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

FALSE Observation-Disclosures
yENGE-SuIcIDE-On Saturday evening the immediate
vicinity of lao Hammersly street thrown into
ofgrsat excitement from that young and bloom
ing female aged about IS years. named Catherine Acker-
son. had committed suicide by throwing herselfn the cis
tern attached to the above named premises Coroner
Archer after and upon search the body was
covered, she having committed the act supposed
about O'Clock in the evening. An investigation mme
diaely took place. when it ascerained that the
OF her singular death produced from requited
love. young named Thomas Elderd, who had
been paying his addresses to her sent for but refused
to until he given to understand that warrant
would fetch him. In the meantime, Mr. Joseph Patterson,
who resides by, called as witness, and stated
that Friday last he heard the deceased praying in her
bedroom when she said, To think that must die for
that Enthusiastically Father, may he be hung for break.
ing his promise and may be received in the presence OF
my Almighty Creator when cease to exist" II was also
stated that she had endeavored destroy hersen May
last by attempting to take dose of laudanum which was
discovered time prevent it. She appeared resolved
however to complete the effort and Thursday last sent
her lover letter, in which suppose such Ian.
guage as this indted =
"Hope is nown-away disguise
Naught but death relief can give
For the love you little prize
Cannot cease, and still live.
False one go-my doom is spoken,
And the spell that bound me broken
Soon my thread of life will sever
Thomas, fare thee well COR ever !"
He denies that they engaged to be married. and
states that the letter contained INSULT his feelings.
A BRooxLYS BURGLAR CRinBEp-One of the gang of
burglars that recently infested oursister city, named
Medad Craw, black rogue caught yesterday by Of
fcer McGrah OF our police and sent across the river to
be disposed Of.
An INSANE MAN named John Disney, found yester-
day forenoon running at large in Centre street. in state
of perfect nudity. He taken to the police office by
officer James l.. Smith, and will be sent to the Lunatic
Asylum, unless his friends appear and take charge of
him.
Another CouSTERFEITER NABBEp--An Irishman
named Patrick Kelly, who says he is contractor and
who has resided at the corner of s7h street and sh
avenue, was caught yesterday at his dwelling by
officers Sokey and Fokkes who have been on the search
for him for several weeks There six complaints
against him in the police office for passing SO counter
felt notes of the Greenwich bank Of this city entered by
persons whom he has passed them within few weeks
He denies all knowledge of the affair and saws he is as
innocent the magistrate who committed him. or the
clerk who prepared the afdavts He was locked up for
further orders.
DEATH FROM AFALL.-A person named Ariel NJ. Rollins
native OF Maine who has recently boarded at 81 Broad
street. while on duty in the place ola private Waterman
Wednesday morning last fell down in the vicinity of
Broad and Pearl streets, and his head coming in contact
with barrels the caused compression Of
the brain to such extent to produce his death at the
Hospital on saturday evening He remained insensble
from the time he fell till death reliey ed him of suffer-
ing.
An UNKNOWN MAN was found drowned yesterday at the
foot Of Duane street He fall overheard the
evening previous, and supposed to have been noxi
,ated He dressed in coreroy pants black satin vest
and will be left at the dead house in the Park to-day for
recognition
REroRM-The new appointed Sunday officers OF the
Sixth Ward Messrs. MADAM and Geche yesterday sci
themselves to work right good earnest to abate nui-
sance which has long been Of serious complaint
the encumberng Of the sidewalks in Chatham street on
Sundays with stalls for the sale Of root beer iruit &c
They succeeded in driving off these vendors, bat
they Immediately located themselves the other side OF
the street. where they remained during the day. What
the officers of the Fourth Ward about we trust
that next Sunday they will be found cooperating with
the Sixth Ward and abaie this nuisance entirely
BY the way why were officers MADAM and Getche over.
ool ed in The appointment Of the day police of the Sixth
Ward after the remova of those excellent officers Ste
phcns and Nc NIahon.
at Castle Garden on Saturday afternoon between the
Henry stork and Jacob Faithful was with case by
the former. The stork was built by C. L. ngersol Wa
ter street, and Jacob Faithful by VIM. Crolus.