The New York herald., 1872-12-27
TomBs POLICE COURT.

Row In Water Street-An O6scer Stab.
he'd In the Thigh-A Queer Way Of
Getting u Christmas Djnner-A Hum
CRY Man Smashes = Plate Glass VIM
dow to Reach Turkey-FrOceedings
Before Judge Bowling.
The returns at the Tombs yesterday morning
were unusually large, especially the drunk and
dsorderly cases. "Christmas comes but once
a year," but it came once TOO often for number
OF people who made too much of the good cheer so
literally provided. AS one OF the clerks senten-
tiously remarked, "What a number OF respectable
drunkards we have this mornngln And so it was
some twenty different persons were brought before
the bar or Justice who evidently belonged TO pretty
good class OF society. They hung down their heads
IN utter shame at the degradation they had placed
themselves in, and Judge bowling, thinking they
had suffered punis enough discharged them
without even reprimand.
The drunkards being disposed OF more serious
TROUBLE AMONG THE SMITHS.
Henry Smith keeps a liquor store at SO West
street. On Christmas Eve man named Charles
Smith, no relation to the Aforesaid Henry, came
into the former Smiths store and called
and acted in very dlsorderly manner. The pro-
prletOr and another Smith surnamed william at
Chnes in 20 revenre saIeG e in e ca aga
with pocketknlfe. Charles was arrested and
Judge Downing committed him for trial at General
Sessions.
CROSS CHRISTMAS TURKEY.
Alfred Cross, q laborer on railroad was stroll
head hes i was blazing with bad whlskey and his his
stomach gnawing with hunger. He passed the
store 24o Broadway, where patent cooker is on
exhibition, with roast turkey on the Spit
'vESI, vIDI vICI.o
Cross saw the turkey and as he could not open
the door he put his foot through the plate glass
window and walked in through the aperture thus
summarily made,
direction OF the noise ana when he got opposite
the window lie saw tan, stawart man, with
h Inv hflEn md Eni ftrE in hn.
ing iulous onslaught ON the turkey cooked by
the patent apparatus.
MI. Alfred Cross made no resistance to the Officer
but walked with him quietly to the Chambers street
station house. Mr.. William G. Philips, the proprie-
tor OF the concern, appeared before Judge bowling
to prefer charge against the man who smashed
his glass and eat his turkey. He told the Judge
that he did not think the prisoner was burglar or
intended to commit burglary; that all he wanted
was compensation for the broken window. COM
plant OF malicious mischief was taken against
Cross, and His Honor committed him for trial at
- 'bowNfALL OF WATER STREET"
Jack Perry and his better half, Mag Perry alias
33s Water street. 1t is the resort OF the worst
characters OF both sexes in the Fourth ward.
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into Jack Perry's; there's an awful row there"
Oncer Murphy ran into the house and found
drunken sailor with his hand on Mag's throat,
while Mag was yelling like an iniuriated wild
beast. Her husband was coming forward TO
strike the saor and M arm WA was arrested ny
Of the house and then both husband and wife
turned on the officer. They Knocked him down
and kicked him. lie made his way TO the sidewak
and raped loudly for assistance. 0fcer Meyer
and two other officers came up and then general
melee ensucd. A gang OF some twenty pmps and
thieves came out OF Perfy's place and attacked the
officers, front and rear. In the scrimmage, IN
which The policemen used their clubs freely and to
great advantage against the desperate mob, Ofllcer
Meyer was stabbed in the thigh by some unknown
person, who escaped In the darkness OF the night
Jack ana his cara sDosa were arraigned before
Judge Dowling yesterday morning and held to an
Swer.
HOW TO LOSE A DIAMOND Pm
On the 18TH OF December Albert >. Whitaker
went into the drinking saloon corner o! Houston
and Crosby streets In a drunken condition. He
treated the house some six or seven times, and at
last became obiyious OF where he was or who was
with him. While in this state lie was robbed OF a
diamond pin worth $500 and an overcoat worth
$50. When he came to his senses he explained to
Detectives Clapp and Bennett, WHO, Wednesday
night, arrested a wen known thief named johnny
Murphy. Murphy was brought before Judge
bowling yesterday and held in $4,000 bail to an