The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-20
COURT 0r SPECIAL SESsIOs;.

I Before Judges Downing and Shandley.
There fftyOne cases on Inc calendar in this
| court Yesterday.
wHfrEWAs HE'D BY A NEGREss.
coored woman named Mary VanderpOel was
complainant against Michael Lyons in a very curious
case, The darkey alleged that Lyons had rushed
his hand down her bosom, whereat she took the
wnewash brush and smashed it The amorous
swan's Uranium. But poor Lyons is not a swain :;
in TACT he is rather an elderly man. who has wife
ana family, and who, on the occasion OF his
terin2 the black dansel, looking Tor friend OF
his wifes, lady near sixty years or age who he
had reason TO believe resided III the same tenement
house the colored virago. Lyons inquired ut The
colored Wonans rooms II his friend were living III
the house, aud on leaving The room slipped on the
floor, caught hold OF The jam OF the door, slipped
again and III his effort to retain his balance caught
hold OF the black woman. Case dismissed.
A POOR EMIGRANT GIRLS TROUBLES.
a young woman named Johanna Byrne, only
few months in the country, and during OF that
time servant at - Bleecker street. had Julius
Dregan arraigned Tor coming into ber room during
TIE night and acting in very indecorous manner.
Diegan was found by the young woman in her bed
under ne clothes and On a previous occa-
sion had also treated her very rudely.
Unfortunately woman came upon the stand
witness who denied part Of Johannas statement,
and who affirmed that had Johanna, the latter
affirmed, cried ont that Dregan was insulting her she
twinessl could not but have heard her. The accused
was discharged
NOTORIOUS pIcKPoCKEr.
The notorious plckpoc<et, VIM. mcClews, who has
served some twenty terms at various tunes III the
penitentialy was again sent up ior SIX months for
covering" female plckpocket while the latter was
operating IN a crowd Oh the evening OF The 9Th Of
July.
4 PIECE OF MALICE.
Michael Wlnsow was sent TO the Penitentiary for
six months for Stealing sheep from the ront Of q,
Houston street. The prisoner persisted in stating
that the charge due to malice the part OF the
officer who arrested him. but the Court stated that
~ was more The result OF an undue fancy on his parr
Tor piece OF mutton.
LARCENY.
Thomas Dempsey, Thomas Hodges aud a boy
named Thomas Kelly were arraigned Tor stealing
| from Claim x Co. case of boots worth nineteen
dollars. The two former were sent up for Ave
months and the latter, who is boy sent TO The
House OF Refuge.
iiDe manly, biack-a-boots boy named Tommy
J Trute, was arraigned for assaulung q much older
! boy In Park row named Louis Mack. black
/ is yender OF stationery, and Tommy came
along and inquired the price OF certain style OF
yelope which ne wanted for his aunt who was about
| TO write letter 10 friend Of hers. Mack told
Tommy TO ''ged out of here, yoW red-headed
thief" whereas Tommy struck out and cllnched wlt
| kicked while down. On getting up he seized the
nearest stone and sent it lying at Maek's RIBS.
Tommy, 10 the great delight OF everybody in court,
WAKING Up THE OFFICIALS AT THE ToMBs.
| There was repeatedly yesterday great an
noyance caused 10 Judge bowling by the
| non.appeafance OF prisoners when their
| trials were called on. II seems that FOX
! some time past this troubles to the Court
| has been gradually increasing and Judge Bowling
yesterday announced publicly IN court That should
there be repetition OF this annoyance he should
report the matter 10 the Commissioners OF Charities
and Correction, and get Mr. Stacom 10 explain how
this curious state OF affairs arises. The Judge also
instructed the Clerk OF the SPECIAL Sessions Court,
| Mr. Johnson to require an affidavit from each sub
| pnna server alter said individual has served the
subpoena entrusted to him to the effect that the sub
| p@na has been served. IL il believed that this lat
ter order Will secure the attendance OF witnesses il
many cases In which otherwise charges could not be
| sustained for want OF evidence.