The New York herald., 1869-04-14

at the bar charged with watering his milk. Olicer
Dunng, OF the Third precinct stated that at three
Opc4ock thlS mofniilg tle prisoner stopped al =
hydrant, Ill ed Kettle with water and commenced
pouring II into one Of his milk (the oicer)
sLeppeb upon the wagon AMI saw tne process OF
hliing these cans in winch was milk, wi h water.
what are you DONG that furfn asked the oitcer.
new In the business, but the oaicefs here all know
at ann all right" answered the oficer and SO he
arrested nun. mine man pleaded guilty on tue
Counsel for the prisoner tried to make il out that
the accused was oaly pourlng water into empty
cans, but could furnish no proc, on tue point
"i'i show he IS 4 man oil exselen. character" !"
pursued the counsel taxing anoinei Llek.
Excellent character has nothing to do with II, ."
answered the Judge. 10y his own confession 70
the officer he has been IN the habit OF dong this
thing and the LORD knows what else he puts INTO
his inilk. l snail md nm guilty aud shall punish
him to the fun cxten OF the iaw. regret tnat can
NOT send him 10 PRISON. lnese men are dangerous.
thousands OF children In this city, whose mothers
are dead, or, II living, cannot Them, VINO has
TO be sustained on liik bought iron nilkmen. liiey
charge exnOlbitant prices aud furnish diluted and
nawnOiesome sun. 4 here Is no knowing now many
Infants are annually killed by mix adu.terauons.
Inc commissioners OF Police could not DO better
tnan place on duty one vSliant and faithful oiDcer
IN every precnt TO detect taese dishonest milkmen.
lie would rather see one such man arrested aLd
punished than 1iity liquor dealers. line the pri-
soner fifty dollars and am only sorry cannot ac-
company the fine with impriscnnent.
kEspEcrABLE ooNNEcfioNs OF NO ACCOUNT.
James Hickey and William Smith, ths former
eleven ana the latter nine years old, were accused
with stealing shoes IRON the front OF shoe
store IN front o the BiDle House. The evidence of
their guilt was conclusive.
''Bolh of the boys are most respectfully con-
nected," pleaded lawyer III their bea,li.
''ttespecabie connections a. Oh no account an
SIered the Judge. '.Boys have got no business 10
20 about stealing. viii remand them til Thursday
for sentence"
NIX. BERGH PR0sEcUTEs AND FAILS.
good share OF the session was taken up In the
eXsthnation upon complaint preferred by Mir.
B;rriL the renow ned champion ana defender OF
animal creation against James N. Osrta der cilafg
ing him With crueity TWO horses In lmposiug upon
TWENTY-FIVE barrels OF sugar aud III getting OF the
.oOseyeit street Jerry yboat had. according To the
sta tenelit OF mir. Bergn To yed ana whip them up an
l.clned plane the tue beng very low. Witnesses
testlned tnaJ Mr. Ostiander's horses were unusually
powerful ANIMALS, and that Ills was but litu.e over
iiaT loa @ Tor them, the load weighing s0me 6,VO0
pounds OLhers gave reverse testimony fne Judge,
wnom the confusing testimony did not seem To pe-
wuer III the ieasJ TOOK tile ground tlat the accused
would not eat t cruelty his horses and that the
present VAS only an average load lie ordered dis-
mssal OF the complaint, wulch course was also taken
IN o similar cohnpa nG preferred against another
party.
MISCELLANEOUS CASES.
Daniel Lynch was found guilty OF throwing the
weight OF his two fists upon the chest OF air ).
Wright; fined three dollars. Lott<Gim Lynch but no
RELATION lar as developed in court the Aforesaid
Daniel, got yeXed with Farrell lierney and hit him
over the head With DOtcge: hnel lve dollars.
patrick McManuS was fined ten dollars Tor Knocking
down Henry stadtmuller. The latter gong
along the street with bag on his back and gnocSed
against Mcdanus. Mr.. otadtnullcr pat his hand IN
his pocket and McManus thought he Was gO.uy lor u
psol anu actuated Dy this belief, let ny his dexter