Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-06-21
Upper Police Office.


JUSE 2.-The Kidnapped One--On Wednesday
| night weazel faced looking young dandy came to
the Office, and having announced himself to Justice
Palmer as Charles Myers of the 10th avenue said,
that he wanted warrant against two medical gen.
tlemen for attemptingto kidRap him.
"My God" exclaimed the Magistrate, " What
will the world come to? Here is attempt to steal
a real man for anatomization'
sNo, my dear SIR" replied the youth, you mis-
take, they did not want TO make mummy of me,
but to bury me-"
"Bury yos," rejoined the Magistrate, why to
bury man alive is much worse than to anatomize
him Do state the particulars, and let us have them
both !"
"why then, sir" says the applicant, "yos must
know that went last Monday to deliver letter to
Mrs Barry, Of Laght street, and so soon as got
out Of the house one DR.. Reese followed me, seized
me roughly and held me so tight till one Dr. Manly
came, and then the two got me back to the house,
and then and there did force me into nasty, black,
dark, dismal, damp, vapor-emitting, underground
dung gsn.l;n- 80. .,o..;nr -. n. M.w;.-
trate drawing his glasses " let the officers take
the warrant and catch those kidnapping doctors"
"If we can" rejsins of the old beaks, slyly,
" for il them doctoring covies have tried To Kid
nap this ere gemmen for no crime whatsumdever,
guess as how they are not conatable by u.s. and
with this wise reflection, the kidnapped one asd the
indefatigablc left the office together.
Negro Brutaiiiy.-James Ryan, acoablack negro
SWELL WI o deals largely in hogs and horses, WAS
driving along Greenwich street Wednesday mig hit
At rapid pace, when he in the most reckless manner
possible knocked down an old lady, and then whipped
on his horse If nothing had happened. Fortu-
nately for the ends Of justice, Mr. Harris the lnspec
tor OF the Eighth Ward passing, and he pursued
the brute until he Disappointed from his vehicle and
took refuge in the rear Of public house in the
neighborhood Of Clinton Market. lie was Of course
committed in default Of bail.
4 Buit-ender's notion of Liberty.-A loafer known
a leader OF the faction termed " Butt-enders,
William Forshay by name, in company with three
others, was brought up, charged with committing a
NEST aggravated outrage at the house and on the
person Of Mr. James Conklin, veteran soldier OF
the Revolution. The old seventy-sixer stated that
the day previous, just he had sat down to smo.
king dish Of bcef-steaks and snons he heard ire
endous noise at the outer door, and before he could
get of his seat the prisoners burst into his dining
room, seated themselves at his table, and saying that
they had taken the liberty Of inviting themselves TO
dine with him, sans csremonie began to divide his
beef-steaks and onisss among themselves. The old
soldier told them that was too much liberty for him
altho he had fought and would do agaiS for liberty,
still he thought there might be too much even Of that
good thing
Is il fighting you be after" says Forshay; then
take that and he knocked Ike old man down. where
upon the other three heroes most calamity began to
kick him. Fortunately for the life Of the veteran,
there were FIVE women in the house, and they came
To his rescue, beat OF the Butt-ender and his row.
dies, and then proceeded to fasten them into the
until the Police could be fetched, and the
ardly, hungry leafers sent TO their own house and
homs-the Jail.