The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-03
COURT OF SPECIAL SESSIONS.

Another of the Nineteenth Ward ROughs Som
fenced To the Pententiary-Young America
on the Rampnge-An Eight Year Old Thief.
On taking the bench yesterday in the Court OF
Special Sessions Judge bowling found awaiting
him small caendar-but twenty nine cases being
set down for trial. Prominent among these was tho
case OF Oicer O'Brien, of the Nineteenth precinct
against Daniel Dougherty, one OF
THE GANG OF DEsPERADOEs
who last Sunday night assaulted four oficers In
Flrtyninth street. near Second avenue, the partcu-
lars Of which have been published in these columns.
The testimony against the prisoner was similar IN
all respects to that adduced against his comrades,
who, IL Will be remembered. were sentenced last
Thursday to one year eacn In the Penltentiary.
Mr. Edward Price appeared as counsel Tor the de-.
fence and pleaded, with view to the mitigation Of
his clients sentence, that ne was
MAN OF FAMILY,
having wife and five small children dependent
upon him for supports that he had received a COM
pound fracture or the right arm and several severe
scalp wounds at the hands or the Orcers Unlike
the others OF the party, too his client had not COM
United perjury by swearing he was not In the
melee and that he did not strike the officers, but, ON
the contrary, mad
ACKNOWLEDGED HIS GUILT
and expressed his sorrow for the part he mad
taken.
Judge Bowling SAID that IN view of the facts as
forth by the counsel would be less severe with
the prisoner than he had ut first intended to be.
But while he would not be too harsh he would.
lie against such rullanlsiQ as has been for long
time rampant In the Nineteenth ward. n will SEN
tence you, Daniel Dousherty, 10 six months in the
Penitenuary."
THE COMING MAN.
Following this case came five or six Others in all
and each OF which boys under twelve years or age
were the complalnants. The first was That OF Law
renee McEyoy, ten years Of age, against Lion Ull-
evidence given--tne witnesses were all small boys
that the complainant anu the defendant attended
different schools In the Seventeenth ward between
which there seems to be considerable feeling. Ul.
mann says he has frequently been assaulted by the
LOys OF the rival school while on his way nome at
nOontime. Last Monday he became
ENGAGED IN A SCUFFLE
with some half dozen OF the boys, and, being some
what closely pressed drew from his pocket q knife
and plunged IL into the breast or young McEvOy.
Fortunately the lad wore q very thick OverCoat,
scians, resu ted In saving his lie, it broke the
force OF the blow, which otherwise would have
driven the steel deep Into the chlld's body.
Alter patiently hearing all the testimony the
kindly and humanelv allowed him to go home
until next Saturday. when he will be sentenced. OF
course he Is under bail still.
THE NEXT CASE
and now came wretched looking little fellow, who
c0uld not have been more than eight years Old,
charged with having some time during the week
stolen wneelbarrOw from In front Of an uptown
store. On seeing the little Fellow the kind.hearted
Judge at once ordered his discharge, saying that he
was in the FIRST place LOO young to know anything
OF the responsibility OF stealing, and In the second
place was not large enough to steal wheelDarrow,
try he ever so hard.
STILL ANOTHER
After the juvenile wheeDarr0w thief came the
case OF uptown shoe dealer against boy eleven
years old, whom ne charged with stealing pair OF
boots from the front door OF his establishment. Inc
evidence was conclusive against tue unfortunate
child, so Judge Downing mad nothing 10 40 Dut ma
MIN guilty. lie was sent to the House oil Refuge.