Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-08-31
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Police Office.

Police Office.
AVG. 30-Iphafs in Ndme?-Some people
think there is a good deal in name e ially when
they get before the Police and have the fear of the
morning papers before their eyes. At such a
ment they are apt to draw on their inventive acuI
ties, and lest their may stare them in the
lace when they do not desire 10 see IT, they con-
| tr've to borrow one from some other illusrious
house. Yesterday being Sunday, there was an
usual gathering OF native loafcrs of all compilations,
and foreign vagabonds' from every ciime-Cre
oies lncuded-although of the latter worthless
insisted that he was 'trae American" This ruse,
by the bye, not original the part Of the oafer
IN question: as we happen TO know another fellow
VINO makes the same boast, with Just the pre-
tensions-and yet-calls himself gentleman!
On Saturday nigit Justice Matsell made foray
INTO the Five Points, and arrested ten of both sexes
among whom were some OF the veriest tatterdema-
lions. that ever Police Officer reoiced in the catch
ing Of One of these fellows proessed him self to be
poet, and Judging by his gait and his garments,
the worthy magistrate was Inclined to believe that
he spoke truth for He was be sides most con-
summately drunk and INDUCED hms elf in all manner
OF doggera, more of which, however, was worth
reporting
He announced himself as the Rt. Hon. Sir John
Sbuttleworth, native American gentleman
This aristocr ratio proclaim would not go down with
the authorities, and then he admitted himself 10 be
simply e. Shepard, from place IN the West In
dies, and only naturalized American Even this
did not much mend his case, and the Justice deter
mined to commit him to the tombs unless he paid
the usual fine Pockets to | I, however, was writ
ten significantly the face Of Il whole group, ard
one by one they all sent below to get sober and
then get let loose again
Another fellow was paraded a more serious
charge, to wit, petty larceny in stealing table from
furniture store in Chatham street This hero call
ed himself Jack Careless. alias Jack Hasgerty, and
his only excuse Tor walking off with the three leg
ged convenience, was that he expected 10 start in
the auction business and wanted the article 10 make
pulpit or The magistrate asked which name he
intended to adopt in his undertaking to which
the fellow replied, Haggerty, Of course, a name
known to fame. He was. Of course, committed, and
Tomorrow in all probability. he will receive Ii
cense to practice knocking down in the stone quarry
on BackwelPs Island.
AN EXTENSIVE VIcTIMIsER.-The Philadelphia
Ledger contains a report Of the arrest, on charge
Of swindlng of one John b Brooks, supposed to be
partner in an extensive stage coach concern in
Virginia. He came to Philadelphia some two
months back and has been going the big figure from
that time-getting into debt, getting wife, and bor-
rowing large sums of money, which he repaid by
The Ledger says that he frequently spoke Of large
money transactions, and several times called upon
a broker, Mr. Musgrave, relative to the negotiation
OF drafts of several thou Of dollars and the sale
Of shares to large amount of Virginia Bank Stock.
The object of his visit here he declared to be TO
tablish passenger and transportation line on the
| State works, between this city, Pitsburg and
Wheeling-made contracts TO the amount OF thou
sands OF dollars for cars, depots Offices &c and by
willy manner aud seductive promises, inveigled So
veral respectable young from good situations to
his employ as clerks and agents, upon the line he
purposed To establish.
While at Jones' Hotel, in Chestnut street, he said
he robbed Of most, if not all his clothing, and
supplied his wardrobe from Mr. Farr, at the corner
| Of Third and Chestnut streets, for which Mr. f. 10
TO this day minus the entire amount Of his bill Con-
| tracts were made by him with various me e. anics
for the pc riormance Of work in connection with the
| establishment Of the business he had in view, the
| work in some instances wholly performed, and
checks antedatcd, given in payment. large num-
Der OF these were given some upon the Bank OF the
United States others upon the Bank ofPenns wanna
when presented, there no funds TO meet them,
and we beleve never had been This .ystem
so long pursued that the officer in Of the banks,
to be rid Of the annoy cautioned the person who
presented one against Offering another, lest he, a.
well as the drawer, might find himself in trouble.
He at le 9Th arrested and held to ball. and, at
his examination, some strange developments are ex-
pectedin relation 10 agent who this Mr.. Brooks
| sent on to New York
BANKS And BAsKiNo IN PHILADHLrHrA AND
| NEW YoRK.-The Journal Of Commerce has ar
ticle, with some few facts-and many guesses and
| speculatisns about the u. s Bank, Morris Canal
| Company and North American Trust Company
l The Journal is considered good authority on such
subjects. But there is another paper in New York
which, as TO the Banks in question, has, from time
to time, published more facts and Details and given
more satisfactory information, than be founo in
a thousand such articles us that in the Journal Of
| Cemmcrce. That paper ia RCr crald " d