The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-05-27
City Intelligence.

A SINGULAR Police C>sE-Upwards of two years since
Myer Levy lost peculiar gold watch from his pocket
while FORMULATING the streets of city evening
and obtained ledge Of its whereabouts until few
days since when he discovered at Simpsons pawnbro
kers shop where it had been left by who gave
her name Hannah Lewis. Officer Wech went in
search, and found her yesterday afternoon house
Van Dam street, where she boarded On being exam
ncd she stated that she the wife of who
engaged in his business in of southern cities
and that she purchased the watch at pawnbrokcra sale
upwards of two years since, for ST. Mr. Levy does not
charge her with stealing the watch but that
turning home night he found his watch guard broken
and the watch missing but how by whom it ta-
ken, he does know. The is certainly singular
one Mrs Lewis contends that she is an honest married
woman, and possessed of the watch in an honest
manner, while Mr.. L. asserts that the woman perfect
stranger to him, which latter statement is confirmed by
her. The magistrates compelled commit her for
further investigation into the facts of the case which will
take place to-day.
PRISONER EsoAPEp.--A man named John Colder, who
was committed to the city prison short time since for
sixty days. acharge of assault and battery for beating
his wife, and remanded to charge of swindng,
made his ESCAPE Wednesday by walking the pri
door in broad daylight This the third convict who
has thus escaped from this prison within few months
of whom believe had been sentenced five years in
some of them certainly than loose Where is
John Colder
TIE LAW VAGRANcy.-The constituonalitJ of the
law authorsng Police Magistrates to commit persons
the penentiary charged with being Migrants will be
fully tested in few weeks case having recently trans
prcd in which counsel have been engaged carry the
cause to the highest court OF appeal
THAI SwoRp can be seen the elegant eating house
kept by Isaac Knowon 70 South-stree and also that
mahogany stock, lock and barrel with engraving of
the Battle of Pork and Beans" fought after these
struments laid by for depose in the archives of his
establishment.
THAT MINIATURE of n goodooking Portuguese, with
brilliant moustache, stolen by Julia Penn, and found by
officer Relyea claimed yesterday by Alice Hun
ngton who charged Miss Julia with petit larceny and
she wasfully committed
BILLY LET THE GIRLS ALoNE--One William e. King
Of No State street while under the somnerous inAu-
of little toddy accosted by Canadian pat
rotn named Elvina Birch had left her country
her countrys good and Who bamboozed poor Billy
TO relieve him of the Of gold watch chain and key
valued at $50 The property was found by officer John
TO whom ii had been given by the prisoner She was
committed for trial. and Billy King will learn lesson that
may prevent him from hereafter troubling police officers
reporters with his private affairs thus made public by
his imprudcnce.
That CuroL. for the Tomhs is In forward state of pre-
paraton by Mr. West the contractor who has undertaken
to erect it for S290I II his being the lowest bid The
the plasterng on the constructed sdhce will crack
when the bell has been placed upon and put in full ope
ration will be nobody business except those who stand
under when IL tumbles
PRoeRrss CfviLizArfoS.-A well dressed and tight
built sprg Of shelah was arrested by one Of the city
watch Wednesday night while paying his affection
ate addresses Of the --LATEST nosed crooked legged
curly haired bubbcr Tipped and aromatic wenches that
the police has been honorcd with for ages past The ma.
gstrates by way punishment kept the gentleman
posed in the police office for several hours and finally
discharged him with an admontion not to allow his ANA
tory Developments to lead him into such dark scrape
any future period