The New York herald., 1871-01-15
SPECIAL SESSIONS.
am ARMY OF MARTYRS.
Tho Crowds in the Court Room-Amusing Scenes
and Incidents How the English Crown Was
Lost-A New Method Of Divorce
Treatment Of Horses, &C., 30.
Before Judge Bowling.

Before Judge Dowling
"Hear We hear ye % shouts the sergeant; the
clerks are promptly at their posts; the 'army OF
martyrs are fled in one by one to that terrible
sbourne' from which few ever escaDe unpunisheu;
the warden turns the key In the lock OF the prison
cage, the Judge steps up TO the bench as cheer
fully as though the immense batch OF law-breakers
had no terror for him; "Hats onn baw1s the oilcer
ana the Court Of Special Sessions is declared epen
This is the general routine, and yesterday there
was no deviation from the rule. At ten O'Clock
Judge Downing occupied the bench. having upwards
or forty cases on the calendar for disposition.
Whether the reports that have from time to time
appeared representative OF the proceedings OF this
court have created In the mind OF the public an In
terest, or even a morbid curiosity, to witness the
trials. 1t cannot be stated with any degree OF
tainty but there has scarcely ever been SO great
crowd within
THE OLD EGYPTIAN HALL OF JUSTICE
as appeared there yesterday. 1t might almost be
imagined that the seats had been previously paid for
TO now the parties hustled and ostled each other
In the endeavor to obtain sitting room There We're
all sorts and all Sizes Inside the 'Hcga barriern
number Of women were seated. Some looked as
grave an owl In barn by daylight Others peered
round in constant state OF nervous excitement for
The benches contained choice assortment OF crimi
nails. policemen and loafers. while few more re-
spectacle individuals stretched themselves out In
majestic style exhibited to the asonished gaze OF
some Of their beetle-browed friends those noble
looking heads, 'swith clear and lofty brow and
DISPLAYING OTHER TOKENS OF SUPERIORITY
In the shape OF hands covered with red or yellow
Kid gloves, well brushed coats and cOmbed mus
taches.
A single exception occurred There were
no legal gentlemen present to make motions
which ol conrse was an an excellent thing for
cradle portion OF the time Of the court and once
motion is commenced II takes good many motions
OF the Judges nands, head or features before they
can be quashed.
Tue first called was that of the people against
Laura Burkhardt, who hau stolen a pair OF shoes
s'without knowing it, and she was ordered to be
sent TO the CITY Prison for ten days until she should
Edward ]. Mason, l59 Slxty-second street, charged
G. W. Clark with stealing six fowls from his yard.
..Were they aliyesn asked the Judge. Yes sir.n
Penitentiary."
PRICE OF BALusTERs IN WALNUT.
George Gasmer was charged BY Lewis Rabbit, No.
80 East Broadway, with stealing thirteen back
an in the epoy s q e eeea
but ne had forgotten the value OF black walnut
poles. He could not tell how he got possession Of
them; at least ne said he didn't have possession OF
them, though, mysteriousy enough, he showed an
Onicer where ten or them could be found.
ayes, sir; but don't know the value of black wal
nut goods" q" order y0u to study the value Of such
things for two months IN the Penentiary," said the
"May 1t please yer Honor, ne hit and Knocked
and kicked me. and was nigh trewing me our OF
che winder, and was as near breaking my neck as
ever man IN the world who had wife and faml-
ly.n said John Fnrlong, as he stepped upon the
FOUR sINTs WORTH OF WOOD,
the name blacKguard." Such was Johns incoherent
volley OF abuse against James Hagerty. John had
provoked James until something was said as an
lntimatIon by james that the stones IN the yard,
p snd sSe
'Wnat injuries did you receiver" demanded the
Jury was kicked to within an inch Of losing
my HE; after striking me down he kicked me for
falling the name mothers son that he is. I would
as go at to my Saviour live to git IT,
and Johnny's lace became pale with rage or the
"As sure ash as my " wiies husband hopes for sarva
ti0n, yer Honor' said Hagery, "it was all his own
% fault M He's e. the most a5 he saa stns the
Court. "Apuse, Sir, l never drank 1t IN my life,"
.sWill you ever do it again. prisonerS' "No, your
Worship. I'll not touch him henceforth with q fifty
pole; but they passed out Of the court they
nearly coided, as rebuttal OF the assertion just
made.
STEAL ovERcoAT AND Run LIKE DEBBLE."
OF the Chatham street calibre. Tommy said he was
nos the .srommy Dodd', the hero OF song, and he
not wear such thing An officer proved that he
had made an effort to carry Y OIL, and ne was or
dered to be arrayed In scarlet and fine linen OF
the Penitentary kind for three months TO come.
HOW CROWNS ARE LOST.
at Hirn Bridge. charged Winam Higgins WITH steal
ing an English crown" Of the value OF dollar
and quarter.
lost so readily" said the Judge 81 was always un-
der different impression-viz, that they hold to it
previously tight"
"a crown piece, crown piece, sr.n .'We un-
dersand you perfectly SIR better to lose that than
cr4wa 81 pne e ms ms 3ess ,c,s
asked to look ut It, and ne handed IT to MIN, think
Ing. probably, that q signt Of the crowned head
might affect his republican principles. Higgins put
the choice coin into his pocket and, bidding its
owner adleu, walked away, and it was not seen
again until he was arrested. Higgins looked upon
the act OF
DEpRIvrNG AN ENGIIsHMAN OF THE ''oRowN''
as q huge JOKE but the other did not like the repub
lican manner in which It was accomplished, nor
could he go on without 1t. He believed that flg-
gins intended to keep it: but man OF intelligence
like Fairbank ought TO have known that to deprive
an Englishman OF the crown was a special ana
favorite idea Of an American Its to be hoped the
complainant Will forgive the joke in the same sense
that the Judge Old, and mot notice It,"
respectfully dressed woman, whose appearance
Child in each hand, br,skly took the stand and
stated that her husband prisoner at the bar, had
broken her head ana olacSened her eyes she % gave
Gormtz. Her tale was piful enough. They We're
both thoroughbred Teutons but While
SHE RETAINED THE LABORIous SPIRIT OF HER RACE,
her husband had been infected by the air OF free
dom IN this their adopted country, and had refused
to work. She had five children, all Of whom she
had fed clohea and provided for: In fact her hus.
band had never provided for his family but on the
contrary, had only been drag ana source OF
misery to her since sne had been married. "He
beat me much,'' said Joanna; 'I send nm up before
for six months; wash drve and slave
You KNOW now YOURSELF 1T is,
Judge, with lve children" 81 can pretty well
guess, IL do not KNOW" said his Honor.
"How can get separation from him? He beat
me when he came back before and he will do it
again next tme.n
..Thc only separation can AFFORD is to place
wide river between you for six months, and If he
beats you again come here again and we Will cool
his courage bv sending him over the water third
time"
sPrisoner, yon ought to be ashamed to look an
honest woman like your wife in the faceu remarked
Judge Dowling; latter a life OF drunkenness and
MT To nnuaaza 0nfh her