, 1873-01-24

that Glled tue streets, and the wind which dttfted
the Bnow, the Law reporter might have revelled to
the full in that surprising bill which, he is as
surod, has been in preparation for some months
past, and which is intended to burst like q thun-
derbolt upon somebody's head one of these days
-fne days; not snowy days. But the ways Of
tho lawyers proved to be too hard, and the courts
wero deserted. Such Of tho Judges as could HE
them Away before noon did so, and there WAS
general feeling Of drowsiness and disgust inside
the halls OF Justice, and tendency to look. ont
of the windows and gape sleepily at the spitoful,
uind-drifted fakes. But thero- we're no now
bills in chancery.
To compensate, however, there occurred =
couple Of Incidents in the Criminal Court that
proved the exception to the prevailing rule Of
dulness. When Judge Booth called ont
"BnNa Up uE1EK MCCARTHY"
there was 4 perceptible movement among the
few citizens who had brayed the storm and
vadod mee-deep to the ruins Of the old Court
House; and scattered few who had been 1oafng
around the passages outside shouldered their
way in. Soon, young lady Of exceedingly pre-
possessing appearance walked up to tho bench,
followed by determincd-loohng man, who af-
forwards tti1nod out to be brother. The lady
WAS dressed modestly but handsomely, and bore
herself like person who would walk, under all
circumstances, discreetly through life, and hold
her reputation clear Of every stain. Yet ahe
stood there to receive sentence for daahing
q potful Of boiling lyo into her lovers face
one Of those actions to which impreseionable
come under CONTROL are iuoited by fascinating
epgravings OF the illustrated papers Of the day:
The Judges remarks expressed the nature OF
the case better than the reporter can. He said
that the prisoner wns impleaded, with her sister,
Mrs. Keating, for throwing ecalding lye over
man named Finnan. From the evidence that
had been ndduced it would seem that the attack
Tas the result Of q deliberate plan between the
sisters. Whilst the man Finnan Was visiting the
sisters, they invited him to come into the Kitchen,
where the lyo Vas already being prepared
and, when the man obeyed the invitation,
and went into the kitchen, the prisoner
threw the 1ye over him II there were any other
circumstances, they did not appear. in the evi-
donce This was a. ontr,nge, and one h.a mnch naa
sidered it WAS a Penitentiary offence. Persons
were certainly being sent to the Ponitentia1y for
such comparatively trivial matters as stoaling
small amounts Of 515, S20, 925, and such like.
The option Of fine Of s2oo WAS in this instance
allowed. He had at first thought that nothing
less than imprisonment would meet the merits
OF the case, and he wcs Rbout to fix the term OF
such imprisonment, when he learned that Mrs.
Eoating had an infant Of tender years to care
~, a4a, 1A.o. ao,1t -,-n1;J.d bv low 7,o1oa1v
nn@ neo ne1 .ns +he ,,u;shmant ~ tha nay,
oo n aefine Inc rat ;tanded 1a ,ao t
SOL uttoao ~ ,,t 1o3 ~ to tIs conc1nson that
commit her nnt naa come 60 ne coacs,un ;n1
II YOU'D oni5 % tgnt 70 uid tua ee 1na
nens sono 0m s2o 1osn' aao no 'nooio' 'A'
The brother instantly stepped forward, with q
roll Of ollls IN ms name, ana 20 soon hs t1,e ne
a5s e1s m her having 1ain
iouH thd5 ~ W. oast;+o-o,1e ;a;1 Tha g;r,a
~ ~ ;bn.o - I:rar.t @ - tIst III r. +ha rr4oa
saao u set2 ! ~ .raa s,as soa1e,1 ~ he 1sr'
sne ta1s LA ~ ae eaa hrta euoGR e. meSa IN
leu eat " 4ot, a1aaa,a naa - 70 ~ D'7 'o1
~ ;n;5e.'t -, +bo Criminal Court una
~ ~ uer1;ct tu tho inrv n tha nrsdT
trsi ~ % Pe+rcS - Rradv = hss hcen nn'cr trisl
siia' 1aneA o"aJ ~. A09 n.ooz nooa .r;th .a.r-
aor tno Pass 10" gs1do ~ ~ "a zoo
inSotod nS Up - WI; W;u;,red n,Sai, Tho eVidence