The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-11
A GREAT DAY FOR THE cock FIGHTERS.
Thirty-seven Cock Fighters Arraigned at Special
sessions-Finsd $50 Each-Berghs Great
Speech Interrupted by the Growing Of
One Of the Captured Game Cocks.

AT an early hour yesterday morning Captain
Cllnchy and some nine or ten of his officers
ushered into the TOmbs Police Court about thirty
seven men who were charged with being present
at COCK fight at 100 Mott street, aud were ar.
rested there about one O'Clock yesterday morning.
They were promscuous and q motley crowd, but
they took their Imprisonment good paturedy.
counsellor Edmund J. Price appeared on their be-
hall and demanded an immediate examination.
Judge Bixby, before whom they were arraigned,
offered them the choice OF being tried yesterday
or Thursday before the Court of Special Sessions
The cock fighters, naasse asked to be tried yes
terday. John Muholland the alleged proprietor
OF the place. 10 Mott street. was bailed in $500 by
Patrick Campbell, and the rest were Immediately
brought before Judges Sherwood, Otterbourg ana
Murray at Special Sessions.
The court room was crowded with the friends Of
the prisoners and sympathizers and when the
whole crowd were placed behind the rails ana ar
raigned at the bar the benches were filed with
peerlng, anxious faces. Even in the part of the
court set aside for ladies numerous friends Of the
cock fighters abounded.
Mr.. Bergh was the first to speak. He read the
law On the subject, showing what amount of
penalty could be extended to those s0-called male
factors, and actually begged Of the Court to be as
severe as possible, as he said that cock fighting
was one OF the worst aspects of cruelty to animals
Officers McNulty Evans and Nokware were
called, and gave their testimony as to the raid on
the place. They said they went in there separately,
paid for their tickets and were admitted to the
cockpit, and by previous arrangement with the
middle of the fight Nokware, an officer OF the
society, testified that he saw two fights
and also saw two dead cocks in the pit He also
averred that he heard the proprietor say, when
me sTnIp ponce ICE came H. Turn the gas down. boys"
however. COrrObOrated.
Alter all the testimony had been heard, Coun
sellor Price made speech for the defence, asking
Tor the discharge OF William Wilson and Frank
Devoe, who, by the testimony OF the officers
brought forward, were shown not TO have
the barroom adjoining. He then asked the
Court to be merciul IN its treatment OF the other
cred that they We're merely tat 0 GV act
enjoying what they thought legitimate amuse-
MIR. Bergh made speech in which he called for
severe punishment on the men arraigned as the
aiders and abettors Of brutal and inhuman prac-
Of OF the captured gamecocks which he had had
brought into court as evidence crowed Justify
three or four t% tines which brought roars Of Laugh
judges could not refrain rom smiling, and 1t was
some time before order was restored
Mr.. Bergn retired In discontinue, with CHASTITY
grin ON mis- countenance, his own witnesses Ghe
gamecocks) having turned the tables against him.
and Mr.. Johnson, Clerk Of the Court, was asked to
eau over the following names OF the prisoners
JOhn D0an, or NO. 80 Wlllett street; thomas CrOS-
by, OF No. 2S3 Elizabeth street, John Griffin. NO.
116 Charlton street; John Gramun, No. 26S Eliza
beth street; John Smith, Flushing, L. l. John Far
ley, No. 100 Cherry street; Francis O'Neil No. 1913
Mott street; John Ryan, No. 229 Mulberry
street; John Nulholland Jr., No. 1872 Mott
street; Edward Davis No. 20 Leonard street;
John Lynch, No. 2l3 West Thirteenth street:
Edward Jones, No. 1873 West Twenty
fourth street; Edward walsh. No. $40 West
Twelfth street; Thomas Colway, No. AT West
Twenty fifth street; Lewis Hendricks. No. 26 East
Houston street; Albert Henry, No. q Marion
street; Charles Thompson, No. 108 West Twenty
fourth street; Charles Coltall 543 Seventh avenues
David Hitchcock, No. ia West Twenty-ffth street;
William Wilson, No. 90 Grand street; William Con-
way No. 1873 West Thirty eighth street; Thomas Bal
ley, No. 1875 West Thirtyeghth street; Edward Gay.
nor No. 80 East Thirty ninth street; James Nolan,
No. 507 Third avenue; Adam Walker, No. IA West
Thirty-eighth street, Peter Moore, No. 208 East
Fifty ninth street; James Munson, No. % East
Thirty-secOnd street; Frank Devoe Brooklyn;
John Clark New Jersey; James Duffy. No. 122 West
Sixteenth street; John Williamson, No. 446 West
Twenty-eighth street, and William Wilson.
After all had answered Judge Sherwood rem
dered the following decision 1--WE find you all
guilty and fine you 500 EACH"
AS soon the decision was announced there
was great excitement In the court. People came
forward from all sides with bills iuttering IN their
hands-among them several women. For more
than half an hour the clerks, with the assistance
OF Counsellor Price, were busy taking the fnes.
The amount secured by the Society for the Pre-
vention Of Cruelty to Animals will reach at least
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