The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-16

ON being called TO the witness stand complainant
raid, in answer TO question by the bench
'sS5ure, SURF, the man he sthruck me an Knocked
me, am Kilt me intirely SO he did,
"Did he strike youS' demanded the DEFENDANTS
.Did aew Faith and he did. shure he sthruck
me. Now, amt Kilt intirely nowY'
.rhat win do,r said the Court
number OF Witnesses nearly all OF the ugIest
possible type both IN face ana general appearance
tue row or mixed IT up in such manner that the
Conrt cut the whole matter short by timing the assai
ant OF the Old woman ten dollars.
PIrIABE OBJECT.
poor woman named Mary Clark came before the
Court her face bruised and beaten In terrible man.
ner and testified 10 being assaulted by man named
William Kinney an ex-policeinan and carpenter by
trade.
TO questions propounded by Judge Bowling the
woman said that she had lived with the defendant
four years IN the capacity of wife and had had by
him two children. She was she continued afraid of
her life. and all she asked was that she might be let
with him.
The Court remarked that ii was no wonder Kinney
mad been dismissed from the police. he was brute
and deserved no pity.
.she was drunk, I" said the defendant, doggedly.
"four Honor" demonstrated the woman, II was
not He has brought me To shame and want to re-
'.You are q brute :. persisted his Honor oIf the
woman was drunk the more shame In you TO strike
"He dragged me into the room, locked the door on
me and thought he would Kill me.n
Well, II she wants me to go away from her III
go.n
.'will You ?" said Judge Bowling. 'rve got some
thing to say In the matter. IN send you TO the
Island for three months"
C0LLARED.
sweetlookng pair OF American citizens OF Ami
can descent, Stephen Henry Brown and Frederick
Gorton, were arraigned for stealing collars, &C.,
well, Stephen" said mis- Honor, ''what have you
tossy% ..,,.u =
hOw-not the fus' guilty You see, sab, wasn't q
gwine the same as this heah gen'rman pointing to
his confederate but he ask me to company him
promenade
In frew de streets dis heah pusson docking at the
complainanp ask me eff wanted to purchase any OBJ
his wares, and l said mo, sah,' when de mex fus'
ting dat knows was de charge OBJ stealin' dem tings
OBJ which wouldn't be guilty no how. OATS
And you, Frederickp'
"Oh, you Honah, Ise guilty. admit dem charges"
..six months each'n said the Court, and the mokes
were marched out Of court.
AN N. r. SENT Up.
George II. Kee p, respectable policeman, was
charged by Eliza Schirmer and Caroline Brown with
cruelty and mahgn antly assaulting them while in
had been policeman, admitted the charges, and
offered IN extenuatOn OF his conduct his int0xca-
ton. he, through his counsel. assured the court
The woman also offered not to testify, but the Court
on consultation would not accept the course which
bowling remarked to the prisoner thai he was ex-
ceedlngy sorry to see man 80 Intelligent stand
.'the Court has accepted your plea Of guilty on both
Of the complaints preferred against you. Taking
into consideration the position which you held, It
entities you TO good character heretofore. These
womrn whom you have beaten most brutally were in
their own house on Sunday. You were an officer
and representative OF the law. 1t makes no matter
whether these women have fallen In society or note
they were entitled to your protection and charity
and not to yocr brutality ! understand that you
an example Of you and 80 teach others that although
these WOMEN and others like unto them have left the
must be protected the same as those who have not
strayed away, the same IS the high aud the low the
bwe WE ese '' here nrede az nre
Judge but came from the ranks of the police and
was at one time captain OF the precinct in which you
have served: feel, therefore, q blush and shame
when l and one OF its members going
into house Of prostitution, taking out the
ing them as you assaulted and injured these, as
their wounds showed in this court on last Tuesday.
AS said before, the Court intends to make an ex-
ample Of You, ana all complaints hereafter Of like
character viii be received In the police courts when
committed by officers against citizens have here
noe, but think it best not to send such to them
hereafter, for as rule they are too lenent, their
win hereafter entertain all such complaints per-
sonally as magistrate; the Court sentences you
on the complaint Of Catharne Brown to two months
present on that OF Eliza Schirmer.
DUTcnMAN IN TROUBLE.
Joseph Smith, a high old Dutchman, who was
.lnat, py tam, an dat Is der druthn was arragned
for stealing Anna McIntyre's shawl. A young girl
testified TO seeing the shawl OF complainant in prs-
oner's possession
.'You know it was her shawls' asked his Honor.
shawl; called mine mother to see Il, and said" -
what have y0u 10 say. prisoner, to the charger"
II spoes Tie druth; Ipese crazy; mat py and
vos trunk, and VOLS town ter celler and proxies
mine Jaw"
Gray ehr'
"Oh, yaw: vos trunk and crazy
"well then, as you seem to be sane enough now
shall send you for two months TO the Penitentaryu
George Washington Browne. dark representative
OF the American and African races, was arraigned,
charged with stealing four dollars worth OF
II stole dem, Judge"
ayes, sab. Ipleads guilty to takin' mackerel.,
''Three months, George said his Honor
TANK You, sah," said the dusky gentleman, re-
firing with dignity.
man woman-so Dutch that she couldn't ''sprachen
charged q little fellow, William Rubusch, with
sauIting her.
der mans comes to mine house couple OF dimes,
an, ne calls me fad woman, and kicks him out
twice"
what kind Of house do you keep ~ asked defen-
"Dat is none Of your tam business; keeps as goot
house AZ You keeps.
"How many girls have your asked the Court
a'Twenty-twor
NO. sir; dwo."
do pc sure tids, und would gcks you out II
you comes aroun' der blaze maxim tam muss."
"Dtdnt y0u take girl from his houseT' de-
manded the counsel.
"0h, nav. He Ifs mex toor do me, and no daSes
his vomans.o
Other witnesses were examined. but little, how
ever, definite obtained from Them and the Court
fined the gentle Rubusch the sum OF twenty five dol
lars.
There were ffty-one cases In all on the calendar,
of which twenty-five were for petit larceny, nine
teen for assault and battery four for keeping dsor
derry house, one for mlsdemeanor and five for
cruelty to animals.
COURT CAlENDAn-THs DAYI
SUPREME CouRT-CIRCurT.-Part I-Short
causesNos. 3667. &s07, 1928, 5o37, 1921 1861 s61,
$685. 3sDo 4003 4221 42S3 433 4513 49, t761 ATT,
4soe lsl6 4s23 4s4s 1885, 5Ol3 So3l b049 $685. $685.
b267 627g 5337 54s3 549l $685. 5523 1922 5577 5e07
581 $3.50, sos, 57O5, 5649 5657 $3.50, 566l Part q
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4l12 1880 1870 1851 $780, AGA 1895 4484 4534 1904
1923 1852 475s 47e2 47ss 1890 1880 4o4e, 1923. 5o