The New York herald., 1866-09-14
COURT oF SPECIAL SESSIONS.
Before Justices Kelly and bowling

AsrERsos
SxrT I3-Eien Grant became highly inccnged against
Rosanpa Dowde because she conceived Rossnna
accused her OF being n thief. Il WINS alleged she had
stolen quantity OF tea and pIeco Of soap 10 order
be avenged for this aspcrsion on her name and fame
Ellen struck the doponent on the head and shoulders
with block OF wood, for which tho imposed One
Of t6.
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Michael Conway venerable old gentleman engaged In
multisudc, charged Eiward Mctrnckcy with having
spSesd lively enough n court Ss 1ss css..S % Ia. o.
asking the prsonss 70 drop the furnace Tho prisoner
knocked him down dead II was shown 10 the evidence
that Mccrsckny bad becu on sevcrc ''bcn5cr," and
was ssAcksd with dclirum tremsas si tho ,ius Of the
assault He vas seutsaocd 70 nay nDe Of $40
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James renpsnny and Francis Fields two III looking ILL.,
natured fellows, were brought up charged with boating
on Trip from Albany No provocson % could Be- assigned
for the assault Mr. Hopkins averrsd thai he was
drunk, although he had not hesita,ed TO take fcw
Grounds" with some friends Hc came In court with
badly danagrd eye bnt In other respects hc looked
u he might dsfend h,mssf against large odds Fields
sent 70 the Pententay for thres and reopenny for
yraHr AMONG ss~Aiss
Chrsiann Miller aud Josophinr Cornell represent two
families or factions living under roof For
reason tho two women took dislike TO each other and
stick Of wood and Knocked her down. Fined tS
posnsrTc rsvHIJcnr.
Eliza scieivs complained that her husband ~ Treated
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10 be sent 10 the Penentiary, her kindly feelings
rckinded aud she rather preferred that ber obduais
lord should not bs separated from her Judgment was
suspended
A MEMORY
An idlotir looking youth named Michael welsh
charged by Henry Ward ~ith having entered his shop
under prctenoe OF buying . pair ~ boots and that
having drawn on one boot, walked on without
pressing thank. In answer the boy said he forgot 10
take on the boot and further pleaded his by saying
that the dealer had not boot TO mate H. The Dfsonsf
rcmandcd.
Michael Mcddon accused Frank SiekIes of hsving In
suited lady In the Bowery by addressing words
her, but Mcddon could not remember what the words
wore. The lady, appears, freud of heddon. and
ths two we're towcther al the time ~ tho
Because sckles spoke 70 the lady and because hefon
asked him why he did 20, quarrel nsugyrsisd In
which the complainant came on sccosd best The
VA postponed tili another day
ATTACKED
Few people 10 this city Of tho torture. to
which prisoners confined IN the City Prison subjected
aside from the p-nslty posed upon them of being placed
under lock and key 10 the cegn t2,dy an Instance
OF causing an Investigation into the condition of The
~ s ~ :ssIgsg "a .SAs AsS @ 'ss sss. zen: :.
single apartment OF the prison, cam- into court bearing
hts face evidences ot scratches and bites Of rats
which had attacked him white In dursnos According
10 the boy statement, the rails were frfghn1l In nun
bers and prodigioss n sss. some ~ them ftvsing
well Erosb kitten In proportions and savass dog In
ferociy This certainly h. rather q serious affair snd
smbodsBed by undi.sarbed d-predations may nsrrh IN
body 10 tho apartments sbova and take possession of
the Halls Of Justice. including the officers chairs aud
benches