Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-04-09
New YonF, April 4.

pretended on Monday. charged win the co'i',
mission OF various elunies III different hotels anu
boarding houses where he had taken temporary
lodgings. 1t appeared from the statements o'
the complanants. that in September last 'he ac
cuscd stole United States uniform IN Madison
street, in which arraylng himself and assuming
the popular name Of Decatur. he commenced MS
career of viIiainy. He first proceeded to the
American Hotel in Broadway, his dress and ap-
pearance ensuring him courteous receptions
where he found an opportunity to purloIn from
Mr. Rayner. one of the boarders valuable gold
watch, with which he decamped Changing his
costume. he repaired next to the Clinton Hotel,
and remained there one night, in the course OF
which >nndry articles, denominated boots and
shoes. unac coun,aby disappeared from their right
full owners. He subsequently presented himself
at the Exchange Hotel in Broad street. stating
that he intended to pass few days III the city,
and complaining of fatigue, asked to be conduct
ed to his room. Nut long after, two valuable
surtout coats could not be found. and the accused
was also missing He took lodgings alter this at
several boarding houses successfully, from all ot
which he decanped with considerable booty The
names bv which he passed we're David Birdsall,
James L. Decatur, james Barron,and James Will
Hanson. He was fully committed for trial by
JuStlce LnWnuS.-JOU. " COW.
Felony By Merchants GIerks-A dry good
merchant IN William street, called al the Police
Office on Monday to look at some goods which
had been found at the Five Points by the officers,
viii h they informed him compared with the de-
scrption Of goods which had been stolen from
his sture. He immediately identified them as
his property. remarked that they had been alb
| stractpt fr0m his possession by one of his clerks
who he had ascerained to his satisfaction had
| carried off goods to the amount of $1,000. The
merchant said he had also suspected another
clerk Of the like offence; but having regard for
the feelings If his parents and friends, he thought
| il best to send him home, aud tor that purpose
had given han the SUN Of SEQ. In order to
make his return sure. he accompanied him to
| the steamboat and waited until the boat was off
In the course of few days he learned that he
went no farther than the first landing place, took
the return boat to the city. and was now going
about representing himself to be in his employ,
and raising the wind among all the merchants
with whom he was in the habit Of doing bust
ness.-}b.
Outrage On Monday morning, as a young
naval officer was returning home from small par
~, in company with his sister and another lady,
at the corner Of Broadway and Walker streets,
the ladies were insulted. and grossly assaulted. by
four ruffians, apparently apprentices or butcher
buys, who at the same time attacked the gentle
man with great violence and struck him IN the
face; upon which he seized the aggressor by the
throat, and was under the necessity OF using con-
siderable violence towards him before he could
beat him off from The attack. What in jury the as
saIant received is not known, as the ladi es were
in such state Of alarm, as to require all his atten-
ton the moment he became disengaged from the
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their leader had received. The ladies, by their
cries, endeavored to alarm the watch, who how
ever as usual in cases of emergency, did not
make their appearance. -Dm .7dU.
More Disappearance. Saturday evening
a man named Michael M'Kee, aged about 50
wears, left his work in Brooklyn to return TO his
wife and family in New York; Between Il aud
IL o'clock at night the boatmen engaged III one
of the Ferry boats from Catharine Ferry, saw
M'Kee walking towards Janes-slip and soon af-
ter heard cry of Z. watch. watch" and "mur-
DER" Since that time M'Kee has not been seen
or heard from hy his friends. When the mis-
sing man left Brooklyn he was slightly in,oxica-
ted, so that there is probability that he had acct
dentalIv walked into some one OF the docks.
An irish lad named Neal Dugan, aged about
lS years, left his home e. Mubury street on Sun
Iav, and has not since been heard from. He
was an apprentice to Robert Lewis, shoemaker,
in Cherry street. He was last seen standing
near the foot Of Roosevelt street, about o'clock
on Sunday.
The lad had but recently arrived from Ireland,
and was unable to speak English. -Com. f. Eng.
A gentleman from Poashkeepsie relates an &C.
currence which had occasoned much excitement
in that place. A young woman OF good charac-
ter. living as a domestic in family at short
distance below the village. went out on Sunday
afternoon TO wood on the bank OF the river; for
the purpose pfgatherng winter greens. She was
found not long afterwards by some black people |
IN the wood dead with the marks OF having been
strangled. and with other appearances Of Shock-
ing violence on her person Two men, foreign
ers, have been apprehended on suspicion of hav-
ing committed the crime-Eu. Post.
Iioleu Assault. two seamen,
named VIM. II. Jones and Peter Nc Mann.
were arrested on board the ship Joseph Maxwell,
yng in the stream, bound for s. America. The
prisoners were shipped on board the vessel for
he voyage; soon after she got into the stream,
bpv o,arreyled with David Williams. the cook.