The New York herald., 1869-04-19

OReuces and Disposal.
or all the busy mornings Of the week at the Tombs
Police Court sunday mor.ling is the busiest This Ia
easily accounted for. Saturday is the prevalent
paying OF day. Those who have money at
other times nave II now. Those who are
addicted 70 special hilarious indugences
| give loose to their hilarious proclvites
pow. Those who never get drunk at any
, other time get drunk now ana get into fights and
into the gutter and thence into the station house
II is favorable time for thieves to operate. There
crowds In ae streets and at the markets, and at
the stores and in The cars and at the theatres
| Such are happily discovered plying their light
fingered profession find their way likewise to the
station house. Sunday morning finds all these NJ
the police courts. More find their way to the Tombs
Police Court than any other police court OF the city
| In the FIRST place, this is the largest police
| district in the city, embracing the First,
Second. Third, Fourth. Fifth, Sixth, Fourteenth,
| Twelfth, Twenty-1ith, Twenty-sixth and Twenty
seventh precincts, besides having jurisdiction over
all the arrests made by the sanitary squad. In the
second place larger share OF that class OF our
population gwen to being drunk and disorderly and
thevin occupy this district than either o! the other
police districts. The tumultuous tide Of our pOpu
lation moving onward In The direction Of the upper
end OF the island has, however largely decreased
the number OF arrests from what they used to be,
though still the number is frightfully If not appa
ingly large.
The great and deep hush that prevades among our
population stil na wrapped IN their Sabbath morn,
Babel confusion here. No gleam OF the sacredness OF
ths cay ehtts this VesDue OF Justice There is dls.
oraSf, taiaait swsarns' roaring tne we ,oHe ana
Iloaiu song' faaueihoh!uu seems 10 nave peer let
loose. he court room Is spacious and its apart
ments comfortable not to say imposing and is well
lighted by windows looking into the street and
Skyii2nt, and altogether more light and air than
one couia ieasonapiy expect 10 hhu IN sucn place
on one side OF the room are two enclosures, each
oy iron ratings for the prisoners; one for
are eh tSrns au 'e the oIee nr o ts
plain wooden benches WITHOUT backs poncemen
% % ,h @ Stah ~ hi o p @ , ,aau ,em seu.S h
tracled here at this early nour to see what is TO be
seen ana , near what Is TO be heard; lilstrious
the curious phases OF this great unseen under cur
arrived but behind the desk are the csrKs MciSrash
ratons OF papers for their mornings work Sergeant
Gilmore and Twelve special policemen areon hand to
watch after the good conduct of the prisoners
and preserve order Until the Judge comes there Is
not much attempt, however, to preserve order.
Many OF the prisoners are not over the erects Of
their drinking yet. Some feel jolly lords. Some
want to make speeches. Some want to dance Some
want to sing. A few are besotted with liquor and
helpless. proneness 10 talk, determination to
be heard, are the most predomnent characteristics.
"How are you, Jacksonr ~ one whom liquor had
made increasingly laxative and brimful OF lively
Jollity addressed an equally persstenty silent per-
son BY his side.
"Thats not my name" spoke up the silently sui
len individual.
"You can't come that on me-" continued the one
addressing him. "When did you come back from
Californian Don't know me, eh 1t is on many a
good spree we have been together,
"Cereral Grant sent for me and was nm nv WOW
to get on the cars when got on drunk by mstake' 4
said another. .'It'I be q great disappointment to
In
morning"
'What did the President want Of yousn asked an.
..To see II l wasn't a relative and give me an
time is song in which many ioin in the corna ,or
sena vh,,t.v ,roura ~. ro0,..
Tnat don't care for noise
Although far from home.
The singing fever Is on and now comes ano,her
song:- "''o'"s'
Up in balloon boys,
Up In balloon
Iake glass OF sherry
Up in balloon.
Next comes 'Pat Maloy," and then the Flying
Trapeze," and then Captain Jinks,n then ION the
Beach OF Long Branch.n How shall we describe his
rloting thr0ng OF menp The most talk though
they felt Jolly and sing though they felt ndescrb-
ably gay and festive but most pale and haggard
and their hair disOrdered and clothes soiled Some
have bloody faces and bloody and torn garments,
the e1ects OF nghtlng. There are but few decently
dressed ones among them, and fewer whose faces
show a mantling OF shame. The majority of the
"ouAeh a,S ihoss uSposSu iooAuk bPsClucils VI tne
sex-squald creatures, mostly OF middle and more
advanced age with their arms muifed up in dirty
shawls. An occasional younger one, thin, hollow
cneeks, powdered ana rouged, and nauntlngly
tawdry garments, betraying their wretched calling,
are to be seen. Most painful among those OF both
sexes are children, whose every lineament shows
that they have been born and bred In poverty and
vice; that they never had any childhood: that they
never knew = parents fond smile and projecting
care.
1t is seven O'Clock and Judge Bowling takes his
seat on the bench. The utmost silence ana decorum
prevail. - The Judge is the right man 10 the right
place. His familiarity with police business Is
OF great value to him in Judging The extenf of nun
ishment to be meted out to those brought before
him. He goes through the list OF prisoners with
columns to make o record Of the large
number OF cases. Justice he tempers with
mercy. Incidents of mlrth and sadness rninole and
follow in rapid succession. summary or the cases
and their disposal Will show the extent of the morn
twenty were for intoxicao1 flfteen Tor diaordarI,