The New York herald., 1869-02-03
COURT or SPECIAL SESSIONS.
Extraordinary Charity-Youfhfui Ignorance
A Curious Case-selling the People--A
Clerical Mistake.

Extraordinary Charity-YOuthfuI Ignorance
Curious Case-Selling the People--A
Clerical Mistake.
Before Justices Bowling and Kelly.
The calendar OF cases In this court yesterday ran
up to ftytwo, OF which thirty-eght Of petit lar
ceny, eleven OF assault and battery two of embez-
element and one OF the possession OF burglars
tools with intent OF burglarously using them. But
few Of the of more general interest, and
among these wasa case OF
EXTRAORDINARY AND uSrgorITABrE CHARITY
James Rogers was seen on Friday last, at the
early hour Of ten minutes past six In the morning
on west street. near Rector. with i've hams IN his
possession. An officer "spotted- and followed him.
and the SAID James not peing apie TO give a
clear account of how he came in possession
of the hams, he was arrested. and with
Barley who was lettering about IN the neiqhbor-
hood and appeared To be AN accomplice. ON the
trial yesterday Il app cared tlat Barley was per-
the latter was being spotted" by the officer
Hence William Barley was boDoraDy discharged.
James Rogers the other accused party. pleaded
guilty to the theft OF the hams and explained 1t
that ne a frequent visitor ut the lodgings OF
Mr.. Fredericks iso Mulberry street, who was him
self parayzed, his family poor his children crying
for bread their rent unpaid and that this sight had
SO worked upon his feenngs that he took the hams
In order TO raise some money that he might relieve
the sufferings OF the Fredericks family. This plea
dld not have the desired eject, and guilty was the
verdict and 'yhree months IN tue Peniien,iary' the
sentence .szs....-. = -s....--.
a CASE OF YOUTHFUL IGNORANCE.
Henry Baumann was charged by william III. Bax-
ter with stealing from him Two daguerreotypes, with
cases. The defendant, he was called, appeared
bathed In tears and hardly large enough to hold on
to the railincs. His age was nine years, and the
poor little boy did hardly know what was TO be done
with him. The hoy admitted the temporary taking
OF the two cases with tue daguerreotypes, but said
that another boy whom he named, mad s, asked n hlm
photograph Office they might get their own pictures
In exchange. As the boy seemed 10 be innocent OF
any evil intent the imprisonment since sunday was
considered by the Court a sufficient punishment,
ana, with q wholesome admontion, he was at first
remanded TN the adjournment OF court and then
discharged.
Charles II. Levy charged Edward Thielc with the
larceny OF twenty-four dollars. The testimony
ecited the facts that ThIeic had been employed by
Levy to procure advertisements: that he went to Mr.
lreaerlck Sreider VINO had adversed, ana repre- %
tanned an opera glass, worth $40 90, and " oO IN
cash. Mr.. Thele claimed that the complainant was
indebted to him In the OF forty-two dollars, aud
he credited the amount received from Mr. Greider on
his claim. He received one months Penitentary,
and az II was subsequently mentioned to the Court
that Mr. Charles ii. Levy might be the person who,
In company with several Others, proposed last DE.
ccmper 70 start paper for circulation q, places o.
amusement, the sentenced was reduced TO one
months city Prison. with permission TO further In
quiry.
SIZZLING THE PEOPLE NOT ALLOWED.
Anne Riley had heretofore complained that Catha.
rine McBrarty had committed a grevous assault and
battery upon her, The case was tried and Csiharne
was found guilty. but sentenced suspended until
yesterday. In the hope that the parties, peing all
members Of family, might make friends and for
give each other. When the case was called yester-
day Anne, the complainant, brIskiy stepped up to
the witness stand and on being asked by Judge DOW
ling whether she would shake hands with Catharine.
Anne, with very determined shake OF the head,
REPLIED "No, sr;n while Catharine, in answer to the
same question from the Court, said, smiltngiy yes
SIR" Anne became quite loquaclous and told the
Court that she would make frlends with Catharine
and Withdraw al charges N the latter would pay
her iiiiy delars damages.
.b1dgc D0wling-So y0u would cell the people oi