The New York herald., 1869-05-26

eesn concuson asSao' M townsend nStsd his Witnesses
taas ae an
mediate adjournment.
Alter brief consultation among the members q
Sions SHS 81 to discretion being 1.-THE better part
me q s s .psdsnss Ss
t have been waste Of time 70 stss upon an
ever, was as to whether they should be admitted 70
ball for this c&ntumacy - that i,. wssk aiesedd
covertly. under Q show of words shielded
Ss Ss,ss ;ss;: sss
was even Sn extended n beyond them
had isft with the chlId. In this case two things
u ws 1sSa e s % as ss s
probable ca0ss to suspect these defendants OF
accused instead q being thrown into ihs scale in
s d s%e eScsp as they
were drawn from the earnings and receipts Of THIS
brot9e, wRs in itself evidence that she naa peen
their afdavits were not seiclsnty clear to acqult
them Of this and th Court 1ssS snopla na nSc s
davits and argued that It was not to be borne that
women who were confined IN prison 9h charge
like this should be allowed to spit out their contempt
From this stage Of bis argument council proceeded
to say that he was not fashionable lawyer that ne
troll SO much Of The business Of tho courts and there
eon Of
ants who had publicly BETRAYED the tenor oi secret
~ @ Court n as nsa se
counsel's arguments, which occupied at least an
hour, was devoted TO an unmercl1ul slasning
these women at ALL for the manner ip which ne
had ST. about they n @ ISr nstraysl a q sa
stesw {udss Gdoso esass
70 have Ssea expressed by ths 5Sdss apd DaSllsSsa
the counsel ala not forget st least fair share Of
Townsend took 1t coolly, and took notes also. Qf
the pleasant illusions to his reputation which were
flying SO freely, evidently with the intention Of re-
plying.
Judge Cardozo instantly, upon the conclusion Of
the counsel's address aud while Mr.. Townsend was
rising from his seat apparently to '.aay wora Or
matter q course the prisoners would be admitted to
the papers to the District Attorney for his action II
was not tqe arst time ne lJudge Oardoz9) nad
@ to 1s hs GUY ny ass o. %na @ naa
the District Attorney to determine as to whether crime
had been committed; and while he trusted the occa.
would never be false to bis duty whatever its re-
quirements, He confessed the great guilt the mon;
strous iniquity Of this matter startled him and
shocked him and when It was brought TO his ju-
doned to consent to receive into their own brothe
for the purpose OF prostitution, their own young
sister. barely woman OF full age. be thought he
him II he did not do his utmost 10 destroy
such pest house; and, reviewing, as was his
habit, nis whole course i1 thus matter, fr2m the
taoinsns that ne sndeavored to rescue ttle SnilS
soul and body DOWN 70 this time he found pething
TO regret nothing which he could wish had been
otherwise. Nor had anything connected with the
version OF conversation in which friendly ADVICE
to an of1cer Of the court a. TO his duty was given
to one who was under obligations TO him for
mands Of judicial duty-given because Of
BE would acknowledge the indefatigabillty Of the
District Attorney N the matter ana the oRiganon ne
had taken part In this matter as well as state that
his professional friends who thus, with few insig
are the advocates Of social purity and commend the
sSa WOMEN = and little Children from Vice ana
to sustain the dignity Of the court and
protect It's orders from defiance. He wished to say
TO those who h9d been the means Of exiltnR this
mother from the STATE ns ty wGS % ness
exacted from these women. whenever they return
to Jurisdiction be sooner or Later the proper
ocsrs WIN see TO II snas tney are 9S0MHn5 peIUre sSss
had dered and violated. Crer adjourn f"rcsart till
tomorrow morning.
hxed In the case Of tne two women to-day.