The New York herald., 1869-10-03
COURT OF SPECIAL SESSIONS.

DtiOTt JuuRc DoWllug.
The Licensed VictuaIiers and Hotel Act.
A case in which 1t was alleged that the Licensed
yctuallers and Hotel act nterfered with the liberty
OF the subject and the first principles OF the
tuition, was brought before the Court yesterday.
Richard Stagg, a respectfully dressed young man.
and SAID to be well connected, was charged with
defrauding Mr.. Cornelius Burdick, Of Putnam
County House, Twenty street and Fourth ave-
nue. OF fifteen cents. 1t was sworn that Stagg went
to the restaurant and obtained o forty cent lunch
con; that In paying out he offered twenty-five cent
check he having had o forty cent check given him.
lie was detected at the time, and he was charged
with the fraud and committed TO this court to
answer.
Mr.. Howe who defended the prisoner, contended
that 1t was contract into which Stagg entered with
had not been proved II was debt recoverable IN
the civil courts. He admitted that by the recent
legislation in reference 10 licensed vietuaers the
debt became crime; but 1t was In direct contradlc-
ton OF the first principles OF the constitution, and IL
quite Within the prerogative OF the court to sig
nify that very empnaticaly In case IKE the pre-
sent
Judge Bowling said that he should confne himself
entirely to the law and facts, and leave Congress
to do their own work As the facts ana the law
agreed In this he should fine Stagg i've dollars.
DIsoRDERLY HOUSES
Mary J. Brown and Susan Tompkins, two young
women, were charged with keeping disorderly
house at No. Duane street. The case was proved
by the testimony OF neighbors and the police in
cudlng Captain Allaire.
Judge Bowling told Brown that he had known her
Of o sSe
carrying on IN tins way ever since she was thirteen
years OF age, and asked her II she could not begin
better life. Brown promised TO clear out OF the
house that day and to reform
Judge-Well, will give you trial and acquit you
on condition that you will clear out at once.
Brown then left the court, promising that she
would.
kind, and 1t appears that she had husband who
was living upon the wages OF niquity. She was
sent to the Penitentiary for month.
THE RAKE's PROGRESS TOLD BY HoGARTH.
Mrs. Hogarth, colored lady, told the court
story OF the adventures and progress Of young
she charged with imposition upon her and robpng
her husband
Judge-Wen, Mrs. Hogarth, what have you to say
about this young manf
Mrs. Hogarth-A great DEAL your Honor.
Judge-Make II as short as you can. madam.
Mrs Hogarth-Well. Judge, this young man is
young man OF very bad character, and ne has been
30 very long time.
Judge-Wei. never mind his character just now.
What did he do 10 youf
MIS- Hogarth- Nothing to me; only wash my hus-
bands shirts, and they are very tine, good shirts.
bought IN Europe, and would not take your Hon.
ors money TO the amount OF fifty dollars for those
shirts.
bands shirts would not SUIT my wear al all.
Mrs. Hogarth-Wel, this boy, he came 70 me and
told me he had come from my husband, who Is q
Judge-Not one OF the SPECTATORS in gold, pre-
sume: - ~. No., nrc, ,o,o ,r, =.
wears these shirts, and had gold chain and this
young man he said my husband had sent him for
these shirts and three cravats and gave them TO
him thinking he was going to take them to my
band Well he didn't take them, and he came again.
got gold chain and something else from me for my
husband, and he would have got ten dollars on
Wednesday from me but found him out He Is
regular bad 'un, for he has been robblng boarding
house.
Judge--well, Mrs. Hogartn, we viii see II six
months in the Peniteniiary Will reform him.
ROBBfN6 CHURCH.
William Moore and John Corey, two middle aged
men. respectfully attired, were charged with having
in their possession a sledge hammer and skeleton
Keys. The circumstances under which the men were
found with these instruments In their possession
were very suspicious. several churches In the city
have recently been robbed OF valuables and vest
ments and these men were seen coming from the
rear Of the Church Of the Immaculate Conception In
the night, by officer Peter McCourt and oficer
Swift appears also to have watched them the same
night coming from avenue to avenue b, and dodg-
ing about in the neighborhood OF the church In
addition to the skeleton keys there an instru-
ment found upon them which had the measurement
OF locks and KEYS
Mr. Howe defended and endeavored to show that
the keys were not skeleton keys, but the ordinary
keys that almost everybody carried, and that the
men we're about for q honest purpose.
Judge Dowling did not believe this defence and
sentenced each OF the men to six months in the Peni