The New York herald., 1871-11-23
TOMBS POLICE COURT.
Tho Day Of the Reception" Mary Ann Scott
Again Arrested Twenty three Years Com
Ing to the Tombs'-The Pick
pockets Arraigned- Identity
ing the shoplifters.

The duh, heavy atmosphere Of early morning yes
terlay made the T0mbs Police Court assume In
extra strength It's peculiarly forbiddng aspect The
stinlng stenches from the prison mixed with the
poisonous alcoholic vapor created by the breathing
OF the crowds OF bleared and 0l0ated culpnts and
vagrants who tnronged the pens at the side OF the
ROOM windows were opened In vain. The place
was impregnated with stencil, and sensitive stom-
achs had no business IN such o place. On the
benches facing the Judges desk were the ordinary
crowds Of curiosity seekers, mingled with the
half-sleepy police onicers who had been
awakened from comfortable maps to convey
their prisoners TO the Court VINO had not yet had
time to retire alter their early morning watches and
arrests. Al the side reserved Tor females there
were several OF The most miserable, dapidated and
degraded looking wretches tnat could well be
brought together. some come TO see what
fate was IN store tor companions or their own kid
ney; others were there with bandaged heads or
bunged-up eyes or fresh, gaping WOUNDS, to COM
plain OF aJiectionate taps from loving husbands
from some companion In arms. Altogether the
lombs Court at early morning presents sickening,
humillating sight, Among tne many
AMUSING CASES
brought TO the court yesterday was q woman named
Mary Ann Scott. She was brought IN during the
noon recess by TWO stalwart officers from the Fifth
precinct. Mary did not come up smiling. She was
wriggng, Yelling anu swearing, and giving the two
guardians OF the peace much they could desire
TO get ner along to the pen. she is an untidy-
LOOKING woman, aud has little Of the slattern her
appearance. When she finally entered the box she
jumped up on one Of the wooden forms and COM
menced abusing the officers In lerce STYLE declaring
that they mad broken her arm. She '.opened" on
them with such uerce TRADE that she actually
f0amed ut the mouth. "Oh.n she cried, "y0u dirty
-, you want to XIII me; you want to kill me by
degrees Ye can't 40 II Pm coming TO this Tombs
Inc Door arm where they tried to break s It'll It three
times And look AZ me other nana where lie bit It,
Johnny wlll sing you little song Yes III sing
. little song-oh once was happy but now I'm
to the side OF the box she said 'Givc drink or
water aud I'll sing you nice rlle song"
arnS water SanS was HANDED sa e The
. bless us, and God damn the peelers, the dirty -"
The water hssed down her throat, after which she
SPEECH AND SONG.
"What do you think, Johnny. They put me IN
Wouldn't have 1t, and they had to get an express
wagun-a great big express wagon. Them two
Scott oua A woman @ n'S iorsy so years. @
OF age. damn ye When We were toasting yer shins
n reana was as workinS ma nara IL Backwes
The road that leads to Dublin;
Here's the rocky road
Oh, bring me back the man love-"
This she sang through In maudlin STYLE but CIV
ing evidences OF having once had o good. vigorous
voice. oh, you dirty, tine wing =; blast ye, III
PICK the goose that II nlbble the grass over YER rot
lhis fearful trade was enjoyed by the crowds in
the court room. who were waiting for the Judges
return. Two miserable looking wretches OF men
WHO came under The denomination ''bummers,n
were brought in ana placed in the male
did the Court officers insist on Inc woman remain
tItvn.
down stars without waiiiny FOR the Judge, she
would at down ana SOB about her '..ppor arm that
rupted by the entrance OF large snei police olcer
with a poor, timid-ooklng inebriate ''Oh hell p'
man. You e were You 's ous Are
an freshman, handsome ! think you are. You
ought a peer nesn onr mere s was nobody but Dasshnen
conner IN the box, sne says, "Missls, what did you
dor" This was asked IA such = peculiar style -she
umia one. g! got drunk,n was ihe meek reply.
u You s 20 d%as vs ar. ION to be
band send you mere, ma'dmW
"Oa, no; he'd be very sorry to do that"
"ie would, would he he'd be very sorry. Well,
you ought 10 be ashamed OF yourself 10 get drunk
and ceme nere THIS Is no place for drunken
people,
Tnls was received with another round of laughter,
whereupon Mary Ann lifted ner skirt coquettishy
with one nnnd amd stepped across & IRON form 70
was the Boweis Tnee-atur." Thus she went on,
alternately singing, calling down imprecalions on
nan on the Moor, until It was found necessary to
have ner removed 10 the cells. She agreed 70 60
would not nut hand on her, but she positively re-
fused TO 90 WIN the officers VINO had arrested her,
and had as she SAID. "tried 10 break her arm"
OTHER CURIOUS SPECIMENS
OF humanity were brought In from time to time:
the majority OF those brought IN were females and
bad tongues and gave the olicers "pieces OF their
mlnd" IN no cnoice language. miserable speci-
men OF thorough African was brought up for being
uriInk He was naturally one OF the biackest ana
most slupld.iooking ''man and brother that could
DC met with. lie had evidently been working IN
Hour ior his lace below his forehead was wnltened
N suca peculiar way ~ 10 make ms lace .opX ike
cancature cut ON cocoanut shell and The dipped
In -four lie was very drunk and was accordingly
sent below.
mad undoubtedly lively time at the reception on
Tuesday, and many, perhaps, escaped rne lie
tect,ves under Captain Irving, however, did some
good work. for under the orders OF their chief, they
IRA. I'M every suspicious character they came
across IN the crowds. Among these was Old
OF age, a well known expert Charles harris,
young customer, was also caught, but nothing
Hogan, alter making the record OF their arragn.
ment, dismissed them. young aeiow named
aee' aer nanr PICKED mt pocsst
Dantel was caught with the property,
ocor Sn 81 r..
ca9gh, young man who who gave ,rodv ms name a,if
Fulton street, with watch M ms hand. Tne offcer
saw him moving rather suspicously. and when he
attempted TO put MS hand 10 hrs pocket the OFFICER
grabbed the hand ana there found Inc watch, which
had been 'rungv on. The watch Is a medium size
silver hunting case, patent lever. made by Henri
Matney Locie and II numbered 50, 40. Judge Hogan
committed the prsono. without ban uati the owner
Of the watcD could be found.
TIE SHOPLIfiBRS
who were arrested by the oficers OF the Twenty
sixth precinct on Tuesday were brough, up yester.
day morning for examination. Several slorekeepers
were present ana denll6ed one more OF the trio
"a persons who nad VISITED their store immediately
preceding the loss OF some valuable goods. Judge
Hogan committed them Tor trlal Ill default OF $4,000
bali each.