The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-13
COURT Of SPECIAL SESSIONS.
Assault by q Lawyer.

Before Judges Wandell Bixby and Morgan.
Lewis Johnson, lawyer, doing business In Mas
sau street, was arraigned on o charge OF assault
and battery on William E. Buckingham, an ex.
police officer. The counsellor, who is a very re.
spectacle looking man, was accused OF striking
buckingham over the head and shoulders with q
cane. Johnson, by the advice OF his counsel, took
the stand and showed that the complainant had
without any permission, and, on being requested
to leave. refused. Johnson thereupon took him by
the shoulder and summary elected MIN. He de-
MED using any undue violence, and his testimony
was corrOborated by two persons who were pres
ent at the time OF the alleged assault. Johnson
was hOnorabiy acquitted.
Justice Wandcn ON Temperance.
William Parker, printer. was accused of as
saultng OIicer Frederick Cronn on last Saturday
night. Parker, 1t was shown, was in a liquor
store. No. East Broadway, with several others,
till alter midnight. Some Of them became quar-
reisome and the barkeeper, as ID stated, ran out
and raped for the police. In few moments the
saloon was diled with officers from different pre-.
premises, and after they mad got on the sidewalk
the complainant, officer Cronin, stated that ne was
His colleagues naturally sustained him in his his
statement yesterday. The prisoner. In his
defence, said that without any provocatio9
on his part he was struck over the head
and on his wrists by Onicer Cronin, and in
proof thereof exhibited the wounds he had re-
ceived. Justice Wandell who is great advocate
OF temperance, examined Parker to the num-
Der OF drinks he had taken on that night, and as
certained that he had imbibed eight times and had
prolonged his drinking bout until halfpa one in
the morning, when the police entered. Parker
was sent to the island for thirty days.
Who II the Tenant
George 8. Williams is the superintendent Of the
firm Of Fisher Hail. No. 344 Front street. Augustine
A. Thurber Is q paper box manufacturer IN the
same building, on the moor above. Mr.. Thurber,
according to his own statement, had made a sort
Of verbal agreement with the landlord OF the Duild-
ing in whichhe and Fisher Hall had lofts occupy
the atter's premises on certain date as they had
been behindhand with the rent, and the landlord
wished TO get rid Of them. On certain late day
Mr.. Thurber commenced to move his property
down stars and had placed $50 paper boxes in the
premises OF Fisher Hall when Williams entered
The latter demanded to know the reason of the
presence OF Thurber and his goods, and when
Thurber endeavOred to explain he.xas seized by the
irate Williams and elected. On reaching the ground
floor he was assaled from above by Williams, VINO,
through the hatchway, rained down his boxes on
his head not only damaging his person, but also
destroying his goods. Thurbers testimony was
corrobOrated by one Of his female employees Mr..
Williams, on being examined, materially changed
the aspect OF the case. He said he had not been
ordered to leave by the landlord When he told
Thurber that he was q trespaSser and ordered him
to take himself and his goods out, Thurber abused
HIM in the vlest OF language. and finally Williams
compelled to forcibly eject him. Williams,
furthermore, denied having thrown boxes at Thur
Der, but stated that, the latter would not re-
move them, he kicked them out oil his place. The
prisoner was discharged.