Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-12-02
Police Once.

Third Tier Roscdiss For some time past the or
derby portion Of the vsiters TO the Chatham Theatre
have been annoyed by some soapocks, who have
made the third tier quite unbearxbe to its numerous
denixens. Manager Thorno with that degree Of
promptitude which characterizes his adDaistra.ion
Of affairs, got recrait from 1.-the corps Of In
defa,igabIes," George Relyea by name, and on Men.
day night George captured two rowdics, named
Ephraim A. Wendall and Nat Freeman, and safely
lodged them in the tonbs. Ia the morning they
were quite crest fsllen and wanted to be let off, bu,
the Justice determined to read them a great moral
lesson, as Harriette Wilson said TO the Duke Of
Wellington, and therefore he demanded bail in the
with, and therefore the brace Of rowdes were sent
back to the tombs to see IL their evenings amuss.
nent would bear the mornings reflection.
A Legatse before Dsah-In the moath OF June
last, an Irishman who calls himself descendant of
the great orator because his is Michael Burke
placed $40 in the Savings Bank, but few days az.
terward he got drunk, and lost the book containing
the receipt and certificate or the bank. The book
which Mike lost, by some strange chance or other,
fell into the hands Of Of his compatriots, who
rejeices in the cognomen OF Edmund Beurke; and
that worthy thinking that j. might be worth some
thing to somebody, kept it until last week quite
snug, and then he walked TO the bank, said that
"poor Mike, who was cousin Of his, God rest his
soul had departed this life and LEFT him sole lssstee
TO all his estates and hereditaments." The clerk
told the applicant that little more form was nece.-
sary and that before he fingered the legacy he must
20 to the surrogate The egatee scratched his head
and looked profound at this information and left the
thing but that same legacy, he ran against certain
law. Who 10 not very particular about the morals
Of his clients. The lawyer would have begged the
Irishman'. pardon, and passed on, bu, the other
asked forthe surregates Office, and that the lawyer
smelt fec, aud he was all attention. Now Mr..
Redmond Bourke was profoundly ignorant ofthe
mysterious dongs at the surrosates office, but his
legal friend told him 10 % this. that, and the
other and the legatee was ready 20 d. anything SO
long as IL brought out that money. AZ leseth all |
the forms were gone through, aud Mistber Bourke |
and his legal adviser began TO their way pretty
clear, when who should make his appearance, bat |
the bank clerk nd the real simon Pure, In the shape
of Michael Bsurkc, who was ready to swear that |
he had never died, and IL he had died, shure Mis-.
ther Redmond Bourke was not bit Of a cousin OF |
his; shure he was but dirty spalpeen, whom |
body ksew nothing about at ell at all"
In this state OF things the need Of one Of the ndc
fatrables called fer and the lawyer with his |
client both placed before the Police Magistrate - |
No criminal offence could, however, be proved |
against the man Of Law, and he was therefore dis
charged, whilst Misther Redmond Burke was fully |
committed TO the tomss for the Wholesale PERU ries
he had been laying TO his soul.
u. 3. MarshaiI's Once.
DEc e-Lsdcing Ssdmsp IN China.-Ed ward |
Phelps, an American seaman, applied to the auiho-
rites for the arrest Of Lyman Hurt, the master Of
the ship Tarquis. Complainant stated that he had
shipped here, for voyage "a Canton and back, and
that the Captain had without provocstion, ected
him from the ship. and sent him shore at Canton.
The accused arrested, and gave sureics to APP
pear and answer the charge.