The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-12-06
SPECIAL SESSIONS.
THE STREAMING OF THE POLICE COURTS.
A Muscular Mother-in-Law and Her Dauahtsws.
Dishonest Husband-Ths Story Of tho Biaok-
Eyed Boy That Drank Stolen Waters
tSodal-Eva White and Hsr gi
Rivals Underskirt anal r

choice collection OF seedy bummers and loarers who
to absorb little caorc into their porous
clay, o0zing a!cohoitcalIy. The heat soon got the
better Of the alcohol In the pores, and difrused ~
over the court room until II saluted even
the nostrlls OF the Court In many varieties
OF offensiveness. There were some fifty prisoners
damned into the narrow hog.pen which answers
for waiting room. 1t was after ten O'Clock and
everything was In readiness, except the judge who
had not arrived. Tho reporters chatted with the
Court stenographer and with each other, ana ex-
amined the calendar, on which were, IN all. forty
three cases. OF these twenry-sx were petit laroe-
MES, ten assault and battery, four pocketpicking
and two cruelty to animals Calculations OF this
Kind wore soon exhausted. and the eye wandered
down over the enclosure where the ToMha
lawyers who. In the exquisite Tombs vocabulary,
are e,f saa aae. g T
s4M Htfp DENOMINATED .'SHySTER5,"
were seated waiting for the chair the bench 70 b
filed On the right OF the bench and inside the bar sas
the lady witnesses. on whose sometimes pretty aud
refined features were visible all shades OF emotion,
impatlenco and indifference. Although no very
striking cases. involving long sentences. are trial
here there is play for many sorrow. When ono
shifts his gaze from the anguish-strlcken mother.
wife or sister to the barred door OF that stining
human cage the opposite side, with It's miserable
faces peering through, and the wistful glance
OF The man or woman there for the first time; the
look half wonder and half terror OF the little Gagged
Arabs, or the dun, eadcn gaze OF the old offender
meets you. and you turn away from them only 70
have the dead granite walls OF the prison loom
across the bare space OF the narrow, stony court
yard. You wish that the Judge would come ana
put an end to these sIhts and the gloomy cloud o.
musings that hangs over them. 1t Is just half-pass
ten and the shortfaced, smalI-headed sergeant who
is to jabber out the "hear ye, hear ye," comes N
fussy ana takes his stand on the steps Of the w,e
Dess 00x. oH n Ell U-Hs -0Gt t9 .
WITH CONSEQUENTIAL BANJO, HiT Ws
amid general murmur and removal OF heal gear.
The word .Dowling'' Is passed from lip TO up a.
that stout parsonage walks down the centre. mon.
arch OF all nc SURVEYS" with ms ma. on. ana
top Of ms bare nead, and says. "Open the Court"
The Court Is opened The public 90 not care 70
so the reporters watch with hungry eyes for ono
with some smack Of the sensational IN u; splce
IS nothing comic In william stetson's case, whom
grower H. Rufus found under his con tier, VITA
on she counter besi,Ie him his bullet sad has TIA
hair cut short, ana his face has the prison LOOK -
Judge Bowling Gives him the e. - e..
- BENEFIT OF HIS PLEA OF GUILTY
and three months Imprisonment IN the same
breath A dirty faced man--nOt man with q dirty
hides his Dubious forehead In his hand and looks
ashamed or himself. He has Dundreary whiskefs
shitiess son-in.law or Ellen Kimbal, portiy DARK
Confectionery at ss4 Fourth avenue. She wanted %
pay tradesman two bills. amounting N the
aggregate to tho enormous sum oil SIT 40. Joseph
knew that the money was In the letter when ho
voluneered TO act as messenger for his mother-tn-
law. The money never reached the tradcsman.
and on accusing Joseph she saw the letter she had
indlted In his pockebook and the two bills.
.'He gave them to me-" sad the mother-ils lawi
TO TAKE THEM BY roRcE.~ - fn
She looked woman VINO could demolish dozen
force OF blceps that dwelt In the good right arm Of
0G dravs sss s" Sc.sa on he bare TOP q
Dowling's sconce as he Illuminated over the casa.
He i wsy q asr 20 s
OF his cnair. It would be a !ibe to say he arose.
instituted PROCEEDINGS for divorce against the pris
Ohel since his imprisonmenta' s.f .4.sGa LII
yes" said the muscular motne ,i Tne
upon his contracted features. 1. ~ 700 =. Z
the Judee-or rather the Court-delivered his
opinion, Willie visible shade OF doubt
HUNG OVER THE TOR OF HIS HEAD.
He had doubts IN fine, and the prisoner was ds.
charged Heavens now could even German Jew
man as his wifc--tne lovely woman who passed QUO
Couf2 ..-.s, s.s...- ... ....s,.f.,.-.f f1.
Then came plcKpocket Mr.. John Lane. He was
discharged because the lady whose pocket ne
picked was Ia Boston. itwas a healthy sight for
honest men TO see his .blooming pals slap him On
Nobody cares whether Daniel J. MCCARTHY alta
put head on PAT Mclaughlin except the Two Young
men concerned-except Patrick, who sustained tne
injuries, and Daniel, VINO paid $25 Tor his rufnanly
amusement. .I.0f ~ a9bA s0ttHl ttNc.i aN III ~
NicKewla Cock stole book from Brenlano and
Nobody looked at that poor boy, Charles Fred
ericks, Who stole pocketbook containing stx
was prc %er
eyes and plump figure habited Ia pnrp:e skirt.
WITH velvet sacane and velvet has WITH . BLACK
neck. The boy was sem to the House OF Refuge and
nobody cared scar ely even Judge Snandley, whosq
= NO ONE CARES ron THE MISERABLE DoY =,
rr ipo vSscased tho Slight recoiIsco Which tSss
poor pale boy, about to nnrm the mallgn promise
Of his Doynood in life Of SIN. Tor momont miGhs
Tnere are nine boys dealt with in almost as many
minutes. stealing drinking stolen wine or soda
water Let US pause for moment over one. John
Kelly Is his name. Henry Downes, a great, strong
man, testified that the BOY was q regular NUS
ancc. The Judge frowns this down; 1t d0esn's BE-
long to the case litle ragged boy swears that he
has large black eyes, aud they all with tears
-, :. didn't take 'em a. ALL SIR never had eos-
the responsive sob OF a poor, broken -heartsd
mother heard ut the other side OF the Court and
woman Is led out crying If her heart would break.
shrleks in his agony ana stretches out his iitsis
hands. I'll uo DlWef "a Hu 0l
~, q had nothing to do with it, no moro than this
Judges when they are about to condemn man 70
death latter and become husky IN the throat.
Shandey faltered. and MS voice became husky -
he told the prisoner that he found him
GUILTY, BUT SUSPENDED SENTENCE.
&c could 60. The feeling which came upon the
heart when that black-eyed boy, wild 0ds,a OF tho
streets as he was, cIaspcd that wang mother was
worth a centu.y OF sermons. God, who looks down
on these things and counts the panas OF the hcars
against the sllppngs OF the hand, said that Judg-
mcnt was right.
Now comes light comedy under dark skim.
William DAVIDSON, little ngger, threatened 70 stab
Grandson Watkins, q big Niger. The little niggef
alleges that IL Is all because nc
VOTED FOR MIKE NORTON.
He Il let on win five days In prison. me Ihunnor-
bolt struck the Judge soft place: ieliow Ieot'
Ing makes US wundrOus Kind.
The man who stoo ham by way OF wages ana
the big man. who put the ham uuder MIS- cosS sVs
two months each. l
Pretty little Eva White was charged By ntce-look-
ing Mary Jane DIX with stealing sacque, an un-
derskirt and q pair OF drawers. The ueendane
was pretier than the complainant ana the whole
case seemed TO be one Of jealousy.
~ saw inv underskirt on ber,n said Mary Jane.