The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-02
The District Attorney Protests Against
the Action Of the Court.
Scenes at the Jail, In the Supreme Court
Chambers and the Sheriff's Office
How Slippery Dick Breakfasted
and Received His Visitors
New Years Sharp Practice.
Affecting Scene Between Brennan
and Connolly.

Comptroller OF the city OF New York. sat yesterday
morning IN the pleasantly iurnlshed parlor OF
Warden Tracy in Ludlow street County jail.
A large CRATE fire was glowing cheerfuy In the
room, an the radiant pictures In the fire attracted
the prisoners attention as he sat smoking his fine
meerschaum and muslng over the events OF his
past and, it must be said, very eventful Lille.
COMFORTABLE QUARTERS.
!. The oil portrait OF Warden Tracy, taken eleven
years ago. hung over black walnut desk, and Con-
noly's eyes occasionally turned to the painting OF
some young lads VINO were depicted swinging on
IN OLD farm gate or then Wandered to nuinper OF
photographs OF Palmers Marbles that served TO
adorn the walls OF the handsome apartment. Mr..
Connolly had just made his toilet and was taking
mis- morning siesta be the breakfast hour 1t
the first and only New Years Day that the eX.
Comptroller had ever spent in a prison. and the
reveries of man In such circumstances were not
very cheerful, IL is to be presumed
ID TWO apartments have been occupied by Connolly
one which ne used as O bedroom and the other as q
parlor for the last i've weeks The nth week of his
confinement would have expired on next Wednes
day night.
LOVING WIFE,
During that time the ex-Comptroller's loving vile
has been absent from his Side but one day. and That
days absence on her part was the result Of severe
0t Of sickness. boy brought IN the different
morning papers and laid them In a respectful man.
ner. where Connolly could place his hand upon
them. He turned around and carefully selected the
mornings HERALD from the heap
READING THE HERALD.
He opened Its fresh, crisp pages and began TO
read all the facts In his case in very deliberate
manner, stopping at times 10 think on his very
fortunate position, while the glad shouts and horn
hOoLlngs of the noisy boys clarifying the incoming
ofthe New Years Day smote harshly on the ears OF
him once SO powerful and now prisoner under
ban OF public opinion.
The door opened suddenly. Mr.. Connolly held
up the HERALD as shield, and tho good.lookng
Warden appeared in the room.
81 wish you happy New Year, Mr. Connolly"
said tho Warden, pleasantly.
"a wish you the same, ana many happy returns to
yourself and family, john" returned Mr.. Connolly
in reply to John Tracy The door opened again. aud
Mrs. Tracy, her face beamng, entered the room.
Mr. 0's$ $ss a ,0s9. or TIE SEASON.
'1Iappy New ear, Mi. Connolly" SAID cheerful
Mrs. Tracy. = r@-ysZ .:.:-s - =
>. The hard immobile lines In Connolly's face soft
ened for an Instant anu his eyes glistened DIS he re-
Piled,
''Thank you, Mrs. Tracy; wish you many very
many happy returns Of tits day aud your children
Also"
Then the face OF the eX- Comptroller resumed lis
hard cynical expression once more, and as the
warden ana his wife left the apartment Mr.. Con
molly fell onca more to perusal OF the interesting
REvERIEs IN TIE FIRE.
Then he mused and thought oyer his PAST life
opened for the third time.
The new conner was little. wiry and small set
hair, q quick step and black suit OF clothes. This
carried Ids some s briefs in his pocket 49, ~
'.HAppY NEW YEAR, SIR"
"ThanK you, Mr.. Connolly. I wish you the same
you out Of nero This confinement Is shame. You
must spend New Years Day with your family, sir
have some papers that you are 20 sign," SAID
HABEAs CORPUS.
The two men conversed for the space OF half an
hour very earnestly, and during that lime Connolly
signed the briefs which Mr.. McKeon had suddenly
SSp S%s o. = s O5S e Mr. S e WAS ole
served By the turnkey who opened the 'front.' door
that he walked ak with II, firm firm eaE slap,
than usua! confidence. he probably took
n% ne %sy y Mr. CqnnSO
corpus for the release or Mr.. Connolly ON BAH
should IS issued forthwith, Or Us soon as John NC.
alned old Nestor. Charles O'Conor. New YEATS
Day, although believed TO he O legal holiday, was
selected for the com, De main.
BREAKFAST FOR THE GODS
AT halt.past ten O'Clock the door again opened
behind Mi. Connolly, anu this time iJ was TO let
one Of tue PRISON servants enter, who bore into
the room several dishes with a smoklng
not breakfast nanked by notwithstanding cofeo
pot Even an ex-Comptroler in trouble must ca.
on New Years. Warden Tracy and his good. look.
spread table along with Mr.. Connolly. II was
juicy, hot, beautiful and succulent breakfast.
PoRrERu0UsE STEAK.
First, there was noble, thick ana nicely-broiei
porterlouse steak, more than enough for three per-
was well.heapcd dish OF mutton chops, lined with
shat nice white suct lat which makes the mouth OF
Then there were about twenty. four large irish
potatoes-iust eight potatoes TO each man-in their
Is very fond Of potatoes In Their uckets rs thew
Gar moro mealy when cooked az naasret. side by
side with the potatoes was another dish containing
broilcd pork chops.
Then there was last, but not least dish OF br0cd
man, Great skill lad been manifested In the
cooking Of the PORK chops and broled ham.
until ave hours after eans and these we're IL for
Pm emperor. The meat was white as the meat ON
pronounced 1t simply delicious anu '''' e'AA0A'
Connolly to- warden s Trac9 mutton chops said Mr.
warden TsAor-Yes, Mr.. Connolly; they are per.
''' '1I DEsTRS Sn 'e o. The 50 s iuSs
Without more ado the s.p party or three fell to at
made among the potatoes In q few minutes. MI
Connolly took MIX and sugar In his coffee, although
Sca to the Sieys In bali an hour tie Sas
oe was pretty Ven seaed MI apRs
table was then cleared away. and FOR While Mr.
Connolly was LEFT alone.
= THBRR OLD FRIENDS.
0Suddenly thore came another ring at the door bell
and the turnkey admitted three gentlemen who had
called to pay their New Years compliments TO lhe
px.Comptroller These gentlemen move in the first
society, and are named respectively Maurice
Powers, Richard Beamish and John D. Newman.
Mr.. Powers, who Is quite good ooEinG, shook hands
with Mr.. Connolly three times. and Mr.. Newman,
who never was known to smile but when collect
Ing assessments, could hardly restrain himself, so
erdently did he desire 10 embrace the late Comp
trcller Warden Tracy was Just drinking me health
M MS friend George Bryan, OF Boston, with parry
OF friends, ana the three new Corners VINO were fol.
lowing oo1ee and lemonade route, were invited
70 join In the glow Of hospitality, which they did