Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-07-17

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broome street. Wiley was admitted to bail at the
upper Foilce. and has evaporaied. Guilty.
:. MI uranam moved, that Lotus Lschenstein,
charged with swindling, having peyy respectable
Jrtends ana not being poor devil, who nobody knew,
might pe allow to settle it with the prosecutor
Inc ..ecorder sad ne should not object to the mo-
Edward tucker, charged with petty larceny, steal
/ ing some silver spoons-guitv
John Smith and William Turner, charged with
burglary-guilty.
Tim O'Fagerty, charged with robbing a man Of
some sovereigns, was discharged the bill before the
grand jury not having been acted upon
Sentence was then passed on various prisoners for
their separate Offences in manner and degree as under
Edward Tucker petty larceny, six months to Black
wells Island
Henry F. Lewis charged with forgery, fabricating
| plate and note of the Mechanics Bank, Pennsylva-
| nia-Stae Prison for ten years.
| James Waace-burgary. State prison five years.
| John Yann-grand larceny. State prison four
Years and eleven months
William Davis and Peter Bowerhsm-highway
robbery. Davis fifteen years in the state prison
bowerhorn to be confined in the same fer life.
John Graham-burglary, two convictions. State
Edward s. Hicks-burglary. Stale prison two
years.
Matthew Egan-burglary State prison five
years.
Joe Smith, No. l. and Joe Smith, No. q anAWil-
liam Turner-state prison five years each
John Smth-horse stealing. State prison five
years.
Thomas Casey-burgary. State prison FIVE
years.
John Acknowledged larceny. State prison four
years.
Edward Farrel-grand larceny. State prison Two
years and two months.
John Clark, alias Baker, alias Selam Pegg-grand
larceny State prison ten years.
John Cunningham-stabbng. State prison five
years.
POLICE, July lsth.-A Gang Of Burglars CoughL
Officers Bowyer, q. +. Hays, and Welsh, arrestedon
Wednesday and Saturday, three notorious characters,
who have committed series of depredations in this
city and elsewhere. The manner Of their apprehen-
sion deserves notice. On Wednesday last the dis
charge Of the watch, a man was brought up for ex-
animation on charge Of assault and battery who
gave his name as Stagg. Bowyer imagined he was
acquainted with the gentleman, and communicated
his suspicious to Justice L0wnds who sent the pris-
oner to Brdewell for further examination
Bower then went over and took good look a, him,
entered INTO conversation and soon discovered him to
be notorious cracks man, named Joseph Sirang,
who, in conjunction with called Auguste Green,
red and convicted at the present Court Of Scssons)
had broken into and robbed the store OF Mr. William
B. Robinson at Newark, NJ. Strang graduated
three years ago at Sing Sing, whence he will now
return TO finish his education.
Upon discovering who his man was, Bowyer set
about searching him, and found upon his person be-
tween SO and 80 copper cents, with whole roll of
shin plasters which led the officer to suspect that
they were the proceeds of the robbery of some gro
With this clue to guide them, the three officers,
Bowyer, Welsh, and 6. F. Hays went upon search,
and discovered that the grocery corner of Orchard
and Grand streets had b. en- broken into and plumber
ed. They now had to find the thieves, who they
were not long in ferreng out and securing
They called themselves Jim Medler and Andrew
and John Evans all genuine jail BIRDS who have been
wanted for considerable time. In the past twelve or
fourteen days, less than twenty different groce-
res have been robbed in the following manner -one
Of these fellows would enter grocery with basket
| requesting charcoal, and while the storekeeper was
engaged in measuring it confederate OF the first
| would pass, with the greatest nonchaance, behind
the counter and deliberately empty the till Of what
money it contained.
fortunate escape is the consequence of the arrest
OF these villains They had formed plan to rob the
exchange Office of Mr. John King, in Broadway
One of them was to enter at time when Mr.. King
was absent, and present q % bill for exchange, his
companion was to have stone tied in his handker-
chief with which he was to knock the clerk down,
and the confederates were then TO proceed to rife the
store. Fortunately their iniquiteus plan has been
frustrated The entire gang have been fully commit
| ted for trial.
Fighting on his o,on hook Some fun took place
Saturday at the North river, owing TO the logged
| ness and helcose propenstes Of a John Bull cap
tain, commander of the brig Niagara who, as his
name Newbod, determined to let the Yankees
see that he was bold in a new and novel way. Our
captain il seems, had refused 10 haul off his brig
make way for another vessel according to custom.
| for which he fined, and Marshall Mccormick
| went on board to collect the money. Captain New
bold, however, set him at defiance and said-"if you
don't sheer off, I'll make crabs meat of you by THROW
| ing you overheard" The marshall, not wishing 10
die a martyr in the good of CO ectng his
fees departed to seek further aid, with which he re-
turned thinking the warke captain of the
brig Niagara. The officer reckoned without his host
Upon his haling the brig, the British ensign was run
up and the captain, calling upon his stand by
him, declared he would fight his ship The last ex-
remiiy. A second time did the brave Marshall re-
treat, and came full OF his wrongs to the police where
he obtained large reinforcement, which Immediately
made way for the pugnacious Captain Newbold-de-
ermlned upon reducing the obstinate Englishman TO
reason, and TO compel him 10 lower his flag TO the
constituted authorities of the city.
Il Dreadful surmises formed they proceeded
little less than war the knife's point being expect
ep but when they arrived they found our heroic cap
tain had gone to bed TO sleep upon it. and was then
actually snoring away in his berth. The enemy,
therefore, easily surprisea-was overpow cred and
a prisoner almost before he had time to excIsu,
against this invasion of his state department He
was borne away captive, and not being particularly
sober, remains in brdewell until he RECEIVERS his
senses pays charges and apologies for the fright he
caused the marshal, and the trouble he gave 10 the
police officers. He may then cut stick 10 il il de-
creed.
Pretty Ihieres.-Four young women, who stated
their names to be Margaret Wiley, Jane Conis Nan
cy Leary and Margaret Mellon were arrested, the
two first named for stealing couple of pieces Of CO.
co and the last three pieces Of muslin from the
of Mr. Hiram b. Gray, No. 60 Catherine street.
They all quite Young the oldest not more than 10