The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-08-11

Alker swore that he saw either MIRA BradenberS
or the child, and the matter was dismissed
WASH PlsroL OR Nor f-Col Henry Sparks was de-
PENDANT prosecution yesterday in which he stood
charged with having menaoed Michael Muddy wsh. ,e
yolver Muddy ,s . porter and night ws..,nr..r "A,
the spngler House. where the coloOc M. hen hoard
ing The facts as they appear in ,he tes.,onv were
substantially as follows Muddy heard noise Up stairs
IN me mouse on in day night and went TO see what
was the mater. SPARKS met him on the stairs and
win and ephets moro forcible than elegant
o.acred hi. 10 get the key Of his After somo
parey Muldv procured key from the chambermad.
Immediately af,erward he met the Colonel mel on ne
Muddy testifes) Sparks spoke 70 him as
having canine maternal ancestry ADDING v9 10. You
told him TO hurry down stairs, which Muddy did Sparks
denied having had revolver and brought an acqualnt-
anco who testified that he never knew MN 10 carry
revolver Muddy admitted that he hal drank some
lager beer 'and beer, you know, sometimes produces
cccentricity in the imagnat on, or an obeuity OF
visionn So the question as whether there was or
was not pistol in the case is mooted one me
was too much for the pre- sumption OF innocence and no
was required by Judge Led with TO enter into bonos IN
the sum OF $500 to keep the peace.
DEFINING His posrroS.--A prosecution peace
warrant, commenced day two since in Judge Led.
wth's court was concluded yesterday, the defendant
being held In the Of 500 to keep the peace The
case was Of the with thousand others that
tho police judges arc burdened with. Mr. Waters
owns house No 1le Charlton street. which occupied
chickering's and at length they seem to have all got Int
a stew Thos. Atkins wanted to subet or his apart
ments to certain individual, and Mr.. Dewey and ME-.
willard objected. Atkins and his woud-be Tenant at
tempted to enter the house. and he Interrupted BY
Mr.. Dewey who had the countenance and moral
in some swearing, Atkn and one witness
swearing that Dewey fourshed heavy cane over his
fAtkins' head with dire threats, while Dewey and his
witnesses swear positively that he I'd not hounsh
cane. At all events there was quarrel, and Dewey
nadc it appear 70 the mind of the Judge that Atkins
was evy disposed towards him. and the Judge required
ham into bonds stated. The pth Of the joke
was that while the quarrel taking place, In which
the cuts figure, Atkins proclaimed that he was
q ssdemocrat, . secesh ]" and read the Daily --.
sympathizng friend who stuck 10 him like brother
throughout the trial. at the same time declared that DO
also 'roads the paper These facts were stated
on the trial. and the Judge grnvey observed that he
for the purpose Of creating bias IN tho mind Of the
Court
Gas.-John Fesselmyer Is progressive individual.
He belongs to that school OF progresonists who object
10 paying their debts. His progressive views are not
those of the Metropolitan Gas Light Company. They
John badly They insist that he shall pay the gas he
burns Tyranny Monopoly Progression Directing to
this treatment the part The company John attaches
pipe of his to the main service pipe, and this de-
feats the enemy. Progress triumphant Tho gas COM
pany finding this out make affidavit OF the fact before
Justice Kelly, who issues n warrant against John. Ac
cordnvly the progressonst appeared at the Fourth dis
trct Police Court yesterday. Liberal ideas in the dust
Monopolists triumphant John committed
II incidentally stated In the examination that John
that morning being sued by Henry Heiss who
Is witness behalf Of the monopoly, for butchere
bill II the defendant could only gce light and food
without cost it would indeed be progress.