The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-06-29
City Intelligence.

PRISONERS EscAPED ONE CAuGHT.-Ye Yesterday
morning. as Morgan L. Mott Of the deputy keepers Of
Backwes Island at Bellevue, with the prison boat
for the purpose of obtaining fresh provisions two of the
convicts employed oarsmen made their escape. Mott
Immediately proceeded to the Five Points, their place
resort and found the two rogues in GROCERY He made
clutch at both, and secured of Them named Bill
Fish, The other, who is called Bill Hines alias Bald
Eagle escaped They had both been committed for petit
larcenics only.
LOOK OUT FOR SHARKs.-A shark measuring about ten
feet, was caught at Washington market slip yesterday
afternoon, and taken to the Battery where he seen
this day. 1t is of the largest ever caught in the vicni
ty of our city.
DROWNED Fra man was seen to walk towards
the end Of the pier at the foot of Maiden lane
morning and on reaching it raised his hand towards his
head and fell overheard He recovered in few min.
ues afterwards and several attempts made to resusctae
him, but without effect. The Coroner called to hold
inquest his body but nothing found that would
lead to the discovery of his residence. He
dressed in dark thin rock coat light drab summer
falcons half boots linen shirt and net under
shirt His body will remain at the dead house during this
day for recognition.
A CAUTION TO THE PuBLc--wi.hin few weeks past
several coored rogues have been arrested for obtaining
furniture clothing Sc under circumstances correspond
ing with the following case, which should eau
lion to persons not to deliver property in their
without written order from the party owning it, Afew
weeks since Mr.. Francis Alexander left with Mrs aters
Of 81 Anthony street quantity ofcarpetng and look
women named Ann Peal called upon Mrs Waters and
stated that she had been sent by Mr. Alexander for the
property which delivered up and the fraud was not
discovered until yesterday when the property
to Jacksons pawnbrokers shop where she had left it,
FuRcirvEs Acknowledgment John Edward Lane
who stole box of jewellery months since from on
board Of Havre packet being the property of Miss
Livingston the grand daughter Of ex-governor Morgan
Lewis arrested in Philadelphia Monday by officer
James Young, and brought to this city by officer A. NJ c.
smith for trial.
A celebrated countereitsr named John Schmidt who
has been indicted in Boston for tutoring counterfeit
from $500 to 81 in denomination also in Phi
ladephia by Young and officer Capp of Boston, and as
taken to the latter city yesterday by the last named
officer.
DIsoRDEnLv HOUSES BROKEN Ur.-A man named Charles
Drescha who has kept dance house. groggsry and re-
sort for but little good and considerable evil 376 Water
street. was arrested yesterday charge Of keeping
dsorderly house that has been perfect nuisance the
whole vicinity and upon examination held to bail in
the of $1,000 to the complaint at the General
Sessions Four girls found his premises named Lou
sa Lee Jslia Esner Susan Everhalt and Louisa Brown
were sent to the Penitentary for two months EACH
woman named Susan Sleeper who has kept disor.
derby house for long time at 81 Oliver street. also
rested and held to bail in the Of $1,000 answer the
complaint