Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-07-10
Police Once.

july 81 Fool at Forty-There is an old pro-
verb which says that, "if men and women are not
handsome at twenty, strong al thirty, wise at orty
rick at fifty, they never will be either handsome
strong wise or rich" Now this axiom was Il rciblv
brought TO our mind yesterday, when we saw a mid.
die aged plain looking woman standing in front of
Justice Merritt 10 answer TO the charge of abandon
ing her iliegimate child. Ii appeared that about 4
week since, woman, named Catharine O'Canrer
came to the Office OF the Commissioners Of Aims
House, and brought fine young child, which she
SAID she had found in the OF her house, al No
lS2 Walker street, where il had been concealed bv
some person or other. OF course the Commits toner's
ed II permanent graft the natural tree. In few
days afterwards they received a note through the
Post Once, OF which the following literal copy:
Nrw YoRk, July 8.
the alley Of 1872 Walker street. boy child or eja,s oi be
io.g TO Mrs Hitchcock who living Duane street
no. next doer to the church, in basement The father
man OF good standing and perhaps does the conduct
Of tn. uneeling mother HIS Ray and agent COR the
bunaiow and Allyn Canal Boats The office of Mr. Ray i'm
ouandt street. seSt door To the Patterson Stage House
IL this business not attended to they win leave the city
&C. M''"'.
This information gave different coloring TO the
affair, and the matter put into the hanus of the
police, who had the mother of the brat in their
careful keeping. This the middle aged female
not merely for exposing the little Innocent but also
Tor adding its individual self the census without
irst obtairing permissiis The civil or religious
authorities.
owned the soft impcac hment, admitted that MIR Raw
was the lawful father, that she was widow of the
stad age OF forty years. and that she determined to
get rad OF II, lest its birth should be known To her
four other children, who Of the respective ages
OF IL, IL, 20 and Il This determination she did not
impart TO Mr.. Ray, but kept to herself Though how
she intended to account to that gentleman for the
non appearance Of her bantlng, did not come out.
IL being very common case, and one that il il high
time was made an example Of, the widow Hitchcock
committed for trial
More ScGnddf-A few days since the curiosity Of
the inhabitants OF Spring street highly excited
by a scandalous report which get into circulation
respecting certain amatory attentions, which the
gossps said had been paid 10 fair lady there by the
Russian Consul. Whilst the matter was being talked
over by the Lady Landons aad the Sir Benz HACK
bites Of that fashionable quarter the Russian official
took upon himself To call upon the of the
lady and TO deny that his friendship for her ever a..
sumed any than the present plaonic form. Whether
the husband believed this or not wd cannot saw but
one thing Is certain, that he expressed something
like doubt OF the Russians word on which that
gentleman took the husband by the collar Of the coat
and gave him shaking We do not believe that this
operated as sedative, for the shakee imme lately
marched to the Upper Police and demanded war
rant to arrest the shaker for the violation Of his
collar. Before, however that instrument, so fright
iul to loafers and evil doors, could be prepared in
bounces the Russian Consul himself and gave bail
TO answer the charge in the sum of 800 The com
plainant is Mr. Samuel Daveson, and II is expected
that the whole affair will give grand job TO the gen.
tlemen at the bar