The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-21
Oyer and Termlner and sent to the State Prison for
five years.
COURT or SPECIAL SESSIONS.

RObbing Emigrant-Chatbam Street In
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Houses Broken
Up.
Before Judge Shandley.
The calendar at this court yesterday was light
one and the proceedings in the early part very
embarrassing to those who had come to "m"y . ,s
spectacle. 4 young lazy from the northern shore
OF Ireland came upon the stand and stated
that Mary O'Neil, conpat'iOte, who stood behind
the railing mad stolen three dresses from her. she
told plain unvarnisned tale OF her late arrivp'i
the lodging where sns took up her temporary
dwelling.
Mary, she Stated made an excursion into her
apartments during
TEMPORARY ABSENCE,
and purloined the wardrobe OF herself and on
spring. The INDIGNANT Mary answered In reply
that II was spReful trick cOnc0cted to ruin her.
She was a respectable married woman. and so had
all her relations been since the foundation Of the
family. The domestic history OF this branch OF the
O'Neils had no effect upon The presiding Judge for
he recommended Mary
from the lodging house in Spring street to the
workhouse at the States charge, aud the last OF IN
branch of the O'Neils was sent below. Varying the
complexion OF the scene and TO alve the light and
shadow more effect, Captain Kennedy, OF the sixth
precinct brought up man and his vile for keeping
was a nuisance in The neighhorhood. ana when
the citizens In that district were very anxious
to get rid Of A.. pum p Of witnesses were were
IA tenement house, but they tailed
to make good case OF IL, and the prisoners were
remanded for sentence. Following up the strain on
THESE INFAMOUS DENS;
another case OF a similar nature came from 1l3
Chatham street. but the man who was arrested In
this cause denied being the proprietor and escaped.
1t appeared from the evidence he brought In to sup.
port his statement That he was only acting as agent
In the matter for somebody else. His Honor
sad-
ut is quite evident this man has shifted the re:
sponsibty OF the pr0pretorshtp by some trick, and
I
Nellie Smith was charged by Kate Anderson with
stealing gold ring, and brought Ida Hudson into
be cae is mot the
could strike the ear II is In fact, cracked voice.
and badly cracked that 1t hardly emits any sound
This young lady endeavored to show that she saw
the ring in the possession OF the prisoner while they
both went to pawnbroker's on sunday to procure
a little loan upon 1t. Ida completely broke down
however, at being obliged to admit that she was 9
little or color on That day and
LIKELY TO SEE THINGS
that had no actual occurrence in real life. Hell
friend at the bar was discharged because the 0lcel
who made the arrest proved tnat the witness
story had no foundation In fact Still another, IN
the complexion Of AFFAIRS, this time In color-ar
elegantly dressed young lady, who resides IN Bono
street, and who daintlly picked her way through
the court until she reached the stand In front OF The
judges desk. Almost simultaneously with this
lady's appearance on the witness stand, quiet
looking coOred woman was led In from the
dock q case OF mistress and maid undoubtedly, and
SO it proved. The mistress explained when she
had embraced the book, that the maid there present
had stolen her purse. The maid, In reply, stated
that although she took the purse she did not steal it.
The taking 1t was
SIMPLE ACT OF CURIOSITY;
but hearing her mistress come she hurredly hid II
and was caught with the terrible evidence upon
her. His Honor sent her TO pursue that very lively
curiosity she seemed blessed WI h at the W0rkhouse
for two months. BY that time it is quite likely she
VIII know something about the place.