Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-07-18
Police Office


Police OMce
July 17.-Bribery and corruption. or the non-cor
INITIAL system erempiifed.-A few months back
German, who carried on business down town. was
arrested by the u 8 officers, held bail for OBJ
tanning goods from the Custom House on false entries
and for that offence, held to bail
On tuesday evening, letter, Of which the follow
ing Is copy, was received by the deputy keeper Of
the City Prison.
sm:A person addresses you this letter. to whom 70.
could rrnders great service which woud be wy6 To-
him-wthou exposing you TO any danger wha soever
Should you he disposed service required Of Won
for iiberc reward just appoint time where you can be seen
and spoken TO- evening this week the better a
ter O'Clock. Say tomorrow Tuesdy hi. appointment
you make by dropping letter into the Post Once address
ed 4" Lewis Boyd Post Office New York-and say in this let
where and by what token ron car he Inop :.
the writer Of this know you al all and wbe, TO
see you IN the street. and any house the Park
might DC good place for the appointment, asd the clock
This service would have remain secret and nobody
would know any thing about bat and he who
and both and his interests will make both Obliged to keep
IT faithfully secret Therefore you neither show this let
tor to any body, nor speak to any body about it.
The the writer speak you better i. and
beg you believe danger can come TO YOU from H.
Answer promptly; destroy this letter.
The young who brings il knows ef nothing and
10 perfectly stranger to the business in question.
LEWIS BOYD, is the address,
Post Office, New York
The deputy keeper determined to meet his anonv.
nous acquaintance, and TO make him any promises
or take possession Of any bride he might be offered
without committing himself by any promise. He
Hciciofc Sot SPARKS ana Dawes To to the place,
and arranged 81. nal with them by which IL ey were
to know when he had concluded his confere nee and
that they might come forward and arrest his ceres
pondent.
The deputy keeper accordingly went to the Park
and man afterwards sliIy came rp and acco,--
ted him. They soon understood each other, and in
rodueed the matter that each appeared to be 80 am
icns about The deputy keeper was accosted by
asking II his name was Hydef" To this he re plied
IN the Affirmative and the ether then told him IL he
could not agree To the proposals he was about 10
IN hn s.lo1.x 4. -
them. This the deputy keeper readily and soIemnlv
complied with; and then the stranger said 90 o1
have possession Of all the KEYS and access o.
parts of the buildngl" TO which the deputy keerxr
ans cred in the Affirmative. The STRANGER then told
him that he had been indicted for making false entries
and that " the trial on, che was done for -
but u the deputy keeper "could for certain sum
destroy the evidence Of his guilt, he would amplv
and sufficiently reward him" He then desired hin.
to name his reward The deputy keeper, with true
non-committal policy said he did not like 10 name bis
price, and asked his strange friend IL the were
IN the Marshars oficel TO which the other replied
NO. but IN the 5. Dr. Attorneys Office On getting
TINS Information, the deputy keeper gave the signal
wncn the police officers came up and arrested his.
unknown Trend. He was Immediately taken before
yusuce Hopson, when a heavily loaded pistol was
FOUND IN MS pocket and sufficient proof OF his iden-
uty obtained from papers discovered in his pocket
ne next day an inquiry At the United States Mar
shal's Office was instituted, when il was discovered
warrant was then out against him for perjury COM
United at the Custom House. Mr. RapeIiie the
Deputy Marshal, was sent to see tho prisoner when
he made attempt to bribe that officer and mt suc-
ceeding in that piece Of effrentery was brought nm
for examination and fully committed