New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-10-29
CRIMINAL COURTS.
COURT OF SPECIAL SESSIONS.
fbesore Iusfices Kelly ana DowlipEl


The number Of delinquents summoned for trial be-
fore tA Saturday much larger than usual at
this time Of TIRE week There the calendar
u which were affairs Of prisoners wboior reason or
snoherhad been held from former Court FOR sentence
Is foows Assault and battery "a petit larceny . indecent
exposure Of person Il violating health law pocket
roo FoYD Rss-Catherine EyelD eomylhred that Sarah
Smith assaulted her and in the Of the erdesrmen
exchanged tt occasion that the defendant Lao bn her
The prisoner cid not deny the charge but said she came into
dswy mouth for this egtinate purpose ne h1 Sarah Wa
compelled to pay 20.
no TIE Losr-Benj j. Hulker, who vas lately acting a.
eIsrk for Mr. Frederick Frank who has grocery store at the
corner OF SeCeBdsye and was seeused by
hs employer stealing from him The Of q q in Currency
had 5 20 T @s n G gs b ms eS5S hs ~ Se
speculation did uct pay for Mr. frenk suspected him and
Il ssS sssn When ): took Z had HIM srTeed fo1 Il. theft
The policemen who made the arrest stated that the prisoner
complainant to foeVe him saying time and
that would offend In Ike manner again Eotwith
rsEaed pleaded guilty" He however found guilty
By the justice and rsnanded for sentence until tie next court
RFyrvLL or AN OLD SwISDLEFnu6s lave ;hsiI time TO
fall and eheA vanish at pocenens rssth in fact every
description Of svrdle to have m t 70 be in fsshO
Tor time asdhsn 20 disappear and fol time b heard Of no
desperate knaTes Of goOay city has ant vanished Of
& e 2ps Hss Ss prosD sps yss ,nsSes
sssed by Judge Russell on two professors q robe
have killed the gsotng business in cur city fer Sd time 20
coma One Of these garrJng geptonen WA tentnetd 20 20
years and another 10 10 years Imprisonment tt lard labor
Minor odeuEes which may be called tricks ard trtps
than serious crimes also have their The wnd
ling Of copnsTyen a. like motion to adjourn wsysil order
s Only % gath 0P Ia. eS Ts e fG .a
enough TO DO taken IN by IL and
suppogd that the old pocket book dropping game wts ao
obsolete; yet for al the thorough ventilation given this and
nded swndes BY the newspaper press the records Of the
Eourt Of Sessions for Saturday show there found ucgeeD
ample enough 10 bite this old and of used bait
named Samuel Sims brought complaint against james En-
gsh who instantly recognized Old offender BY every
bcer In Court for swindng him b the Old and otTepesed
freud known professionally the "Pooktbook Game"
kamuel tells his story thus He arrived IN NewYerk last
week Monday having BY from Liverpool he
bad hardly hour ashore wheD a. he calmly sur
<eying varied beauties Of nature ever 70 be observed In
The Vicinity In Washington Market be suodtny felt smart
tap Of somebody's hand At his heel Tuning suddenly be
Basnt peokstbock Engish of little vsy with t-ttl
however keeping in sight that Sims could zee hthep
stopped and examined the contents Of the poclek book which
vas eammsd with what seemed 10 be gold and bsnh noeA
While Bms anentng the fortune which appeared 20 have
Just escaped h fingers confederate Of English who ran on
aad b not knognj up him and said That man has
got roar PoehsthookI make him give itup vPon this .rg
would claim the property HE OWE, pay whatever re
ward the men should ask and then appropriate 10 bis
own use the balance Instigsted By the sharp con.
Tolerate, Sins approached Eneish and claimed the
Faesey his own. Englsh, after running IL
before the eyee Of the wiling dups In such
10 make blm thlnk 10 bad found prize OF muenss value
sgred 10 gys 10 sims for Eve pounds" that individual