The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-01-25
A GLOOMY ESSiON.
Parade of Prisoners at the Tomha
Yesterday.
The Court Of Special sessions-yuvenile Thieves
and Female Bummers-A Convic. Kidnsp. a
Little Boy 10 Sell Him-The childs Story
The Satanic Donohue Meets His Just Re-
ward at the Hands Of Judge Bowling

In Centre street yesterday morning, as he looked first
within. at the miserable ana chilled prisoners who
were Gagged up Ia the "box,n preparatory to their
being brought before the Couri, and then glanced
outside at those who were under the penalty-io
matter what their stat.jg-to shovel up the snow
into heap liz the prison yard. There was a gloom
rervading everything The men who moved about
the court yard seemed "paYed oup' with the cold,
while the heavy notwithstanding stone walls,
made st darker by the somDre shades OF the heavy
| looking Clouds, which seemed 10 hover down close
on to the building, II to discharge their cargOes Of
snow, caused shudder of horror to pass through
the observers frame. Ii ~ somewhat noyeI sight
10 witness
PARADE OF PRISONERS,
turned out Of their cells for the purpose OF clearing
up the premises. Here is an old ham" as the con-
slant visitors 10 tho Tomhs are called, In the height
Of bis glory on being placed In the position OF a
superintendent Of Prisoners and as he walks about
with his hands In his pockets and'hs clothing wav-
ing In ribbons before the cutting breeze he bites the
inevitable weed, and rolls the huge morsel about In
his mouth as II the better TO keep out the biting chm
that surrounds him. Every few minutes he accOsts
an unfortunate with the unvarynQ, "hurry up,n and
accompanies the eXhortatiOn with fierce look
when may be construed to mean nothing great
deal IN accordance with the sensiby OF the person
lie addresses. Going from knot OF roughs he next
approaches u Iull, udEk-Hdueu, we'll
dressed man. whose gait and general appearance at
once suggest good breeding, but
LOVER or BAD COMPANY.
lie Il gentleman, doubt; he has been set TO throw
he snow brought in hand-trucks by other prisoners
into heap In the centre OF the square; but he Is
buttoned up to the throat In gorgeous overcOat;
hts hands are encased in brown kid gloves, and he
handles the shovel in ABOUT the same manner that
COW would manipulate a rne. The old cham"
makes dead set at him and attempts to teach him
the use OF the shovel, but II IL poor experiment;
he Is compelled to accept cigar and hobDle away to
renew his tyranny upon the remainder OF the crew.
such was the view presented from the
COURT ROOM OF SPECIAL sEsSIoNS
Thirty cases were presented to the court for dis-
position. Judge bowling presiding. There were
great number OF juvenile prisoners who were held
for various petty offences. and IN most cases sem
nlcted, while others were sent TO the House OF
Refuge ana Harris Island School. number OF
marked that the female cases were worse and more
aggravated IN their character than the olTences Of
KIDNAPPING SCHOOL BOY
| An Old gentleman, VINO gave the name Of John E.
haired, nlthy looking character named Peter Quinn.
| for decoyns the son or fireman from Elm street
From the evacnee Of this gentleman II up ap.
| pears his attention was first called TO the
by alone as m rUa, IN h s %a ina ne
child was weeping ana sobbing he asked the man
%ny he rr rea1s the csd ms SO r0ngy upon winch
thought ne had right 70 do as he pleased. Mr.
| Bell saw that
| THE Roy BORE NO RESEMBLANCE TO THE MAN
ana sent officer to investigate the matter. The
oficer dispelled the Illusion. On inqurIng OF
Quinn II he the boys father he said, "Of course
am,' but the next moment plying the boy with the
same question If L were true the boy sad, HE IL
not my father and begged to be allowed to no home.
thus the little innocent gave the man the lie direct.
This beast In human shape QUINN, was arrested,
aud on being taken before Judge Coulter that gen
recognized him having
some time ago for similar offence, tnat Of kinap
ping little boy. ,,, -
Little William, handsome, rosy-cheeked fellow
OF seven years OF age. said he had just lett Elm
street school at twelve O'Clock on Friday last ana
had commenced playing with some or the scholars,
when this man QUINN WHOM The litc fellow
came up TO hun and tod him he wanted hun 10 hold
horse. After promising the boy q quarter Of
dollar he
INDUCED HIM INTO FOURTH AVENUE GAR
and tod tod him number r OF disgusting things which
Ing at Thireth street, he TOOK him OF the car and
commenced pushing him In the direction OF
the boy uo began e' cry Sai as GSn to lie
allowed to 90 home, but the brutal fellow
so.ibed by Mr. Bell The odicer 5 said he believed
Quinn intended 10 take the boy out on the Hudson
Eiver Railroad: Fist, Quinn told him he was The
MS father, anu finally said he wished him to hold
his horse. When charged by Judge Coulter with
committing similar offence previously he dd not
deny 1t, bu became greatly confused. He also gave
the name OF William Cannon until
THE POLICE MAGISTRATE RECOGNIZED BIN
and had his proper name entered on the charge.
Judge Dowllng-What was your object in kldnap-
plug this little lnnocent child QUINN
Prisoner hcsltatin2lyTo hold horse belong
ing 10 my employer Amos Woodruff.
Haven to hold horse2
The prisoner knew he had told gross and debe-
rate lalsehood; lie could reply the last ques-
ton, but stammered and cast his eyes upon the moor
IN state OF great const einaiion.
Judge-Do you sell childreny
Prisoner-I don't know, sir
JUDGE believe you TO be q very bad man,
known disgusting character. You frst Lie TO the
gentleman who stopped you, y0u next lie To the
officer and are rciuted by the child himself, and
lastly
In that you state you have not been arrested before.
must send you up Tor six months to tho Penisen-
tary Tor decoying away this child and putting his
parents to great dcaI Of trouble and causing them
considerable grief; andi you are brought to this
General Sessions and get as many years as now
give you months.
condition were fully reported In the HERALD of sun
Ink more dea hike than before. Last SATURDAY tie
Court made an order upon the Bowery Savings Bank
topay this woman sioa week for the support 81 her
latter amount should be exhausted but the prisoner
got one OF the attendants at the prison to 50 to The
bank on The 2Sd inst. and draw out $780, On beng
brought INTO court he snapped his fingers at the
magistrate ana laughed at his efforts In
SEARCHING HIN For THE MONEY.
His cell was subsequently searched but nothing
could he found but the bank book, showing the
withdrawal Of the amount. He refused 10 say what
ne lad done with 1t. His brother had been win
him on Monday afternoon ana no doub; received
the sum,of money drawn out. This brother had been
left yesterday morning with the children when Ann
came away TO tue court, but on the officer going
there he had gone away and locked the poor cnlf-
dren in their mothers house. He was afterwards
brought to the court ana even
MORE lMPUDENT THAN HIS BROTHER
had been. He snecred al his Honor and laughed at
the officers for seeking FOR tue money which every
one knew he had received but ITS resting place he
refused to dvulge lie was committed to prison for
interfering with the order OF the Court while his
brutal brother was sent across the river for SIX
months
TIE SY0SSsT1 4. ~ MURDER