The New York herald., 1872-07-14
COURT OF SPECIAL SESSIONS.

Assn ulting an Officer with q Slungshot-
Youthful Thieves Sent to the School
Ship-SPeedy Retributfon-Arrested at
Nine O'Clock In the Morning and Sent
to the Penitentiary mt Half-past Ten.
Dominic Granoui charged August Rene and
Thomas Nin0n, two boys OF about seventeen years
of age with having broken open stand at the
corner or South Fifth and Spring street and
stolen therefrom property to the value OF about
fifteen dollars. The officer who made the arrest
swore positively that he saw the boys have their
hands In the stand, but did not see them
take anything. Mr.. Abe Hummel appeared for the
defence, and through his efforts the lads were ac-
quilted. The employers OF each ascended the
stand and testified to their good character, and
the boys themselves were called and told such
straightforward stories that no doubt was left in
the mind OF the Court as to their innocence.
or,cer Rohan, Of the Twenty-second precinct
complained that William Kehoe and Daniel
McLoughian, two Misunderstanding roughs had as
saulted him with q slungshOt. II appears nom the
oticers evidence, which partially corroborated
by another olficer, that first class row was in
progress at the corner OF Forty.second street
and Eleventh avenue, and that Rohan was called
to quel 1t. When he approached the gang he at
tempted to arrest Kehoe who drew from his coat
sleeve the slungshot and dealt him murderous
blow on the head, telling him to the ground. While
down McLoughlan took the 0fflcers club and be-
labored him numerically. The neighborhood has
about three months since respectable
German citizen was murdered on the
same corner where the assault took
place. Ten witnesses were called for the defence,
nearly every one Of whom told different stories A
woman swOre positively that McLoughlan was not
present at the time OF the assault, and the next
wtness-a man--was equally positive that he was
present and was fighting with kehOe at the time the
officer came up The next witness swOre that Nc
LOughlan was not present Mt all, but Kehoe went on
the stand and testified that he was fighting with
him when the arrest was attempted to be made.
that the party who struck the officer was one Rob-
ert OH. After few minutes consultation the
Court decided to acquit the prisoners and to send
Mccormick to the Police Court, for the purpose OF
having complaint made out against Onl, and Or
dered the witness (McCOrmick) to be sent to the
House OF Detention
SPEEDY RETRBUTION.
About nine O'Clock yesterday morning q sneak
thief named John Murphy was observed abstract
ing piece OF cloth from the line in front of the
store OF O. II. a. ii. d. Blake, 81 Franklin street.
One OF the clerks started after him, and when he
cloth so as to accelerate his speed. Oilcer Thomas
Downs joined In the pursuit. and, quickly coming up
with the thief arrested him. He was taken to the
Tombs Ponce Court at half-past nine O'Clock, where
he was committed for trial, and at hafpast ten he
was put on trial In the Court OF Special Sessions,
and IN less than five minutes was on his way to
the Penitentiary to serve out six months SEN
tence.
YOUTHFUL THIEVES.
Richard M. Pratt charged Matthew Bishop and
James Higgins, two little boys, with having stolen
pair OF shoes from his store. Mr.. Abe Huminel
conducted the case for the defence; but, notwith
standing he did all possible for the boys, they were
sent to the School Ship, the Court assuring the
counsel, however, that in the course OF few weeks
he would grant their release.