The New York herald., 1870-01-21
BEAUTY and THE BEAST.
The Bald Headed Sinner and the Fourteen
Year Old Beauty.
A SOiled Young DOve-Oyster Saloons and
AssignatiOn Kouses-The Amatory
Correspondence OF Girl
OF Fourteen.

OF Fourteen.
At the Court OF Special Sessions yesterday case
was tried before Judges Bowling and Bixby that had
features in It so strange as to elicit from the pre-
siding Judge the observation .fhat nothing SO
remarkable had come within The range OF his long
and varied experience; aud had he known that IL
would have had the developments il turned out
to have he would have given special day for It, so
that there might nave been little more daylight
thrown into the dark dolngs OF New York youthful
proniRacy"
The defendant at the bar was Thomas Miles, bar
tender In an uptown drinking saloon, lean,
hungry Cassius-l0okin9 Individual Of about forty
years, with Q bald head, yellow hair (the little
he had) gray eyebrows and ferrety eyes.
This attractive Adonls, who was clad In . coarse,
brown kerseymere suit. mad found favor IN the dark
sparkling eyes OF ayoung Venus named Adelaide
Sarah Colbourn OF l7o Grand street. the complainant
in the case she was pretty brunette with an In
tclllgent face, piquant In its expression, and she
was neatly attired In clothing with some preten-
sions to fashion, She was not only pretty, but In
telligent and acute far beyond her years; SO much
so as to battle the cross-examning powers OF wary
counsel and almost match for the astute and rapid
disccrnment or Judge Downing
The offence for which Miles, was arraigned was
ing OF an obscene and fltnily worded letter this
young Iady-so dreadfuly gross In Its language chat
It is satisfaction think that nothing but dis
| eased imagination could have had anything to do
with It's production
| Miss Cobourn, on taking the chair on the stand,
assumed an attitude OF calm and quiet repose, with
her hands in her muK and sereney awaited the in
| qurlss OF the Court.
| MISS COLBOURN's NARRATIVE.
ItvtnI a.,
| eleven years; can read writing; obtained the
letter through the post; it was directed to me;
heard this man admit that the letter was in ms writ
ing; have read the contents OF that letter; never
| went to school; have had an acquaintance with
| the prisoner that acquaintance has been going on
| for two years; he accosted me as was walking
| through the Bowery; this was the first time saw
| him ne came to me and SAID that he mad over.
heard two men making up plan to carry
me away; he did not say who they were; believed
it; he spoke very kindly to me and seemed to take
great interest In me; thought he might have chill
dren OF my age himself, and believed him; ac-
cOmpanied him to MIR. SwltS, corner Of Eighth
street and Broadway, and we went IN there and had
some oysters; we met again about week after; IL
was not by engagement; we met IN the street, l
think but don't exactly remember how far 1t was
from home; 4 might have gone TO hr. SwlUS; 1
ment; he seemed 70 be acquainted there and to be
pretty familiar with the walters; we first had supper
betss nbe with me At Mr. sws; he made certain
proposal but rejected it with woman's scorn: he
wards :: but this also reecSed; met him after
wards he saia he only did tins to Try me; he told
Mr.. Swift So have received several letters pre-
yious this one; some sent TO the house by
BOY and some by the post; did speak to HIM about
the letters before sending sucn letter as thls'
THE COURSE OF TRUE LOVE.
CrOss.examincd by Mr.. Howe, VINO appeared for
| the defendant-My name Is Sarah Colbourn; lodge
ana board with my az Wss We N te
| pubic street we became acquainted; nave
n were very ntmae Sa not very S
always kept at a distance from him; have walked
by his side; we nave taken pretty long walks; they
might be love walks but the love was not on my
1 side; don't know That showed little womanly
| deceit; don't know lady OF the name OF Rivers
who resides at No. 30 Lexington avenue; never was
| there with him; upon reflection say so; don't
know Mrs. wright, OF Elizabeth street; never was
there apartments with Miles; have been IN Eliza
beth street; l have visited girl at 1856 Elizabeth
street; know Kitty Day. !,
| Miss CoIbourn-I don't know sir
| "THEsE ARE MY PHOTOGRAPHER
Mr.. HOwe-Wiu you kindly look on this picture
and on thatp
I MS. Colbourn taking the photographs and sm
! ins;TT ssahdipg tnen. e Judge Dowlng-These are
fbe 40 pretty as the original
h: Mr.. howe~Did you give these photographs 2 the
Miss Coibourn-I dare say did; did not ask
| him to return them; | have had many OF my like
Mr.. Howe-And have given them awayi
| Miss Coibourn--And have given them away.
PETS LOVE LETTERS.
Mr.. Howe-YOu have written some letters to Mr..
| Mills, believer
| MISS Colbourn-I have, a good many.
Mr.. Howe-You have signed some OF these "Pet,"
| believer
| MISS Colbourn-Yes, sir. have.
Mr.. HOwe-Was this because you were pettish or
because you were his petg
| Miss Cobourn-well it was the name he used to
| call me, and as ho seemed 70 like 1t signed It,
n. -
ply you with money! G
Pet with feminine shake OF the head and pantO-
mimic NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. sir.
DEAR FnrHND-If you remember told You thai should
of the sudden the weather
n a a%' az
hat Of @ %
R dfa n s@s cents y sst souS all
pretty pattern OF The ares even If am pnabs to stop with
| Before the counsel had got half way through this
lerter "Pet" said she had not written the letter,
though previously she had had the bundle in her
hand ana nao said, after glancing them over, that
all the letters were very likely to have been written
| by her.
reading them, which letters you have wrttenf
The bundle was then given to her again ana she
was asked to DICK out which was her writing and
| which was not. With calmness and quietness that
| would have been natural ana becoming had she
e tom she her threw e ac m hon
| chair and selected one from the pile Of manu-
scripts and proceeded deliberately to read it,
| Counsel and Court endcavored to make 1t plain
| to The mind OF this youthful innocenr'' that 1t
was only the handwriting they wished identided
was 5y dhet MSso r!syEa9Gs .I that s3s Kssly
without reading them through; and hayl9g delivered
herself OF tns remark III quite no'actdlant man.
ner. she proceeded with her reading-the crowded
court waitlng-C0urt counsel reporters and spec
tat0rS induglng In little badnage ut her expense
while the perusal was going on; but 1t did not inter-
fere In the slightest degree with the cool demeanor
Of ''the little lady.o
| Pet then handed small selection which she had
put on one side genuine productions TO the coun-
sci for the defence, and the other bundle she handed
! to the Court who told the counse that these were
| the "rejected addresses.o
Mr. H0we-TniS Ia your letter, then-(reading tt)-
where you sing the popular song OF Captain Jinks,
| OF the Horse Marines":-
! NEW YORK, April IA. 1883
| DBAE FRIEND-I received your letter, and much
| obliged for the postage stamps will come
tonight the very first opportunity. will hang cloak