New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1841-06-21


CORR or COMMON Pleas CALFSDtR for june 2l-Firs,
g. O. H. 49, H. 49, 81 80. 50. 81, Al. 43, a. AZ.
Second part p 6, e6, H. lG, 81, 81 3d. 49, 49, 4" a.
49, 48. 30.
po,,cr Oyricg.-Purleining a Pur,e-Oa Saturday
morning as ittle white girl named Jane McComb of the
c,rner OF Benson and Lconard passing along
Cen, street the Halls Of Justice with small purse.
contain. forty which she conveying her mother
she accidentally let the purse fall upon the ground which
vas seen and instantly snatchcd up by large colorcd girl
ssred Elizabeth Ann Benson, who concealed about her
per.Dn The i.tle girl who the coorcd girl pick up
requested her give her up the purse which the coored
,i refused give her, asserting that she had found
The little losers cries however brought her
,ancc who conducted the coorcd girl the Police Office
where she still denied having the purse and said she
had oy picked up bunch of garlic The purse and money
we're however found concealed in her hat BY officer HUth
,ate and given the little grl,c puroiacr Of it
sent to prison
Sealing irog.-A vagrant of fellow. named John
Johnson found Saturday morning. O'Clock, the
street with quantity of pig iron he had stolen. and was
dsed the watch house. During Saturday he
tie Pcnientary for six months thief and yagrant.
Utmost DroVncd.-A dcecny dressed man. named VEL
IAN P Dobson was much under the influence Of aco-
h Frav night that he walked of the dock the First
Ward into the East River and got uadcr the where
he in imminent danger of being drowned Wachman
Wilock however found and shed him half dead and
bdsed him in the watch house On SATURDAY. he sober
,Tief of a horse and acon. and a roceluerma,ion
having been received the Police Office Saturday. that
suspicious looking endcayorins to sell horse and
wagon fur below their value and that he had offered that
rate 10 the Informant, Officer Stokcy. with the latter. pro-
eded search OF the man. who told story that he
mocstcd Soon after ii ascertaIncd that he
lad disposed OF the horse and had sent has trunk on
board the steamboat Rochester by and about
embark board that boat for AlbanI, and Mr. Osborne
Clerk OF the Police. with Justice Nascl officer Sokelv and
CHER pdpl he az find
ard the stranger In the interim he had ercascd him
ell in entirely black cothng-nnd having mounted
pair Of blue framed spccace, had changed hc APP
pealaace of his man. TO challenge recognition Mr.
0orne going on board tho Rochester the stranger
sciacles and eyed him coscy-belicvng him to be either
gused pckpocket the hsro of the wagon and horse
rd left the boat find the officers. The stranger who had
$50 observed the scrunzing look OF Nh Osborne followed
Lin Of the boat and through the gatc-when the former
ns of distance. his suspicion lulcd to sleep,
nj he returned board the boat. There after Mr.
Aborc arrived and pointing out the stranger to Sokey
1l officer invited The great suspected to walk with him isto
De Northern Ho,el where Justice Maiscl awaiting his
Ea There he charged with the ;hc.t OF the horse
and wagon which he vehemcnv dcncd-and offered fur
r uCxceptionable references OF his good character and
uc, ayiting the officers go with him for that purpose.
which was politely declined The stranger. however, get
l outside the door started and with the speed OF
deer Up the crying hrc-hrc' "a loud rs he could
hvl-whe the Clerk, officers Stokcly. Denmiston AMI
Macnu were after him in full chase CRYING stop thct-
SO? t;ci in which the crowd OF spectators joined The
stranger was me; IN his by that attempted TO
GU OF his rctreat. bur he broke through their ranks and
sieed hcm Us he Bonapartc until turning and
rns UP Dew street when Grccnwich, party OF
uura flung themselves impenc,rablc body before
him and he was intercepted and handed the officers
Vao nduced him the Police Office. There he gave the
re Of Martin amson said he had hired the horse OF Mr.
INT Somcrvlle, New Jersey, lthcr and was to
Fee7nit on Saturday night
tie stated tina: he had sold the hoI for $40 and the
goa:or $40 which recovered, and Mr. Jamson was
dried Of the $50 $40 his pockebook, and sent To
pr,Oo
False Prcence-A stout colorcd named Samuel
N'arcau was arrested Saturday by Officer Sheran,
'hrsi with having obtained So from David Higgins,
S%od shipper o: scanen. of No IS Soutlsueet, IN the
S Inst. under false pretcnces MIR Higgins stated that the
p'seg TO hin, and entered sacr huge black
Fellow named Sidney Chcever aud demanded sl5 advance
pay saving that he had the effects of Cheeycr in his possess
'oa worth three Zines the of the advance money
anu Pedsag in,,e deliver Chcevcr and 'S effects on
u Tue We sci u, me time pppoiscd Neither canc ana
sns seeing MeTsegcau tic latter admitted 10 hun mat
nStAdncycr had Chceyers effects in his custody The war.
az "a hereuPor sued and Mcr>ereau. who has figured
" us and similar ways was prison.
ares Of DSor6eriisS an! Fraific>-On Sunday morn
,s a0er, o'clock Alderman Williams and Officer D. T.
tsSer Of the ith Ward arrested nine OF the trai and
1Ncst females OF that Ward, who had INDUCED in undry
@ disordeiy conduc; and ndcccncy that rendered them
easi'o be ut large They lodged in the watchhcase
al 'ooA after brought before the Police Magistrate aud
oi sent the Peai,entary for months each as vaerants
/ In the 18th Ward, also, Assistant Alderman Adams aided
Sy Jsscc Ma;se, arrested four of the indecent and
o'sdcg. females who performing their !cana,ions
lie public streets. and loo sed them in the watch house
leeNiay they also sent TO the Pcriteatiary for
"os;h, each
Arres End Escape-Olacer Duraido Saturday night
arrested Andrew Donovan and lodged him in he watch
7ce for stealing shoes. In the morning in the Police OF
nee when John Donnyan was called for he cst in
'a' having escaped by givngles ba-hc best that coul
:" obtained under the circumstances OF the case
C0snSER's oYricE-on Friday night the Coroner hcl
inquest at No. 80 Orange the body OF John Gi
nborer. aged "A, native of Ireland who there res
~ WIN his little daughter and suddenly died that evening
~ as able 10 work Thursday returned at night unws
was confined 20 his bed Fridsy-snd in the acrnoo