New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-12-14
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COURT Oh SPECIAL SESSIONS
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Yesterday was held the third session OF this Cont
fpr this week most unusua circumstance for i, rarely hsp
pens than twice year thatis Court is cony ned
on Wednesday On thsocca,iob due 10 two f,tz the
that thefo has been PRESS OF business
ecfions-he said election, bng always fruitful 81
business bs brought before ald finally determined by the
Courts and the second il that The Court been
under repair several days session could DO held within
bem during that time The consequent accumulation II bua
ness rendered necessary he Conyenne OF four COurs hs
week instead ofhree in order that work may be properly
| aud in Us own due time disposed Of
Yesterday the calendar numbered q cases whch wore D.
gidcd follows Illegal voting petit larceny % sssalt
and bl;.ory H. malicious mischief suspected eases 6tO's
SwNDESc VCIER BENJAMIN H. Cohen was chargeIxiu,
Illegally voting IN The Tenth District Of the Fourteenth Ward
lie made no defense whatever owned up 50 much thar
the magistrate fel himself justified In hnding him guilty and
sending him for % days to the City Prison This one Of
half dozen ont Of Hundred more brought before h,
Court Wherein tie prosecuting parties who are almost nvaIia
bis police officers have succeeded IN procuring conviction Of
the offender and thereby secnng tho reward This reward
which 300 for the conviction Ofay person Of voting Illegally
has doubt nsiigatcd the arrest OF many parties who were
entitled 20 vote but who could not read their title clear
the challenge preferred By interested odcet
had the 800 dollars in his ere These unusi accused
parties have always been able after some trouble and
annoyance It Is true TO prove their right TO vote.
and have escaped the penalties for illegally exercising the
night OF suffrage In many Other cases however, persons
who really undertaken 20 vote without having tho right
do have been stopped aud pr e punished for their at
caught and punished hundred have been deferred from the
attempt 20 that the law works eSceently well after AL
Though offer Of 800 every detecting and by his
dence CONNECTING an illegal voter NAV provoke sometimes IN
founded annoying charges against innocent persons be
Of the old system OF mutitudinous vot by roundes
who knows the working OF the law can toub
II DANGER Or 4 BAD ESD.-A youg boy, named Joseph
Hale was brought up by John Pfee charge OF stealing
some petty articles The boys mother present aud nteg
ed in his behalf with many ard begged tho Justice 10
let him Oft which he at last consented d. with certain solemn
words Of warning 10 the maternal paret OF the young 90
MADAM aad the Justice Mailam IN sorry TO thai
you have better control oIe your boy aa you seem nov 70
show You have pelui,e MN 70 I h. "a ,;,
now you he Is brought up BEFORE nc on charge OF
stealing Have you thought what will be the conclusion
such career begun at such an early aud endeF age Have
you ever considered that unless you take bte much better
care your boyunes you ocS aer am nch closer ne may
Madam become confirmed and notorious tle he may even
Maian-end this is most solemn and saddenhgfruth-he may
Madam such Is the deprayity OF human nature unless
may say and soy with Borrowing tears IN my eyes your
little BOY who Is now puIJ anu r, s nj ss cSu1
NAV saw agnn unless check bin in mspresent course
eventually amer having passed through ever one5 grace
Oft in time Madam 0yerpowered By the horrible Thought
the poor woman went away sorioNlng hSa,is le s,
having given her permission to take her child WIN h
further punishment than that dreadful eyentua which hoyes
the future he may yet come to be common Oo1ne
man.
DANGER OF CORNER GROCERY PoLmcs.-Johl Monek bay-
ing been particularly in elections dis
cussng the thereof and the Of drs1ls IN
corner Grocery In this grocery liquors were kept
which Mr. Msnck partOOk several times and became slightly
ohfiScated While in this state the defendant up and
began fumbng about his neckte which suspicious action NJ
NJ was too good naured account OF whisky TO resent In
worn upon and which he charged defendant With tax
lag Hughes gave the chain but said he bad found It on
bic story thought that the defendant had some reason or
carefully tying his friends neck tic beyond the paura desire
merely beauti and adorn that gentleman aud found him
guilty and rcmanded him.
A THgoI ocIco MEcANIco Row.-The workmen engaged
the repairs of St. Georges Church SxteenthsA DIR.
Stephen Tyng do not be properly affected by tho
OF the premises for they have been INDUCING In
quarrel which the sOutest controversies OF the most pugns
cous but child play John Ward who appeared
in with black alleged that Alexander Dallas had
said the complainant trying 10 take some lumber t
make hand barrow which he had no night 10 as WORDS ol
lowed then quarrel then blows then arrest then trial thea
acquaL
ILLEGAL VorNG-why O man should plead GUILTY Of
Illegal voting Is mystery the Court and the reporters for
the proof Is so difficult and the entangements which smart
lawyer can throw about confusing that when
man charged with Illegal voting chooses 10 contest the charge
guilty voting Illegally in the Third District Of the seventh
Ward the election OF the on OF November l5s nae pre-
Of Alexander Scott fhe identity the bong doubted
the register was examined aud discovered that the
genuine Alexander scott had voted once already
The prisoner arrested and has been locked uplh
polls and offer alleged but he be was 80 drunk az
the time that he could have no ermns intent guy % E s,
friends candldnte Tor whom
induced In consideration OF the tact that he has
been In JAIL for a month the Court only fined him So
A Mosr Co,DKNDABIg FIsHT.-It is not often that either
side Of quarrel be Endorsed being thoroughly right but
we think that in this ,parteuar instance we arc Justified IN
saving that one party least the fight crcy nsti
fed by the circumstances OF the being The aggresor
Mr. Richard Sculy brought up By John Eden on
charge OF yoept assault and battery The evidence SHOWS
that Ed- keeps wine saloon-or in the vulgar sense
whiskymiI' Mr. Scnlys wife, though formerly mo.t
estimabe lady OF late years contracted the miserable habit
Of drinking intoxicating liquors. -. -. -,
She had been the habit OF procuring her liquors non ne
nbhment with which Sfr. Eden Is connected MI scuy
finding this out had warned Mr. Eden not 20 sell his vile an.
Intoxicating drinks This warning repeatedly dlsrghrueu
the poor wretched wife still furnished with the means 70
CRAFTY debascd appetite at the place OF Eden and nnag
one day desperate by The sight Of his ws degradation Scnu
lo into the place where she had obtained her hquor ana
after very few words seized lumber with which he made
an effort 10 split the head the Eden The blow missed
its object and the man escaped D ,,,s...
This person who sells wife whose miserable appetite
has got mastery OF her after her husband had forbidden MN
10 supply her with fuel feed her Vreehsi cravings ad sun
the Unreasonable impotence bring suit against the injured
husbt nd v DO had only tried TO break bis head.
Tn, 75tice Keyl took the right manly Christian view OF
the ose and while be compelled 20 ind the prisoner teen
ncay guilty of the assault he inflicted no punishment what
ever but permitted him to 90.