New-York tribune., 1867-02-22
COURT OF SPECIAL SESSIONS.
before Justice Kelly

Tboueh the calendar of yesterday morning was q
short one considered simply 10 the number OF casos
involved there were number OF trials which took up 50
much time as to detain the Court ill much later hour
Court read as follows Assault and battery 10; pet;s
larceny II indecent exposure, cruelty o animals
violation OF Excise law,2 gaming l. suSpeh1eo eTe''
Total, 81.
"KrSoo AGAIN IN COMMERCIALLY. three mon
named John Wood, Thomas YOung and Philip Wickersoo.
were brought before the Court charged by Officer Cor
nelus r. Richardson with violating the statute against
oomag Iy keeping a room at No "a Prince ST. In which
The game of keno" is habitually played The com
painant testified that he went into the room mentioned
I'm the complaint Saturday night last where lac fOund
so 6Opersons engaged the most OF mem, ID mo
agerbeer saloon In the front room OF the building no
Princest and IL Is alleged that ne Is he o"r OF ne
entire building that he let's the rear roOIn IN Wch
the policeman found the game in progress TO the defend
ants Young and Wood, for the purpose oi keeping
AZ the beginning OF the trial before any testimony had
been taken Mr. sedgwck the counsel for the defense,
moved for discharge of the prisoners on the ground tas
there were technical defects In the complaint whch We
fatal Justice Kelly after careful examination OF tbs
c,nent decided that n was sufficient for all tho pr-
poses Intended and that the trial should proceed Ihs
% on the night of saturday Feb i6 he being atircd
in citizens dress and not In ms pollcehan s .o
there was lager beer saloon I'm fun operation ras,hs
from this into the room at we TIL ~ "d thers
game known Keno" In the act OF Des & pls(e ~ TbS
being from 80 to persons in the room at tue e % h
officer said that he saw M Wood lad certain cards which
ne sod or disposed OF TO the persons in the roo oc,
from
octeJ from the persons present the oIcer cOuu nos
ti hut he found in drawer OF table IN the room ue
IN, ~ e. az he had Wood move money rom tno
Si into the drawer showing thus that he had certain
etorsip over the funds thus handled Inc money
inns nut into drawer the same that ho DochO
iected from the various persons In the room -,
AIthough there could be- from tle iestiliony nVt ss
SLIGHTEST doubt that the game Of Keno MAS Deln4
nIaved then and there and that men were LOSING ane
nin money by gambling, 1t CHANGED That the coa-
nlaint was drawn In such manner as noi 20 meet s
rase and She persons were necessarily acquitted
SAD CAsE-A lady of fine appearance giving hof
mama as Ella Goddard came into Court 10 complain OF
man named James A. Walsh for picking her pocket ano
,hora,v rol,bng her Of O portmonnaie worth - whicn
cnntai1ed limited states currency 90 the value o I dnS
nrsoner who is a of good address, and VINO lseMS
IDENTIFY by his Language, man OF eggeeuVh tppet the
nilty 10 the charge, and said, Your ionor eces.
ady's money but compeledto DO II Dy s ss days
sity have money. have been huhkIy eur @ Honor
have no boots You can see have oesh; ;;fads lam
n much better circumstances have ni,s, In ths
Jgcer but can get no work. tred ~ na nh..issi
ies,isr Army but WAS rejected on aSeVn " ss tcs
dtsahiitv When came back from tna el,,y
some tne ~ haadasarters at No is Cooper lnshtute
Judge Kelly" You mus, nts. nnno n'"e-' 'N''@S
,-I,r Ssresent Condition by bad hapts. tra,s.
!Tp e, Well your Honor own tiiat nave y.
,t took uguor instead OF bread Ihree ino"s"~
Penitentiary. .reIe