The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-16
SPECIAL SESSIONS COURT.

Disposjng Of FOrty-four Criminals In
One Hour and a Quartcr-A True-Born
Irish Girl from Hamburg" Pasted''
I'm Prison for Ten Days.
In the Special Sessions Court yesterday morning
there were assembled the usual number of spec
tators, witnesses of both sexes, lawyers and con-
stitutional hangers on, who week In and week out,
congregate in and about the court room simply
be ,ause they have nothing better to do and no
other way OF killing time. Judges Bowling
Shandley and Cox were on the bench,
and in just one hour and a quarter
disposed OF calendar OF fortyfour cases, none of
which, however, were OF any great import ance, al
though several Of them served most excellently to
give one good idea of the neither 81 de Of the
great metropolis. For instance, James Burns,
notwithstanding individual, with high cheek bones,
dark gray scowling eyes and square und err jaw,
was charged with assaulting another individual Of
his own ik. The compliments testimony was to
the effect that he owed the defendant ten shings
ana because ne Somiu nor, or rather wonia not
to completely close 1t and dress it in full suit Of
mourning. This last assertion was evidently cor
Of court plaster over the injured optic. The de-
PENDANT now took the witness stand, and in re-
to his counsel s to give his version sion
yer feller he come down to me shanty and insulted
me ould woman and yes knows Pm not the lad to
uncle Dudley. Well, when heard he had gone and
insulted the old GAL why, We see st went over and
pasted him.
Judge Dowling-I will "paste" you in the City
Prison for ten days.
Caroline Denahan is poor, hard working woman
who makes her living, such as 1t is by sewing PAN
falcons. About two weeks ago she got the
cloth for sixteen pairs from Broadway firm, and,
as the firm alleges, returned but twelve pairs, keep
ing the other four. Her counsel said the complaint
did not show an dnfr,us tgandt on the part OF the
complainant and he therefore, moved for her dis
charge. Judge bowling granted the motion, and
the poor woman took her departure with the least
possible delay.
william Clare was arraigned on complaint OF ON
Ger Peter NJ Henry, whom he had assaulted with a
brickbat and the toe OF his boot. Clare pleaded
guilty. The officer said he standing at the
ner Of Mulberry and Prince streets, when woman
came to- him and requested that he would arrest
Clare, who was very much intoxicated. Henry pro-
ceeded to comply with her request, when Clare hit
him, as before stated telling him to the ground,
where he kicked him most shamefully, and
would probably have killed him but for the
timely interference OF brother officer, who
came in response to his cries Of distress. Judge
Bowling said he was determined to punish severely
any person who might be brought before him on
such charge as this ''The officers must be pro-
tected,o he said, from such miscreants as your
SELF and will therefore send you to the Peniten-
| tiary for nine months"
| Maggie McFlarety Is q buxom lass and looks like
| q daughter OF the Emerald Isle, although she as
| sureC the HERALD reporter that she was born In
| Hamburg, and that her father was a true born
Frenchman. Maggie was accused OF having stolen
So from her employer, but she Indignantly denied
the charge. Through the efforts OF her counsel she
WAS acquitted