The New York herald., 1872-07-24
THE GREAT UNWAsHED.
A Day at Special sessions-H. g. and o. 8. G. In
Court-A Specimen Policeman-A Man
Beaten Nearly to Death
Paddy tho Smasher."

There was assembled within the dingy walls 0
the Special Sessions Court yesterday morning the
usual number OF dangerous foolish and licentious
personages, together with fair sprinklng OF re-
spectabiity-whi,h element, however. was for the
most part confined to the justices, the lawyers and
few of the witnesses. The prison box was
crammed with the vilest creatures the great
arose an odor altogether peculiar and not at all
fragrant. Through the bars Of the door
peered eyes denoting every degree "'
crime, want, degradation and misery.
There were little children who could not
possibly have seen more than twelve summers.
ragged, hungry and avaricious. Crime and degra-
dation have already set their damnng seal upon
their faces, which nothing short OF an nterpositon
of Divine Providence will ever eradicate. Police
courts houses of refuge and the like win never 90
it-they only intensity 1t. OF old offenders there
was any-number-men and women who spend four
ths OF their time on the wrong side Of prison bars,
cursing their Maker and signing for the end Of
their wretched existence which, happily Tor So
ciety will soon come
POLITICS IN COURT.
While waiting for the arrival OF the Justices
Messrs. Scott, Shandlcy and Ledwth-an individual
wearing the proverblal anti-historic white hat,
which he had just procured from member Of the
General Committee at the Astor House, took paper
and pencil and proceeded to canvass the assem-
bage, prisoners and all. The result was-Greeley,
2O4; Grant, 80. "Paddy the Smasher" notorious
Fourth ward rough, could not fOrego the pleasure
Of keeping up his usual custom of repeating, so
voted four times for the Cincinnati
nominees, which he declared was not one
sixteenth the number OF votes he Is accust toned to
castiug at regular election. Among the prisoners
but was found willing to swallow the Grant pill.
He was subsequently acquitted OF charge of as
sault and battery.
now POLICEMEN SWEAR.
Oficer McIaughlin OF the Twenty eighth precinct,
charged John Rose, the Hbernian custodian Of q
west side liquor store with assault and battery.
When the prisoner appeared behind tho railing
an inviting appearance Both eyes were fobed
In deep mourning and nearly closed, his face pore
at least q dozen scratches and cuts, while from
either side of the tOpmost story OF his Uranium
l0omed up three or four good sized contusions The
valiant knight OF the locust. be it remembered,
was the complainant-chargin all manner OF evil
things against Rose-and yet he was without 20
much as scratch TO show for the terrible pounding
he had received. But then, this of itself Is
NOTHING UNUSUAL,
for In the majority OF cases, when attempting to
make an arrest OF the citizen he he ever SO unoi-
is too often his brutal harshhess or demonstrates
with him In any way, he s pretty sure to receive
forthwith good, sound clubbing, and then be ar
raigned in court on charge OF assault and battery.
Indeed, such are Of almost daily occurrence,
any one viii soon observe by attending the police
Mclaughlin went first on the witness stand. ~
was standing on the sidewalk In front Of Roses
place." he said when that individual came out
and assaulted me- knocking me down and beating
me nearly to death; he hit me with his fist and
with q club, and he kicked me In the face and
IiurnmeI, counsel for the defence, Mclaughlin said
he was not In Roses house ut all-was mover In
there in his life;
DID NOT STRIKE TIE PRrsoEEE
until he had first struck him. 81 did not give the
prisoner the marks he now bears on his head and
face"
But now hear the other side. Rose takes the
| stand and In reply to Mr.. Humme swears that the
officer came into his store, abused HIM for four OF
his cluO The two then cllched and Rose wal
| thrown to the 0OOr where he received the pound
the condition above described. Th{s evidence was
fully corrOborated by Eve disinteroaied witnesses
In acqutting the prisoner one OF the Justices re.
! marked that he wondered Ii there WAS any thing
some policemen would not swear to-
| CAUGHT IN HER OWN TRAP
1gnatuS Leach, n very rcSpeCt3blc-ioOking OLE
gentleman, was charged with assaulting Emmf
Beck, child twelve years OF age. After the cir
had given her evidence her mother sscended The
stand with toss OF tie head and curl OF the lip
| ar. swOre that her child was very badly injured
that Mr. Leach had hit her on her Funny bone
''You have been in this Court before ~ inquired
Mr.. Humne the prisoners counsel.
'.Yes. have; but Is tnat any of yonr business 2"
~ think so. madame; you were convicted OF
keeping disorderly house, believe ~
al was not"
.sThen what were you convicted off,
'T refuse to answer that question on the ground
that 1t would tend to degrade me-
Another witness was called, and from her cvi
! dcnce it appeared that the move conspiracy
| against Mr.. Leach, so he was at once discharged.
PADDY THE SMASuER
Paddy Quinn. alias "PaGdy tho SmaShcr,n one q
the most desperate ruflans that the Fourth ware
has ever prodiiced, and whose repeated Offences
against society during the past ten ycass hav,
! Kept him in prison nearly all the tine. wa
charged with having assaulted Ofllcer Patrick
j. Keenan,, of the Fourteenth precinct. Quinn, whit
was arrested after desperate fight. did not pre-
sent an inviting appearance Ills head was al
covered with bandages where he had been bat
tered into quetncss by the officers who appre
| hended him. The evidence showed that Captain
| Clenchv, OF the Fourteenth precinct, gave stric
orders to Ofilccr Keenan, to allow 10 rourhs or dis
orderly characters TO lounge on Broadway. between
Houston and Eleccker streets, at night kcenaI
obeyed orders and so earned the oninity OF tn
| Broadway 'staues." ON Sunday morning, abOi
| four O'Clock. while on his post, quinn. with thre,
| other panel thieves who were standing in front o
''Reddy the BlacSsmitil's,' on Broadway. attacked
him. and quinn struck him on the head with a bal
| stick, cutting him severely After short confer
cnce the Justices sentenced QUINN 10 twelve
| months Imprisonment on Blackwcl,s island, will
hard labor.
| FATAL