Morning herald., 1839-12-20
Police Office.

Curious case of Juvenile dishoHesty.--The Journal
OF Commerce, Of Tuesday, rs well as one or two
others of the Wall street papers, enlightened ITS
readers with an account Of the deporable ingrati-
tude Of pretty young girl, who had been robbing
some very pious ladies, that had kindly given her
shelter under very peculiar circumstances: The
we were possession Of the full particulars Of the
case. yet felt bound not to publish the report,
lest il might Illustrate the ends Of justice But
the best of the joke is. that although the ladies'
in question may be very charitable, still we do
not think tha. they lay claim to any peculiar
piety, aud we doubt much whether the Reverend
David H:ie's exclusive notions OF virtue. would
not be much outraged f he found out that all these
ladies kept houses Of assignation. The girl is the
daughter Of tradesman Of Railway. OF the name OF
Partridge. Three months since she was seduced from
the residence of a lady with whom she lived as ser.
want, by a southern gentleman, who took her to
house Of ilifame, kept by one OF the Mrs Mers, In
East Broadway. After living with her there for
month, he left her to her own resources. lew
DAYS subsequent to her desertion Ann applied at the
hospitable mansion of Madame Furman alias Miller,
in Reade ST. and desired the principal Ann toia
this lady loag story, how she had been deprived OF
her and left to the guardianship OF brutal ana
mercenary uncle, and how this uncle wanted 10 sell
her chastity to hoary headed old sinner hose lace
was wAiened with the frosts Of sixty winters, ior
certain number Of silver dollars how she had ran
away to escape this dshonor, and now found herself
in New York, destitute, wretched, and ready 10
starve. Ann desired 10 wait /; and, as she was
very young and very pretty, the pee ?, % .be
preferred staying that night to going out into the
streets. She was then assigned to the care OF one
Of the steadiest girls in the house, and shared her
room In the morning, Ann said she did not IKE
"a 20 down 10 breakfast among so many board
ara and requested her new friend TO bring her
mn seme tea after other ladies had done. Ihis
arrangement the other complied with Dut, 10
when she got bick TO her room, she found that Ann
had derarted and taken with her number OF dress
es trinkets, etcetera worth between sixty ana sew
euty dollars. The owner Of this property, whose
-. ...l .r.r, sutA - ran N a ~
lice and put he matter into tho hands ef Welsh,
who made inquiries at all the pawnbrokers, put
could get no tidincs Of such fair decciver as tins
pretty Miss Ann Partridge. A few evenings alter
his robbery Ann presented herself at the house Of
\ Mrs Lewis in Elm street, and asked that lady II
she could have board there Ann said then, that
she was from staten lsland-that she had beense'
duced by Young gentleman and that as II had come
20 the kno wledge other mamma who was very strict
and pious woman, she had turned her victimised
daughter out of doors. Mrs. Lewis told Ann shc did
not boarders rhe grlbegged for nights sheter
and after some expanat on Of peculiar aad delicate
,afure IL agreed that she should stay until after
breakfast thc following morning. While the inmates
were tending their household tolls, Ann contrveu 10
break omen a bureau, and TO abstract a gold watch,
rich lace veil, and sund " other nicknacks, to the
value Of S20. She then told the servant that, nav.
ing been brought up In the country she never could
eat her breakfast until she had walk IN the iresh
air. with that went out 10 take her mornings walk.
and was Leard Of no more for a time welsh was
asain applied o. aad all manner OF suspected places
aearohed. but without meeting WIN tnis PIst'y III
tie black eyed dsmiress.
In the ncighborheod Of Grand street. not far from
No TO- neat little millinery store, kept by avery
portly and dssh,ng widow, which 10 supposed 10
be sort Of blind for another sort Of business Hther
Ann wended h, way one day last week, and told .
similar tale or woe. Madame thomson, aiias Dokeu,
took her in TO do needle work, and, the next day,
went 10 marke and left Ann In charge OF the store.
In about an hour, the lady returned, and was sur
prsed TO find that her new shopwoman had departed,
without notice to quit, and taken with her gold
watch, and sundry valuable articles oi dress and
finery, worth nearly $40.
Welsh was again applied to, and with better sue
cess than before, for he found nearly all the stolen
property concealed In the houses OF two men. named
tuthbury, Of when resided at No 2Sl Hudson
street, and the other AT No. 1S9 Eighth avenue
From these men w Welsh obtsineda clue 10 AIMS pa.
rental home, and on Wednesday night he went TO
RAILWAY, and there found her sitting by the domes-
tio hearth Of her parents, with face as innocent,
and appareatly as quet and calm as II butter would
not melt in her mouth.
The uext day she was brought before justice Blood.
good and committed for trial