The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-08-06
City Intelligence,

friend, Horace Greeley. And we wish him all
possible success.
City Intelligence.
The BowERY FLAREUP--FURTHER DEvELoPE-
| MENTs.-The report in yesterdays Herald of the
| jaun of the wives of the Bowery shopkeepers, and
their paramours, to Philadelphia, and the events
growing out of it, caused the most intense excite
ment throughout the city, as all the parties have
most extensive circle OF friends and acquaintance,
and have stood prominent in certain class of So
ciety that has sprung up within the last few years
the character ofwhch was family portrayed in the
celebrated tried last winter at Staten Island,
| entitled Clark vs.. James. The present case bids
fair to eclipse that in every feature, and we may
soon look tor further developemens, whlch will
tonlsh the, virtuous portion of the community
| while the devil quietly looks and laughs at his
growing influence, and the increase of his votaries
in the once quiet, orderly and virtuous city of the
| Knickerbockers.
| We will now recount the events which have
transpred in the matter since report of yeser-
day. Early yesterday morning, Mrs. Mary Ann
Venables, accompanied by her dear friend and
partner Mrs. Morgan, entered the police office and
were very politely received by Justice Matse, and
ushered into the star chamber" Here Mrs. Ven
ables made affidavit that her husband, William
Venables, had abandoned her, refused to provide tor
her support, and turned her out of doors at night
| with other wardrobe than the clothes she stood
| in. This affidavit was fortified by Halsey Mccain
| OF II Catherine street, at whose house Mesdames
| Venables and Morgan are now staying, who swore
| that Mrs. v came to his house at o'clock in the
morning Cor SHELTER having been thrust into the
| street by her husband. Justice Matsell issued a
warrant against Venables for abandonment on these
| aidavts. In the course of the afternoon, the
same women appeared before the grand jury TO give
evidence on the charges made by them against
their husbands for assault and battery on Wednes-
day.
| Meantime the injured husbands of the women
were not idle. Morgan had returned from Phila-
| dephla nth his friend, and budget of affidavts
taken before the Mayor of Philadelphia, by which
| 1 hat ali ifv
| the merry wives had put up at M Leans hotel, at
| Gray's Ferry, a romantic spot, about four miles
| from Philadelphia, and were accompanied by two
| gentlemen who passed as their husbands, and were
| styled Alderman Venables and Mr.. Morgan The
| cab driver who took them out is a New-Yorker
and says that one of the gentlemen was Assistant
Alderman Howe, of this city, who limited to him TO
keep mum on the subject. copy, of letter re-
celved by Mr. Mclean on Thursday, from this
| city, signed C Morgan" in which the writer
enreats him to say, if called on, that the ladies' had
no company with them at his house, and promises
to pay him $50, if he will comply with the request,
was also procured by Morgan and his friend, from
| Mr.. Mclean.
Armed with these documents, William J. Nor
| gan, and his friend William Venables yesterday
went before Judge Ulshoefer, and procured wrts
| against Peter v. Hustled and Thomas d. Howe, re-
turnabe before the Supreme Court at Rochester, on
the third Monday in October next, to answer to the
the hands of officers Relyea and Dennison for ser
vice. and the Judge required them to be held to bail
| in the sum of $4,000 each.
Hustled denies the charge in toto, and states that
| he can prove by the affidavit OF j. H. Kirby, the
comedian, and Others that he was in Boston during
the whole time il is said he holding sweet con-
| verse with Mrs. Morgan, at Gray's Ferry. Mr..
Kirby has since informed us that such Is the fact,
and his affidavit to that effect shall be ready to-day
| CRIME AND AMALGAMATIoN.-L evening" a
| handsome young Irish woman named Margaret
Cochran, was brought up on the charge OF stealing
| a hat and shawl from Catharlne Poland, OF 24l
Houston street, who is a relative of the accused.
| She was accompanied by strapping negro named
Owen Peterson, who claimed to be her husband ,hav-
| ing been married by niger preacher, yesterday
| week. The negro was steward OF the ship James
| Eldridge, in which the girl came passenger from
England She was cammitted on the charge, and
the negro sent back to the den IN Cross street, where
she was arrested in his company.
| THE CHILD MuRDER.-The complaint against
| Mrs. Elizabeth Stratton, who is now confirmed
| lunac at the Asylum, for the murder OF her child,
| by throwing it in privy, yesterday dismissed
| by the Grand jury they believing her insane at the
time of committing the unnatural act.
BOLD RoBBERs.-Yeserday,t two negroes named
Edward Creager and John Prince, entered the store
| of Lewis M. Nash, 42t Canal street, seized two
bundles of valuable silks and laces and made off.
In an hour afterwards they arrested by officers
w. H. Stephens and McGrath, and placed in the
| Tombs.
RoBBrNe THE TnL.-Two thieves were yester-
| day committed at the Upper police, for entering
| stores, crawling behind the counter, and robbing
the money drawer The first was Tom Hatfield,
who robbed Robert TurnbulI of 2O6 Varick street,
in this manner and the other was George Bright,
| who relieved Mr.. Simmons, of 63lt Broadway, OF
his small change.
| EFFECTS OF RUM-The coroner yesterday held
| three nqucsts and in every instance lntemperance
| was shown to be the remote the direct cause of
| DEATH The first was on the body of Ann Andrews
vagrant on Blaekwel's Island. The second ,on
| Helen Evans, native of Ireland aged GO; and the
| third on a negress aged 40, named Polly Banks
| THAT $1,000 NoTE-simeon w. Barney, grocer of 1877
West street, has informed that at the time he entered
security for Charles Stone, alias French Jack Thurs
day he had no knowledge his character the parcu
lars of the transaction for which he committed but
was induced to become from the solicitations of friend
who has fully Unidentified him in OF difficulty This
explanation is perhaps due Mr. Barney under the cir
cumstances attending the
CHATHAM THEATRE.-Thls popular house as usua
has its quantum of patronage. Last evening the
play of Macbeth was presented, and the performance
of the great but irresolute usurper by Mr. Scott was
excellent, and highly appreciated by the audience
This evening is for the benefit OF MIR. Kirby, whe
has always been favorte with the Bowery
Boys" His claims are backed with an excellent
bill of entertainments for the evening, Thorne'
preparations for identifying the interior OF the house
previous to a new campaign, are In high state o
forwardness, and il will be necessary to close par
of next week, in order to complete the arrange
ments.
| RrroRM-rPoins Kelley Bradley and Stewart brought
in bill for their New York Custom House examination