The New York herald., 1869-04-21
COURT or SPECIAL SESSIONS.
Before Judge Downing.

Before Judge Downing.
There was the usual crowd In attendance at this
court yesterday and the usual medley Of to be
tried The calendar embraced thirty y-three cases. of
which fifteen were for alleged assault aud battery,
fifteen for petty larceny, for keeping dsorderly
house, one for malicious mischief one for VIOLA
tion OF the health laws More than the usual number
OF complaints were dismissed from non-attendance
OF the compainants and more than usual pleaded
guilty, leaving but few cases 10 be tried and making
the session III consequence unwontedly brief.
REsCUlNG A PRISONER.
Ofcer Kennedy, OF the Fiteenth precinct led of
the list Of compalnants. He was taxing prisoner
whom he had arrested for disorderly conduct TO the
station house, when, as ne alleged gang OF roughs
set upon him and rescued the prisoner. Though
osug his original prisoner he succeeded I'm taking
into custody one OF the assauiting gang. THIS
second prisoner, James Daley bJ name, he accused
OF being The rIngleader Of the rescuing party, and
also with beating HIM. Daley denied the allegations
and promised TO have witnesses present on thurs
manded HIM TIL Thursday to bring IN his rebuttng
EXTRA sEDULoUs POLICEMAN.
The next complainant was also a policeman
ofncer hubert, OF the Eighth precinct. lie charged
Charles Dennis with attempting 10 take ms CLUB from
what was Dennis doingr' asked the Judge.
''He and another man and two women answered
the policeman, were standing, at two O'Clock
Sunday morning, at the corner OF broadway aud
Prince street, and told them TO move on.n
"why did sou tell them TO move on" pursued tue
Judge
Were they creating any disturbance"
ssNO.u
..Were they talking loud and boisterousIy.''
severe they using obscene languager
"Did you know themr
rhey might have been respectable persons, for all
you knew 10 tue ccntraryfn
''M e-i-l, y-e-s.n
."rhere seems 10 be much oricious interference in
this Irecnctn continued tue Judge. "NOt very long
"A
cnct, talking with state Senator, and Que Of your
oficious policemen told us 10 move on.n
but lie tried 10 take my club from ine,m repeated
the complaining policeman.
.'If you had lee HIM alone there would have been
no dfculty,n answered the Judge. "Ihere Is plenty
OF work for policemen TO DO without interfering
with quiet and orderly citizens. acquit The prs
ANOTHER COMPLAINING POLICEMAN.
Ofiicer Brown charged Frederick Landman and
vile with keeping a disorderiy house in Delaney
WAS you ever in this house." asked the Judge'
NC answered the officer.
allow do you know II IL disordcryf'
"Have been told sO.n
''Know nothing positive Of your own knowledge ~
There were no other witnesses. The Judge repri.
mandcd the officer sharply for bringing complaint
unless he had some means of proving 1t, and tnen
ordered dismissal Of the complaint
LOokIS6 AFTER HIS sTOLEs PANTS.
John Kiley claimed to have had pair Of palta-
looms stolen. le saw pair hanging on Il clothes
line In the yard OF Augusta Naniicre, and, vita
another young man, went into the aters store aud
asked permission 70 LOOK at the pants. Mrs. Van
licke TOOK him out the back door TO look ut the
pants while the other young man remained benind
In the store. This second young man, az she alter
wards found, stoie tue contents OF her money
drawer, IS 90, principally IN fractional currency.
Tue two were la short time found dividing the
money.
81 didn't take the money! pleaded the accused;
'the Otner fellow took lt.n
'it'a sii the same" spoke up the Judge; 81 send
you SIX months TO the Peniten1iary.v
TIE HARD LEAP cLCB.
The next case developed the existence oil an orga-
nnaiion known as the Hard Lear Club''-a cub
NOS quite as well known 70 the public as The MAN
haitian or Century or other up town clubs, but EVIL
deitly quite as sm yeHerts. feature worth noting
as showing tine progressive ideas Of the times Is that
the Hard Leaf Clubr ~ composed wholly OF Amerf-
can citizens OF African descent. AZ misinderstand
lnRs Wll sometimes arise between members OF even
the Oest regulated Clubs, 50 two members OF the
"hard Leai Clubi' got into an alteration. Edward
.alet tue complainant In the case, charged Carret
!hchmah WIN mtlinS hlm on the head with a pitch
fork.
'ilave you gentlemen long known one another ~
inquired the Judge ms eyes lighting up with a
twinkle OF merry numOr.
.'Fer some tInle' answered the complainant I've
belong 90 the same ciub.n -
'r.uD what club 20 asked the Judge.
''ihe Hard Leaf Club.r
''fhat's d name as Is a name. Is II a political
club -
40; only sOcial.v
"por social Improvement, suppose"
~. enfireiy.D
"Jackman appears TO have very social ways. What
position does ne hold IN the club 4"
'sihe leadern
"wen VII send the leader four months to the