The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-08-03
City Intelligence.


norm named William Bellows of sl65 az house of i'll.
iane' Justice Stevens committed the precious pain
prison Ia deiauit OF procuring good and substantial bail
III 'he sum OF $500 each for their appearance a. the
Sons TO answer the charge. Ycser ay how ever heir
counsel a D. Rnssei brought them before Jnhge lynch
on writ OF h.Jsas corpus who admitted them 10 bail in
the sum OF $500 each Caroline Alder was bailed by he
notorious Mol sauaders, the keeper OF srohel at 81
Thomas street who made aft iavit that 81, was worth
$1,000 al detls and liabilities, bui did stse o,
what her property consisted where located nor
was she required TO do by his Honor Judge noh.
JACK Cherr, baled by his brother ,aac 8 Cherry
Of 20 Thompson street William ngler Of a2 Broad
way who bcuad themselves in he Of $50 each for
his appear Court Thus the pei cha ged with
the robbery large, while the unfortunate Bellows
in addition to being stripped of his money is confined in
the Tombs witness against them in consequence OF
his inability to procure bail for ais appearance to testify
THAT $1,000 NerE.-We stated few days siuee that
an owner wanted for $1,000 the Union Rank
taken from the notorious Charles stone elias French
Jack, by direction of Justice Parker. Oh sionjay
ming Mr.. John J. Clayton Of Augusta, Georgia,
boarding at Towards Hotel the Police and made
affidavit that fhe 10th of July he drew money
from 1.-THE Union Bank, among which three SlCvc
notes and that Saturday last he discovered that he had
been robbed of Of the notes which he presumed
night and from certain he led 10 be-
leve that the note obtained from Stone the one OF
which he had been robbed Other evidence was adducsd
which pointed French Jack the thief and yester
day after examination, he committed to answer the
charge.
CHANGE ExroRTIoN-Yes Yesterday two Young men
named Walter Lamb and David Grfen arrested on
complaint OF James c. Gregory, of Jersey City, well
the Manager OF the Jersey and several of the
Southern Lotteries, who cha ged them with attempting
to extort money from him by OF letters
threatening 10 connection, which they asserted
existed between him and the lottery vendors Of this
Albany and Philadelphia, in violating the laws Of this
81 tate and Pennsy lvania against the sale of lottery
tickets unless he paid them Of money. The first
of these letters contained handful directed TO his Honor
he Mayor and purported ~ be list of he place, of b
siness Of ysx persons In this city engaged in the sale
Of lottery tickets which handbills stated would be
posted throughout the str cts Several other letters fol-
lowed, all signed X. Y. L. except the last, requesting
interview with Gregory at Pines Coffee House whish as
sigaed S s. Williams. MIR. Gregory having obtained in
made affidavit against them and procured their
above stated. They examined and committed al
though they denied all knowledge Of the letters received
The section of the Revised Statues on which this ar
rest made declares the sending Of anony nous or
forged letters to any person, threatening therein to ac
any person of any crime, with view or intent to
extot or gain money proper Of any descrp
ton, belonging to another SHALL upon conviction, be aa
judged guilty OF attempt to rob- and shall be punished
ny imprisonment in State Prison not exceeding five
years.
FSAscIrENo.-One of the numerous class known in
Wall street streetbrokers yesterday arrested by
officer J. l.. smith, the charge OF carrying of SIS 3.
cents, from the office of John Thompson No. so Wall
street. the 30th of July under the following crcnm
stances :On the day in question: Thomas J. Coleman
clerk to Mr. Thompson, was alone in the Office when the
street broker whose name John X Palmer in and
asked him give him SIS money bankahe
and allow the difference. The clerk counted S75 pnd
three shngs and laid it the counter, when Palmer
coov picked it up and walked Of the Office saving he
would hand in the current when convenient. He was
committed for examination on the charge.
THE STABBrvG C.sE.-Justce Stevens ACCOMPANIED
by the Coroner, yesterday called Charles AcGvern
who still confined at the City Hospital from the fleets
Of the wound inflicted on him board the steam boa,
Wave on Sunday night, by Thomas Nlahan Justice
took his a iavit relation to he wherein he
states that Nahan nsulied his friend Meacham and himself
at Staten Island by refusing toI rink with them, tina,
and were separated by the passengers that the,
went at il again when he struck Mahan, who returned
the compliment by planting few inches OF cold steel in
mis- abdomen Mohan Is in prison, the magistrates reiu.
sing admit him to bail so long McGivern remains in
his present precarious state
THr LUSH GAME.-On Monday evening James Kelly
of li0 Norfolk street. got gloriousy and brought
up at grog shop No. 1859 Anthony street. where he
NAMED till morning, when he discovered that he
his pocket book and some $40 He accused Thomas
Hardy, the bar tender of knowing about the
lost cash, when that worthy returned him sovereign,
settle in this way Kelly complained against Hardy ,he
Police aud he arrested and committed charge
perpetrating the robbery.
STEALING FNERY.--Margaret Davis, ~ho is neither
Young handsome yesterday laid violent hands the
sunday bonnet and pair Of gold earrings worth SO
belonging to Mrs. Margaret Ma,her Of 1913 Centre
Margaret was stripped Of the spos and gallanted to the
tombs.
DnowSEp-On Monday evening, Jacob Lilliford, a ne
gro hired boat ut Peck Slip from Edward McGwin for
The pu pose going board Pilot Boa. Fly ing nj
Brooklyn he being the ard Of that vessel step
ping board the boat he lost his balance and fell
board, and although his body was recovered in nhor,
the boiy by the Coroner, and verdict Of accidental
drowning rendered