The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-03-04
City Intelligence.


The BUTCHER SHOPS TnUMPHANr.-Samuel ].
Bookstaver one Of the free and independent sales
of the necessaries of fe defeated the Corpora
ton in four cases commenced against him for selling
meat, which were heard before Justice Bell, last
Tuesday Three other verdicts were given for other
defendants by the jurors selected to decide.
Arrangement OF SoMEs AND HAwKINs.-These
two worthless were arraigned yesterday in the Court
Of Sessions Hawkins pleaded not guilty and was
remanded back, but Somes being unprepared to
plead, he was not called to the stand In the first
notice given Of the arrest of Somes il was stated that
he met Hawkngs at Mr.. Fishslaats commission Of
fee, where he induced him to enter upon the crime
for which they are now in prison. The ASSOCIATION
Of the name Of Fishbaat with that Of these scoun.
drels might perhaps have led TO supposition that
they were intimate with him, and daily visitors at
his place Of business. Such is not the case, how
ever, as Mr. F. has had no further connection or
communication with either Of them than in filling an
order given by Somes few weeks since for the pur-
chase Of some merchandise, which he performed in
his capacity Of broker, and for which Ssmes still
owes him his commissions. We have made special
enquiry on this point and satisfied ourselves that Mr..
F. was entirely unacquainted with the character of
these rascals, and also that in the payment made for
the merchandise he purchased for Somes, good mo-
ney was paid to him by Somes at the time.
A MYSTERIOUS AFrAfR.-A man named William
w. Purdy, the husband OF the woman of Restell
notoriey, was arrested yesterday by officers Sweet
and Relyea at house in University Place, kept by
himself and associate as place OF prostitution, and
finally committed to prison in default of bail for
$1,000. The circumstances Of the arrest are as fol-
lows .-On Wednesday, MIR Francis Turner, of No
206 Walker street, came te the Police office and
L a. Sl.,e~. H.. al. n-,l
Of February, he entered the grocery store kept by
Mr.. Fowler, corner Of Division and Christie stree is,
where he found the prisoner Purdy, man named
Black and MIR. II. Napoleon Bonaparte Crandal, a
contractor. in dispute. Crandall was addressing
himself to PGrdy and said, "Purdy WON'T hit you,
you are too email man. and don't want you 10 hi
me again" He then took Purdy, (who is very
smalO in his arms and laid him on settee in the
room Immediately afterwards Black commenced
an assault Cranda and struck him several times
| in the face and finally BACKED one OF his eyes.
In the course Of conversation, Crandall threaten
ed TO 90 10 the Police Office and enter a complaint
against Purdy and Black for the assault, when Pur
DIV said III will have satisfaction of Craudall-I
will murder him, or he shall murder me-" Turner
left few minutes after, to get an oyster 10 put or
Crandalls black eye, and when he returned Black
| and Purdy were among the missing. He remained
there for short time, when Cranda LEFT, and ha'
not since been seen nor heard from. The suspicion
| is that Black and Purdy have laid in waiting To-
Crandall, and committed some personal injury upoi
| him that has prevented his appearance since tina
l time. He was a contractor on the Croton Waite
Works. and also xtensively engaged in other pub
lie works at Governors Islaad, &c. On the evening
men,inued he had a large amount OF money In hi
possession, and during The fight about So that wa
l IN hrs hat, was scattered about the hoor OF IN
room. Purdy had recently been In possession OF
| house owned by Crandall, at the corner OF Churc
and Leonard streets, which he had occupied as
place OF prostitution and resort for females OF inf.
NOUS Character. Black has not been arrested. Th