The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-08-18
City Intelligence.

inst Judge Lynch of the Sessions allowed notorious
thief and burglar named James Egerton who had robbed
the store of Felix Rouse in Duanesreet, and who was
caught with of the stolen clothing his back to
depart from the city prison and received security for
his appearance named Garrett Garretson On Tues
day this Garretson alias Hopper arrested for passing
counterfeit money and yesterday several other complaints
also preferred against him. Egeron, matter OF
course has escaped this than straw bail and
Judge Lynch had better try his hand again at writing
column for the Tribune show the careful in
which he investigates the capa5ty of suretes presented
to him for acceptance This is that deserves his
special attention. and shall look with anxiety for the
forthcoming justification. Let's have it without delay
| 1t will be precious document when it comes.
1t will be remembered that Justice Stevens refused
take this man, Garreson, bail for Edgerton and he
was after this accepted by Judge Lynch, and has
| thus escaped the penalties of the law.
| More DEVELOPMENTS IN WALL STREET, &c.-The po.
lice through the direction of Alderman Crous and Justice
Matse have been the q for the past days
ferret out the whereabouts of the repositories of the OBJ
books and prints that have flooded city within
the past few months. Aspubshed in the Herald of
day Of the agents arrested and in the of
the afternoon six others safely lodged in the Tombs,
and prints books valued at OOO also snugly deposit
ted in othe private apartments prison and placed
under strong locks and keys Henry p Robinson oCour
Omcers, attended
and Justice Matse when such presented to
the eyes of modest would a blush to CLEAN
from the face of brass, engravings etchngs paintings
photographic sketches prints pamphlets, books without
number of all sizes and shapes with every possible cha
ractersc Of obsceny and lewdness that could be pre-
sented the eyes ears there disclosed
excepting illustrations of all the peculiar passages scrip
tuIe which were done in peculiarly exquisite and
coored in the most delicate The destruction of
the Bastle of Paris and the disclosures that followed with
evidences then made apparent scarcely asoun
l,vut ha,t h.ay of DAl
being ARRESTED he began to tcklethe fancy oftAld Crous
by show him some elegant heads of Clay, Webster Adj
ans &c when the Alderman became rather sotened in
his disposition and was the point OF allowing the scoun
drel time to obtain security, but second thoughts"
with slight hint from Justice Masell, who perhaps
had become little soured because some representa-
tons OF Little Van, Benton, Sc were not shown him. the
Alderman revived his rgidness and ordered Robinson
be sent to the Tombs together with his collection of OBJ
scenty. Soon afterwards Charles Hustis who has kept
| print shop of Ann and Nassau streets.
also arrested, and his store searched for the
documents which found hid the premises Also,
man named Hiram Cuse, who has kept book stand in
South near Beekman street. VIM. Bradley the oppo-
site of the street. James Jones' in Wall
street, the Custom House, who has kept them in
| tin box. Cornelius Ryan, book pedar, and Francis
Kerrigan of the tribe, also enombed and
the prints books, and papers found in their possession
safely deposited in the City Prison. The amount of bail
demanded each is $1,000 and several of them have
been released offering good security Alderman Gro
Illus deserves the thanks OF the community for his
tons to bring these to justice, the demoralzng
effects of the circulation of these papers among youth
daily becoming evident by the numerous Of Illicit
crime that presented at almost every of
streets after nghtfa The Battery and Park and other
public squares with Subjects of both sexes from
II to IS years OF age, many of whom taught their
first lessons in crime from these obscene and lbdnous
prints
They are mostly disposed by boys, who purchase
from the abov stores and stands at discount and
then retail them principally among young persons and
strangers who visit city, who supplied at the
hotels by these venders who can always be found in
their vicinity.
Officers Stephens Lowe, and Sweet left the city yes
terday afternoon for East Chester the residence of
printing Office at that place where nearly all the obscene
and infamous books that flood the city issued from the
press This man. understand, has made an immense
fortune in the business and member Of the church.
well his family The officers had arrested him last
evening account Of his temporary absence at White
Plains attending law suit, but as he was to return be-
fore night doubt they have this time secured him
and his stock in trade Of infamous books
MORE OF JUDGE LyNcH's SYSTEM OF BAII.--On Tues
day evening, man named w. W. Ross severely known
to mercantile community of a fictitious firm
called Morrel Co. of 81 New street, was arrested on
a Bench warrant, charge of assault and battery and
placed in the City Prison for safe keeping until morning
when number orour most respectable mere nten.
ded complaints against him cheating and de.
raudng them OF goods under false and swindng preten
He had not been in prison five minutes before order
received from Judge Lynch to let him out he hav
ing represented received man by the name Of Stew
art as his bail The consequence that the public
thus deprived oil their right to examine this and
recognize him the person who had swndled them of
their property. Upwards of twenty merchants visited
the Police Office yesterday morning to Ross and
cognize him. in accordance with notice in the Herald
for that purpose when all the satisfaction they could OBJ
was that Judge Lynch had allowed him to the
evening previous, before opportunity could be given
to enter afiidavts against him Let's have another
article in the Tribune the subject Of the character of
bail taken by this Sessions Judge 1t will read nice
A number of complaints showing the vainy of this
rogue Ross, were entered at the police yesterday after
by merchants of city, including Messrs A. Vol
sin Co., Theophite Valentine, SC. SC. The whole gang
nest that infest certain number in Wall and New
who make their
the police Office and the city will soon be rid Of these
Wholesale rogues
Tho fTcar hsx-o hoe,
to arrest Wm Stewart who was received as bail for Ross
by Lynch, on charge Of perjury in entering security
Neither he Ross had been found at late hour last
evening There no doubt that they have both thus
capped the ends of justice.
Henry snedecker and others we're of the demo-
mnaon of S0 and altered from the broken Tenth Ward
Bank to read" Seventh Ward Bank" This Garreson is
of Judge Lynchs first rate bail pieces" and stands
surety for John Egerton, the burglar.
MAcKEYsM.-This science is about to be revived by
near Spruce Some dozen Of them, with about a dozen
other loang spectators stationed under the plank
ing that crosses the pavement YESTERDAY gazing at and
the pretty little girls of Nassau, Ann, and Johnsreets
passing backwards and forwards This science bids
fair to outstrp Squash Fourerism but Greeley should
be ashamed to allow its progress on his premises.
ANOTHER BAILED RooUE-As young Merritt, the
of JOSIAH who arrested for passing counterfeit
ney and admitted to bail Monday, going board
of the steamboat from Permont on Tuesday rshman,
whose name we could not ascertain recognized him as
him few days since and attempted to arrest him the
spot The appearance Of Merritt such that the by
ISLANDERS nerered and aided his escape board of the
boat which put of and carried him up the river. Where
the steamboat officers attached to the police office
An OLD BURGLAR DONE uP.-Ofcers Clark and Stoke
y succeeded yesterday in arresting Frenchman named
Jules Bureau alias Lewis Rogers who weeks since
robbed the house Of Mrs. Lawrence of 10 Green street.
some $500 in money and about $3.50 worth of jewery
clothing. &c. purse and pair of rings that
stolen at the time found with person who had
ceived them from him. but none Of the money
covered He succeeded in bing the house by the aid
Of girl named Ann Disnough who then resided
in the family and with whom he slept without the know
ledge Of the inmates of the house She would open the
door late hour of night and allow him to enter the
premises. They were both fully committed.
An OLD CRIME REvAMPED--On the LIST of January last
two black rogucs, named John Smith, alias Henry
Brown and Henry Williams, alias John Pohemus, enter
ed the clothing of Edward Evans 80 Cedar street.
and desired him take their for pair Of pants
which he performed and while doing it, of them stole
a dput in ret yrh be hal