The New York herald., 1874-11-16
THE COURTS.
SUNDAY AT JEFFERSON MARKET.

SUNDAY AT JEFFERSON MARKET
Swearing What Saturday Night
Brings Forth.
The wind blew bitter and sharp around the
street corners OF the city yesterday morning. and
the poor, shivering wretches VINO had fallen into
the clutches OF the law. as they were marched to
the different Police Courts, felt keenly that now
indeed had come ..the winter OF their discomfort"
The Je nersOn Market Pohce Court array was nos
as large as usual, but all classes had their
representatives, from the whuom gay, bus
now crestfallen member OF the teasysesse doree,
to the poor degraded nvnphe du paue. who had
sought to forget her sorrows and shame In the
brief exnilararion OF the cup The witty son OF
the Emerald Isle, rising superior TO his misery,
was there and by his side the lately enfranchised
American OF African descent who vowed with
time I'll never tech anudder drop. / swear II,
ledge; fore God, | does"
tons began to arrive from the diferent precincts.
the Eighth and Twenty-nnth precincts,
Of their resident population, as wen as the
hearty welcome extended within their borders TO
visitors whose means give them the entree TO the
more pretentlous places OF dissipaIed resort
usually furnish the principal quota OF offenders.
About eight O'Clock, Justice J. sherman Smith
took his seat on the Dench and the roll was called.
The Justice was clad IN his invariably neat attire,
ana exhibited the coOlness and confidence which
marks the magistrate who has made the law hrs
study, and whom counsel cannot vanquisn in ar
gument though they may melt by pathos. Among
the first arraigned was an unfortunate female.
GLOW is this, Marysn remarks HB Honor, eyuu
were before me yesterday for the same offence
and let you OF with nne OF S.. You must have
had plenty OF money left.n
Prisoner-Weli, Yer Honor, ] only took . dhrap
unbeknownst to mesel.
Judge--Well, Mary. as you require resting
place we Will keep you for ten days this time. 80
sou can enjoy ali the rest you need
Costello, the Coal Merchant.
Next in order came Thomas Costello. Thomas
was IN jovial mood ana not at all depressed BY the
gloomy surroundings OF police court room. The
frowns OF justice, whether emanarng from the
Bench or typified by the stern brass buttoned,
blue.coated myrmidon Of the law, were evidently
80 familiar to Thomas to have lost their awe-i-
spring character.
Judge DOCKING sternly at the prisoner)-Thomas
the ofacer says you were found last night in the
streets IN a state Of oeastly intoxicarion. What
have you to say, anything. In answer to the
charge
Prisoner-The divtl word OF lie suppose IN
IT. Shure oflcers n1ver schwear to q lie, barrin'
they're brought down orninst the commissioners
Tor getting dhrunk th1mseives, and thin they don't
reminder what happened no more than other
people.
Prisoner-well, was little inebriated.
Judge,You are IN the habit OF getting drunk. !
Prisoner-No. Yer Honor. only three or four
times.
Prisoner Qaughing)-No, three or four times
year. Three hundred and sixty-fve days, six
hours and nfty-;our minutes, 'oording 20 asIrono-
Judge tsternly-You seem to be very merry
over II. Perhaps you VIII not be SO very merry In
Prisoner with the same mperturbabie coun-
tenancel-Weil. we might as well be merry ss
wouldn't be any harm to him.
Judge-Wnatis is your occupation, Thomasi
Prsoner-pm IN the coal mercantile.
Judge-YOu are coal merchant or you put IN
Prisoner-w Whichever plalses yer Honor pia,ses
Judge-wen, Thomas, you evidently require rest
and recuperation, for your labors are arduous
Yog may 60 down na sy stairs S,n Ior the m present
escort. singing the wen known ditty, ''pm
rambler from Olare."
AFTER these and number ofyimilar cases were
disposed OF the more serious business was taken
up
Shooting Array I'm Mercer Street.
Ambrose Grimm, q young man about twenty
years Of age, residing at No. 22s East Eightysec-
ond street, was charged with shooting Robert
Scott, aged twenty, OF No. $40 East Eighty-third
street. About haltpast twelve O'Clock Saturday
night OnAcer Barry. OF she Fifteenth precinct mes
three men, who inquired where they could ind q
doctor. One Of them was shot through the left
breast. All three went to the station house,
where their names were ascertaned 10 be
Ambrose Grtnan. Robert Scott and George
friends and had been drinking together in
the liquor store at the corner OF Amfty and Greene
ana grimm snd scott bos drew
volvers. the former shooting the latter; The tn
}ulsa very WEAK and was taken 20 Bellevue Hospa
where he now lies IN dangerous condition.
Counsellor j. D. McClelland, who appeared for the
willing to make q complaint against the prisoner,
the shooting having been accidental The Justice,
however decided 70 hold Grimm TO await che result
or inJurte6
Exchanging Securities.
Nicholas Reisen, OF 50 Bleecker street. keeps q
loan ONCE. James Pennington was destrous OF
obtaining some cash, and went 30 Reisen with .
SOLID gold chain, which he offered to pledge
as collateral. Reisen agreed to give him $s5
and he had counted out the money, when
brass cham tor the genuine one sought 20 escape.
He was arrested, however. and held in 81. 600 bail
to answer.
Case OF Embcxzlement.
Charles h. Acton was arratgned on q charge OF
embezzlng $500 from his employers, I. i q. @.
Johnson, OF Broadway and Twenty second street.
The evidence not being complete, no was re-
manded for further hearing.
Catharine Parker, alias .Baby Kate" arrested by
btng j. w. Mitchell OF Q diamond pin and SEQ in
money, was arraigned, but the officers not being
ready with their proofs the case was remanded.
COURT CALEHDARS-THIS DAY.
CoxMoN PLKAs-GKEERAL TKRM-Held by Judge
Daly.-Nos co. "a, 81, 81, S5, 100, 90, asa, 35b IL
lo0d g. 5oa, 122, l6oa, 120. l. l0a s5 S5d 6 TO- se
Is, r. ST. 81 so u, p, 18o l4s, 1Ss 15s, 100, 1e
ia iSs' isS 1871 isa lIH Ia lss 49, M
ior los, isS iss. zoo, " rao ~ 49, -''' ->.' 80
CoMK0N PLEAs-Trial term-Part Held BY
Judge Robinson.-Nos. It'll, 2127 1000, 102s, 4o4k.
2l18 1917, s3z, 1884 4s7, l240 sl5 7s2 1898, lisa
MARINE UoURT-Paxt Held Dy Judge spaum
Ing sas sa1 "a sa ,S III IL as ss FL dss
Judge McAdam.-Nos. ss2 $50, 544, 675. lo43, ls6S,
1924 1422 1426 l728 607 COS, o0o dIo Gil, 813 Part
3-Hed nv Judve Sbea-NOa 679. 1851 GIG llQ5.