The New York herald., 1874-11-09
SUNDAY in THE qoMBS.
The Mystery Of the Bowery Theatre
Explained.
TIN BoYLANDS BOILED TURKEY.

the noise in the street has ceased, and o Sunday
ouiet has SERTED on the Tombs. The old pile so
long q landmark in the great CITY, looks gloomy
rs ever; 1t knows no Sunday or Monday; its duty
II the same to-day as II was yesterday, as IL will
be tomorrow. 1t holds within Its granite clasp
the enemies OF society. and its countenance is as
severe to the punisher as to the punished. Its
exterior appearances is as emily and menacing
% the passer-by as the steel ribbed cells within
the desperate perhaps broken hearted criminal.
Sunday Is, indeed, to the unfortunates within
day OF meditation. All is quiet, not a sound is
heard save the occasional cank OF tumbler
in some lock, as the jailer opens or SHUTS
door, The silence Is SO profound as
to be disturbed by the expectorating OF
keeper who deep in the mysteries OF
Bome nltro-glycerne novel, or all intent on SUM-
lay paper, has gathered in MS mouth copious
''spir" The only visitor Is the sunshine which
enters at the skylight, and as the hours wear on
the few slender shafts OF golden light move from
left to right, down the rows OF cells along the gal
lerIes. peeping for u few moments into each OF
the dungeons Here and there throughout the
great structure favored prisoner has book,
which he holds up the little hole, called window,
that he may have light to read It's contents. The
poor, ignorant man, VINO can neither read nor
write, lolls around on the bed and feels that Sun
aay IL an awful day. When on week days the rat
tie OF wagons over the stones, the jingle OF car
bells and the buzz or machinery are to be heard,
his mind is active, for they all suggest to him
familiar sights.
IN TIE COURT
While this lazy scene obtains IN the Jail lively
one Is being enacted IN the northeast wing OF the
building, in which the Police Court is holding ses
sion. Judge Kasmlre is the presiding dignitary In
the tribunal, and his good advice and kind words
have done much to create better feeling among
those Who come before him. Before the Judge ar
rived the court room presented peculiar sight.
The boxes where the prisoners are kept were full
to overAownG. Twenty women, soiled ana sad,
occupied the left hand bOX-w0men, OF whom II
has been satd:-
hs w"a eSasa mat @ a Of % a
But found not Joy when they erred no mere.
Those riendless women. ut whose detected eye
The unieeIlng proud one LOOKS and passes by,
spurned BY the world, and left without a home.
While these poor wretches. crazed with drink.
In which they hoped TO drown the memory OF the
past, are saying maudlIn things and singing rag
nentary gees, the voice OF the priest IN the prison
10 heard to chant. In measured numbers, "Glorla
IN excesis Dec, ct In terra pax, hominibus, bone
The Judge takes his seat and the sergeant begins
TO call up the different precncts, ana as the
numbers are called the officers from the respec-
tive stations go 10 the boxes and conduct their
prisoners to the desk The First, Second, Twenty
seventh, Twenty-slxth Tnrd, Fourth. Filth, Sixth
Ana Fourteenth precincts are called or in order
and the morning watch Is relieved.
CHARLEY ROSS FOUND
Oflcer Davis, OF the Second precinct Is called
aud he brings up his prisoner, an Old man, whom
he found on the street in beastly state OIL in t0X
cation. ''Charley,n said the Judge, 1--WE have been
looking for you long time, and we can't let
hne You s5, Cnarleyn Charley paid the s5 and left
tne court room rejoicing.
GO TO DINNER.
Timothy BOylan, a shoemaker, was among the
prisoners from the Fourteenth he SAID he had
never been drunk before, or as ieast he was never
afA1f n n
ls it was the first time ne would fine Timothy only
is. Tim said ne mad JUST So left. and u needs be
ana us family would have to go without dinner.
When tne Judge Iound tnat Timothy had family
promise TO go out and buy i turkey for his wlc.
Tim promised, and the Judge discharged hlm.
the Boylan family had turkey Ior dinner yester-
day.
For many weeks the actors OF the Bowery
Theatre have been much perplexed. owing TO the
mysterious disappearance OF their garments and
trinkets from sne dressing rooms case which
Detective Dorsey, Of the sixth precinct brought
Into court explains in measure the mystery. On
Monday night Samuel Haiplne, an English actor,
time, lost his gold watch, valued at about 500.
He aid not know who took IL. and went TO Detec-
tive Dorsey lor aavice The detective toId nisn 10
ments. Halpine took the advice. and on Wednes-
day night. when ne got to the theatre, he recov-
cred his watch IRON q newsb0y, who brought the
following note, which was given TO hin by the
woman wno hired him to hand over the watca-
FRIEND HALPTyE .
Pleas Try look for the that has taken
watch for use; but let this be warning not 70
sarrie soo watch with 10 the theatre again. for it
d through friend that are geitin iG back again. SO
then take advise from freud 1. ".
wish the friend good uc6 as 1t Is no man.
Dorsey took the boy Thomas Cary, an in ell-
gent pootolacK, and from him got an accurate
description OF the woman who had sent him 10
return the watcl. From the description Dorsey
knew that the woman was no other than May
Thompson, q ny'nphe du pare, whose husband and
two subsequent lovers are now serving terms IN
sing Sing.
Saturday night May was arrested and brought
to Court yesterday morning, when Judge Kasmire
committed her for examination.