The New York herald., 1869-05-28

was on The frontier afterwards. fought through the
rebellion and have been lighting Indians snce.n
And wind M your career WIN S'eaiihgf Hss
~ know Il, but ! was ont OF money and wanted
whlskey. pawned the clothes and bought whiskey
"Yoa @ look as though you were just of drunk"
III am Just So your IIonorn
sWell as YOU have done such good service 10 the
country and have been 20 earnest IN the matter'.
II told you the truth, on the honor OF soldier"
.I,l only sentence you 70 month in the Peniten-
tary,n resumed the Judge.
'sfhank you," said the soldier, and he went away,
3 sf'EEpISa IN S THE BArrERY WITH THE GATES OPEN.
Charles O'Hara recklessly went to sleep on one OF
the benches OF the Battery, without having taken
the preliminary caution to see that the gates were
securely closed against untimely intruders. His
temerlty cost him the loss OF his hat William Kelly
WAS accused OF abstracting from the caput OF tho
sOmn0lent O'Ilara his chapeau. The evidence was
clear against the prisoner he having been found as
was testified. wearing the hat.
"Did you steal the hats" asked the judge.
'No. It was given to me-"
"Wh0 gave IL to your"
'Don't know; q stranger"
.'Your denial and explanation won't do; six
months to the Penltentiary."
LAWYER WHO CAN'T PRACTICE
Practising lawyers in this court must present
satisfactory record or the show for professional per-
quislte5 is very small case OF alleged embeZzle-
ment was called, and Mr.. John A. Andrews an
nounced himself as counsel for the prisoner. :,
..You can't appear as counsel In this court "
sharply spoke up the Judge.
"Why not, sirr' was the quiet interrogatory Of the
:Because you stil stand convicted Of being one OF
the alleged leaders In the riots IN thus city In lSda"
'HH'y .iBar, your I HONOR interrupted the lawyer.
'There, that'll do" spoke up the Judge more
practice here, and that's enough
"But won't your Honor listenf'' again interrupted
"So, sir, not q word moren sharply. answered
Judge Bowling. ''The case - postponed until tho
prisoner can get other cOunsel.n
The lawyer suDs.ded and the prisoner was re-
moved.
PRACTISING PUGIIIsM UPON POLICEMEN.
1t s evidently the Judges opinion that policemen
are not altogether the properest subjects IN the
world upon which to practice the pngiistlc art.
Three cases were tried Of assault and battery COM
mitted upon policemen while in the discharge oi
interfering with officer Mualy, OF the Fifteenth pre-.
cinct, while attempting to quiet disturbance. "
was shown t1as ne woama %p ns n % wh
peace, hitting the policeman on the head and seri-
ously injuring him.
to him; "yOu gave your name at the station, after
your arrest, as 'Brckbat jimmy"
"But was joking then" interpOscd the prisoner.
"Porhaps you was joking when you threw the
bricks continued the Judge.
"a '.Icertalnly was. l did not mean to hit him."
month"; 5 ihs 81 fsaiia Is cure yourselr Of the habit
and meantime you can solace yourself with the song
The second case was that Of Charles Uhr who was
sa%s ssme pFecnst Ss on the head Win With H was
was that Of William Garvin found guilty Of striking
officer Tilltnson. Paying fine Of ten dollars was
the penalty INFLICTED on hun;
- MODEL OF BRUTE
Andrew Andrews, very gelteel looking young
man, was found guilty. OF brutally striking and kick
ing Mary A. Clark. The complainant belongs to the
sfemi-7eo,,le. 1t was shown that she had said no.
thing the prisoner and in no manner provoked the
treatment she received.
srhese' unfortunate creatures, who are more de-
serving our sympathies than any class OF human
beings in the world" said the Judge TO the prisoner
at the conclusion OF the evidence ''nust be pro-
tected against such brutes you have shown your-
self 10 be- find you guilty and remand you till the
next session Of the court for sentence"
MISCELLANEOUS CASES.
Henry Straus was found guilty OF stealing seven
dollars from the pockets OF the clothing OF John
Croft No. 30s Hudson street, was sent four months
to the workhouse. Ellen Luych, for stealing twenty
i've dollars belonging 10 Mrs. Elizabeth Foulke, NO.
112 Roosevelt street. sent one month to the same
institution. Roger Conway paid ten dollars for Kick
lng Mary Carrolton, ana Antony Onhausen paid the
same amount for striking Margaret Mulvy. Louis
LOef was fined twenty dollars for assauitng Frede-
rick Peters. An argument was heard in the charge
of abandonment preferred by Sarah V. Skiilman
against John u. Skman, when the Judge took tho
papers and reserved his decision.