The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-01-15
COURT OF SPECIAL SESSIONS.
Cases Of Wife Beating-Bnftlc of Amazons-
Cruelty TO Animals.

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Cruelty TO Animals.
Before Justice Kelly.
There were fortyfour cases on the calendar OF this
court yesterday morning, twenty OF which were
petty larceny. sixteen assault and battery, i've
cruelty to animals and the remainder enlightenment
and tisorderly conduct. The usual hour for opening
the court Is nine O'clock but 1t was nearly ten before
the Justice took his seat on the bench.
coNJUGAL FELICITY.
Mary Kenny, poory-clad wretched-looking wo-
man, whose swollen face and blackened eyes told \
sad tale, and who bore q sickly child In
her arms, appeared against her husband, James
Kenny, woebegone, shrinking creature, who
seemed too weak to crush q mosquito.
the court 10 accuse the timid James OF assault on
person. From the evidence Of these two women 1t
was developed that Kenny mad been accustomed 20
attention to his wife. Sentenced TO one month IN the
Penitentlary.
as II the roots were on top, and eyes that stared
wildly on the crowd Of spectators shutdcd forward
to the railing. HIS mamma had chrlstened him Ar
thur, and his parental name was Huggns. Eliza
beh. Of that Tx was his unfortunate vile. Arthur
Ss snesn EI,ysbeth on the sove burned her
scrathed her, beat her. and transformed her smooth
cheek into piece OF patchwork. As ne had been
before the Court on similar charge before the JUS
tce begged him to accept the hospitality OF the
Island Hotel for two months.
began an argument on family matters after break
fast and continued l. with great spirit until nghfa
AS Tom had only an opportunity OF arguing bis point
to arms, and accordingly put In kn0 ekdOwn arRu-
ment, illustrating his point with cuts and spreading
Jua's Greclan nose artstical ~ over her face. For
these and other iavOrs he was present In court He
was induced to accompany policeman to the lower
lions at Hell Gate from an elevated point on an AHA
cent island. He thinks he Will remain on Black
wells Island for one month.
Ap,na 1ntf VIM - mt In aoH
400 words minute. confessed that sle was kilt M
tirely,n and that the cause OF demise was that
weakness, she had given her hand In marriage. ALI
the cOlOr6 Of the RAINBOW were blended together on
the rob q mary ow wns aer
to explain matters pointed ragcally TO his left eye
and nodded at the Justice. II was evident that the
fight was not one-sidei affair; put nevertheless ne
will be at home on Blackwells Island for the next
four months to receive his friends.
RUCTiON.
ssThis is how 1t was, yer Honor We wor standin'
at me own dure-that is meself, Mary, Sarah and
BIddy.and ne-I name Kay,in tnere t the Villain
thin he follows me into tue house an splits me all
over me own table"
O'Sulvan, who appeared to complain against JOAN
Heating for assault and battery.
batar told q di1ierent story. Win ferocious ex.
preston OF countenance she recounted graphically
the opening OF the light the fortunes Of the battle
and gave full list OF those placed hOrs d. combat.
with their pedigrees, from the invasion OF the Danes
down.
Honora O'Connor also offered to explain matters.
Sarah had been amusing herself coming and issuing
from the mint OF her fertile Imagination new adjec
tyes and terms or alb Use for the benefit OF Mr.. kcat
Ing winch. that person not approaching difficulty
arose between them, and all the friends AMI neigh
bors joining IN, q general engagement ensue1. Tue
battle RACED with great fury until Keatiag tuinbled
over tin can. This brought on crisis-was, In
fact the turning point Picking himself AMI the can
up John charged right and left, aud inaily dane ell
such can-can with the tin can thai MIS-. U'SulIvan
got Knocked on the head and was "kilt." The pre-
sence OF Sarah In The court however, did away with
the supposlt0n OF a wake. Poor John was consigned
to the City Prison Tor ten days.
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.
John Marks was brought up on charge OF cruelty
10 animals. A policeman found poor horse In one
OF the avenues with a fire OF burning straw under
him. The animal was burnt fearfully in tue stom-
ach and the hatf0n the der part OF his body was
all scorched. The motive for this act OF unparalleled
cruelty appeared to be that the horse was balky
and would not get up.
Mr. Bergh asked leave TO address the Court on the
matter but Justice Kelly said that while he would
be always pleased TO hear Mr. Bergh he did not see
the necessity Tor 1t In this case, the District Attorney
being in court.
Justice Kelly sentenced Marks TO twenty days i'm
prisonment in the City Prison and TO ine VI twen
ty-fyc dollars
Thomas O'Hara, accused OF driving lame horse,
was let or, the policeman who made the arrest not
being present. Denis Mcclure and Michael Hatten,
charged with Ill using their horses were disposd OF,
the former being lined fifteen dollars and the latter
discharged.
The other cases on the calendar were not impor.
tant or Interesting.