The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-07-04
Touching Scenes in a New York City
Court.

A Seafaring man, named George Wood,
was arrested for stealing some wearing ap-
parel at a late fire. He urged as an excuse
that he had no money, and was without the
Common necessaricS of life; that lie had new
er been guilty of any infringement Of law
The complainant, Mr.. Knight, Hebrew, was
So touched by the affection of the accused,
that he declined to make an affidavit against
him, but, on the contrary, gave him couple
of dollars to amslioFate bic condition. After
the liberate of Wood, Mr.. Knight sntered
into c"nvesatlon with the Justice relative
to the scenes of vice, misery and restitution
which were daily presented to Court. While
SO engaged a female, very ladylikc in her
manner, entered the Office inquiring for her
husband, whom she heard was under arrest
On being informed that he had been COM
mitted to prison the night before for dunk
en- and disordety conduct, said that lie
was her husband, that he had gone cut OF
the city to work some days before, since
when she had not seen him, and after having
suffered the most intense anguish on ac-
couut of bis failure to return home as expect
ed on Saturday evening, she had just learned
what had become of him that he was
kind and indulgent husband, but had lately
got into bad Company, whom she was fearful
would effect his ruin and forever destroy her
happiness that but few weeks ago she
bad lost child, and now this calamity APP
peafed as il her cup of misery was about fill
led to the brim,
Myers was then brought into Court, whpp
his poor distracted wife proceeded to address
him in tones that will never be forgotten by
fhf,cn -nfNv ov,A 1,lx
pen can portray the effect of the language
she used Oh that occasion. We must there
fore, content ourselves by merely giving an
outline of her words: 80, John little did
expect Or ibnk Of finding you hire After
waiting and watching in vain for your return,
until could not longer hope or expect 10
see you again alive, walked the floor to ard
fro for many weary hour in the greatest
agony, fearing Il at some diretul calamity had
happened, and that you wonld soon be
brought home corpse. But here you are
in prison. with disgrace upon yourself and
heartbrokeI wife, And this is all through
the influence Of bad compaGy--oRs bad man
who, am shocked to say, is living openly
with a vile charactar of woman. o, John
you have soon forgotten your poor child,who
has yet, scarcely grown cold beneath the sod
lis thus you are preparing to meet that child
ina better and brighter world, and judge
.-z-~-~but can say no more"
Here the poor woman stopped being una
bic to give further utterance to her grief ;;
and more was certainly unnecessary. She had
said enough for her husband cried, the
Judge cried, the clerks cried, the officers cri-
ed-in fact, all cried, and Mr.. Knight again
opened his purse-strings and extended truly
sympathizing hand to the afflicted couple be-
fore him. Justice Flandreau, on receiving a
promise of future good behavior, permitted
Myers to go home with his wife, who feryent-
" acknowledged her gratitude for the inter
cession in her behalf.