The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-28

Tho pleas Of all the prisoners indicted by the
Grand Jury are taken in Part l.. between II
and II each morning. To prevent an escape
a double line of court officers extends from
the bar to the door Of the prisoners box. As
the prisoners name is called by Clerk Hall.
the officer In charge OF tho door OF the boz
opens it. and tho prisoner steps out He finds
himself in n deep gangway. running between
two rows OF benches for spectators. These
benches. six on each side. rise amphitheatri-
cally. Tho sides OF the gangway rise above
the head OF a man OF ordinary size. The gang.
way is a continuation Of the broad aisle that
leads to the bar.
COMEDY BEFORE TRAGEDY.
The Grand Jury were busy on Friday. and
found many indictments against minor Of
tenders. So there was a long string Of prison.
ers going to and from the bur for nearly half
an hour. AT II 80 negro boy was arraigned
on the charge of breaking into q stationery
shop in Fourth avenue. He was caught in the
shop. Postag GO stamps and cash from the cash
drawer wero in his pocket. After pleading
guilty. he said that two mon caught him. one
armed with a pistol and the other with an
enormous knife. and told him that II he did
not go into the stationery shop they would
shoot and stab him to death.
Il suppose they also told YOU" said Judge
MARITIME. that they would kill you II you did
not I'LL your pocket with the stationers money
and stamps. That story is little too thin.
sentence you to the renitentiary for one YEAR."
The negro boy. n fat jolly-looking little fol-.
low. showed his ivories in d grin. and the
spectators laughed. Just as Judge MARITIME
put an end to the laughter with his gavel
Clerk Hall called:
MAX CLERGEr TO THE BARI
1t was just l :;i5. The bolt OF tho door OF
fha ricnn Iny II hvf hnN an
Ger guarding it. and slender boy stepped out
into the gangway and went briskly up the
aisle to the bar. Ia had salow complexion
and dark eyes. His upper lip was Just shaded
by n faint black mustache. He wore black
worsted cu,away coat and trousers and @
white flannel shirt About his throat was tied
white pilu6 four-in-hund with n mock dia.
mond pin in it. lie held n cheap white straw
hat in his rFht hand and as he st99d at the
Grand Jury OF this county for the crimo Of
June. at ;'4j Last Fifteenth street, What say
your Are you guilty or not guityy"
GUILTY -" NOT GUILTY"
"Guilty" replied Clerget promptly
But while Mr.. Hall was recording the plea
Lawyer Cherry Il new conner in the criminal
practice. stepped un close 70 C!erget and spoke
to the bar again. and said to Mr. Hall:
49,. II d? In't plead guilty mean that plead
Nj Hall turned to the bench. and. address,
ing Judge, MARITIME, said: ,.,
his plea, and now says that ne pleads not
judse MARITIME had seen the, lbyplay between
Lawy or Cherry and Clcrge:. lie said:
Z" In view OF what have seen going on here
under my rYrs. ap M what could not avoid
rlGa certainly not Ter the present, pro- shall con.
tl,.,,. ,rttI Ir,t
will remand The defendant until Thursday for
that rarnosSS cannot permit lawyers S who
room to step up to prisoners. especially whom
they are as young as this prisoner Is. after
@ cadcd sn IN tbs poios e sast
previously, aud advise them to plead not
guilt ros" .o,, 1 c,o. ara.
not I HS s"a 70 s
lw@s merely taikins 70 hin fora moment"
you Ia King TO him, nrd immediately he With
a.SW nr h shall not nss the mat
J." rcmani"d vnt thu sdty."
nI&" sf cdETE a, Ire was va turning
guilty. want TO plead not guilty"
THE AvENGsR WAITING.
Put Court Oncer ColIyer. who was standing
at tho bar touched C!cr:et upon the arm and
z S|srs5!i E sss.s:,sSs 4:
~ yTSNHJ lightly from the bar.
+ ~ &yAtMFs As lie got within foot
10 TTMf Of the entrance OF the
q E%,1 gangway Dvin. who
IyW sat in the end scat on
" the fourth bench up. on
tho right Of the gang
M I. !:
III ~ way. stood up. He had
been soatcd so that his
INV. M + loft side was toward
NEIH tn" Gnngway. When he
/ItaT N rOSu he incri the gang
~ + e. way. As Clergct got
" II abreast OF him he
leaned over tho high
eLAh''o' l"' Hc"ilHF' N'S'huard wall Of the gang
way and. pressing tho mu2l.rof u pistol close
agHiws = i,irrGct's et breast. fred -
A cloud uf smoke HrO e. tcrget presso cd hia
rn,ht h,Inl L his hrnn Il crNini, nnt - -