New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-10-05
COURT OF SPECIAL SESSIONS.
lBefore ju.tice Kelly.


Tho calendar Yesterday footed up only 43 cases. OF
which there were assault and battery IL petit
larceny 90 violation OF Health law. q abandonment Ii ss
| pended casos, 3; total, a.
| A WAR or RAcKs-Mr Nathan Afford, coored man,
brought Mr. James Riley Of tho ordinary Caucasian
complexion Charge Of assault and battery Tho trouble
seems to have grown out Of the and anpay
which obtains between the Celtic race and their
Oh Ai'lGah r'reng H. ~ oy 20 n. ~ ~ IN ~ a.
committed unocndng blacks In New York arc perpeHted
by Irishmen The social national, political mora. pugi.
listio other reasons Of this Seemingly universal
prejudice beyond our personal and individual Ken
and IL is doubtful whether any man alive can explain IT, Ger
tam Is however that whenever negro and an freshman
into any sort OF personal contact quarrel Is almost in
yaIaby tho result The fatal effects Of Of these fights
our city has only often Yesterday coorcd
named Nathan Afford brought complaint against named
ford stated his case thus that he was on the corner the
waiting for the next city railroad which fast approach
ing when Mr. Riley with whom tho complainant had no pre-
yiou acquaintance approached him and after few Insulting
words struck him in the face The assault APPEARS from the
evdnceAo have been entirely grauous and the begeren
Celt was fined so.
CHARGE or VIOLATING HEALTH LAVA Policeman charged
Miles Murphy with violating the Health Ordinance Of the city
by burning oyster shells into lime at time place and under
circumstances which constituted the nuisance Owing TO
want-of positive proof the complaint was dismissed
PEgAPs NOT TO BLANEA little boy MOI years old named
Park whose whole appearance that Of uncared
for and utterly neglected waf Of the streets brought upon
the accusation Of Mr. william Brown for stealing pair Of
shoes The shoes ouh In tho childs possession, and
there doab, whatever Of his guilt There also LITTLE
older person commit the larceny Scntonoe deferred for
the present but should parent or friend OF the little fellow
appear In his behalf ho viii doubtless b. sent 10 the House Of
Refuge which will DO the greatest boon that could Do Bestowed
on him.
MoRE LDsE Kiln MES-onicer William McTaggart Brought
a complaint against John Hardy and Wilton MOCsbe for
burning lime against the In such
modc and provided In defense attempted to show that
S ' W n& In Sc second place ey said that on
tho day specified in the complaint there no fire In the FUR
Mt any time The magistrate however considered the
roof
Cas- An ExCoSvcr TESTIFY In charge OF as
sault and battery made by Thomas Haddcn against Patrick
McCarpy attempt made By counsel 70 bar MADDEN
from tho privilege tesng in his behalf the ground
that he had alleged in tho state
Prson for oay ard therefore not competent witness N
was alleged MADDEN had been convicted aud sentenced
Tor tho aocny OF go gold several which sentence
he is said TO have served out, and that aiterward he
was accused OF shdnghaiing sailor. aud was that
charge also convicted and sentenced but aierward
% opc %e Known and formerly very often
pHeed by shipping masters before the OF the various
plan Is 70 make sailor drunk her BY fair drinking By
swing him dassel liquor and then PUTTING hm ~ as STATE
siup1r ship Se under or tho three
his ialyaIcc has been pad to the rasoay shipping MASTER
and that he himself Is bound on trip which will require years
conviction had but by the interference of powerful
friend ho saved the necessity Of serving his time In the
YesicnaJ counsel for tho defendant McCacy objected
the swearing gdden the grounds that who has
disc uaaci 10 speak "a witness "a court and is in
counsel produced record OF the indictment % seaenee and
notice Of ponontia service Of certain Thomas hadden
case as ne ho'aas MADDEN Of the Indictment and In
qDnss Of Tie failure to supply this very necessary Link in the
chain OF evidence Mr. nacn permitted 10 testify IL
roye that Mc0Iny who has tho appearance and the
record Of being Fourih Ward striker hal assaulted aud
and had made threats Of repeating tho same
Haaas alone There can he no doubt that Nccacy i. bad
manndcc was stated that he had made an attack upon
Mn Hadien the day his difficulty with her husband aud
had knocked her down. McCarey fined 50 and also
required 10 give bail TO keep The peace for year This aer
MED aircy during the impending election and its many and
various preliminary His political friends will probably
fandA
The PrnsEyERISe PoLcRM.s-OGBccr John Shea whose
name be familiar TO the readers Of TIM TRrBUSg's
Police reports he has been In Court police trials nearly
every session for month three again brought up Mrs
Ellen Davenport and battery Mrs Davenport
woman bnt her husband Is black and he was
terry but set FREQ The testimony going TO show that
Davenport was not the man who struck the officer,
Davenport brought Shea before the Police Commission
for trial charge Of Illegally arresting hm The
decision Of the Commissioner Is mot yet announced
tv against MrA DAVENPORT hoping punish OF
heayenport family The complaint was dismissed by Judae
Kelly being perfectly frivolous Shea is by no means an ornn
en e. ~. police brigade and when the decision OF the Police
Commlssoner his announced TO him, he win doubt
les, hnd tnccessa lay down the baton and the shield
aud eeasg himself 20 ome other employment and earn his
DrtauNhu pul'of III sonlc "terent vocation.
RoBBSG A SHIrSATE.-Mi William petenson n sailor
who has lately returned from long voyage charged
ship bunk mate baot mate named Michael
Webster with stealing from him silver witch The tmcplece
asleep he having to his bed with his cloths on Having
So G match 1ss "a pee o %s.s who in bis
Blaekwcls Island for two months.
Az UNLIKELY ASSAULT AND BATTERr.-Mr Jacob Buxbarn
OF Hercuean proportions charged dminutive Ger
with beating him Their given Francis
Nare and Ignaz Nachros who certainly appeared IN
capable of beating man Of the size and apparent strength Of