The New York herald., 1870-12-18
SATURDAY AT THE TOMBS
Scenes and Incidents at the Old
Police Court.
Morning Routine-The Roll Call and Nightly
Violators Of the Law-An Individual In
surance Company -Robbery-Lovs
and Jealousy-"How Lose
My vatch!"


carried on within that solid but dingy building. To
enter the small court room at eight O'Clock In the
morning. before the roil is called, sight Is pre-
sented winch once seen can never be forgotten.
This especially applies TO the winter months, when
the cold air seems penetrating without as tho
sound OF the magistrates voice is to
THE CRIMINALS WITHIN
the closely guarded doors. AT the hour named every
seat III The court room is generally occupied. PATROL
men, VINO have been duty the greater part OF the
night previous, are sitting upon the hard benches
yawning and gaping by the side OF their
prisoners, whom they wish u present the learned
gentleman on the bench as lie shalt arrive.
The offenders against the law, OH the other hand,
seem 'a aliyen and are startled by the least sound
that Is heard from behind the bench. Every person
VINO passes through Is gazed at by those lynx eyes
as though ne were either great enemy or q gener-
GUS liberator-t would be difficult to interpret the
significance OF those glances. A kind OF mist covers
the inside portion Of the windows, and the odor
from their exhalations denotes the presence or
numerous and often not c!eanly crowd.
Such was the picture presented yesterday morning
in the Police room al the Tombs
After the roll was called and the greater portion
OF the small cases OF drunkenness dsordery
duct and petty larceny had been disposed OF, Judge
Hogan gave his attention to the case ofa
BOGUS INSURANCE AGENT
named Cyrus w. Foss, OF "no place. nowhere As
stated I'm the HERALD or yesterday. this gentleman
had called upon one Solomon Rosenberg, 22L Catha-
rine street, and represented that he was an insu.
rance agent but It uanspired that the company had
no existence except In the prisoners fertile magi-
nation. and though he ha speculated In getting up
a few good bogus Forms OF policies.
HIS SCHEME WAS 100 THIN
to last He received twelve dollars from Rosenberg
being u part or $22 90 the premium on an insurance
OF 81, ,5o0 and when he called Tor the remainder he
snapped, He said he from Name and tina
Judge told nim he thought in the "ma.nn 1t would
cell under q commitment In default OF 5000 bail.
The Judge next settled accounts with one Patrick
Maoney Tor robbery, the identical Maoney who only
a lew DAYS ago inquired as Que oI tne principals In
highway robbery.
From the evidence ofJames Hoskings, Of No. l4s
washington street, 1t appears that the night OF
the l7th OF November ia.t, while standing ON the
doorstep OF his own domcile two unknown men
the rather uncommon name or Smith resided
therein. Hoskings told them that 1t was possible,
sentative was In his house, and while the act OF
hurrying away INTO the hall OF his visitors gar
rotted him, while the other gently eased HIM or the
burden OF
HIS GOLD WATCH, VALUED AT $3.50.
Both then decamped Nothing more was heard Of
them unti Hoskings. seeing the account OF the nigh
way robbery referred to in the papers resolved to
have an interview with Maloney, considering it a
deprived him OF his 'tcker.' The oricials
granted his request regarding an interview
| terniiy', In closed room he Mt once singled
Maloney out as the vagabond he was 50 long seek
| ing for.
II lelt quite gratiGed" said Mr.. Hoskings. "And l
also SAID the Judge; II shall mold hun on this
charge IN default oi 81, 500 ball.
| HOW IL THIS FOR DIAMONns2
4 Glow do you sell your finest diamond rings ''
asked TWO weli-dyessed young men as they entered
the store OF Henry Solonons, 100 Nassau street. yes
terday afternoon. II have all prices replied the
poiiIe soomons. and FASTENED 10 display some OF
the brilliant aud 9iItenng gems TO his supposed
purchasers. But his customers did not seem well
ner, said one OF these gentlemen. Ihe propre etor
and his clerk did look but saw nothing worthy OF
one Of his customers, who hai taking advantage of
his surprise and run OF with splendid
GOLD RING SET WITH BRIlLIANTs.
| stop tliei ~ shouted the clerk, as he bounded
our ot the store. An exciting chase loowel-even
the policeman ran IKE mad The thief was cap
iurod and brought back with the Identical ring on
hs fnger. lie gave his name as George Austin and
his residence AS the Revere House. As Mr. Solo
| mons said the ring was the property or "a French
general ana valued at $500 the lght.fngpred gem
teman was fully committed 10 await trial, and In
the meantime, TO exchange the diet OF a hotel lor
/ that OF the Tombs prison.
sPEcAL SESSIONS.
| II being Saturday, was the next order or the tay
The indolnab.e Shandey toOg seat at ten O'clock
In The morning and seemed determined lor work
/ T"enty-seyen cases were placed the calendar
some OF which he dismissed IN double quick time
with two, 1our or six months in the Pen Tertiary
/ wiNiNG WIVES, WITH BROKEN HEADS
I ana black eyes, looking the very pictures OF misery
ana forlorn hope came forward with com mylaints or
/ brutality, or assault and battery, White the be-
4
ing the IRON railing, venting their rage in snolhered
curses on the heads o the lalrnle3s .'peier halves
VINO were so Dad that they woud complain to O
magistrate because OF broken head or n refusal ON
their part to support the little ones. Following in
| the rear came petty larcenles OF the meanest and
indeed, the pettiest escIption. one nad stolen q
tub Of lard from carriers truck. another had taken
couple OF paint brushes. Tor which he got as many
1 months imprisonment; another .loafer' had been
| living with some coored woman and stolen pledge
ticket for TWO dresses which, on pinch,
THE LADY OF COLO.
Hq N
took out the garments and sold them to his own
great profit The persevering Bcrgn now appears
| with charge against Richard Casey and William
| Mcmahon, the former driver, the latter the con-
ductor OF car Iunning up town from the Astor
! House. sidney Conklin, one oi the officers of the
"Society for the Prevention OIL Cruelty TO AnlllIas ~
| swore that
| THE POOR HORSES
| in their charge were beng almost massacred by
these so-called mhuman wreches, but other eyi.
dence was adeuced to prove that the "oid boys''
We're not SO black as Conkin had painted them. so
Mcmahon was acquitted, while the driver had to
come down with ten dollars fine.
Andrew Smith, No. avenue Is, then occupied tho
! stand, and said
| 81 LOOSE NY vATCH,r
with stealing OF which he charged one OF the fe-
male ha6ttues oil So,warzs lager bier saloon
| No. 19l Edridge street. Andrew, who APP
peared to be sun dreaming Of the yaicrland,
/ entered the saloon question on the 10th Instant
In state OF inioxlcation, and made some overurcs
to tue damsel, Catharne, whica b,lng reclprocated
| by her Andrew, became quite at his ease for iine
1 but suddenly missed hls watch and charged Catha-
rine with stealing it. This
| THE srouT-LooKISG vIRAGo
| denied vehemently ana then lie stated that young
man who was at the bar took II from her and ran
of with 10. "Ich aodr sfche,' dQss dtese Gtu bdt
| n3eie Uhl' peHom1teu'i Il was certain ihat tins
| woman had taken nv watchl, yelled tue enraged
| Andrew. Mary tlare another nesly maiden, whose
appearance caused great amusement Ia the court,
SAID That she had known' the complainant but that
| THE FOOL HAD No WATCH
] when he came TO the house; she there at the
| time. Evidence snd luck appeared botn to be
! against poor Andrew who mutlered curses not 10
| be repeated he left tre court after ne was told
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| Ia tn e Ioinbs.