj
ysable Try him The old Indictment which carefny
slowed IN bis safe ne could do go before he expra-
ton & ni5 sentence
ArrYvPT TO RESCUE PRISONER PROM An ofFrogB.
JOIN Jac0n. of TIE fr,i ward staten hoie, appeared
up 70 him whc be had prisoner 10 custody, and
rescued him fotcihy from him The Court found them
guilty penI;euuary three months each
Geotgc uoGinuess tried aud convicted OF the
offence Officer Thos Mcknight, OF the sim ward testi
n,d that the 9th OF this month the Descendant, seized
hold prisoner who In me custody and forciby
cuod MIN Peni,entlary two months
METROPOLITAN OFFICERS ASSAULTED.
John Mcnay, James scD~y and Thomas Rooney were
safIod o' using offensive language and assaulans Me-
officer WIN j. Williams, Of the reu,h ward, bu, detailed
In the 18th ward that the 25th OF July
assaulted by the prsoners; they, in company Win three
unkno-n men, surrounded him, when the Days struck
him in ite back while Rooney seized b club.
AL0ntr officer testified that he perceived thst Me
cuscd determined TO get up difficulty with the ON
cerr and they purposely avoided having any alteration
,sr 1S four FIVE Metropolitan sons ,s Or bitches"
Judge Osborne found them guilty, but a. the requcs, or
saspended sensen.e al saturday In order I,
ad The prisoners an opportunity Of Furnishing evidence
of their previous good character.
STEALING A BUFFALO ROBE.
Jorn N1vre, vac sen, % The Penten,iary for stealing
eu.s robe, valued sla from the house Of Peter Hsr
berbeok, lsS West Twenty second street
Mrs. nary schssner, who llvee at e29 Broadway, sp
pearcd 10 give evidence against VIM. Jones, who was
CEN The lady found tho property possession Of the &C
oused. Guilty. Penitontsry six mopihs
THEATRICAL yoUrB.
Kngsbury Doris, spicy imaginative and light comedy
bh looking young gent Imam, was paced on trial last
week for pm Joining s26 worth Of theatrical dres.e, from
VIM. Romano, los Bowery, the LIST of May. He was
rcrsnted for sentence. 10 order that Mr. Bssle might
auue into hts ptevioue He rendered bis report
"a the Justices this morUtg which snythog but IA
vorAble appear that his "privaen character very
lad, aud he has been In the habit OF stealing theatrical
dresses from acos with whom ne associated; hence u
Inferred that bis "publlc" reputation alec suhed
Judge Osborne sent him 70 The Island Tor the fun term
elk months.
TUE QUARANTINE CASE.
James McCsrles, Ely Thcrne, John hcGee, John Mur-
ray, Hugh Donegal W NcDevit aud Patrick Mctee, wb,
Ttsted guilty. last week 10 yiosing the QiraotBe avs
in posrdtg an infected vessel then placed Ut ths bar
70 receive tennce. Judge Osborne Addressed than
foows-You have been broggh, up here for violation
Of the Quarantine laws, and pleaded guilty 70 this
charge, and becomes cur duty TO iuc the penalty
whi.n the law lmposes Cor this offence Through the In
tcrc.sson OF Iour friends and 10 fact torosh the ntr
cesson 81 the Heath Officer himself who sshes this case
10 ne het up more as eysmpe than ne occasion Tor
the ufciion OF severe pupsbmcnt hoping thereby nh
rthers may he deferred FROM doing ,he thing, tho
Court b"ve concluded 10 desl lencnty Win you has
been snpposed heretofore, coptauet the Jubtce hN he
avs 10 relation n Quarantine could be violated win PER
fsci 'opvny end nercs has nesn dicus e. brig me
vi tndsrs 70 tpstcc ba, the Commbst uets ba noc
taksn CetAhtsh a police toNE Wefo,