The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-02


followed quick the heels OF the rst Joel that
the dOorkeeper was quite ast0nished and the hand
some Colone, Gardiner began TO whistle Brennan
Just at this moment Warden Tracy came out and
WHATS the matter. Stevens Anything hap.
peneds" s
BOOT AND SADDLE.
as s want oonnoy W. are soing g
habeas him right away
Warden lRAoy Have you got Mr.. Connolly's dis.
charge with you. Mr.. Stevensr
Under sherlr STEvENs-No; but Sheriff Brennan
has been served with writ. ana we must bring his
body before Barnard right OIL. So hurry up. now,
do.'
Here joel fthlan entered the room where Mr..
Connolly was sitting smoking hts beautl I'll neer-
schaum pipe, and he SAID TO his father In -law:-'
A S0S-iN.LAw SPEAKS.
Mr. connolly, want you to come and take
rue WIN me as far as the Supreme Court. We have
habcas for YOU"
MI. Connolly. when he heard his son-ln.law say
had been broken under MS I've weeks confinement,
ana he lost his w0nted sell possession when the
news came that ne was about 10 become a Tree man
and have liberty to spend New Years In the bosom
OF his family. He went to his bedroom to get MS
ma, anu coat, and nearly wept
Under Sheriff STEVENS VERY hot)-Hurry up, Mr.
Tracy and come along
The Warden helped Mr.. Connolly on with his
overcoat.
HIS OWN FLESH AND BLOOD.
Just at THIS moment very Affecting incident &C.
curred. As mir. Connolly was about to leave his
These were three ladles-Mrs. Richard Il. Connolly
ana the young and beautiful Mrs. Judge Fithan and
the equally charming Mrs. surrogate Robert u.
Hutchngs, the two latter being daughters OF the
ex.Uomptroller.
sight OF her husband, aud wept prOiusely as she
fOndly Caressed MN. The two other ladies s0bJed
freely aud embraced their wretched parent. one
oil the ladies carried In her large basket OF
flowers, In wnlca the single word "Hope" was ar.
tisticaiy lnlaid IN charming mosaic of taponicas
present from lady friend OF the eXCOmptrOller,
who had sent 1t to the jail, and cost $lCo.
AN AFFECTING SCENE.
The picture OF the three ladies clingng to Mr.
Connolly was indeed neart-rending one, and beg
gAls description All the gentlemen left the room,
not wishing TO Obtruue on the privacy Of such u
sacred act OF hllal aud conjugal tenderness.
get In THE HACK.n
outside OF the JAIL but he did not go to the court
In this conveyance. more democratic hack was
IN waiting at the door, and into this Mr.. Tracy
walk he ieryently exclaimed,
Coz i "a Coo am In the pure air once more on
Mr.. Connolly and Stevens. the Under Sheriff, sat
at the back OF the hack and Judge Fithlan and
provision and IT, oughtfu care Mr.. Tracy had filled
his pockets with long -Clay-ultra'' cigars,
all began to pun away with great gusto. Connolly
leading of In perfect gust.
"THANKs TO MY ANCIENT.n
Judge FTTHIAN said In the COach:-Thls Is all due
to sheriff brennan that you are getting out OF THIS
Mr. UoNNoLLY-I am deeply grateful to Sheriff
Brennan, and shall not forget 1t.
The prvaIe coupe was closely following the hack,
anu lney both stopped at the Chambers street en-
cident at tnis moment Robert Hutchings ana
Rufus II. Andrews appeared on the scene as II they
heard or funeral note as Kufe hurried up the
steps following Connolly. he dld not no! even shed q
whose hair was beautifully CURED and oiled.
Tracy, stevens, Connolly, Iutchings. Fithian,
and Group Of VINO h ha nar
House, assembled to the Supreme Court
Chambers and from thence passed into a
out 70 find Sherin Brennan and Warden Tracy and
Connolly remained in the private room sitting
together. HGtohlngl ami Flthian bounced around
MsEfNG or CRssrEs AND rYLApEs.
Sheriff Brennan came into tho private room In
lie went forward TO where Connolly was sitting ana
said, tie latter rose, extending his hand ~ the
GLOW arc yon, Mr.. Connolly ~
IL aul pretty well, Mr.. Brennan"
Each wished the other happy New Years. and
looked In each others faces like inc Roman augura
WHO were dividing the entralls Of the sacrlaoial
rncrlT B6ENSAN-i WINS hound to have you gel
0ut day somehow Oh another.
Mr.. C0NNOLLY-I thank you very much Mr..
Brennan. l am very grateful.
Judge FlTHIAN-YOu have acted first rate In III Is
matter, Sheriff Brennan.
Here the three principals had quiet laugh to
themselves.
e.~ INNOcENT AS LAMBS.
At this moment District Attorney Garvln and
Assistant District Attorney Sullivan entered, fol-
lowed b. Judge Barnard. GaryIn looked as If he
ielJ that the eyes OF Delaware were fastened upon
him. Sullivan seemed ike martyr about to tes-
tlfg fer The Iatt judge Barnard looked pc .fecty
happy and at peace with the world, and mis- mus
'aChe had u charming glOsS'
The Judge took his scat ON the bench, the sheriff
''' 30, YEs O. YES! o, YEsm
The crier OF the Court, 0nlcer Neais, big fellow
Court OH the sloppy New Years Day, and seemed
astonished TO md himself there when he should
has S asps ' oauS s
at "e met chance NEW sas 9 Sa1 Tss
calls during which time he might open Court Every.
thing was smiling and no one believed that New
Years Day could be legal holiday. Onicer Nealis
Hear ye hear We hear We All persons having
business IN the supreme Court Chambers OF the city
OF New YORK, draw near anu give attention and you
will be heard"
a, lhis moment John McKeon, all bristling over
With Law points, and fiery as veteran OF the Next
can war; came into Court to look alter the Inter-
A SECOND DANIEL. CONE TO JUDGMENT
Judge BAINARD-An application has been made
to brlng the body Of Richard u. Connolly, who has
been couiined in the County Jal, before me on a
writ Of naoeas corpus. have granted the writ,
aud now desire to hear what counsel have to say In
the matter. Here Brennan had genial laugh.)
THE EYES OF DELAWARE.
District Attorney GARvlN I'm q nervous manner)-
Iobec 10 the action o. the Court may IL please Your
Honor; for three reasonsFrst. because that during
The sessions OF the Court Of Oyer and Terminer all
questions Of criminal BAN must presented to that
Codrt; secondly, | have not had more than thirty
minutes notice, and ! only happened TO he IN my
ONCE Uy mere chance; thirdly that on this public
hoiidsy-Ncw YEARS. Day-lhe action OF the Court Is
invalid.
"a HOTsPuRl HOTsPURp'
Mr. McKEON in very fery manner--All tech.
ncal obcctIops, may it please Your Honor, lust
fnil when the liberty OF the citizen is involved In
this particular case the only reason for holding Mr..
Connolly was a political reason, and he quoted at
length Judge Denllani's decision In like case.
These are extraordinary times that we have
fallen upon. Referring 10 the course OF the
District Attorney and the state Attorney General
Mr.. McKcon said That some Of their acts IN these
political cases were as unwarranted and savored as
inuch OF usurpation the acts OF the Venetian
Council OF Ten the vian0us vagaries Of the Paris
Commune. Just as Mr.. Mckeon was warming up a
singular scene took place on the Bench. Judge
Barnard mad been handed bottle and glass, and
the learned Judge, taking his glass In one hand and
the bottle IN the other. said:-
'iOH, YE TEARS"