, 1874-01-28
CRIMINAL.

Yesterday morning, Horny Smith was boforo
Justice soully, charged with stealing clothing
from ono OF tho guests at tho Palmer upuBo.
trhe cnsa was continued till Saturday.
Yesterday morning, John Bwygert. Of tho Town
of Worth, waa examined boforo Commissioner
IIoyno OIL tho ol,argo Of olandeatinoly manufao-
turing, compoundng, and selling whisky and
hig1winoa without paying Bpucial licenBo. Lie
was hold for trial under bonds Of S1,200.
At tho Woet Side Police Court yoatortlay morn
ing, tho greater part OF Justice Soullys tlmo was
takc1i up III trying tho caacs Of the male and To-
maie inmates Of low dancing -houao Which Ind
bcou pulled tho night boforc, who added to tho
otty'B revenues 8,lnlB varying from s25 to $50.
Tho case Of tic girl Lucy Phelps camo up, and
resulted In hor acquitsnl.
At tie South Hido polico Court tho naonotony
Of tho morning was rolioyed by the trial Of John
l.. King md John konnody, proprotora Of a
tlenco waB conclusive against them, and thoy were
fined 800 aud $50 Respectively. Tho case WAS
appealed by Trudo, tlloir counHol,, to tho Criui-
ilal Court. Justice Doydon Hhys that tho city Is
nocensary to arrest the parties threo times day.
Justice Boylen administered q robuko to sneak
thieves by holding In $500 bondB a young man
mined David Tooloy charged with stealing a 1856
ovolcont Tlo cont, Which WAS found In h!B poH-
session, had boen removed from . saloon in
which lio had passed aomo timo, and tho JuBtico
fa1led to place implicit faith in tho assertion Of
tho prisoner that he Ind bought 1t for 52.50.
THE CRIMINAL COURT. ~
At tic Criminal Court another full day was
consumed IN trying tho apparently interininablo
Of tho witncasos by tho counsel for tho prosecu-
tton was very slow, while that OF tho counsel for
tho defonBo was tedious In the extromo, somo of
tho witnesses being over two hours OH the stand
| before they wero allowed to depart. Tho Wit
ucBHes gelernlly arc very stratgllt III their owl
| dence against the prisoner. Tho most amusing
| Of them was Mrs. Ann Osborne, d co1otod lntly
Of about so summers, and ESQ pounds avoirdupnis.
From tho evidence ttappeared thatJ Jonos had boon
| In tho habit OF "going with " her daughter, and
tho intimacy Eatl resulted In tho getting up OF
an elegant trousseau, and the engaging OF the
Horvicos Of o minister, which Worc. however,
noyor required, Jones clearing out day before
tho intended ceremony. Tho testimony Of this
| witneas strengthened tAat Of others who had
known tho prisoner by tho name Of NJ. II. Nc
Henry, which is TINT Of tho addrcBs on tho boxes
| of Htolen goods forwarded to thiH city. The
pondorous old lady lost hor temper undor the
croes-examiuaton, which olfcitol tho foot tint
tho young girl JpncB courted waR not her rea
daughter. The girls color tho witnes donnct
rs ''mixod about like tho generality Of yallol
n1ggers," M answer which put the court il aroar
In answer to q question nj to whether aho hat
oycr boon arrested. sho acknowledged to having
boon three times placed III durance vilo for fight
ing, mud Aided, III aho left the aaud: II tol
yer now. kin jos light like d whip whom In
| arousol."
The case was finally adjourned ut o'clock un
tit this morning, wllou it will probably close.