Weekly Trinity journal., 1857-08-22

TOUCHING SCENES IN A New YoRK Cry Court
A seafaring man. named George Wood, was
arrested for stealing some wearing apparel at a
late fire. He urged as an excuse that he had no
money and was without the common necessaries
of life that he had never before been guilty OF
any infringement OF law. The complainant, Mr..
Knight Hebrew was touched by the afflic-
ton of the accused that he declined TO make an
affidavit against him, but on the contrary, gave
him q couple OF dollars TO ameliorate his cond-
tion. After the liberation Of Wood Mr.. knight
entered into a conversation with the Justice re-
lative to the scenes of vice, misery and destitu-
ton which were daily presented to court While
80 engaged female, very ladylike In her man
ner entered the Office inquring FOR her husband
whom she heard was under arrest. On being IN
formed that he had been committed to prison The
night before for drunken and disorderly conduct
she said that he was her husband, that he had
gone out of the city to wors some days before
since when she had not seen him ; and after hav-
Ing suffered the most intense anguish on account
of his failure to return home as expected on Sat
urday evening, she had just learned what had
become of him that he was kind and indul
gent husband, but had lately got into bad com
pany whom she was fearful would effect his ruin
aud forever destroy her happiness that but u
few weeks ago she had lost II child and now this
calamity appeared as II her cup of misery was
about being filled to the brim.
Myers was then brought into Court, when his
poor distracted wife proceeded to address him in
tones that will never be forgotten by those who
were present. ana certainly, no pen can portray
the effect of the language she used ON this occa-
sion. We must. therefore, content ourselves by
merely giving an outline of her words :" o.,
John little did | expect or think of hnding you
here! After waiting and watching in vain for
your return, until could no longer hope or eA-
pcot to see you again alive, walked the floor to
and fro for many weary hour in the greatest
agony fearing that some dircful calamity had
happened, and that you would soon be brought
home n corpse. But here you are in prison, with
disgrace upon yourself and heart-broken wife
Aud this is all through the influence of bnd Com
pany ono bad man-who, am shocked to say
is living openly with vile character of wo-
man. o, John you have soon foi gotten your
poor child, who has, as yet, scarcely grown cold
beneath tho sod Is it thus that you are pre-
pairing to meet that child in u better aud brighter
world, and Judge ------ but can say no more"
Here the poor woman stopped, being unable
to give further utterance TO her grief; aud more
was certainly unnecessary. She had said enough (;
for her husband cried, the Judge cried. the clerks
cried the officers cried In fact all cried, and
Mr.. knight again opened his purse-strings and
extended truly sympathi2ing hand to the all CT
cd couple b.ore him Justice Flandreau, on re-
ceiving a promise OF future good behavior, per-
mtted Myers to go home with his wife, who fer
vently acknowledged her gratitude for the inter
cession In her behalf.