SDecial Sessions.
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Before the Recorder Aldermen Emmans and Devee.
decenty dressed answering to the Of Isaac Allen
was placed at the bar on charge OF matreatng his wife
RscoRDEa-How may times has he struck you, Mrs.
Allen?


Mrs. ALLrN-Oh sir, it would be almost impossible to
tell how bad he does-he beat and my children. We
all Of afraid Of lives. He has struck me, oh.
many hundred times and oftener, and often lhad not
Hed, he would killed me.


Q.-Does he do any thing to support you


A.-Oh no sir, nothing at all to support us.


Q.-How long has this been going on?


Counsell4 FAY-This woman doesn't swear, your hon
or, that she was struck at all.


CLERK-Oh! yes, sir-a hundred times.


Mrs ALLEN-Yes sir. indeed; and my body 10 covered


CouNsELLoR-There's no evidence, sir, and We can
prove that this defendant is honest respectable man.
and works hard al his trade as shoemaker.


REcoRDER-Oh! Mr.. Fay he has been before US for 1t


Mrs ALLEr-On Wednesday he struck me, and took up
bench and sud have struck me with it ny son, who
is twenty years DID, hadn't prevented him.


FAYf the Court please, witnesses here for the de-
fendsnt, Mr. Patrick.


Mr.. PATRIcK called and swsrn.


FAY-Are you neghbor?


PArRcK-Not exactly-he lives in Division street and
when he prison down to see Mrs Allen at
the request OF Mr. Fox to get her to withdraw the
paint and le: him out again. that he might to work.
aced man. for he has promised to assist if I'd put
Isaac up, but now he has turned agn me.


Mrs. ALLEN-I never said any such thing, sir. He
came off the Island ABOUT November last.


Mr. PArRIcK-She says sir that if he will keep away
fom her, that she wants nothing at all to do with him.
AVID we'll do that Wen give security before Co.


Mr. Fay said there was no evidence that she was
struck but it very often the that people in that
line Of life, do get with each other and take up
benches; and appears in this instance to be consp
racy on the part Of this weman and others to put this
unfortunate man out the way.


The Counr asked Mrs. Allen If she was willing to for
give him. he would leave her. and not molest her any
mnre, and she said all site wanted be relieved
from his brutality the court concluded to suspend
tence, and accordingly discharged he accused


STEALING ALDERMAN's BooTs.-A black fellow,
named Isaac Townsend accused Of stealing Alder
mao Caleb 3. Wocdhulls boots. The Recorder asked
tn prisoner he did not know the gross mpropriety Of
Scaling Alderman's boots which he replied that
h. did no: steal them but they given him by
,hlr lad Justice Merritt that the boy had admit
ted the theft The court accordingly sentenced him to
three months imprisonment in the penitentisry.