The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-01
Before Judges Kelly ana Dswiing.


John Kinney, heavy, well built honsbre or about
nifty years Of age, placed before their Honors at
the instance Of his wife, Mary who alleged that he
had brutaly assaied her.
'Tf did it, yer Honor" said the scOused speaking
as II under doubt, ~ don't remember it. The fact
is ye see, wur dhrunk but I'm laoorin' undher the
supposition that walloped her--an think did,
''win you remain sober and not beat your wife
hereafter If let you goW asked Judge Kelly.
"will IT answered Johnny, ssfaEh an will; DO.
dad, its mesilf that wants till get out ov this"
We go but be careful u hereafter T. is at your
"Thank you,n and the couple went out OF the
room "thegther' very much like Darby aud Joan in
MRS. coBURN IN COURT -~es=ft1s
nashiy attired, tall and muscular young woman,
big enough TO knock spots out OF any ordinary sized
man, who runs under the name of Emma Goss, but
who is reported to be the wife or mistress OF o
professor of pugilism, was brought up to the
the shoulder and sending Mary Cotch into the mid
Emma, as part Of her defence, exhibited sore I'm.
ger, and I'm the most innocent manner declared that
she hadn't BEEN and couldn't If she wanted, have
put herself into twentyfour foot ring for the past
81 was walking peaceably enough through the
street." said the complainant ''when she came up to
me and gave me side wnder that was almost suf
1cient to give me the consumption"
''You cotched it, thenr' remarked the Judge vain
ly endeavOrng to get Off pun.
81 did, your Honor; caught 1t right In the face"
"Here, under the eye. SIR"
''Closed your pepper, ehr'
0And made my nose bleed, your HonOr."
. Swelling In your smeliers'
'sElnma your face il exceedingly familiar TO me;
you have been in this court three times with
in the past year, remarked Judge Kelly.
ooh no, sir" replied the prisoner, "oniy once,
and then as witness; but didn't appear against
the woman who stole my shawl.'
emma, in consequence Of the state OF your finger
! shall have to send you to the City Prison for q
The tall Emma rose with dignity from the chair on
which on her arraignment she had squattcd herself
wrapped her shawl about her person and left the
court room with cloud upon her brow.
Joe Coburn will have to get along without his
Emma until the first day OF the new year.
MOKE IN TROUBLE.
William Wilson, an unmitfgated descendant or
Ham, and whose cutcle Is about as sooty black as
the charge OF stealing the coat of q fellow moke,
Jeydan Butler, who while he looked rather young in
cap esd Of Wool seemed much ike
white lambs curly covering. while underneath and
around the base of his skull was ring OF intensely
dark wool covered head clothed scantily with gray
wig, with innumerable kinks In IT,
swell, SIR" said Judge Kelly to complainant,
else desire to charge dat niggah wiz stolen my
coat sah.'
"Oh, yes, sah.n answered the complainant, I
knows him bout year. He comes to my house an
he StOlt OaL ycTe COat. i KNOWS lie ulu'
.'see heah you Honah," interposed the accused,
"dat niggab doscn't know who stole dat coat. He
'cuse bout dozen men fo' takin dat we're coat and
get dem lock up IN de station house, he did,
"Dat dar amt SO, no how, you HOnahi jes heah
lat one gemman oh my 'quaintance hab he arrested
Ole de hossiier dar dat we're niggah was not de
yemman an he luf him be. Dis yere's dc niggah
Vot stole de coat"
"What have you TO answer, Wilson, to the
charge ~
II know nufnn bout de coat.'
!, ~ the court give. you week 20 ma ~ 40 you
''No sah," answered the prisoner. 81 know nunin'
as as pu Be how
You can't nnd y, ehf'
mo, you Honah."
sNo sah-no. sab, l 'shu youse."
sThen. Wilson, I shall have to send you TO the
Penitentiary for six months. There Is vacancy IN
the class on geology which you will III exactlyn
"Ise didn't take dat yer coat: but CUB You my re-
spects ssh all de same;" and the sooty des Anicaie,
OF American birth and OF the dominant race" left
the audience chamber for aye island OF ye angels'
Mary =. Miller oniet LOOKING woman and possi.
bly, the wife OF o laboring man, was arragned for
stealing pigs head, OF the value of thirty cents,
so charged by Martin OSbaugbnessy.
Martin was called number OF times by the clerk,
but he failed to put In an appearance and testify.
Yer said the accas, co. as Sne It up
dhirty pigs head. Be1ad, Pm ay respectable people
an In, wan that demanes mesilf like lady. Stale
pigs head av the vally OF thirty cints The dhrty
thing Och, wirra. wirra stlirew, that We shud be
here Mary Miller, avic, an for stalin pigs head,
an 1t only wurth thirty clnts !"
ssYou NAV travel Mary said Judge Kelly, ''and
when next you steal take something worth carrylng
away. DO YOU hear me. MaryTn
Heaven rest on yer sow an make 1t As fruitful av
good deeds al the arth Itself Is of praties And The
eloquent Mary 'put;n - -
Tobias Boat, who Ia vender Of tiles and not
"dead bate" entered the witness stand about the
same time an oilcer OF the court politely handed a
brilliant youth, named Daniel Cornwell, whom the
Boat charged with stealing from his stand hat
-uIIe COMES do der sdand,r said the complainant,
I'm a husky voice. eds mans did, und he butts one ov
mine hads on his head, ind den he butts II down, una
den he bicks up anoJer had und he butts dat had
oonder his shoalder-tad ls oOnder his ARM und den
he wanted 10 walk away init ID ind den caught him
init der arm, und den he say, 'Ga'lang, or Ill hit
dod der man an nit der boIice to daSe him ub
''Now sec here, didn't take yer nat. ole feller.'
put in the accused. .what ford take yer hat, says
too big for me put 1t down, didn't /; say"
'Nou It'd; put den you bicks ub anoder mad, una
.'Ga'anr, now retorted the accused, in alto
tones; II didn't take yer hat, no how"
The counsel for the defence undertook to show
that target company was passing the door a. the
time aud succeeded In proving that important fact,
hut as IL didn't seem 10 have any particular bearing
on the case the Court thought II advisable In these
DAYS or earthquakes the Daniel thus brought TO
Judgment should have his attention for the next
eight weeks turned to the structure IN It's mineral
organization OF the earth. For this wise purpose
Daniel was conveyed grat9itously ia the BACK
Maria. an exceedingly white looking vehicle, TO tue
Island OF the Angels.
KIT TNTrRELy. syrRR.r
Patrick Mclaughlin was arraigned nj the instance
OF John McGuinness. both trenchmen evidenty,
from their accent. who charged that Pat .sthruck at
him wild his fhist, which more, betoken, had big
sthick iniill IL. an Kilt him intireiy. he did,
.What have you TO say TO this Patrtcks' asked the
urbane Judge.
''Ihat hcy tin say, yer Honor" responded Pat,
scratching the side OF his head, ~ n there was
thought IN the vicinity which would AFFORD him in
nnlte pleasure TO CATCH "vhat hcv TIL sayf Faix
McGulnness that killed me nm not me him. AM
shure. whin We had the little bit nv tussle-t was
only scrimmage, shure-an' ! on'y MT Misther
McGunncss pothogue In the lug. didn't he knock
me down wild his phistY
'But McGuinness swcers that you had stick 10
yorr hand and used 1t during the assault said the
Court
'1fss beautiful blackthorr, yer Honor, that same
sthick sure: Il KEN all the way from the FAR coun-
tiry 1t did an always carry II about wild me TO re-
mimber av the ould timcsr
"wcli, gentlemen, as neither OF you have required
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