The New York herald., 1871-03-19
TWO COUNTERFEIT CULPRIU Gagged.
The Curious Young Man Who
Wanted the "Queer.o
The Southern, the Umbrella and
the Hatter's Eye.

The Court OF Special Sessions yesterday sported
calendar OF twenty ty-three cases. mostly OF the as
sault ana battery cruelty to animals order or
offence. In the former line the injared were gene.
rally OF lorgiyng turn of mind and the prisoners
were, as a consequence, discharged; in the latteg
| the
| OLD HORSE PHILANTHROPY
J OF Mr.. Bergh and his assistants was rewarded by
fines Of from five dollars to ten dollars inflicted on
the animal matreaters. A Massachusetts Irlshman
lost silver watch on the New Haven steamer. the
orode chain found IN the possession of Daniel
Sullivan, OF Brooklyn, and Daniel sent for six
mouths 10 the Penitentiary. plckpocket named
| Thomas Connery, alias English,
OPERATING ON BROADWAY
ON Friday, while the st. Patrck's procession was
passing, was observed by o detective policeman,
and as a silver watch was found on the ground in
close proximity 70 Thomas, the Judge sent MIN for
SIX months also.
Julia Curry, respectable-looking girl, OF some
four and twenty summers, charged william Pnnei
with attempting Indecent assault One month
In the Penitenliary the result to William The
most Important case yesterday was one of which
THE QUEER
was the subject. TWO sloucny specimens OF hu
maniy, named respectively Henry Palmer ana
Edward Haskins, charged with fraud
by Yankee pedier, from the Granite State
named Melvin r. Cove. This was sharp, wide.
awake young man OF some five and twenty years
VINO gave his direct examination very coolly but
weakened considerably on the cross. examination.
Ills statement was rolows:-I arrived on lasc
Friday in New York ana went to Page's hotel; after
which went Out TO the curosliles OF the city:
among other things remembered having received
letter when at Providence K. l.. in reference TO
remittance which was acknoH ledged bv firm named
OWeHs, D 0o ilDSily tHlS city TINS letter
further stated tnat, on settling Tor certain balance,
box, stated 70 pe at The express ONCE contains M
$500 worth of property would be delivered To mes
OUT or PtRE CURIOSITY
went to look alter this frm III Liberty street, and
while standing ON tpe sine nnnosiIe M "a wis 40
costel Dy man and told the firm nad moved TO No.
Is Nassau street; accompanied MIN tnither and
entered room No. H.: there found IN. two prison.
ers; Palmer was seatea at desk, ana took a seat
beside aim: aiser some conversation as 10 whether
! was rixht party produced the letter. he then
onefei 10 snow me some samples, anu pulled out
WHICH Looked GENUINE
compared them WIN some had, ana could not
dlslasnlsh la The dilerence ne then offered 500
and Palmer tied up 500 OF them IN PASTE
BOARD box, and asked me where | would have it
wards decided on New London; the parcel was
given TO man IN the ofice. lett TO nave II ex-
pressed as directed; never received anything tor
my tilt en- dollars
Crosse xamined-I am pcdler am not married;
go 10 church sometimes; did not come here 10 buy
counterfeit money; was on my way TO Albany: the
letter was addressed to my name but was Gos for
me, only Went to owens out OF curiosity; expected
To get 800 Tor nteen dollars.
tounsel--Did you expect TO get 500 in counter
felt money7
Peder-I expected Soo
Answer the ques,i, yes or no. Did you bargain
for ana expect to get this 800 III legal oroouDterieit
Tne witness here broke down and got confused,
but
EQuTvocATED
and would not explicitly ADMIT the guilty feature Of
the exchange.
William nine, in the employ OF the prisoner as
arrest eposed that he got package from The prls-
oner Palmer 10 take TO the express ONCE and alter
going some distance turned back, as he had forgot.
ten wnere he was sent; had sent packages pre-
viously by express; never inquired what the busi-
ness OF his employers was. thought ne was in law.
yers oce MS saiary was TO oc ten dollars week,
but he only received two dollars.
The Judge commented on his innocence.
Detective John Dunne who made the arrests.
found some papers belonging to LAWYER named
the Court al the close or which Juuge bowling re-
maj ked, briefly and 10 the point -
'.Ine Court finds the prisoners guilty.. After q
pause lie continued, u have been Obliged 10 tnd
THIS verdict because although it Is evident that the
VERY DIsHoNoRAH1E MAN.
justice must make use OF even such instruments
and IN the same way with The witness used who was
N yoGr employ tta tue prisonersD. Ihe country IL
hooded WIN circulars from sucu men as YOU aud
sOmt thing should be done To stop it, IN this case it
is the people OF the state wnom you have Offended
and not the comp a nant, VINO i unworthy Of any
apology. The sequence OF the Courr - tnat you,
eacn u you be sent 70 the Pcntentiary Tor six
months and stand coinnntsed until you pay q line OF
fifty dollars.
The next case was assault and battery. The
as anlieI when he 5000 behind ihe ra.. exhibited
thirty years CT age. lie was
SOUTHERN "BLo0D,r
and exhibited fine blonde ~ uslache strong chin.
and har carefully parted down the DacE OF the head.
The assaulted was a halter. The assault took place
n the store OF Knox, No. 5S3 Broadway. William Il.
Johnstone was the outraged man OF hats, and q mld
young Creature, with maidenly blush. he looked
as he mounted the stand, swofe anu took hs
IN ln ftprt
that Thomas ii. Broome entered Ihe store aud nego-
uated Tor a Dat. No chdpedt on the premises would
satisfy hm although he tried many. pronouncing
each In turn lmper ect. This linputalI0n the hat
man mildly contested, which rlied the Southern
Broome sorely, who announced, the lAct OF his
Southern extraction; OF his having ionant the Yah
kees Tor four years. and has wilingnc 70 continue
the struggle he called hun a Yankee son OF a b--h.
and then laid on the hatmans head with an UNI
hreila lie drew small penknie and iinany,
after some further words, jabDcu The IN the
eye with the umbrella. Aztec all the CIRCUMSTANCES
had been considered Broome The Uioodn was
ordered to pay, and did pay, u fine OF twenty-five
dollars.
CRtyGE AVN lRFTT