Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-10-30

Police Office.
Ger. 9-dttempt to shoot man,--great ercite-
ment.-About O'Clock on Tuesday evening, the Of
flee the of great excellence and the loafers
crowded around the judgment seat like drones around
pot OF honey. Presently group come within the
rails consisting OF three persons, two Of them hold
ing the other with the tenacity Of an iron vice.
The centre individual was a tall gaunt Werter
like looking fellow, with long hair and formidable
pair of moustaches that might have been deemed
handsome provided his face had not been begrimed
with dirt On one side of him was huge listed
freshman and on the other officer who locked half
dead with fear and half wild with alright.
Magistrate.-Let the man go and tell me what the
complaint is.
he is got thirty pistols and three bow ie knives.
Officer Not so many that, but he has killed
one and may kill more.
Magistrate.- hats your name?
Pris0ner.-Im Napoleon Buona parties son, and
I'm Pole and Frenchman.
Magistrate.-Here, some of you search this man
and see what he has got about him.
AT this time another group made their appearance,
one OF whom was evidently suffering from a wound
in his breast. His clothes were covered with blood
aud he was apparently half fanting from the want of
staunchIng the wound. The wounded man was ac-
commodated with chair and his statement reduced
TO writing.
He said his name was Samuel J. Burton, a hat ma
ker by trade, and had his place at Is Mulberry street.
The prisoners name was John Napomocen Ratajew-
itz, and had been in the habit Of working for him for
some time past. An account for work had been rum
ming, in which the prisoner was his creditor for S25,
and last week il was all paid but Sc. This after
noon he came to Barton for the balance, and he
putting him off with excuse, the fiery Pole
drew pistol and blazed away The ball entered at
the lett nipple, and strange TO say, passed close
under the skin and came out the other side of the
mans chest.
The son of Napoleon, as he called himself, had his
other pistols taken from him, and then was fully
committed
Peyjury.-A Wall street broker, named Valentine
Ell, was brought up on bench warrant, charged
with the crime OF perjury. How the offence was
committed we could not learn, but the re.
fused to take any bail, and Valentine Ell was ae.
sommodated with hard bunk in Of the cells.
city has been annoyed and the tradesm men piundered
in the most wanton manner by hoardes of dashingly
dressed negro wenches, who go about from store 10
store, purchasing small articles and carrying off any
thing valuable they can lay their dingy paws on <
Few terms back, one OF these beauties was admitted
as an evidence against her sisters in niquity and
four Of the batch Of black loafereses convicted.
Some how or other Of these demoiseilss de
compton was admitted TO bail after conyic-
tion or got out Of durance by some abolition man
oeuvre or other, and she and the witness that
was with her took 10 therold tricks, as the dog re-
urnst his vomit or the TO her wallowing in the
mire'-so Il is with the ncgrees--you cannot cure
them Of stealing or reform their vicious propensites
On Saturday they proceeded to the store Of Brown
Co., AZ Canal treet, to buy ribbons, when one of
them passed remnant Of satin between her legs and
IT was not missed till they had got beyond pursuit
On Monday they determined to try their luck again,
and the shopman determined TO keep asharp lock out
One OF the negro wenches asked FOR taffeta satin
ribbons, OF pure peach color" and while she was
making selection, the other took whole piece Of
brown silk, which she deposited in similar posi-
ton to that in which Donna Julia hid Don Juan =
Browns shopman had, however, more experience in
female wies than Den Guzmaa had, and he at once
seized the "nigger lady" most ungallantly, by the
throat, forced her into large chair and safely de-
livercd her Of the brown satin, worth $40 % The
pair Of beauties were then brought in custodv IN
their old quarters to wait until the sessions when
Ann Williams and Charlotte Hilton will both be de-
livered over TO the tender mercies Of his Honor the
Recorder.