New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-10-17
CRIMINAL COURTS.
COURT OF SPECIAL SESSIONS.
IRrf5re Justice Kelly.i

COURT OF SPECIAL SESSIONS.
Before Justice Kelly
Yesterday the share of work necessary to be per-
formed By the Justice this Court fell far short of the usual
amoun although the Calendar Of the average length The
difference arose from the uuunn number OF prisoners who
plead Guilty" and who therefore spared the Court and tAe
many Irrigated suits Whether the criminals yesterday
moved by unusually severe prekngs OF
they were conscious they had good dofense and 80
saved themselves certain extra months Of Backes lonely
isle by ang the Court the trouble o. 1ng tc
and all chanoed 10 lack the dimes wheewith 70 employ
counsel are questions cannot discuss for lack OF know
ledge Of the Certain h that not three times In year
is the judicial consideration OF Like number oil case COZ
The Calendar contained 81 cases classified thus Assault and
battery Is; petit larceny III gaming disordcry hcn,c
cases suspended from last Couday for sentence 6-Tota 81
AN OLD WAY PAY NEW DEBrs-Mr Ferdinand r.
Earle one Of the propreio Of Earles Hotel in this city made
complaint against WILSON, whom he accused of stealing
brass oorey valued at The suit brought not
so Of the loss Of the key as to 10 pabsh TO the
Of doing business adopted by Jonas About ago Jo
mas appeared Es Hotel carrying his hand small car
cohmodated with room and ne received regular
guest Of the house He remained for week taking heart!
meals with commendae regularity at the rate Of about
four day AT the end Of week he departed without paying
his bin and ieays in lien Of grocnaescss to The amount q
found TO contain three Soed only these ana ho'
| ing more"
Last saturday Jonas amer interesting society hd been
missed for week reappcad and went into tho supprco
end enjoyed Ids evening meal with grct guo When he me
sye ne house IN very T nsana he Was BY
Mr. kss a he wa; e. once s'esad S iI Su no
found on his person and in his EocHst Ts dss9sseS
key 70 Room No ISL which was the apartment which Jonas
As Jonas has 50 much trouble in aiias
ingpaces as he has 30 great an appetite and 50 little money
the Justice deemed but kind and meciA TO provide HIN
with free board for couple Of months for which time lac was
sent 10 the Pcniteniiary
AN UNNECESSARY THErT.To have judged nom passing
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rags enough about his person already without. stealing Is
pounds from William Yates James engaged to sort
rags fer Mr. Yates and took OCCASION 10 of quarter Of
der which he may have purchased with the same
currency he paid for the He sent TO tie Island for
PREPARING FOR wNTER Two boys of Il aud - years Of
age named William Madden and james McCartts we're
brought up for stealing clothing They went into the house o
Mrs Bridget Fitzgerald and carried OF iron thence coat
pair Of panoons and certain ether articles They wes' both
10 the House OF Refuge.
sSowG Suunso"-T crime in the slang Of the
Thieves Vocabulary altering aud which myseri
phrase when translated found 10 signify stealing linen
from the cothcsnes OF aundeses when has been hung out
10 dry Is very popular one Al this time OF year low
resort 10 H. The great masters Of the art Of Larceny never
demean the%seTe by Sk1f onyhiTf more n Vulgar than
animated by that noble ambition which might have led him to
garotng burglary Or even hgway roDbeT possibly CON.
hes Of Jacob Lowenblrg. and got month for it.
DsHoSEsT THHRThe old saying that there Is honor
among thieves Is often dsrcgarded by the vulgar
members Of the larcenous guild For instance John Tonne
rnoote stole cost from William Myers William discovered
the theft and charged on John Who owned mp and sad that
be had pawned IT, but that II William would grant him one
weeks time he would redeem IT, TO this request William mag
unanimously aeeedcd But John with perfect disregard OF
those honorable sentiments which should eyer obtain among
coat and then sold Il applying the money 10 his and
benefit Mr. Myers was naturally indignant at this gross
breach Of trust and cansed the arrest Of the lying thief who
was sent TO the Penitentary for two months.
| A LARcESoUs LUNAuc.-Patick Healey roughlooking
In his hirsleeves and who very incoheen in his
manner was brought into Court for sieang shirt from james
McNilen hndhearted policeman stated the Court that
Heaey is crazy, and morally responsible Justice Kelly
thought that the best thing for him woad be TO send him where
he viii be taken Of by competent physician, and accord
iDgly sent him to the Island for iour months.
A FEMININE FESIAy FISNEGAS FIGHr--Mary Clayton
brought up for an assault and battery committed the august
person Of Mrs Catharine Hayes Cahane the sweet
snoer Of that name but Is Mncsan sister of far less Illus
tous fame The story Of the battle when told revealed the
fact that the two women got into quarrel about certain Of the
Fenian soldier boys engaged In the Fate warke raid into Can
ada Either their ideas who the baycst differed
their preferences for some one ndyidu were 30 identical
as 10 light fires Of eaOusy-at rate fierce fight
speedily nauguruted in the course of which Catherine got
"-fr'N' "Hinc iue lachrymeo
The Justice thought that was nearly an even thing al
ready that single solitary dollar would make it right and
eoTd2g Mary was flied that tremendous sum She might a:
exactly than she had One day nprson will however
pay the debt
ANOTHER CAR DmFIcurYJohn Cochran a driver for the
yey for assault and battery it appears that the cars got
blocked" in Overst and Marley pulling tho staT
violently and when Cochran desired him 10 stop he with
friends OF his attacked Cochran and beat him severely The
beating testified 10 by two witnesses and Valley
found guilty and renanded for punishment
SAILORS AT LoGGERHEADs-Two Iongshoremen, brothers
named William and John Morrison, accused OF beating
Michael Purcell William and John to be favored with
large number OF tender hearted ympahizng female friends
in Court who wept bitterly all the
| time Of the examination.
The quarrel grew out Of former disagreement between the
which took place over year AZ that time Purcell
took knife from William Morrison in order be says that
he might not commit murder Last Saturday, as Purcell
asked Purcell about the knife length Words grew
harder and the quarrel speedily npened into blows The Cour
fined the brothers fj each which paid by
the feminine sympathzs and the entire party walked
the court room wiser men and happier women.
AN APPEcTIoSATE SoSAn cid lady mined Caroline Brown
brought her grownup aac Brown into for beating
her. Her mothers heart failed her however at the critical
opent and instead Of prosecuting her brutal boy
with many that the Court would let him CO. The Justice
consented and they departed She doubtless again he
made 10 feel ~. TsIf
"HSw ihsrpsr than ,srpent's tooth Ills
! To have tbrnko. child"
FEMALE TIeHrER.-Mr. Caleb 3. CLARK complained that
his wife Mary Clarke had assaulted and beaten him lie
old and feeble man. and Mary looks abunday able 10 do
all that her husband charged He however thought her su
1cey punished byhayng been locked up for dny two
he stated bis Willingness 10 try her again. She admonshrd
however by the magistrate that Il she does lot hereafter t
Der husband With proper rspee GAs Liable vt a me to ~