New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-11-09
THE TONES POLICE COURT.
TLefos Ja,iloe D0vlinEl


ILLEGAL VOTING. Peter Phillips was on Tuesday
afternoon arrested by Officer Reed Of the Twenty Pro
cnct the charge having voted Illegally at the I Eecsa
District OF tho First Ward TIE prisoner offered TO vote undu
the Of james BuIs who was Guy Iesstered lie wes
After LIS 6est Phillips admitted that his name was not BurnA
and said that tie owner OF the name hea gonS 20 3 9r
registered and previous TO the ele,on festiday ne
arTagned before Justice Bowling aud committed ior t'aL
default Of 600 bail
A LAWYER N TRouBIr-Any one Ebo hes had OOos
sion to visit our Police Courts must have noticed number d
men ounging around apparently waiting for something ~
turn No." Those mon are lawyers laying in wait for oiezt
Should weldressed be brought before tho Court on
n charge he at once accosed By Of these sn4
informed that be 1Ae eyyes particular friend Of tho nsF
rate and that for s25 Cor perhaps larger sum a.ked -
tim especially he has family accedes TO the demand Ona
bearing before the magete he may be fined OF allowed ~
With reprmandthe punisf uen Of course depending on ht
magnitude OF the The arguments Of the lawyer 40
thrown away upon the magistiate' WHO I h, "oS -
the representations OF his advocate or perhaps s1nt
poor woman comes TO make complaint oeainst nesh0o1
Tor real or imaginary onense she IS woSalu ny ons
these hapes and the represcntauon 10 hoe mans
above succeeds perhaps in securing the only e se mas IN %
pledge Nothing fact comes nmss to this class Any SUM
matter Low small IL taken by them ana 10 many cass 49,
receiving the money no service Is rendered. 10 V 80
It understood that oil lawyers Who practice az e fgos
up before Justice Bowling AZ the Tombs yesterday Tho fou0s
ing the afdayts in the case; J..
Parck Hurley OF No Janesst being sworn says ns4
the I'd day of August eco be was arrested as
locked up in the City Prison charged iih assault ana
bs cell In the City Prison by the keepers who asked d
ponent If he had lawyer and what his name Sss as soon
son and tho deponent replied MIR Anderson that Thea
deponeu taken cut from that portion Of the prison wnss9
in ARE room where he was sccosod by man Who cs1a4
himseE J. Anderson lawyer and handed deponen cara
that said Anderson then asked depOnent for what oense
detained deponent Informed him. and at the same ti
stated in detail the circumstances attending the ~
which he then IN dures and aer ne had made ms saS
Aude
that deuonen en gave the said Anderson e. that es 4
had Maid lin Anderson caaght hod Of watch As4
lad or No vest ard asked hirr what It'd
in the d country hat the said Anderson then transferred ~
chain from deponens vest took from him the watch srf
chain and said Yol time pay me the sv ana -
return this 70 you that thea he deponeut saying that 10
would go right of and see the Judge AMI get OF hst asa
that ieponen remained IN said City Prison Tor three
four days aefwad during which time he sent for said Ands
son who would doponol AZ the expiration q
that time depoaeu called FOR trial at Che Court Of Special
Sessions before Justices Kelly and Do7ng and was sent
Petenary for the space OF mouths the said Andes
being present in Cou and doing nothing IN behalf a dep
rent except addressing ne COu IN Few FOIus anu uu ns
defend him IN the depOnent expected he would and
Re represented he would tie time he first had the interviews
with depOncn in the room IN the Cly Fsoni mat Mtes
dcpolent bad served out the term Of imprisonment
% bis oico IN Chambers once or twice and was nofss
b. sqd Anderson ha be would return the watch ana chain @
deponent he gave him s0 that deponent went
his sister Eliza Hurley and told her to 60 and give go 70 sa1
Anderson and obtain nom him tie sad watch ana cham whoh
she did and in o interview she had with Anderson he to"a
from her the $40 against her viii and consent and did no, re-
the wao she had denandedi that the said Ella eas4
for the $40 and received the paper hereto annexed which read
Received n Y Oct 80 1866 ten dollars Of Els Hurley 10
obtain watch and chain as an to return him TIE money
That eponent and his sister said Eliza had called upon sa
Anderson great many mes since ana were pat o n ysstse
With his Office boy, the house Of oneJ- otto No ~
WOOstes IN said city he stated that deponents watch ana
chain there and that deponent could get them ther A
deponent and his there with the boy bltdd not n3
the said Otto her upon arriving there the boy found etts
addressed said Anderson which he opened and said he hsA
TO 90 aCF
Office he deponeut Anderson who told him 70
back Ottos and he oud find him o'clock deponssf
his sister INTO and locked tho door said Otto then 90
manded ron depOnen what he wanted and Anderson said af
e about that watch Otto then replied that II Re<
worth more than 81 Opponent s0ld ne hHd gwen the wac
Anderson Og h with his money and he would no. leave him
until be obtained his property then the said Otto caught de-
ponent by the throat and said Cd dn you what brought
then drawer in desk and taxing thereffom pisto
pointed at him and tuned him de house the ss{
time he ea1ght deonents sister and YoeHy threw ler dovf
ana showed her ou OF tie door cp0net charges the SAG
Anderson and the said Otto with eOIous taking and rss>
ing the said watch and chain asSaug and beating Mn
In The manner above stated.
Eliza Hurley Of No s. Sprngs being duly sworn dopOsss
and that the occasion referred In tie above aday
she went % the Office OF the said Anderson with the doA1
which her brother Patrick Hurley desired she should pay
HIM the said Anderson and obtain watch and chain Witch
Anderson took from her secu that when depJnen ca1
upon Anderson she demanded the property but instead Of ~
Ing her BIO took the money from her Against her viii snS
told her again. that she called the next day but he
her OF and when she demanded receipt for he money ~
handed her paper annexed TO the affidavit Of said Hurley
that deponent present OF the Interview particularly az
tailed in the affidavit OF her brother
On these adayis Justice Bowling caused the arrest Of ns
accused and they srrained before him TheadaVia
read them and the prisoners having demanded
bowling anNons far possible 10 break up the pressaa
practice Of swindlng prisoners.