New-York tribune., 1867-02-15
COURT OF SPECIAL SESSIONS.
lRrinre Ln.tices Kelly and bowling.

The calendar presented yesterday at the IOmbs
though as TO the number OF trials not formidable as
has been on other days st presented several cases OF
sufficient interest 20 warrant rather more thah every
day formal report The calendar yesterday footed up as
follows Assault and battery, TO- petit larceny IL PICK
inc pockets 8; violation Of Excise law !; cruelty u am
mails /; suspended cases, 3. Total, 29
GETTING REVENGE BY LAVA man named Maruh
Shannon brought a complaint against Richard COX o NO
% MacDoucas for selling liquor on Sunday last III con
traventlon Of the existing Excise law. 49,. c..,.
He testified that, with friend, ne Went lno 49, IuN
place and called for whisky, which was gwen lhGn'
Having paid for ~ they went az once to lhe hcues.
lice Station, and mrde complaint against ueii 1 oIio ~
dating friend severe, sharp, aud loHgoOhuuUcu tA
animation brought out the facts That shannon mao '
ished Tor many months erudee against Cox Ilu t'"v
be had been Jidig bio time being always OF the Watch
for an opportunity to do hs offending neghDor ll III
Jury Or this particular morning ne ana m lHchu Wene
into Cox's place express purpose Of finding some
way to c.t his revenge, he stated 10 the court anu
WHISKY They paid for it, left the money Tor 1t lh t
house and marched off ~ once 20 the anu
entered complaint against Cox Tor selling WHISKY Oh
Sunday , ,.o
The defense said that Shannon and his friend came iilo
COXs place went into private paror l'le v5u ti ~"
room not beng OpcD, opened closet toOA "utIC ul
Bourbon from shelf, poured ont Two glasses l9I
selves, drank them threw dNWl ~ GuIN Oh .IS % ~
Immediately ran of 10 the stat oniousc and made me
complaint; In fact shannon aid not hesitate 10 "u' 10
the Court that me did the thing ont OF revenge. .-
The magistrate sorIy to see the law perverted 10 10
crafty private ptcs and quaIrGs bnl thG letIcr oi o
and Mr. Cox fined the usual $50 for selling hquoi on
Sunday.
BROADWAY PlcKrocKErs.-Polc Joseph II. VOL
sey brought into Court two young men and charged theh
with attempting TO pick pockets in Broadway The Off
Ger testified that he saw the young men IN company
acting an % suspicious muer-hs attention utllS d' %h
10 them hv their actions he watched them carefully. In
short time hc saw the two follow party of ladies,
walking rapidly than the ladies' dld, ana stopping
when thcy did Ats the ladies stopped before oHc ct
the large show windows Of q picture and print store III
Broadway, whore they remained for some htte tue
examining and admiiag the various pictures GA-
a
stopped the two fellows who bad been watch
ing and following them for so long at once
ing 10 have suspicion of the character OF the fellows,
exhibited alarm But the yeilnt officer had Kept ms
ewes ON the two ccutcIren and suddenly the fellow,
who gave his George COataus, plunge ms batl
into laty's pocket, while the other individual W NO cula
himself james Hamilton seemed 10 he covering the lnoN
meuts Of his friend and cOncealng him from view The
officer at once nac the arrest IheI0iEolg ilels WeIe
proved the t1al and the principal thief, Constance
was sent a. the Pcteutary for six months and the other
one, who was only seen 10 an ana Ss't MS Hlehu ana
sceOmphcc, got off with three months
An AMAzsNIAN ROw.-TwO swOman named Mary
Martin and Catherine Brown came into Court TO settle
fight, which though severe, had not been decisive,
Catherine presented rfOre the Inspector Ofthe Court,
most magnificent pair OF blackeyeS charged that Mary
had gwen tIat unexpected hit 10 her unwilling Opues
On getting The Testimony proved 10 be tine usual
tenementhulse row., where women living IN the same
house dozens scores, 10 say nothing oI hndltOs
exChstie words aud tan blows, and then resort 10 a
hattie rtv.l f,us nv ending the whole thing IN Police
Court GrUCU!y the children fght, thcH the molhefr
take sides and at laSt the husbands and fathers pitch in,
and the result grand row. In the particular gA under
consideration. however the women had it AL 20 ton-
selves Mary Martin, defendant sent TO the City
Prison fUr 20 days.
CRUBLTY TO a HORsE-Oifccr Charles c. Buddington
shaTccd Jacob POrtein with cruelty 10 a horse. He
stated that the breast OF the animal covered with
huge sore bigger than his hand, and that there were
other old and exceedingly painful the breast and
shoulders OF the horse. Notwithstanding all this, when
the horse from sheer pain stopped and could not draw
the load further the driver the defendant procured the
assistance Of another driver fastened rope ab0ul ms u
fortunate horse and actually had hin dragged Uy main
force Tor distance u i; became evident that inc
wretched Quadrupcd could not DO the work required Of
him.
There was no officer Of the Cruelty animals Society
present 20 prosecute the case bt tho Magistrate took
evident interest u behalf OF kindness and far treatment
Of animals. and the driver. PUrtlciH, was fined so
There several minor cases OF 10 special Interest
and there adjourned 70 next court day.
Adjourned 70 Saturday, February lG.