The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-08-14

| Tsr LATE CHECK APRON AFFAIR IN THE BowERY
We have before stated that Mr.. Hustled, said 10
| be concerned in TINS matter, went on to Philadel-
phia. shaved his whiskers, and returned again.
| What he did there may be best learned from the
following account of his visit. 1t appears that he
called the editor of the esprit of the Times. -
who thus describes his appearance, entree, and
what followed =
It was gentleman-not very tall-rather slim-dark
straight har, dark eyes, one of them smaller than the
other and affected somewhat with Benefits squint-hn
iace-no whiskers-black hat, coat and pants.
SAID our visitor, my name is Peter V. Hustled OF
New York am one OF the parties implicated in the Bow
cry Grim Con- case of which have taken so much no
tce. Pm an injured viii you do me a favor and
assist me to establish my innocence n
Certainly we replied somewhat surprised He stated
to us the suerngs he had undergone and the legal an
noyances to which he had been suhjectcdsad he was
anxious to out to Grays Ferry wished TO know If we
would accompany him.
Any thing that promises an adventure said we and
alter some further conversation determined the end
oil the matter we started of in company with Mr. Hustled
and friend Of named Mayer, for Sans Souci We
got capital saddle horses at Carriers and twenty minutes
alter were slipping some brandy and water at McAllis
ters
At suggestion, Mr. Hustled remained apart from us
while questioned the individuals present One of the
bar-keepers young man. named Thomas Roney, waited
on us.
Thomas said we you've had quite an affair out here,
Didyou the parties n "Oh every day. he repli.
ed. would you know them if you them again 1'-
Indeed INDEPENDENTLY the younger mantle MIR.
then Hustled entered the bar "Did he look like that
gentleman u Roney stared at him for moment "No
ne at length uttered, che does look something like the
Mr. Morgan, but he not the man." Are you sure of it ~
Yes, Pm positive he's not the mani could it,
We next requested the walters sc to take good look
at Mr. Hustled to fthey could recognize him the
dvidual who had soourned there Mr. Morgan with his
sol desant lady colored boy named William Scott after
gazing at him inently said us He looks like the Mr.
Morgan good DEAL but he's not him He's got slight
squint like him too, and his figure is much like his but
this is him. I'm very sure that "Are YOU confident
m Hlput at is unf
because saw him last "Wednesday week when he wrote
the note to Mr. McAllster- the person who called
himself Morgan This is not him.
Another negro waiter when questioned made the same
replies and was quite as positive All declared they could
Hustled though resembling him, was not the ind vdual
goodooking, stout, Irish chamber-maid was next ad.
dressed by us did not take much notice of Nor.
gam" said she. 81 looked at the old man." WHY y,
Because he was old, and begrudgcd him such nice
looking younger woman never used to red up their
chamber without thinking OF it, We smiled. You
needn't stand there iorenens me with grin thought
they was man and wife. They acted like SUCH only they
made too much throughother They was too fond" She
and the cook spoke my steriousy to Hustled. They
were AFRAID OF going to court They didn't wish to speak
any way"
and all exclaimed that Mr.. McAlister was coming. Now
Tor It, thought We and meeting him before he reached the
mouse we requested him to look at the gentleman in black
on the piazza, and say If he knew him. He cast hasty
glance at him. Say no more" said he, =" know all
about him. DON'T ask me any questions" You know
me by looking closely himr He walked into the bar
ROOM Hustled stood within two feet OF him and before
him, and they gazed into each others face McAllister
seemed puzzled At last, turning round towards u.s. he
said, "No was mistaken. This is not the He
does resemble him, but should know him Uhe pseudo
lorgan) out of million. This is not the person who
stad at my house as Mr.. Morgan. am quite of it
fully and entirely convinced ofit.'
This all strong evidence in favor of the innocence of
Hustled We then requested McAlister to tell us all he
knew about it, why" said he, have just returned,
you know, from New York; identified Mrs. Venables
and Mrs Morgan there-bold pieces they are too and
identified Mr.. Howe-he could not deny that he
Of the menbut Mr.. Hustled saw before and he is
not the other guilty individual Indeed Mrs. Morgans
brother-inow, Mr.. Mexican, said he knew Mr.. Hustled
was not the guilty onethat he knew who the was
but did not choose TO te Did Mexican this to your'
Yes to me-" replied McAilister though he afterwards
thought proper after conversing again it'll Mrs Morgan
to say that he thought Mr.. Hustled was the man,
McAllster now showed us the note addressed to him
by the pseudo Morgan offering him $50 keep quiet &C.
we published the note in full yesterday. 1t
half sheet OF letter paper and did appear be
written in fegned hand. 1t badly enough written
both as regarded style and grammatical construction
The person who wrote that note" said McAllister
came here on Wednesday week. He went into that pri
vate parlor. ] not at home. He wanted to see me
badly He called for pen, ink and paper. He that
note to bride me to secrecy Why wouldn't have been
SILENT and thus have been party to his guilt for thou
sand, let alone fifty dollars And then he foolish
ly-like complete jackass Why, after writing the
SO privately he left open the table for everyb
read and before came home everybody about the house
had read it,"
Truly, this is strange affair, and exhibits a
strange state of morals