Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-07-19

Police Office.
n Southern Jeremy Diddler-Last week Young
fellow Of rather dashing exterior was tried at the
Sessions on charge Of grand larceny, in abducting
contrary to the laws of meum and feum trunk Of
valuable clothing from the depot of the Philadelphia
Rail Road Company. He called himself, on that oc-
caslon, Thomas Aston, of South Carolina-said his
connections were Of the first rank and standing and
that the whole matter originated in nceptien
on the part OF himself and the store keepers al the
depot The great plausbility which he Infested
and the talent he evnced in conducting his own case,
SO won upon the jury, that they acquitted him of the
charge, and he left the court in company with most
splendid creature, in the shape Of a woman with
whom he has since been residing at a fashionable
boarding house In Broadway, not 100 miles from 9Th
street.
On Wednesday, this same parsonage visited the
dry goods store Of Clarke & Co, in Broadway, near
Ann street. and talked immensely big of his cotton
plantations, his negroes, and Of the large consign
ments OF our great staple" which he was holding
in this city until the arrival of the British Queen, OF
some other steamer should bring him adv from
ms European agencies. Having considerably en-
hshtened the counter jumpers respecting the rise
and Tall OF prices, the various tamperngs with the
currency, and the monstrous conduct OF the Man
chester spnners, ir which they were abctted BY the
Bank OF England, to the great detriment of the cot
ton holders Of the south and west, he made selec-
tion OF silks and nicknacks to the value of nearly
500, which he directed might be sent home 10 his
address. Inc dry goods men, never dreaming that
ton and the currency, could be less than gentle
man, doubted not his honor and the bowed him
and the goods out Of the shop with all the Difference
The next day Of the principals happe ming to Be
down town. took II into his head to call on the re-
spectacle hrn OF -, in South street, whom this
southern hero said were his consignees in the city,
and to his great establishment found that his custom
er was not whit related TO Gen. Hayne and that so
Tar from possessing a single bale of cotton in any
warehouse, II only last week that he was liber-
ated from the charge Of a criminal indictment The
dry goods man was at first petri6ed with horrsr to
thi.k hsw he had bees victimized, but as the heat
nf fha annr ru<l L. - r.
ran of to the Police and gave description Of his
Southern customer to or the indefatigables who
soon took him to fashionable boarding house in
Broadway, where they found Allston sitting beside
the beautiful lady before spoken Of whilst she with
that tegree Of taste, which is familiar to the fem
in'ne character, was dissecng the silks into gowns
ana those other Rew-anged articles called tunics.
The oihcer having announced his errand, Alsion was
returned TO ms old quarters in the Egg Tombs.
Negro hcendiarism.--In consequence Of some
suspicious that fire which occurred ON the secsnd
rism, Justice Doughty caused two negro women to
be arrested. Their names are Julia Williams and
Rssina kinan, and sufficient proof having been adj
duced OF their agency in the perfdious action
they were both committed for trial
Perjury Despair, and Anempfat Snicide-A few
days since a man named Charles Knapp, alias STAN
ley, was fully committed on a charge OF grand lar
ceny. On Wednesday his gal adviser brought him
before the Recorder, order that he might be be-
rated on giving security in the of 200. The
man Of law produced an old loafsrized looking oh
Jet, who said his name was John Collins and that
he owned landed property in Pell street worth 81 500
The committing Magistrate, h.wever, suspected
this story and suggested to the Recorder the neccs
sity OF cautioRng the security Of the punt hment
attached to perjury. However he took the oath and
consequently Knapp set at liberty The next dav
the Magistrate went to make enquiries respecting
the Pel street property, when he soon ascertained
that Collins never owned a foot Of land in that yci-
nty and in all probability in no other On this dis
cover warrants were issued and the pair Of worthless
were both arrested together while amusing them
selves with a game Of dominoes at house in Canal
street They re both transferred to separate
cell; in the City Prison, and in about hour after
an alarm was given that a man had hanged himself
This was serious business and il turned out to tie
Knapp alas Stanley. who having been again
by PAL Of cold water, swofe that he so alice
ted at the loss Of liberty that he did not wish 10 live
The keepers, however, told him that the Coroner
was very busy and did not want job, and therefore
he must hide his time lie was then locked mp again.
was then found that Knapp had tried again 10 put a
fee in the pocket Of the Coroner The iocofoce
prison rulers determined not TO put any fees in the
Coroners pocket, and therefore brought the man ia
again, and when we left he alive and kicking
Thrilling Iacident"-sccne, 1vibio's Gordon
IL was currently reported Thursday morning that
two young fashionable dsndies had auarreIled at
Nibo's Garden the previous night and that one had
ran the other through the heart with sword cane,
all out Of jealousy respecting the favor of beautiful
widow, who often bonors the garden with he r pre-
sence. The whole Of the fashionable part of the
town was IN connection. Surgeons and lawyers
cierhs, an" 81 SUITS w people went 10 Nlbios TO
lears the particulars. and such the intense
ctement at one time that Nibe's corps of musicians
could not get IN to take their morning rehersas.
We arc happy, however to say, that no such " thrill
ling incident took place, although II must be con-
fessed that most tremendous excitement at time
existed II turned out, however that 81 the bar
Keepers Knocked man down, and he falling with
his head against large looking glass, the conse-
qnenccs were immense scattering cf the fragments
and very considerable emission of the purple stream
OF life, from the loafers pericranium. We do rot
know who will suffer the most from this affair Niblo
who losses his looking glass; the loaer who lost
his blood, but get himself sober by the operation.
90 Nine persons were strack down bv one fash