Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-12-10


DEC. 9-Mais and Female Robbers Ayrested.-
Some two months since, a couple of fellows went to
the North American Hotel in the Bowery, and hav-
ing bounced about the bar room, and drank sun.
dry gin sings, ordered "beds for the night."-
The house being somewhat full the new corners
were put into room in which were several beds,
occupied by Messrs. Crane, Brunson and Sands, at
tachees of the Bowery theatre and other places Of
amusement. In the morning, the two strangers
rose early, and their mates still in the
arms OF Morpheus, the strange gentem0n removed
gold watch, pair Of breaches, with fifteen dol
lars IN the pockets thereof besides sundry coats
and other small articles which lay in most admired
disorder about the room. When the breakfast bell
rung, Messrs Sands, Crane and Brunson rose to
dress but they were surprised that their habments
carried off and none left in their stead. Teey
however, being of philosophic turn Of mind put the
best face on the matter they could, and went to
breakfast regardless of the hughter OF their fell
low boarders.
A few days since, that worthy member Of the
corps Of indeiatigables, Bob Bowyer, happened TO
drop in gentleman and lazy residing in the up
per part or the city, under the names Of MIR. and
Mrs Blackburn, and amsng ether little matters
which Bowyer found in their apartment, were tue
identical clothes stolen from the hotel in the Bowe
terry velvet bonnets The officer lost no time in
hunting up the parties who had lost these articles
and in quence, Mrs. Louisa Blackburn and her
cara sposa, Jerry Dixon, alias blackburn, were
fully committed, on four several charges OF grand
larceny.
Ro6bing Furnished Lodgings hos. Whitmore
was brought up, charged with running off from his
ready furnished lodgings, and taking with him the
blankets. quilts and other articles, vzluei at S2f.
Indignation Large Scaie.-A white man
who is well known TO all the black legs in town,
the proprietor Of several little hes carried for
the special amusement OF some very swedish ne
groes and aiew of the genuine Caucasian varie-
ty, who minge in the society, Of the African
gro race, has been for some days past getting up
new gambling establishment on a most extensive
scale, at No. lO6 Chapel street. Justice Matsel
having notice Of this heros dongs got together the
whole posse conmitatus Of indefatigables, watch
men, and other constabulsry forces, TO make sorie
into Chapel street. About III o'clock on Tuesday
night, Field Marshal Matsel gave the signal for the
onslaught, and the storming party, headed by officer
Bower, forced open the barrieade aud made the
garrison prisoners The main body OF the besiegers
then entered and captured between eighty and a
hundred individuals, including men and women Of
all ages and Of every color from pure white down
to TIE genuine thick lip'd Congo black. The prison
ers having been tied two and two, were conveyed
to the tombs together with a very curious and in
genious machine, especially constructed for the pur
psse of playing new game called heno Bank or
Lotteraine Francois. The chances in this species
Of htue so were only ninepence, and the highest
prize fire dollars.
On numbering the eaptives, il appeared that IS big
swell negroes had been made prisoners, together
ton Of mulaito girls ranging from fair TO middlmg
Also several white men and some white women. JUS
tice ,Matsell immediately organized his curt and
disposed Of the following casss:-
John Brown, the keeper Of this little hell, and a
white man to bsot, he h cid TO bail in 5000.
Three black loafers who could give account Of
themselves he committed at once, and without fur
Their ceremony.
William Mitchell, a white man who said his
friends we're highly respectable was let of pro-
misisg TO visit no more such places.
Henry Hsybers, priest ~ the African Baptist
Church Of a Sunday, and a respectable blscker 81
boots other days, was sent TO the tomb.. This
worthy said he knew the place 10 be 81 sinful cha
raccr, but he lured hiher by the devices Of the
evil one, who appeared and tempted him in the shape
Of white angel in pettcoats and without wisgs.-
The magistrate cut short this modern Dr Cantwell,
by telling the officer To take HIM below.
The other cases did not present any very remark
able feature. The magistrate held all, except the
principal to bail in the sum of Sl0O each.