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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-07
COURT OF SPECIAL SESSIONS.
More Juvenile Offenders Cngcd-The Hefghth
of Impudence-An Unnatural Daughter.

More Juvenile OFFENDERS Cngcd--The III eIghth
Of Impudence-An Unnatural Daughter.
Justice Shandley presided The above Court yes.
terdav ami disposed or So,t -nine cases, twenty
seven OF whom were small bows nnqes sixteen years
of age. These juven.les we're rnFge& WIN variety
OF crimes and mlsdemeauors. fanglhg in enormty
from the smashing 81 Fbhdow to the theft OF
twenty to twenty-hve dollars. and. WITH barely two
exceptions hailed from the FourtA and sixth
wards. Some half dozen Of tnese young
sters were allowed 20 20 uom1 gwith their
parents upon promising 10 mend theif way in the
Hars Island scSooIs ~ where isey WIN be Be
Afforded an opportuniLg q iearnrlg aysd becoming
- pgfsnra or aNeyp =.
Edward Mclaughlin uloApfeJ we y AZ )rm,
seized the Bible anu swOre fAai HH.i4C tlaN Klns
and John Danf0rth two yerj dece -RpDe asinl- In
dlvduals, tried 10 break INFO MS apartment al the
.'hotel," corner Of Bayari street 9ld the bOwery.
Mclaughlin was very eafnest mdegd 40 giving his
Testimony.
~ was lying on the be- in M room. ssid ne.
"when these TWO men came to my window. which
was about i've feet from fhe ground, onened 1t ma
was Just coming In when gave the alarm. They
But Judge,n continued ne, "you never saw such
an mpudent fellow as this here Hawkins Is in all
your born days When we were going to the station
time Of day with me ana TO ask me for some to-
baccon
low He wanted your tobacco did her
COMPLAINANT-Yes. yer Honor, he did; but you
Oct your hSt penny ne Uau 10 Keep on wanting.
JuDGE-hawkins and Daniorth, six months eacn
In the Penitentiary.
HARD CASE. SCI
Patrick McJuierny. an old gentleman, who is TO-
tally blind, complained that his daughter Mary, a
girl eighteen years ol age, was perfectly unmanage.
able, besides being greatly inclined to beat him
poor OH blind man As he fs-whenever she was
crossed In ANYTHING. Judge Snandiey said he would
send Mary to the PenitenIary Tor two months at
which the old gentleman seemed greatly pleased but
TO which Mary most strenuously objected. She threw
herself on her knees ana plead most piteously de-
cartng she would In the future behave herself and
would cause her father no further trouble. Both
the Judge and ner father were memorable however,
and MARY had TO 20.
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The rumor wsroa prevailed Yesterday TO tfsIenece
thar ex-Comptroer connolly had gone 10 South
America proves, upon Investigation, TO be untrue.
A HERALD reporter called ut the Connolly mansion
last evening, ana was there assured by the
family that the Oil gentleman had gone
out to friends TO dinner at four
O'Clock yesterday afternoon, and was expected 10
return very soon, At eleven O'CLOCK when the re-
porter called again, he had not yet come, but the
porter sitting IN ms accustomed place In the
hallway, patiently awaiting his arrival. He,
that the rumor was false. "Why, /
let him out or tins very door myself this
afternoon" he said, upon close questioning "And
what do myself am sure OF. | wouldn't tell q
lie, SIR and you can believe what have told you.n
Mr.. joel A. FItnIan, the ex.Comptrolers son-in-
law, laughed at the rulnor when asked whether 1t
was true not, and SAID tnat II was simply
absurd Nothing OF the Kind had happened,
he said. and he could not understand how the story
had originated. MI. Samuel g. Courtney. counsel
Tor Connolly was not aware Of anything OF the KIND
lie returned rom Albany In The evening, and II his
man had nown he would have been likely "
know IL.
Despite these contradictions, however, there were
wise ones who shook their heads and said, "Well.
If he hasn't gone, he VIII go; see II he DOESN'T"
And 1t may be that ne wtlI-who knows Intimate
political friends OF Mt. Connolly did not last night
ueny The rumOred flight, and several OF them TO u
HERALD reporter confirmed the rumOr and stated
that lie left the city OH Tuesday last.
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THE COUR T S.
UNITED STATES DsvMcI COURT.

Calendar In Adniralsy for Monday.
Blown W. The Brig Annie Lindsey; Keen VS..
Audenned; KIRK W. Audenried; RAIN vs.. One
Aunared and sixty-thrse Tons OF Coal: Nun VS..
BrlC Nianns; Smith vs.. Brig Storm; kopplsh VS..
Lucy W. Angler.
The Erie Railway Litigation.
Yesterday the transfer OF twelve thousand and
odd shares Of Erie Railway STOCK to Heath and
Raphael, the English shareholders, was to have
taken pIace before the Master, Mr.. Kenneth q.
White. IN mis- ONCE, at the United States Court
Bui,diug At the hour appointed. TWO O'Clock,
counsel FOR Heath anu Raphael were IN attendance,
as was also Mr.. swan, the English solicitor from
Io,,don Who has been In this country Tor several
months looking after and attending the interests
of HeaIn and Raphael in this prot.actcd and very
remarkable hugatf0n. A postpOnement Was asked
on the ground that one Of the counsel for Erie was
not present. The Master replied thar he could
grant no postponement unul he saw whether
his order FOR the production OF the certificates and
rhe transfer books OF the Erie Company would be
compIied with. ThereupoD the certificates aud
the transfer book were produced, and the Master
allowed the adjournment asked for until eleven
O'CLOCK tomorrow morning when the notice 10
take place. The Master has caused q notice To
pe sent W Nj. Jay Gould, requesting him to or
war1, through the Master, written authority to
Mr.. talst0n to register the stock at the Farmers
Loan and Trust Company. 80 the case stands for
the present.
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TONES fozICE eauRr.

T1obbinx Exmcss Wsgou-st raiing N
ri'.n'r chrrTns IN vrniIe Candle Thieves.
William G. Jones. Of "a Pulaski street. Bro0xly n,
Is an expressmaD. I'm The 23i OF December QUE
Of his drivers, John Millinghon took u load or
packages TO deliver among winch was one COM aim
ing $50 worth Of clothing A man named Angus
tins Ellerman went with MnlingIon Us helper
Atter delivering part OF the goods EIierman maze
some excuse Ior quitting the wagon, and went away
ana shortly after he mad gone Mnlipghof missed The
package OF Clothing. Nothing was SAID to the sus
pected man In regard 10 the loss until severaf DAYS
alter, when MiInghon. IN loos ing under some bags
and straw IN The stable upon winch Ellerman was
in the habit OF sleeping ound portion the cloth
ing which had been in the package. While al the
T0mbs yesterday Eiierman could give no satisfac-
tory explanation as 10 now the things came u be
under his bed, so Judge Hogan locked MIN up.
CHARM THIEF ~
Lewis Cole OF No. 20 COenties slip. was standing
on the dock nj the foot OF the Slip Friday afternoon,
when Michael OC0nnOr stepped up 10 ntul
and caught hold of his watch chain. upon which
were several charms valued At $45 ami iOrciby
custody ut the suggestion OF Cole, and yesterday
morning conveyed him 10 the Tornbs where ne now
occupies u cell.
William Harrison Is sixteen years OF age and has
for some Time past been In the employ OF Abraham
Jackson, oil z42 William street. Mi. Jackson keeps
at the above address store, anu Williams duty
was, among other things, 10 take care OF the keys
ouu oEcu TIC S'VIC III hfc hHOIuiux Ouc Hio'uiuk
when he went 10 the store he took chum
OF hs-Edward KIng-aiong with him and
together they stole nom the premises twenty-five
boxes OF capdes worth $40, ana soil, the To
Frederick Sefmeckpeper. or ~ Nett street. i)n
reachng .ac store himself, hr Jv{sa.utt. TEN tl;it
the property had been removed and asked Harrison
about It, William at first denied all knowledge VI
1t. but nnallv remembered that he ana King had
stolen eight boxes, but no more. Cncy told where
they nad sold the candles. bni when Mr. Jones ques
TONED Schmeckpeper that individual would
knowledge 10 having bought but two boxes. Upon
examining his store however the whole twenty
five were found, so Harrison, King ami Scimeck-
pepper are now langulshing III the TOmbs prison,
awarBg the action or the Grand Jury.
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SUPREME couRT-srscIal TERN.
Decisions.


Before Judge Pratt.
Caroline Engeman W.. Charles w. Engleman-
Motion for additional counsel fee and alimony de-
nicd, with leave TO renew on evidence taken before
referee.
TAFT VS.. wright.-Molon for stay denied no
costs.
Andrew J. Wood W.. H. J. Urger-Mction to
change place or trial granted unless plantir stipu
late To referee, &C., IN which case motion Denied
ton continued and John Scrimer appointed re-
ceiver unless defendant stlpuate 10 have decree or
dissolutlon entered and account taken OF all mat.
tiers, de-, refer aud take notice, &c. and give
bond IN tile sum OF S., 500 to abide any decree In
case defendant sripnlates ami gives bond iniunc-
ton dissolved ana motion ior receiver denied with.
Out costs
James Haggertv. Infant, &c. VS.. BROOKLYN CITY
ana Newt0wn Railroad Company.--Blll OF costs az
taxed must stand, except one term lee, which must
be stricken Out.
James ]. Caiso vs. Charles w. Enpieman.-Mo-
ton for reference granted.
Auner Grecnleaf W.. Il. w. Barr ct al.-Cause set
down for the third Friday or January. unless tie
fendant III tho meantime pays all overdue interest
on nrst mortgage or gives bond IN the SUN OF 1900
10 pay any Deficiencies on sale. In case defendant
complies case may 20 on term on payment OF term
and witness fees.
Elizabeth G. Marine, CT al, vs. Peter s. MARITIME,
ct aL-M0tion TO dissolve injunction denied without
costs; leave TO plantTs To serve atlidavs ON par
ties mob served.
John J. Sprague VS.. Patrick Thorp.-Motion to
confirm report or referee granted and Judgment
for paintf Motion to vacate STAY 10 fourteen nc.
tons denied, and sray continued twenty days al
low defendant to appeal, and m case appeal Is
taken, stay continued pending decision OF General
Term. Defendant 70 have leave TO amend &c.
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SUPREME COURI-CessaAL TERM.

The sleepy Hollow Observation-Disclosures Re-
sentenccd-The Execution Fixed for Eebru-
ary 10. .; ,f.
Before Judges Barnard, Gilbert and Tappen.
ON the I4th Of septcmper last Judge Pratt, OF the
Supreme Court Kings county granted writ or
error and stay OF proceedings the case Of Isaac "
W. Buckhout, who had been convicted oithe murder
OF Mr.. Kendall In Westchester county, on January
l, 1870, aud sentenced To I've hung The circum-
stances OF che tragedy probably familiar TO the
readers OF the HERALD. as the prisoner was more
than once tried aud the case was fully reported.
me appeal on the writ was taken TO The General
In december last, and the case was then submitted
on written briefs.
Yesterday the General Term, reconyeued for
the purpose or pronugating decisions, among
when was decision IN Buckiiont's case sfirn,iua
the cOnvlctlOn.- opinion w Judge Gilbert. The
prisoner mad been brought down from Westcnester
couuty, In anticipation or tins decision, on a writ Of
habeus corpus, and alter 1t mad been announced
DisLrlc, Attorney Briggs Of that county, moved for
BucKhcnt, who appeared TO be very Indifferent az
TO the result OF the appeal was then arraigned be-
fore the bar OF the Court for sentence. lie was IN.
tended Dy the Shcr1r OF Westminster county ana MS
deputies. Judge gilbert inquired OF the prisoner n
he hsd anything To say why sentence should not be
passed upon him. L'1
Bncknout replied firmly that he had nothing TO
say. excepting that his counsel was not present
Judge GILBERT remarked that If MS coun-
sci were present they could PROBABLY
say nothing The Judge, IN passing
sentence sald:-Y0u nave been convicted heretofore
OF Inc crime OF murder tue irst degree and SEN
tence passed upon you 81 death by hanging. me
case been brought before us ny wiit OF error,
and although very yoiumnous We have examined
II with great care aud nave found no error IN the
proceedings OF the Court below. AZ matter OF law
me Judgment was correct ana , we ne ma,.er OF
makes ~ our duty TO NIX thetim OF your execution,
ana In accordance herewith we nave Determined
upon tile I6tn OF February, between inc hours OF
80 nlis.%ss -" ~, moved In the least by
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REDDY The BLAGKSMITHis TENANTS.

Mrs. William varey, wife of "Reddy the Black.
smith, was placed under $500 bonds 10 keep the
peace by Justice cox, az Jefferson Market, OH FRI
day morning, upon complaint OF Henry Williams, OF
200 Hudson street. who charged that she and others
smashed his furniture and interfered with his bust
ness. whiiams IN me Afternoon put IN an appear
ance aud comp famed that Mrs. Marley and several
Of her male friends, upon returning 70 the house,
Ihrew chunSs of lime and NTH through the stove
pipe hole III the rear basement INTO ms saloon,
breaking ms tumDleIS anu DRIVING MS customers
from the place. A summons was issued compelling
MFs. lariey to put IN an appearance ~ eleven
O'Clock yesterday morning. From ine evidence
produced II appeared mat Williams was more ex-
cited than damaged, and the prisoner Was us
charged with a reprinand.
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MRS. DUFF VERSUS MRS. CLUrr.
Great scandal Case nj Essex Market Court
A bad Cold nnd What IL Led to.

Great scandal Case nj Essex Market Court
Bad Cold aud What IL Led to.
'Dun against Clun,'' called out Judge scott YES
terday morning at Essex Market Immediately
came bouncing forward fat, joIly-looking, middle.
aged woman, weighing about two hundred ana nifty
pounds. She looked most complacent and happy,
and her eyes sparked with concealed merrlment.
This was Mrs. Clun. Behind THIS Jolly looking lady
came Mrs. Dun, slight naggard-looking person,
dressed IN shabby black, with hard-iinlshed lace
and bitter maevolent look out of pair OF deep.
set hazel eyes. Her general appearance betOkened
a disposition imbued with rancorous bitter
ness against human nature IN general.
and 1t Is presumed in this instance. against
Mrs. Cur In particular. The LADIES' took their
positions before the maglsterla bench, 1anked nv Il
numoer Of witnesses OF their ewn sex ready TO
rOb0ratc tile story Of their respective friends.
Judge SCOTT docking at The array Of feminine hui
manlty before hinl saidWell, ladies', tins must be
All the lalies suddenly became very interested
and ere just about to open battery OF eloquence
on the innocen. magistrate, when HIS Honor, taking
tile summons IN MS hand. said
Mrs Cluf, you are accused by your nelghbor,
Mrs. Dun. oil using vlolenI anu abusive language.
and OF constantly annoying by vie language wiile
she Is In the performance OF her household duties"
Mrs. CLUFF gathering her immense avoirdupOis
together anu WIN ripping smile pervading her
c0untenancej-l-l was annyng her, was ], wild
voile Language Well. Judge tanotier laugnl, III
tell ye the wolfe Language ie see, Mrs. DAT mas a
uduthcis anu utT VdUtucT ABOUT Tree nlOUtllS ago
had a bad cowld; II was d quare cowd.u
mrs. DUFF unterruDting)-So she had bad cold,
ana don't want amy OF yer dirthy lnsinivatlons.
mrs. CLUFF trasing her arm IN . majestic man
ner)-Let me spake; d0a'J INTERRUPT me- Well
Judge saving your presence, she was All swelled
up, and the datther was taking medicine 70: the
cowld. About TWO days ago Mrs. Duns dauther
was coDfoine0 wa a lolnc boy ami all
Mrs. DIFF nifting up her hands IN deprecation
and looking perfectly hOrror-strack,-0hl Goa for
give you, Mrs. Clufr God forgive YOU this day
Mrs. CLUFF-Dout be bOthcrln u.s. We hypocriti-
cal ovid craw- thumDcr Well Jidge all the LADIES
on my landin', and meself, We had good laugh
about the cOwld.
Mrs. DUFF--Ohl God forgive you, Mrs. Clun.
Mrs. CLUPF--rliat's the whole shtory. Judge
1haps the wolfe language, becos ] SAID | did not
want my dautiers 'sociatln' wd gurs who were
subject 10 such quare cOwlds.
The bland Judge had heard enough 10 satisfy his
Judicial mind and adjourned tile case stNr die,
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A SNEAK THIEF ARRESTED.

William Wilson. Young man, was arrested ~
Detectives Blackwood and O'Nel, OF the Ninth pre-,
cnct yesterday afternoon, charged with roDbDs
several parties OF clothing and other vanables ".
Louis A. Gross, Of 20 DomnicK street, charges mas
on Thursday he visited his house and represented
he had been sent by the gas colnpabo
repair the meter. After beng antltted
In the house he would rummagf all
rooms he could gain access to and carry OF con-
yenent property Mr.. Gross charges mel sto"~
clothing valued at 500 Som him. Thomas A hein.
OF $40 West FortysecoAd strcet, Charges ~ S,
himself to 81, worth OF property belonging 70 ~,
Mcdonald, ut 354 West Eleventh street snu S'
worth nom Mr.. Burns, Of 81 West Fourtn su.v..
Ihe prisoner upon being conveyed before J"strc .,
Gov pleaded guilty TO the charges, ana was lu'iy
cor red Trial.
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sNowBLooK ON THE WESTERN RAILROADS.

OMAHA Neb., Jan 9, 1872.
During the snow blockade OF the last TWO weeks
on the Union Pacific Railroa,i freight trains nave
not been started with any regularity Most of the
freight started here westward bound, numbering
about one hundred and sixty cars, had been
sidetracked al Grand Island. North Platte, sidney
and Cheyenne, and that leaving for the East has
been detained at Evanston anu Bitter Greek.
About ninety cars OF freight lett Loramie ycster-
day for the West. Forty cars OF tins was freight
That had oeen detained at Cheyenne Forty-two
cars Of freight left ogden yesterday. There Is n
little over two hundred cars OF delayed freight now
upon the road, most oi which Is under MOTION by
extra trains.
There Is now at Omaha and on the opposite side
OF the river about four hundred cars OF freight ior
tile West. The company Is understood 10 be lack
ing In locomotives, many OF them having been dls-
abled recently. Eight passenger trains arrived more
from the West this afternoon being Tue lrst
through trains which have arrived since Deem
Der ~
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TIE TAoKLEBuRY ARSON CASE.

The examination In the Tacklcbury arson case
was again resumed In the private room of the
lombs Ponce Court yesterday morning, al ten
O'Clock, by Justice Hogan. Boundsman Brown
and Onicer jolly OF the Third precinct, were ex-
anined, as was also Lafayette Harrington. Nothing
new was adduccd. however In the evidence, with
tne exception OF The TACT sworn TO by Harrington,
mat there were Two KEYS In existence 10 the store
o. BARCLAY street--one Kept by Snreve, and the
second Key beng IN the possession OF Farrngton's
Drolher, who Is employed by Shreve as "a porter
and resides In Brooklyn. The case was adjourned
until Tuesday, AZ ten O'Clock, by Justice Hogan
WHO nxed The ball Of Sbrevc and Harriet Tackle
bury w 81, 000 IN each case.
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The Alaeru,nmic Middle.

Tne deadlock of the Adermanic position is un-
derslcod 10 be broken. There was meeting OF the
Aldermen yesterday at which the disposition of the
patronage was DECIDED upon, and IL IL understood
that before the meeting on Monday an amcabe
arrangement will be come to as 10 the ClerKshlp OF
The Board and the other minor Ofces. The ex-
Aldermen Conan and Piunkitt who aege that
they are elected to the new Board have taken their
oaths OF o,lice before Judge CardozO. The notiHca-
ton OF this received by the Mayor has not yet been
fled and IL Is possible that on their presenting
themselves take their seas al the meeting OF the
new Board on Monday there Will be some trouble.
1t n understood that the old Board does not yet re-
sign Their claim "a the Aldernancy and that they IN
about the Courts seems TO treat this action
foolish and To regard II as very easy way Of en-
richinU the
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SUPERIOR CouH7-spscIAl Terry.

DecIsiOus.
Bv Judge Barbour.
Benuett VS.. Ashmen.--MOton granted.
Badger vs. Tne Railway Passenger Insurance
COmPany.-Order granted.
Grant VS.. Taylor.-Same. A-
Bosse VS.. The Mutual Lille Insurance Company
Notion granted. $500 q f'
ConrOn vs.. Mltmacht. The Court must be fur
nislcd with steHographic mInutes
McD0ugall VS.. Peters.--Osder. opening default
granted.
Schroenwold VS.. The Metropolitan Savings
Bank. --TaxatIon affirmed.
Ritter vs.. Phillips ct a.-MOt1OD denied.
Percy vs. B0wIe.-MOtIon denied with $40 costs
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SUPREME cuuaI CHAMBERS.


DecisiOps.
BY Judge BaruartI.
Bernhard ct al VS.. Strauss.-MOti0n denied.
Norton VS. stanton ct aL--MOLlOn 10 refer. &C.,
denied without prejudice.
Oneida National Bank Of Ithaca vs.. Manhattan
Savings Observation-Disclosures opened without costs.
Norton w. stanton CT al.--There should be an al
Iowance but l can form no idea OF the proper
amount without an AFFIDAVIT upon the subject
Pitts vs.. Pitts---EAtra allowance OF $3.50.
Miller va D0llner-Motlond denied, with $40 COST.
Palmer vs.. Hursey.-Slme. nff. tu-I
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suHnosA COURT.

Willis AdmitScd--i.cttcrs ~ ADMINISTRATION, &c.
- Before Surrogate Veeder.
During the past week the wills or Edward Deyen-
dorf, John j. COX and william Hopkins were adj
mitted to probate.
Letters o. administration we've granted in the
estates or John Mclaughlin, Of Fiaibusn; Catherine,
Shields. Aipheus h. Avery, Robert Dewhurst,
William Levitt, Sophia Eckstetn. William +. Coles.
Bersey Ward, Catherine Grim, Stewart Ihorp and
Christian Spler, oil OF brooklyn
Letters or guardianship OF the person and estate
OF Eugene +. wmham were granted TO inram WIN.
nam, or Brooklyn.
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vMIED STATES COmMRsluEsy cgJsT.

Charge Against a LIquer Dealer.
Before Commissioner Shields.
The United Stares VS.. John SheAn. --rhe defendant
was discharged on his own recognizance for exam
nation on . charge OF having done business as
q retail liquor dealer at 443 West Thirty third street
without paying the special tax required by law.