New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-10-12
COURT OF SPECIAL SESSIONS.
Before Justice Kelly.

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Of fireman. brought up by Mr. Frederick Dick. the pro
preto Of the house on charge of stealing forks
and small and portable articles The thief has been only
employed in the house for fow months but has az Of Ss
steward but been detected until day two ago
at once pleaded guilty thereby saved himself two Of the
months IN the Penenary which otherwise he would nave
surely been Obliged to serve -Four months on the Island
Oh there Was young fellow namedFred,
pa And m .iSy s sr .SS, be :. .S. ,~.u, %
SO up to the Island he sped
STEALING STAsrs-Mrs Margaret Dunn charged Frank
Carr with taking money from her to the amount OF
n 80 She had quarrel with her husband and left her house
Of Dunn who keeps boarding house,
book containing n 81 in her hand when entered the house
she handed him 10 keep for her and shortly aerward
pposon being that he had stolen it himself The
Court Judged this to be the truth Of the matter and sent the
prisoner Backvens Island for two months
Who Wa. di;booes, BY far:
And wa. sentenced At Judge Kelly: bar
FAMILY QUARHrL-Rnoch Griffith jr, q youth OF about
% years old Court to prosecute his father Enoch
Griffith for assault and battery This family are In good
DAYS ago the old gentleman came home suffering
from tho Of struggle with Old King
and in short time became exceedingly abusive He called his
wife hard names and the nefed In behalf OF his mother
actually undertook put his threat into execution In the
Of the struggle the father got the thumb Of his son n
by giving his father black eye The mother and we lady
IN deep mourning appeared and estned 70 the state Of as'
prisoner found guilty and reanded Tor sentence
STEALING PESNEsEdward Anderson lost from his store
money pennies and wocent pieces and charged
Margaret Tucker with being the thief Margaret did not deny
the soft impeachment but owned up like trump She was
for two months that she may have leisure 10 anu
repent
sy,LlowrSo Sr,NPs-Mr Charles II. Byheld. who ia en-
poyed in one offices Castle Garden accused Peter
Better Of stealing 80 in postal currency Mr. lted had Just
drawn the u Treasury the sum OF 800 In sma cur
rency which all perfectly and unused IL was shown
that the prisoner the only person who had been IN P'
expressed himself willing submit to search and he was
searched During the searching the prisoner slipped ,ne ~
into his mouth and endeavocd 10 either swallow H. or 70 niue
il the officer The identified ms that which hah
Just taken from the desk He was sent to the Penehary
Tor three months.
Peter. Peter. money eater
Y sSa ; 90 thee iSs c.S1oo~ doas d.qyn
Bot mel time choose less costly diet
Mrs, N THE MARKgr-Mrs Eliza j. Butler lady who
Is engaged domestic and foreign fruit business at Fulton
Market, had some trouble with Michael Walsh and David
Walsh brothers also sidewalk merchants In tho same
classic locality She accused thcm Of and battery II
seem, that when she had out the sidewalk barrel
which with board across The top her egSn. ana
the barrel doubtless Of appropating the space
for the purpose prosecuting their trade E,a resented
the Py'8a Of Rr ts LSs Alleged s assault G not to Be
anything than case in which heavy dose Of Billing
bothefs sere found guilty and aned each $40 which ,hey
promptly paid Those fines will doubtless affect the value OF
apples week and marked and speedy rise IN the
price OF peanuts
FrMSnE FIsHr-sarah whalen brough, into Court
charged with Mrs Kate Bennett The trial was
short not being complicated and sarah owned
giving Kate thrashng The Justice thought mat Sarah
had whipped Kate s5 worth which he fined her
Gentleman present animated doubtless by the Purcs' usn'e
estc,ncss az once paid the hne
STOLEN Goops Is CouKr-Two OF seaaring appearance
came into Court to settled ai,,e matter about some pan
falcons Patrick Donahue did know who took bis pantaoons
for he found that James Stephenson had them on In fact
Jame, wore the identical garment into Court James IA bad
csoerhe had lust completed of five IN Auburn
states Prison felony committed In Buffalo and has II ap
pears gone back 20 his evil lie was ionnd guilty
and sentenced 20 three months the Island From feeling
OF respect the modcsy Of the reporters tho Justice ala not
decree immediate restoration VI the stolen garment 10 the
taxiols owner.
BREACH OF TRUsr-Eiizabc,h English and Sarah Smith be-
ing good friends od evening spree together
They drank up money and their s'omaehs being In
tina, condition Of craving which demands the mos, npeoas
manner Immediate satisfaction they concluded 70 raise funds IN
the old manner by 10 the pavnbroker sarah ooA tne
shawl her shoulders and gave II her FRIEND 70 pawn
Elizabeth ilked off the property agreed upon took u
20 pawn and procured the money But Instead OF reuI
Ing 10 her friend and continuing the drunk so pleasantly nangu
rated in morning she took the money for her own
mas and went OF upon spree sou Sarah indignant at the
w ,S rrt ~ her fhlcss friend Elizabeth enjoyed the
Joke exceedingly aud while IN court laughed heartily ny we ~
corelou Sic never denied the allegation OF the then at ali
but informed how IL all happened with great gee anu
was sent up Or four months
Ar Dprsk ToeErnER-when the o, Simon Gavscan
asked for an adjournment which denied by the Court
pnrs was ont on bail and when counsel forced 20 tell
The whole story truth out and was iouhd ont a
Burns and his bondman had gone on on spr toge.er on
Wednesday, and had D0th Dceh IoVAeu UP ~ 'eu''' ~
for drunkenness. 10
UsyAgRANrABLY AssAULT-0ne Of those collisions which
apar inevitable whenever drunken shman encounters
coorel man took place wednesday last between REFER
Abbott, huge square houidered Celt and nofensive
Hotel ibe poner when asked 20 plead said that he didn't
know whether guilty innocent as on the evening
question drunk and could not remember Wht ne
Aid or what was done him The facts sworn to by Joh
atom are these complainant riding In car when the
defendant came on In Of ntoxicaon and ater some
wory abuse made attempt To strike Johnston VINO AZ
| that time avoided him Soon after ne reheNsu
| the assault and this time successful IN reach
I'M, ,be Inv 10 whom he gave a severe blow In the ribs
and followed up with others the head ana body OF the
unoendg passenger The conductor or driver OF me Gar
utered with at first and as stated scceeeu
In preventing the original attempt to beat the coored man
from being successful The pushed from the car or
for an officer policeman and arrested Abbott anu
even after he was In the custody the constable the drunken
rough continued his efforts 10 beat his victim ihe ohleer
however successful in preventing repetition OF inc
outrage and in conveying his prisoner to the station
When he became sober Abbott denied all recollection OF ms
crime and said he had remembrance OF anything Whatever
| that had taken place. - W. !,
The prisoner severely reprimanded by Justice Kelly and
such measure Of punishment meted out to hm as wiz GER
tainy keep him sober for month"; and probably MAKE MN
cautious for good more He was hneu s%o anu
sent for month 70 the Penitentary
ASSAULT AND SOMETHING woRsE.-Charles Fleming who
keeps sailors boarding house. was brought into Court by
Catharne Halter for assault and attempt at rape There
were number sailors in the house the time and there
was an attempt that the house bore bad reputation
and that this woman was mistaken for woman Oh pau
character. Fleming was fined $50 for the assault
| CHARLEY. le, the girl. alone
W Yoaa d S.. yI 10 the 20, s, I .o so''
| Or else you'll get into muss'
| CHARGE GMBLNG.-william Brown Frank Williams
and Francis Wilson charged at former session Oh the