The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-07
JEFFERSON MARAET POLICE COURT.

It's Sunday Observation-Disclosures Social
Evil-Mntrin,onnl MISUNDERSTANDING
Assault and Battery-Bcatins an Old WO.
With dashboard.
Before Justice Cox.
Despite the Sabbath day peacefulness that brooded
like blessing the City yesterday the usual
Der Of maefactors crowded the dock of the Jelfer-
son Market Police Court. and the everyday audience
OF motley humanity in the seats IN front Of the
Bench. The first case brought up was one Of beasty
intoxication. Then came long series OF com.
plants, which were instances Of all the
PETTY EVILS
that afIlict men of unruly impulses. With that re-
markable insight OF human nature which Is useful
and appropriate in Police Justice, Judge dts
posed OF the Offenders in manner exalt1ng to
justice as far as lay In his power. II was matter
Of wonder how easily he saw through all the sub
terfuges which were resorted TO by the individuals
who engaged his attention The drunken wretches
especially, haggard and bloated from the last
nights debauchery, attempted all excuses for their
presence, and in many instances slgnally failed
or establishing reason or reasons why or where
fore they should have yielded to the thraldom Of
appetite. One poor fellow, who had read Shak-
speare some time in better days, said that nothing
warmed the winter of his discomfort so much as the
assured prospect Of the wages OF Saturday night.
Like most OF his predecessors OF the morning he
before MS defence was contaminated
The number OF questionable females who are now
arrested nightly-greater than for long Time
past-shOws how rank Is the growth OF
THE TERRIBLE SOCIAL EVIL.
These gleanings Of the night watch are the most
ptIable sight In The procession OF Onenders tnat
files before the tribunal each morning. Among
them are many girls as young as thirteen and fifteen
years. who ape the brazen faces and filthy tongues
older sinners In his punishment OF these Tor H.
decent behavior in the streets Judge Cox is unre
entlngly severe, and encourages officers TO do their
best IN wee0lng out the evil.
The most comical scenes occur from the counter
accusations OF man and wife before the Judge Like
the ''lnieicities' OF Barry Gray, however, these
conferences with HIS Honor, though characterized
by loud words OF protestatiOn usually end in fecl-
tlous adjustments and the turbulent couple depart
in peace. But saturday night usually brings
forth many instances Of drunken brutality,
illustrated by bruised and SCARED faces, and sucn
cases treated with more severe penalties than
mere reprmands. The belligerent parties usually
pass from the court room destined TO the excluded
shades OF Backwcll's Island. so the change,
and the police court is really an eptome or iustra
JIOns OF all the passions, virtues and Affections OF
daily life In the great city.
Yesterday only one case was OF SUFFICIENT import
ance TO interest the public. Sarah Duny, OF NO.
Weehawken street. entered charge OF
ASSAULT AND BATTERY
against Thomas Cuslck. She Is an aged woman
and appears to have been terribly misused. On
Saturday night Cusick, who boards at her house,
entered in q drunken condition, utterng basphemy
and obscenty. He made his way TO the kitchen,
where the complainant was at work with her
hand-naiden, and proceeded to make love unto the
sci resented, and Mrs. Duffy demonstrated with the
man. wnereupon he Knocked her down. and, selZ-
ing a dashboard, struck her repeatedly across The
back. The cries Of the women brought TO their AID
precinct station. He was committed by Judge Cox
IN $500 TO answer.