The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-06-06
Application for u Recruit 10 be Discharged
An Inter eating Case.

There quite in the Recorders office Mon
day Afternoon the application Of adventurous youth
named Jacob Shepard be released from custody. whf
enlisted in the United States army, and subsequently, do
serted He is confined at prascnt at Governors Island
The application was opposed By his mother widow wis
represented Jacob being OF the most audasios
hard hearted adventurous and extraordinary specimens
now inbsbirg this terrestrial sphere She declared tha
he marageabe from the moment he could express
his desires by scratching her face with his tiny I'm
gers until he old enough TO threaten 10 q kpis
through her He had been bound TO several traiss, b
remained only short time with each Of bis employees
he seized upon everything ia the house which could In
converted into depending money" Before he arrived
the OF twelve ne went to sea- after which he gos
love scrape Of indeate nature, which Cost his
rents the OF Slo When Jacob would go collect
money for his father, be retained small portion which
he appropriated 70 bis use, occasionally imbibng
too freely of the intoxicating cup. In fact according
to the mothers graphic account OF bis adventures,
Jsoob IRE specimen of New York rowdy, n .
which opinion the Recorder conceded Jacob aloWcs
10 tell his story whisa very lengthy and incoherent
lie laid the secret OF hs mothers anxiety keep him
the 10 be found In tho fact his father (wh
died few months ago) and he always pulled together ths
when be eight old he found eighty half dola
aed by bis mother, and reported the fact immed-
atey 10 his worthy SIRE For dong his mother hal
been down on him" ever since, and treated him ike =
dog. He denied the assertion that he anx,oss mary
"his gul-airmed that his sbare OF his fathers pre-
pefty worth 81 eco, rs shepard admitted tina, be
husbands eIiase worth tl2 ooo); and said that In
willing work for her II would Let him, and fa
nish him with spending money
A gentleman VINO represented himself a. being q brs-
Their OF Mrs. Shepard stated thai Mr. Shorards wealth
was to be attributed b. Mira SIS extraordinary INDUSTRY
thai sbe and looked after tho dollars: that NJ
=. was invetsrate dfiDker and that jacob H.
corrigble youth, winding up with some fheriy counni
TO the prodissl son.
After waiting patiently for the arrival Of the YOUTHS
legal adviser, his Honor sad that examination of tic
papers convinced him ,bs. his his gusrdin
I'LL be became OF age that she must make the application
for his discharge, and senuousIy opposed H. AID
the legal evidence insult ont support tue moam
he could take action in the matter stating that afr
Eve years discipline In Texas other place. Jasb
wod have exhausted HIS surplus of animal lite, ADD
solve 10 "settle down. The parties Interested then m
the room, Jacob shedding bitter tears ~ the Thoughts OF
being separated from mis- lady love- Mrs. trying oek
pleased alter having slipped twenty ase psss
into jacobs band hoping that be would be "a good bcy
and her friend sospg very politely corgratuafing hn-
self at the speedy and successful termination OF Their
mission.
Soon after their departure Jacobs friends (whon bis
mother affirmed penecutiog her because she IVES
rich) arrived ACCOMPANIED BY fasnilv drcased young
lady, supposed To be Jacobs lovo ON being inorncd
thAtJacob was sent back 10 The saod their counsnAn
expressed the most bitter DISAPPOINTMENT and
ton, and after invoking imprecatons upon Mrs s. hs
mser, they departed. II impossible 70 preserve hs
dignity Of the court during the proceedings.