New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-01
CoIrRT OF SPECIAL SESSIONS-MAY 30-Before Justices
OSBORN and DAWSON.

An rnnsuol number of cases arranged for trial to-
ay we're sdiouned over 70 Tuesday Another remark
s so' ~ p@Ine half dozen instances h wives complain
Inc Of their husband for assault and battery iad 20 spPsi
be dischafsed a Of his unsAlant cnmnalties we
have observed before this extraordinary Of tns
tie soveTeigns and during several week, az
tendance upon Court do remember more than
one OK two exception, whole calendar Of in which
Emerald spcne after swearing to the dsnseIGu: c3oaSe
ness lord before the committing mag'iIste eit9ej
omitted 20 appear against him the day Of a or she dd
ibsId1ess in melting prayer for her masters
deyeance Judge Osborn remarked to-day that he would take
no further notice Erin gobragh complaints for cousa
batteries the evidence Of the wife was supported by al
other Independent witness. c., ..,r
this Court pleaded guilty stealing some small articles Of
household and though attempting to e1cn.e heIse on the
ton guilty and sentenced to the Pentenary for
John Plunkett, charged with assault and battery,
acquitted the testimony Of the complaining witness
Bridget Toppan was charged with stealing shawl
from another The second B S,t s to a
ed tn CIt after some little parsy with the witness
found the defendant guilty, and suspended sentence
Patrick McArdle was arragned Tor stealing caster
fendsn attempted himself by the plea that be went
for an acquaintance" The Court however dsregarded this
plea looking for acquaintance in the basement found
the defendant guilty and sentenced him to the Pentenary Tor
John Nugent alias John Smith arraigned for as
aut aud battery by kicking the complainant knocking him
hiousy putting hi. Nqsent hand II the
compsinsnts pocket where, however, he found nothing
moths nCGtS sD'''' '''1
Margaret McGinns an old vsitant before this Court
at Least three times betorewas charged with stealing par
and shawl The shoes found on the prisoners
months.
Peter Mooney, charged with embezzlement, was
William Robinson was arraigned for stealing books.
Though pleading that he was very drunk at t1e e oS
BRIDGET Stanley an old thief was charged with steal
ing Found guilty sentenced to the Penitentary foE SIX
Janres Gragin arragned for stealing frockcoat of
the value of SIS, was acquitted $1,000. ,-.
was convicted the Penteuary for month
Ellen Bridgman, old sinner, was charged by
usiy looking with assault and battery by tearing his shirt
Off raising shovel al HIM throwing two orcks al nun ana
shooting him in the neck with The conclusion, from
all the testimony, that Ellen was all indspua6le brick
Found guilty and the Penitentary for months
Edward Moran, charged with assault and battery,
Sy SSs and G nenced to the Penitenafy for months
Michael Gallgan, arraigned for assault and battery
Oh small boy named John Riley, somewhat questionable
testimony, found guilty and fined SIS . .
Andrew Beck, arTaigned for stealing his hrst
oens convicted and sentenced to the Pentenay Tor
Thomas Davis and John Stuart, boys and old
offenders charged with picking the pocket of German
womsn Pound guilty and sentenced to the Pententa FOR
William Kirby, alias Scotty, was arraigned for as
sault and battery found guilty, and fined $iO- ,
John Farrell, the neaty-dressed youth tried on
Thursday last for picking adys pocket near Dey street ~
to-day brought agen and sentenced TO the oi
six months ., =,
John mcdonnell pledueu Rullty 10 stedlns a pan
fl of moasses He rather aged respectable looking
man and SAID sorry for the ofense He committed
bat the nterceson Of complainant sentence suspended
Patrick Nchanus and John Moore were charged
with assault and battery upon with species OF
attempts rape but the testimony for the complaint
and nconcusve that the Court after little nyest
CATION dismissed the defendants Moore. retiring. mani
fested his gratitude by responding Thank Honors"
John Bantel, charged with assault and battery, was
convicted and sentenced give bail in the Of $500 to
keep the peace for xix months
The case Of Patrick Constantine, charged with as
saul; ,ad battery was pat lover over IN Ingra'y'