The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-03
TOMBS POLICE COURT.
Before Judge Smith.

1.-THE FINEST POLICE IN THE WORLD.
On the 2sth OF August last a man was brought
mp before Judge Smith, at tne Yorkvllle
Police Court, charged with being drunk.
While signing the slip which was to commit
the prisoner for ten days to the City Prison
the Judge asked Herbert, the prisoner, what he
had to say. Herbert said nothing, and the Judge,
scrutiniztng his features, became convinced that
the man was not intoxicated. He questioned the
oficer, VINO said ne had found the man In the
street helplessly drunk. On examining the mans
person 1t was found that he had an ugly cut in
the back OF his head, and when questioned as to
how 1t happened, he said, "they dubbed me deaLn
The Judge ordered the oflcer to bring the man to
the hospital as quick as he could get him there
and then return to Court Herbert was left
at the hospital and when the ofncer returned the
JUDGE instructed him to quietly ind out al he
could regarding the man and bring any persons to
Court who seemed to know anything about MIN.
After several arrests had been made and all the
parties discharged. Bryan Lawrence. a butcher,
was brought before the Judge, and. the evidence
seeming to warrant it, he was held In $4,000 bail
answer Ills brother became surety in that sum
and Lawrence was freed, the papers In the case
being pigeonhoed until such time as Herbert
would be able to appear IN person. Yesterday
afternoon just as Judge Smith was about to close
Court, a weak. sickly looking man entered and re-
QueSteQ 10 speak 10 Tue JuCSe. lie StaLeQ JQaC ne
mad been arrested a long time since and sent to
the hospital ior being drunk. but that
It was all an mistake stake he n was now pre-.
said he could not hear word, 80 the Judge had to
write all his questions ano submit them. One day,
a long time since, he did not know how long, he
went to see two girls, with whom he became &C
Qualnted, ct their house in Tnrty.fourth street,
between First and Second avenues. After spend.
ing some time in their company, one Of them
asked him TO take her out and treat her oysters
he complied, and on the way TO Third avenue.
| w 10 no re- Qgoh MT ~
met man to whom she insisted on introducing
MIN. He could not recollect tue name OF the man.
Having had their oysters the party lett the saloon
and went as lar as the corner OF
pany with the 'v girl and tho strange man G
He then walked lar up az the
Grand Union Hotel, corner OF Forty-second street
ana Fourth avenue, to see a Trend who Was So
journing there Having lett the friend he went to
q beer saloon to get drink. and on leaving the
place he noticed the strange man TO whom ne had
been introduced standing on The corner Watching
his movements. He did not speak to the man nor
recognize MIN. but continued down the avenue
until he went into another beer saloon, some
where in the neigbboraood OF Twenty-ffth or
Twenty.sixth street.
AS ne was leaving the saloon an ofncer met him
and asked MIN II he bad any money with him. He
had better leave with the Darkeeper, II ne knew
him. as some men around the corner were putting
Kceper of the place, so he took his money with
him and continued on his journey. Alter he
had walked some little time ne noticed that he
was followed by the strange man before spoken
Of He turned TO ask him wnat he wanted, when
the stranger struck him with some nard gu distance
on the back OF the head. After he nrst blow was
struck another man came up, and then the stran-
ger struck him again. The second blow deprived
him OF CONSEQUENCES He remembers having been
in court after he was struck. He could near the
Judge and uf1icias speak, but did not understand
When HerDert had finished his wonderful story
the Judge astonisned him by stating that ne had
arrested the mysterious stranger, and That he had
10 the hospital IN order that ne might be treated Tor
his injuries. TINS poor man, whose lie mad almost
policemen nc are e1 paid to patrol mad passed the
sergeant at the desk at the station mouse and the
offcer who mad arrested him.. rne whole affair."
coupled with the TACT that an Off1cer told him some
men were putting up job 10 rob him. looks
very handsome for the police. and Judge Smith IL
to be congratulated on his success in securing Mr..
Lawrence 70 justice.
PRIZE FIGHTERS IN COURT.
The young gentlemen who assembled to see Pat
Thomas and Tom Adams indulge IN q prize night
were neId In default OF 500 each. The following
Is list OF the gentlemen, their ages and places OF
residence Hugh O'Donnell. aged eighteen, OF No.
221 Canal street; John Fenton, aged thirty-thr
Of No. 8 Dover street; Hugh O'Rourxe, aged
eighteen. OF No. 10 Pell street; Richard Cronin,
aged nineteen, OF No. 81 Peli street; John Connor,
molly, aged nineteen, OF No. q Peli street; Martin
Abbott. aged fifteen, OF No. 30 Madison street
Edward CASSIDY, aged twenty-five. OF NO. OF Ailen
street: Thomas Dugan, aged twenty-one, or NO 3
Dover street; Joseph Bayard, AGED twenty.tnree,
OF No. IL Pei street; Thomas Connors, aged nine
teen OF NO. 10 Pell street: Alex. Perry, aged
twenty. OF No. 10 Mott street, and Daniel Kelly,
aged twenty, OF No. 39s Water street.
John Connolly. the owner Of the stable In which
the nght took place, and the principals were held
In default OF $500 each.
JEFFERSON MARKET POLICE COURT.
Before Justice Otterbourg.
MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE
Henrietta Lochman and Josephine Ross, who IA
credited by the police with the alias OF Berdan,
board IN the same house &C No. ~ Eighth avenue.