The New York herald., 1871-01-04
CARNIVAL OF CRIME.
First Grand Array at the
TOmbs i'm 1871.
Kew Years Regulars on Burst Up"-Fifty
Dollars to See the Black Crook-The Love
Of Forbidden Fruit Tho Crispins
Threaten Alderman Conan with
Leather Chastisement-GeIeral
Scenes and Incidents

TO say that there was crowd at the Tombs yester-
day morning would but inadequatey express the ac-
beings, whose excesses appeared to have changed
them from what is generally understood by the
word ''men," while . too Tree and untimely indul-
gence In nocturnal orgies and the cutting OF New
Years "capers had placed tncm within the clutches
OF the law. individuals with bllioy Shocking gs.
bo0dsh0t eyes, and parties with nosesof that class
known under the
| DENOMINATION OF 'PRUSSIAN BLUES,
were extremely plentiful. Some Of these had not
been sufficiently long In the police cells to recover
from tho effects OF the excessive alcoholic imbibi
tions OF the ''evenlng or Calls" and ssquently
Bacchusian ideas still remained uppermost, and
every few moments the would be greeted with
hoarse. cracked and sepuchral CALCULATIONS of the
most peculiar character An old grease besmea red,
bedraggled Teuton made quit stir by commencing
to sing
/ "DIE wAcHT AM RHEIN."
and as the sound Of the first few words was being
shut down his throat by pollcenlan's hand the de-
lighted Ad0lphus made plunge with both hands,
striking out though he fancied he was already
swimming for his life in the good old river OF i'm
mortal memory, hut, in reality. re plunged into
wave OF policemens hats. which fell back IN broken
Ill
f'paws'' Of Fritz. Another, stalwart weaver OF the
Fourth ward, whose Falsanlan head and shoulders
lowered up above all Others In court, and whose
wrist was strong enough TO WELD the 'weaver's
BEAM OF scriptIral noioriety imagining that he
was suddenly
TRANS FORMED IsTo WINDMILL,
deliberately from his ana placing his head,
10 somewhat vulgar parlance, where 1t
sought not TO be,h ne raised his monStrous body,
throwing up MS les IN triumphant anu threaten, en-
terror OF those who happened to be IN his innedi-
ate neighbornood When brought back into hts
natural position, after TINS e1ort or feeling upward
tor the ground, he tuned upon his correctors and,
savagely showing MS grladeis muttered, In happy
nnconsciousness OF his audience, oh me, Mag
gle you know l am Jealous " that man, and he
thrust hs fingers into The eyes Of a policeman who
bad 10 bring down this trump VITA ms club. 1t is
THE FOURTH WARD GIANT
had gone In for ''tighlenern on Magge's account
although the bue-coated gentleman 10 whom he ad-
dressed himself was evidently dlSguSted with the
accompaniment to the assertion.
III go to de Nlbos, or would wish TO see de Black
Crook da therel, ana am robbed" SAID August
Cohn, 20J Eighth street: who was both "blacked"
snG,ec G a % ss hsgan w m
leaped over case. gender and person, was gayiy
dressed young Bavarian. whose coat and pants were
OF that indescfibaUle mixture such as might be
imagined formed the combination tn JOScph's coat
OF ancient production, and he had for his neckte an
American nag sllSen manufacture, the stars being
exposed to view from his manly breast. His heart
was warmed by repuDitcansm and showed that he
loved liberty.
~ hear, sar,
| DAT DER BLACK CROOK
would suit me; SO go Yesterday night and try TO
yet seat OBJ IN de front row.
.'Yes." said the gentleman who was taking tes-
timony.
As lar as could be ascertained from August he
went. with fifty dollars III his pocket, TO Nibo's on
somewhat under evil influences. lie was extremely
anxious to obtain front seat for he purpose OF
a. IN, The a quaes qua Of the
matter TO secure this he paid some money to q
skinner to fnd one for HIM: August had fallen
Into evil hands. He was forcetfnto a crowded part
Di the house, and being as oresaid. desrous Of
'.seeinG all he could" he rose from his seat and
peered away over the heads his fellows In joyful
Excitement crowd ut once stood up and the
thieves, taking advantage OF this, adopted novel
method OF rebbina him. The pocketbook from
pEElNa THE ACCOMMODATION MAN"
had been carefully noted, though the German kept
his hand upOnit That hand was the trouble. AL
at once August found his let hand seized by un-
known loafer, and during g time he withdrew the
his pocket was stripped as clean q dollar.
"PrestO,o his pOcketDooA hal f0yn. August made
rush ut a man named Nil.Iam thompson OF 102 Mott
street. but Thompson sSedaddlel With August Cohn
running after him Ike Flying Dutcbman. After
chase OF the leng,n Of lour blocks, Thompson gave
in and submitted himself TO the custody OF COnn,
with o. much co0Iness as Napoleon and the army OF
Sedan succumbed 10 OLD King William. But the
money had changed hands.
FRITZ BoaBARDED HIM
and promised to let him or II he would produce
the money INDEMNIFY, Out il was mo go.n iThomp-
son prefers to see II out at The Special Sessions.
LOUIS KurZ, q resident in Johnson and Dufeld
streets, In The City Of Churches eased or his sill
ver watch and chain at the corner OF Doyers and
Chatham Streets New YORK. on Monday night LOUIS
SAID he was "very fond or apples," ard as he was
purchasing some spee OF the forbidden fruit he
was surrounded by gan2 OF rowdes. Being very
Indignant at being thus placed IN a Metz" and put
under state OF siege ne asked to be leJ out at once.
"0H, YOU'RE ALL RIGrr, BOSS"
said one OF tie satanic bipeds, and they began to
tickle ,nna alm and and tread nnon IN lis toes suddealy
fell over his eyes, alter having eeen reduced 10 a
three -cornered'' article. aud the result OF all this
was that Louis watch and cnain vanished. Louis
struggled with the man VINO he imagined tugged at
the chain, and mad HIM ARE ted. rhis no other
nown. After Joe mad been secured boy came to
ihe infuriated Teuton tior such ne wasD and,
RErURNlNG TIE WATCH AND CHAIN,
n family relic that had passed through the hands Of
teveral generations OF German peasants and looked,
Indeed, as II 1t had been reared in turnip field,
would take to square the jo0' Joe 5ids fair to get
ssquare" into the Pententiary for the full period.
{ STILL ANOTHER FROI THE FATHERLAND.
was robbed by Jacob voknan ola twenty dollar
bin. Volkman keeps drinking saloon In Houston
BEING UP IN BALLOON
and at the same time down In the basement, gave
Jacob the bill TO pay ior drinks ana asked for his
change. ''Oh dat Is all right" said Jacob. Noll
had not the time to ask again before Jacob leaped
in pugism. Il was mol prepared for such anon an on
slaught" "Wei, the MONEY where was thatsn de-
Hant ~ ton rnare sh eVery cen anu anu
you do with him, sirs "Put ham
[ WHERE THE wooDBINE CIIMBETH,r
said the other, and Jacob went down to the lower
regions disappointed man.
THE MAGISTRATES AND THE CRISPINs.
' At about twelve O'Clock an inebriate member OF
the Order Of st. Crispn was brought before Alder
man CONAN, who was acting Tor Judge bowling by
She name OF Luke Walsh. walsh had been threaten
ing another member OF the club because after being
reduced TO almost a state OF starvation In cOnse-
puence OF the strike now existing among the shoe
makers, he had determined 10 resist the opposition
pf his heartless brethren ana accept employment for
the support OF his family, whether they liked
or not. AS natural consequence
he was "spotted,' and the result was
that his head ran against WaIshs cenched nst, who
not only struck him. Dut gave him clearly to under
stand that II he was determined to cut leather
against the rules OF the club he would be strapped
20 q slast'' ana "touRh hided.n After Walsh had
been down In the cell about two hours the presi-
dent OF the club came In and at first begged, then
demanded. In the name OF the society," that This
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