The herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1835-1837, 1836-01-28

POLICE, Yesterday.-T. Lowerre who has Just return
ed from BIaokwes Island where he had been learn
the stone cutting business, brought up charge
Of stealing horse and Sleigh the properly Of John g.
Cushman, Of Brig Louisa. The horse was tied
10 post in Vesey street, where the prisoner and COM
panion, who is not yet arrested, saw him. The sleigh
ing being excellent and the establishment quite aufaif
they thought they would have ride Crack the
whip, and off went Bucephalus. Dir. Cusbman, on
coming Of the house where he had stopped for few
moments sought for the horse aud sleigh. 1t was
turned est iapentus. As he houghtit very probs-
Bile that the animal had been enced away, he stated
on a search. In Pearl street he saw the horse and
sleigh coming along at rapid pace, and the vile
ducers laying on the string lie stopped them, but not
wishing to answer any impairment questions they made
off at full speed. Lowerre was pursued and tracked
into house in William street, where he taken
On his examination he stated that he invited take
ride with the person in the sleigh, who bad escaped
that be knew nothing Of the property being stolen,
for the world he would have been seen in cnmpany
with a rogue. He however committed, and we
fear must forego further amusement in the way Of
seighing until next winter. Lowerre when found, was
snugly slowed away under bed in the third story Of
the house in which he had taken refuge. = 5
Seth Spooner frozen lamp of mortality on the lee
side Of Co. was brought up at the request OF his wife,
smiling lass of about sweet TO-. She stated that she
had only been married weeks, and that her fafhless
husband coyed with Sweets intended to desert
her. aud leave her the chary kindness Of the cold
world. He had taken his clothes away from the house
where they resided, and he had not returned she
made enquiries, and informed that he intended to
leave the city he could raise the qua n0n
and prevent that step, she had warrant issued.
Mr.. Seth Spooner, little wrinkled, dried up piece
of parchment animated stated that he had intention
Of deserving his dear wife, His business being bed (he
is iaor) he wished to send her to his parents the
country, which she refused to alowhat knowing his
inability to support her he had TO the conclusion
that he had better be alone and live than stay nth her
and starve. He was fully csmmited a,a.laseia
WAR In EARNEsT.-Last Monday we reported the
Of American sailor having been stabbed in the
house of one rrufer in James slip who was, with his
bar keeper discharged for Of sufficient evidence
10 convict him. Last night Mr.. Truiert to the
Police with his shoulders shrugged up to his eyes, and
stated that the " dem Yankees had killed all his win
dow,, doors and crockery." Officers Welch and Brink
went the of action, where they found only the
remains Of what had once been doors, windows and
crockery. The bar room presented scene truly pic
feresqse. Snow balls paving stones brick bats broken
glasses, and earthern ware, fairly covered the floor
The boarcers, the number of twenty more were
quietly seated the table when without any previous
notice. shower Of stones, brick bats and snow balls,
came through the windows smashing glass crockery
and heads without number Some jumped fhroughthe
second story windows into the next yard and escaped
as they best could-ohers were rendered incapable Of
stirring through hurts or fright. When every glass in
the house demolished the dem Yankees retired,
leaving the landlord to pick up the pieces As i was
understood they intended to return at midnight, WEIGH
and Brink went fully prepared for the worst, but the
Yankees had probably scent OF their Intentions and
they did not come back. Thus has the commence
ed in earnest unless apology is made for the
duct of the unknown offenders.
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