The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-08-20
City Intelligence.

TopPAS REpREVEp--T Through the untiring exertions
of Mrs Ann s. Stephens, of this city. Governor Seward
upon reviewing the recent examination held before the
commissioners appointed for that purpose has consented
to commute the punishment of Toppan the murderer of
his wife, Imprisonment for life in the State Prison. in.
stead of death by the gallows.
MORE OF THE HABEAs.-In addition to the numerous
writs of Habeas Corpus issued by Judge Lynch, be-
half Of the rogues and thieves that nst city find
that he received fees for less than eighty cases.
in dschargng soldiers from the United States army who
have enlisted aliens otherwise within the past few
months The whole amount Of cases does not exceed u.s.
Of which 81 falls to his lions share This makes Judge
ship very accepabethe pickngs here alone being about
81 OOO for issuing the wr Of habeas corpus The inter-
certain person named Wood has in this business and
his mode of practice, will be noticed another day.
SINGULAR VERpIcr.-An inquest was held yesterday
the body of Dennis Walen who has recently boarded
396 Water street. and who to fall down in the
street and expire after drinking cold water from
bucket and the jury returned verdict of death from
drinking cold water and intemperance."
Ross AND HIS CLERKs-Several other complaints
entered against Ross the swindler yesterday His clerk
John Murphy, alias Thomas Goddard, who held
witness also committed accomplish in Of
his schemes ofraud Why snot Peter Ryerson and the
rest of his associates committed prison as witnesses
The Arson CAsE.-Oficer Clark yesterday arrested
named John Eckart who is implicated with Joseph
c. Katenmark in the charge of setting fire to the houses
No Dol and 2OS Delaney street on Wednesday night Mr.
Charles Gerlicker estes that Eckart confessed him
that himself and Kaltenmark intended to obtain nsur
their property for $780, and then set it fire in
same il discovered the night of the
alarm. They were both fully committed.
FRAUD UPON FRAup.-That polished rogue, Henry A.
arros who has long been playing game of rascality
for clerk on condition that he would advance his en-
ployer $780, has length been lodged in the city prison.
where he transferred yesterday from Edge street.
Many has he duped and is to be hoped that the
law will now dupe him.
AU. s. SAILOR DEAp.-James Thompson, recently dis
charged from the u S. ship Brandywine at Norfolk and
who arrived in this city few days SINCE died yesterday
ia very sudden manner from inflammation of the DO wells
and the coroner held an inquest his body He was
only % years Of age, and was native OF the Isle of
Wight.
BODY REcovEREp.--The body of Joseph Sampson, son
Of Capt c. Sampson, ofthe British barque Lotus who
the bark recovered yesterday in the East River and
inferred.
TOUCHED AND TooK.-Mr. C. J. Kovits, of Detroit Mi
4 Robinson street on Thursday hight in search of
thing and while there she somebody else relieved his
pocket of 64 in money Officer Joseph arrested her and
cred portion Of the proceeds She is safely locked
up in the Tombs, and will be taken out habeas by
one Of her followers.
DKowNEp-O On Thursday evening John Mahany a young
native of Ireland, drowned at the foot OF Peck
slip by being pushed overheard by boy named Francis
Short while they bathing number of boys were
each other from the staging in the water There was no
i'll feeling between Mahany and Short, and the latter was
not aware that he could not swim when he forced him
the following verdict =" That the said John Mahany
his death by being pushed from the dock by Fran.
els Short the foot of Peck slip thereby being drowned
and that jury believe the death be accidental
showing off aforesaid in play the part of the said
Francis Short and is known to the jury to be
practice which deserving the severest censure The
body recovered in few minutes after he drowned
but life entirely ext met.
FIVE HUNDRED FIVE FRANCS RrcovEREp.-A German
family, whose sounded something like Kauptz and
who resided at l9 Washingtonsree robbed Of 500
five franc pieces Thursday night by somebody and
sending for officers Stephens and McGath the treasure
house. How they stolen, how the money came
where it found beyond the knowledge OF those
concerned in its recovery.
SusPEerEp.-A man named Freeman Clifford was found
the premises Of Sophia Pitts of 30 Cherry street.
Thursday evening, where it is supposed he Had hid him.
self TO rob the house.
A PESIrESr THrEr.-Catherine Shea caught in the
of stealing $40 10 from Margaret Courtney, wife
James, Thursday and delivered up the money with
confession Of her guilt. She was committed