The sun., 1870-09-28
THREE REMABElBLE PRISON ERs.
A Chnraeteristic scene la the Court OF Gem
ergl ScssiOns-J Judgo Bowling sends IL
Initch Stntcs senator mp for Sly MnnIha.

A Cknraeteristic scene ia the Court Of Gem
erai SESSIONS Judge Dowling sends IL
United states senator mp for Six Months.
When about half way through his calendar
Yesterday morring in the Special Sessions, Mr..
Johnson, tho stylish clerk arose and looked bcnego-
ently lis glasses. at the same time calin. for
Peter Sweeney ~ the sound Of the name,
Justice Dowling gave nervous start, and looked
anNirusly toward the prisoners pews. Mr..
S~eeney stepped forth, and took his place
behind the lar allotted to cu'prits. He seemed
eyen paler uan usual lie wore light drab coat
torn half way up the back, allowing the tails
TO danele on either side. Instead OF being scrupu-
lously neat, his attire was extremely disordered
Justice Do~lins sat In petrined astouishment. A
good Irish Democrat, holding in his hand battered
hat, leaned far over the rail OF front seat, and, ,
ct retehing is neck like crane, took long look.
Bedad." said he. in a tone audible all over the
room in the brcahcss silence. " Bedad, and sure
that's not Peter Sweeney. It's mcsf az knows
him well. BegorrA, aud Int mesiif ought to
know Peter sweoneJi Haunt seen him at Tam.
m,ny Iil'l tiNns tning- hunirel timcs''
Justice Downing could scarcely believe his eyes
but drn wing a long breath, inquired:
Whars your namef'
Tut before his Honor could proceed any further in
his examination, Mr.. Johnson said that toe COM
plainant was singularly not forthcoming. ami tho
"Mr sweepev, YOU may 60. Hereafter avoid md
company. Next time shall certainly send you up."
Wien Mr Joan-on ct Ell owen Brennan !" Ills
was too much fo- the worthy Justice. lie had inst
.n'eientiouS'y fe.i It his duty to reprimand Mr..
cwceucg, and now here c tine NJ Brennan, in even
worse plight than tis friend Peter. lie ie back in
HE seat in utter despair. Raising himself at len 9Th,
he pnt Tue question gs more matter of form:
=" What's Your name siri" and there was a tinse
Of sorrow in his voice
Owen Brennan" was the reply.
Mr.. Brennan bowed his head on the railing ns he
answered. This position enabled the Justice to
see that iis coat was snit nom tho neck down to
tue waist instead OF from the waist up, as In hr.
continued:
Mr. Brennan, were you in Mr. swocney's com.
49,, No; vas GU: Vid 1Sey Oliver, don't know
gentleman from the Sixth Ward here sadly re-
marked:
" never saw Mr.. Brennan in that condition be.
Ju.ti,c Dow ing inquired ot Mr. johnson where
the commnnlnt was a'ainsi Mr. Brennan.
he Is not here rather Snink he Is somowheTe ers
i'kinE drinS with tine man who should have ao-
ucarcdi against Mr.. sweeney. IT. very strange,
though, tat cy Should uoth he missing.
mr. Brcnuon,' SAID hs loGor "your pros ecu.
tor las kindly consented 10 say awav. As he docs
i't seem to want Gou lgnsLed, | SHAH not iuf c,
amy -eu,ptcc. But don't do so no more Judge.
ment suspended CAN the uext case"
Car stnu'@,' ng out Nj huson's voice.
In che Hence 60 iii+ SUMMONS / o tis'iu"uisi ID
orator camc fort. from tlo new. Tho whoo haeS
ond sA"is hah been torn from hls coa, le.vms
u .
H,cl. 'y .tr .-v rl'l3r. irc ~ ov tosr
"N at l. your maine - su,enuiy demanded the
Ju-tcy.
hIr, shirts vuur Honor.
"Werc Nuu With Mr. Sweeney and Mr. Rrenn1n s"
Inquired y - Honor r,zlng Wlth curious interest
w.. u tIo dIIli iI.c ! gent. .'lliu from Missouri
Ar ShrH protested lis entire ignorance iu the
matter. lie nnd never before even heard their
names. and had only made their acq qIalntance In the
pew, where q heard them Cdl one another Peter +"
and owen"
Justice Bowling leaned forward and took second
look.
llow long since you were here bciogeY" he
stcnly inquired.
TINS WAS cruSher, and Cnrl wlltod vlsibly. He
finally faltercd:
Three wears, your Honor"
wasn't Il for stea ing books ," said the Justice,
with Increasing severity.
Yes, your Honor"
ftr o.. ~ "-
And so Clrl sc'urz added another to the lonr list
WHO have f. len victims to Justice DoWling's won,
de- lpl utN,y. Hgt h viii he many a day before
another such distinguished trio appears before IA,
Honor, Sweeney, brennan and Sclurz.