The herald., 1837-03-09

should not be subjected to the same cntesion, and
punished by the same process.
Il AssGatt and Death Some time ago in August last
2 man named Jacob M. Burrows committed a vio-
lent assault on Mrs. Mary Wilkinson, No. POI Di-
VISION street beating and kicking her, &c. she beng
a. tnai time enciente. Mrs. Wilkinson has since then
never been well, having given birth to child prema-
'ulnely ans mas within few days died..
Oh post mortem examination of the body, the
PHYSICIANS gave II as their decided opinion that these
unhappy consequences her miscarriage and DEATH
were produced by the injuries received from the as
sault.
An afidavit of these facts having been made to.day
at the police Burrows has been arrested and commits
ted on the charge of murder.
q. y. Phillips once n,ore.--Mr. Robert Rogers,
No. l09 Laurens street, made complaint and stated
that Philips, III the month OF ofFebruary 1886, came
TO his store and requested to look at some stocks
which were shown to him. He selected a Dozen
saying they were for cousin of his in the country
but" said he, " as you do not know my cousin /
will be responsible lam engaged in the Custom
Mr.. Rogers let Phillips have the stocks. Shortly
after he called agaln-said his cousin wanted some
plain stocks, and selected some, which, with the
stocks obtained before amounted to about $2O-for
which he gave the following note
"New York, Feb. 18th, 1886.
"On the lst April, 1885, promise to pay II. Ro-
gers twenty dollars, value received.
B. PHIILIrs"
Before this note became due, Phillips, in the alb
sence OF MI. Rogers called and again obtained Sl3
worth of stocks of Mrs. Rogers.
Wnen the note became due, it was not paid, and
Mr.. Rogers, meeting Phillips in the street. asked the
reason, when Phillips said the date had slipped his
memory but that the note should be paid in eight
ten days.
Mr.. Rogers went his way, and Phillips posted to
Mr.. RS store, and requested Mrs. Rogers TO show
him the note, which she did when Phillips took
Pen and said will just alter the date j" and he
altered the date from April to May.
From that day to this Mr. Rogers could never set
eyes on his customer.
Phillips will now have this forgery to answer for,
in addition to the cases of swindling already against
him.
Stealth ga coored fellow named Hezehiah Wa
ters, was arrested and committed for stealing from
Mr.. Hyam A. Cohen No. Z Chatham street, cloth
clothing to the amount of 80 IL l-2. Darky said the
clothes were tied up in his bundle by mistake Com
mitted
Dishonest Help.-A girl named Jane Giles, was ar
rested by officers Brink, and Gilbert P. Hays, on
charge of stealing from her employer, Mrs. Selma
Stanton, No. SO Liberty st., bank bills gold and sill
yer coin, and pearl ring, to the amount of Sl4 80.
Jane declares the money is all her own, and that
she found the ring under one of the beds. Committed
Robbery.-Benjamin Lovejey, the barkeeper of the
Tartaran Shades, on Water street, has been commit
ted to Bdewell, in the charge of robbery, preferred
against him. by James Hart, the boy who was
knocked down in the riot there the other evening.
The poor lad is a Portuguese, and the money taken
from him ($l6) was his ALL Are there humane
persons so investigate the poor fellows case and fur
nish him some little assstance2