The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-02-28


OF good money, which he offered with counter.
felt $40, land asked il discounted for safety fund
notes. The so note was again pronounced coun:.
terfeit, and he therefore unable to pass IL OIL
He also attempted TO get one OF them chanSed, q.
the pit door OF the Park theatre, and at c9lhlng
store in Maiden lane where he offered 10 puy a
felt Finally, in offering it at Arnoux's store ne
was arrested The clerk of the store states that at
the time Of Hawkins arrest, man came INTO Inc 'ne
store, to whom Hawkins spoke, when ne gaJe n.,,,
a signal with one OF his fingers, and lmueoia'ey
went out. Upon seeing Somes in prison, ne recog-
misses him as the same person ,:-.,;ou
Hawkins said that he acted under the direction
Of Somes during the whole Of the above route, and
Mr.. John Fishblaat and Sebastian Pollock, both
testify to the intimacy between Hawkins ana oomes.
The latter states that Somes told INN, on the night
after Hawkins was arrested, that he would be com
PEELED TO bail him out, or he might be implicated N
the same business John H. Power, Esq stated
that he was engaged by Somes to defend Hawkins,
and also that during last week: Somes gave him
$40 in good bills, 10 take TO Mr.. Nett, on whom
Hawkins had passed one $40 counterfeit, tor the
purpose of inducing Mott to give up the note AS
the counsel OF Hawkins, he attempted IT, but was
unsuccessful. The circumstances combined show
that Somes is a notorious scOundrei, and that Haw-
kns has been his mere instrument.
The BuReLARuous WArcHMAN Officers Hilliker
and Parker, Of the upper police, have recovered all
the goods supposed to have been stolen by the two
watchmen recently arrested for burglary and rob.
berry, named John Sinclair and John Kennedy. Sir
time as a cartman in the employ of Gutter, Cook "
Co, in Pine street. He contrived to steal about
$500 worth Of goods from his employers at various
times, by watching his opportunity and throwing one
or two pieces into Of the empty boxes that laid
about the store. He would then nail the top on the
box, and ask one of the firm to give to him, which
being granted, he would place it on his cart and
drive off with his booty. He sold quantity of the
4. ofR CkoY
street, and John Stevens, of Hudson eet, repre-
senting TO them that his employers were hard pushed
for money, and they had given him the goods in
payment for his services. Kennedy IS a tailor by
the store Of John Hays, tailor, in Hudson street,
near King He entered the store by means Of false
keys, and assisted by Sinclair, they then robbed it.
street with which they carried the goods out Of the
store, and aided by Slnclairs horse and cart, then
conveyed them to their place of depot in Oakley's
market. To carry out their rsscality. Kennedy
a loft, and where the goods were placed. This stall
was formerly rented BY officer Hillker, when he
was engaged in the vicuallng BUSINESS and although
his name still remains over the shambles, It did not,
it appears, remind them that they would finally fall
into his clutches for their rasca!ty As before stated
they were both In comfortable circumstances and
therefore could have no nducement to commit this
nefari0us crime.
SOMETHING TO BE ACCOUNTED FOR The captain
Of the ship Mary Francis that arrived at this port
Friday night from st. Marks, sent to the Aims House
on Saturday to procure the burial of man named
David Brooks, the steward, who had died the same
morning. He was referred to the coroner, who,
upon going on o.rd found that deceased had died
Of smalp in its most malignant form. Upon tax
ing the affidavit Of the captain to the Of his
death he ordered the body to be buried without ex
posing jury to the danger oftakng the disease
There had been twoother cases onboari during the
passage, and Brooks had been sick with the dseese
fourteen days. The important question is, how did
this vessel pass the inspection Of the officers of quar-
rantine with such contagious disease on board or
did the captain come up without giving notice Of its
existence She lies at the foot of Wall street. and
maynread the contagion to all the vessels in that
WHAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE MvRDER.-The
vicinity of Suffolk and Stanton streets the scene
Of much excitement on Saturday night, about II
that another wife had been murdered by her hus-
band From enquiry we have ascertained the fol-
lowing to be the true state Of the case:-On the
arose between Robert murray and his wife Ellen,
she having resorted to q uppling house opposite
their dwelling, in order to induce him to come
off, il she would not let him alone IN his dissipation
and on coming out OF the shop, she hallooed
watch" once or twice, when John d Conklln |
came up, and an instant afterwards she fell down
post. Csnklin raised her up, and found her dying
She was then conveyed to the Fifth District watch
house, over the Union Market, where the husband |
was also taken. The coroner was sent for in the |
morning, end upon post mertem examination of
the body by DR.. Tompkins, the Jury decided that |
her dealh was caused by congestion OF the brain |
produced from dsease of the heart and sudden ex-
element. Herheart enlarged 10 nearly twice the
ususA size, and the brain, lver DC. much coDgested
She was about twenty three years OF age, and isa
rAtive of this city She has been in I'll health for
rRv nd m ned Of n n
head on Saturday evening, while visiting one Other
sisters. Her husband was very. Incorporate man,
and they have lived very unhaPPiy together. tor Sc
verai years, owing to his ba d habits.
An IxrEMprrArE MOTHER CAUSING THE DEATH
OF HER CHILD.-The coroner was called yesterday
TO examine the body OF deceased male child, aged
about five weeks, the son of a woman named Mary
Hill, who resided in Broome street. The result Of
the enquiry was, that he died from convusons pre-
duced by the excessive Incorporate habits OF his |
parent: He died on Friday night, and she was in |
state Of besstly ntoSicator during the whole even
ing. DR.. VIM. 5 Tompklns held a post mertem
examination, from which the above verdict was
rendered.
THE BRooKLyN JAIL BREAKERs-It was young
Cook and Staller, that were caught on Friday |
Lewis Lloyd, who was committed for forgery, is
still at large.
FnE.-A fire broke out last night about two
o'clock, in the grocery store Of Bayard and
Mulberry streets, but was extingushed before much
injury was done.
Micro GANBLrEe CELLAn BRoKES up.-Offcers |
Hlliker, King, and James Smith, OF the upper po-
lice, have recently broken up several Of the lnia-
nous places Of resort in this city, Tor black gam
bers The FIRST was that OF cellar, No. l37 Ham
where nine Of the inmates, black and white were
arrested and finally committed The second, was a
house In Fourth street, kept by named Green |
from whence eleven darkies were taken and jagged
The next thing to be done, gentlemen, is to walk
iute the g fence" keepers, and for every one you
~sreak up. the public will give you full credit