The New York herald., 1875-02-08
THE COURTS.
THE ToMBs POLICE COURT.
THE SUNDAY VISITORS BEFORE THE BAR OF tn

THE SUNDAY VISITORS BEFORE THE BAR OF THE
POLICE COURT.
Social reformers whose efforts have been
especially directed to manufacturing centres have
inveghed loud and long against the system Of
paving working people on Saturday. The justice
Of their efforts would need no better recommenda-
ton than that to be found at the Tombs Police
Court on Sunday morning. Throughout the week
the crowd brought up on the morning watch are
bummers OF the most unmistakable type, no
torious courtesans and hapess vagrants while
those who appear on sunday are OF a different and
better class. Sprinkled through the crowd
brought up before Judge Smith yesser-
day were large number OF clerks and
tradesmen, who had become jolly on the proceeds
OF their weeks labor and as penancy had slept In
cells The Judge, WHO Is quick TO discover the
social status oil those brought before him, does not
fail to question those whose faces are unfamiliar
Old stayers he cracks jokes with and always gives
them ten days, while to strangers ne IL kindly In.
quisitive.
MAN WITH QUEER NAME
Noticeable among those IN the docs Yesterday
morning was a handsome young man. whose
pretty form was encased In an Ulster overcoat
he seemed much embarrassed and was certainly
much the worse for his Saturday nights frolic
When arrayed he olushed like girl, and seemed
very nervous ana hung his head. The Judge
asked
"Young man what Is your nameY
"John smith," responded the chopfallen youth.
"wnere do you live ?" was the next judicial IN
terrogation.
"In West Twelfth street' was the evasive repiy
The Judge did not want to further embarrass
the YOUTH so he SAID
'Tt cannot be possible that you are my cousin
who was lost some months ago, and yet your sin.
gular name would lead me to that belief, it being
such rare one. Hold up your head and let me
The youth elevated his head TO exhibit scarlet
countenance, aud the Judge, on scrutlnizng 1t,
said mo you're not the cousin, so you must be
the other John smith who gives me so much
trouble here. Every time he Is arrested ne gives
q different address and wears different clotnes.U
The youth protested that he had never been ar
rested before. out the Judge said the records OF
the court would not justify his believing any such
times John Smith had been arrested during the
week. Tne report came that he was entered nine
dence TO the contrary the young man still held his
ground; Finally the Judge told the prisoner ne
would disc discharge MIN s II ne wor1d d swear he had
and, as he was leaving, the Judge SAID. ~ won't
ask you TO swear that your name is smith,
HOW He CUT HIS NOSE.
Az Smith stepped down and out an ofncer
brought another prisoner cls-o-vts with he awful
front OF Justice. Ills nose was terribly SCARED and
delicate shades OF PINK and green OBTAINED around
either optic. Justice stared aud the prismatic
complexioned man stared. The gaze OF Justice
and uncertain. Finally Justice triurnphed, and
the prisoner cast has eyes down at his hat, winch
all the while he had been dallyng WITH. Justice
looked at the slip which the off1cer presented and
read the prisoners name. Dwight said the
enid OF the blind folded Goddess you are charged
with being drunk What have you 10 sayr
Dwight denied the charge. Then" said the
Judge, "i see IL Gil. You we're chop
ping wood a. piece new up and mt
you on the nose. Or may DO the axe caught In the
clothes-line In the back yard WhchW Dwight
olushed and the CRIMSON o. MS cneek completed
the rainbow roof OF lls com pexioD. He mace no
answer 10 the query; but % a second, as 20 what
drinks be liked best, he returned The laconic an.
swer, water The Judge SAID as u would not
interfere with the prisoners tastes he would lock
aim up 10Y ten days during which time he could
SAFE his aquatic appetite withC injury TO himself
or the pubic peace.
Tue next case OF intoxication was an adopted
cltZen named Haverty. lie knew his s'roits, " and
tne Judge "darenv' lock him up without giving
him iull examination. He knew 700 much law
and was dangerous man, so they locked aim UP
for ten days.
RATHER MIXED.
The case Immediately succeeding that OF the
People va, Haverty was com pncated one. The
Oicer made charge Of dlsordery conduct
galnst stephen HOBART and James Finley, and
ca ch Of these gents IN turn made mutual chafges
OF assault and battery with attempt TO defraud.
The fraud was invofved In question OF betting.
liz appears that the two gentlemen In question
went INTO an east side oarroom which contained
a weighing scale, and there each made bet az TO
how much the otner weighed. Finley knew Ho-
bart only weighed 125 pounds and shaped
ms bet accordingly. Hobart took him
pD and bel he EeiRhad la pounds, He-