The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-26
CHRISTMAS ATTHEG COURTS.
CLENENCT ron DRINKS AND TUB-
KEY FOR TIE PRIsoNERS,

MAGISTRATE Crane Makes Prcasnts 70 the At
PENDANTS ana Gives Each Male Prisoner n
Cirnr-west sido Csuri Prisoners Rnter,ain
Each Oihsr-Th" T"mbs Christrnnn Diunsr.
MAGISTRATE Crane in the Eesox Market Court
Yesterday faced n motley collection Of untor-
tunntos who were arrested on Christmas Eve
and Yesterday morning In the Bowery and vi.
cinity, because they had imbibed too freely.
The Magistrate extended clemency In every
apparently deserving case. Out OF forty mon
and ten women arrested he discharged thirty
men and seven women. The discharge In zach
case was accompanied by kindly advice and a
reminder Of the significance Of Christmas Day.
81 may be mistaken in yome'of these people,"
said the Magistrate from tho bench. "but there
may be In some Of them q spot that can be
reached yet by appealing to their better ma
lures"
After concluding the business of the court tho
MAGISTRATE presented the deaf and dumb boot
black, tho ~janitor's assistants. and tho mossen-
ger boys With substantial cash presents, and
after seeing the keeper In tho Essex Market
prison and instructing him to give all the mon
prisoners cigars at his expense. the Magistrate
wont homo to his Christmas dinner.
There were more than forty DRINKS In Centre
Street Court yesterday, and OF those not moro
than Eve were without bandages on their heads.
All plChlOu bhuo thOy 10y W.
Christmas.
Peace on earth, good will toward men,. said
Magistrate Kudlich surcastirally to himself
In q low tone, as he looked at the long limo OF
broken heads. Then he fined them 80 each, the
minimum penalty.
First OF the drunks was Judson w. Jewett,
q tailor. Of 900 West Eleventh street. He was
very drunk when arrested by Policeman Putz
on Whitehall stIect on Christmas Eve, and in
his exhilaration he was swinging a fine turkey
after the manner OF an Indian club. In his
pockets he had eight SIS gold pieces wrapped up
In tissue paper, which he had intended as Christ
mas presents for his children. Jcwett told Mag
istrate Kudlich that no had been robbed of $50
and he had to break one Of the gold pieces to
pay his SO fine.
Richard Corning, who said he was from
Ferry. Corning had a bank book showing q bal,
ance of $4,000 in his favor. He bald he had
he Re'h had df been robbed 81 sd9 Of a ap gold w sHlSR1 and %pe chain ain.
He paid S3 and went on his way rejoicing.
Detective Judge Of the Mulberry street sta
Norris, both OF 1l2 Madison street, as suspi.
cious persons. Judge had seen them carly Fri
PIX es streois making MAXI Sem the rounds TaandE; Of G the Bo VI sy
saloons. Brady became intoxicated and was
put to bed in The Occidental Hotel on the Bow
spree. Judge found $3.50 in Harmon's posses
sion, and Investigation showed that Brady
Harmon and told the Magistrate that he had
friends Of his. Magistrate Kpdlich fined Har;;
Joseph Darcy. a 13-year.old boy, Of 39s
Greenwich street was also charged with intoxi-
cation. Gerry Agents King and Deubert were
walking through West street near midni ht,
when they noticed at Cortlandt street a boy Of
the Gerry agents the boy laid darcy down on
the car tracks and BY fast running managed 10
Darcy up and found that he was dead drunk.
They took the boy to Bellevue Hospital, where
the physicians worked with him for several
hours before his life was out OF danger. When
scanned. his eyes were bieared, and he was still
ing. Darcy y told ole Masistrato' Kndiich hi that two SS
older boys had given him the liquor. which he
S H.Ia they sf:.. had obtained from R1,d { saloon ra1 on Gar
Darcy to the Gerry society until to-day to al.
low the society to investigate.
who were fined 5 each. severa! mixed-ele. tene-
mont-house, rows, three hell!gcrent Italians,
and several plain drunks completed the array.
joyed their Christmas dinners yesterday at tho
prison OF the West Flfty.fourth Street Court.
ey, and plenty Of vegetables had been provided
By Prison Keeper Sicily, ana there was one
eniersa mines p was s Pro es i in bnt after TS The ,o pass.
Ing OF the pies am PIE opportunity was given to
the prisoners for the exchange OF tales OF woe.
anu u "do III on lHCNlC"
OF the company who were able to furnish an
impro,nptu song and dance performance.
There wore thirty-four prisoners in the
Christmas morning batch at the West Side
Court. With but one or two exceptions the
charge was intoxication, and Magistrate Deuel.
discharged twenty-thrce out Of the thirty-four
with reprimands and some timely allusfon to
the fact that 1t was Christmas.
GOOD DINNERS FOR ToMBs PRISONERS.
1t was q fine dinner that was served yester-
day at noon TO the prisoners at tho Tombs.
Warden Falion said yesterday that 600 pounds
OF, chicken. 100 pounds or turkey. several bar
rels OF vegetables of every known kind, mince
pies galore, and several {reezGrs Of ice cream
had been used to make up<he bill of fare. The
leo cream was sent in by some charitably dis.
posed person who wished to keep his or her
name a secret.
.Zano!i spent the day in the hospital cell. hut
his illness did not prevent him from eating
heartily, and enjoying what no ate. Actor Rat.
cliffe did not partake of the regular dinner.
Five'or six friends called on him.. and they left
him enough delicacies to last him well on to
New Years Day. He was the recipient of
two boxes of cigars. Two quart bottles of
fine old wAiskey were also LETT for him. but
Warden Fallon, Of course. refused to allow
them to pass the gate.
Religious services were held as usual In the
afternoon.