The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-01-05
City Intelligence.

AccIpESr.-Last evening, on the Third Avenue, a
horse that had taken fright took to the walk and knock
ed down several gentlemen and lady, striking with the
detached portion OF the shaft Mr. George Bucklin fine
youth eighteen years of age, of Judge Ducklin OF
house, whence he had left few minutes previously in
perfect neah and where he lies, suffering from the
very serious injury he received.
ALEcK DANroRrH AoaN-This notorious burglar and
pickpocke who served out term of five years in the
Vermont State prison before he eighteen years
age, and who, when first pulled in this city, fv
years since when he turned States evidence confess
ed to fifteen burglaries in which he had been
gagged in this city, in about three weeks, and who has
since been arrested and suffered TO escape times without
number was again brought in yesterday by LouAsberry
and sokey 1t appears that the 18th OF July last,
Aleck stole watch from board the schooner Nassau
then lying Pike Slip belonging the captain Louns-
berry arrested him the l4h July and he after
wards baed and forfeited his recognzances of
On the 10th December Lounsberry the watch
and since then has kept his skinned for eck whom
he yesterday arrested and he was committed a bench
warrant from the Court of Sessions.
Nor DEAp.-Joseph Proctor the comedian whom we
yesterday announced had died suddenly the Carlton
House on the previous day. informed is still "fret-
ting his busy hour upon the stage" somewhere down
South and we hope with profit to himself The person
who did die at the Carlton House respectable gen.
teman named Thomas Proctor, of IS Broadway, aged
Sc and tho result of post mortem examination
we are by the coroner showed that he died Of
ossifcation of the heart
BURNED TO DEArH.-On Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock
Patrick Farley left his residence the Of "a Reade
to pursue his daily labor leaving his three motheress
children the youngest ofw HON was boy named Timothy
aged two years and three months alone in the house.
usual AT two O'Clock the same afternoon the neghbors
were alarmed by cries from Fareys apartment, and on
proceeding to the spot found the youngest child alone in
the room, enveloped in flames Dr. Buckham called
in and administered all the aid in his power but the little
sufferer died of his wounds at five O'Clock yesterday
morning
DIED OF ApoPLExy.-Mrs sTheresa Clark, a native of
England aged years, died yesterday of apoplexy,
ITO Forsyth street, was decided by coroners jury.
STEALING TME.-Yesterday morning, Adam Wesen-
bacher, German residing at " Ludlow street. got very
drowsy and took a settee at Schwartzs ho-
tel While this comfortable stu ation negro named
Henry venator alias Vanorden dropped in and soon re-
leved the drowsy Duchman of two silver watches he
had in his pocket.
The negro afterwards arrested and one of the time
pieces found in his pocket which deemed sufficient
evidence to commit him to the Tombs.
STREET Internationally, Richard Moran, one of
the numerous tribe of street hawkers called at the house
OF George Reiker AL Pearl street. for the avowed
eye Of the servant off the hawker he managed to
steal muf cloak velvet cap, silk handkerchief and ia
SIS note with which he decamped In the course OF the
day the hawker arrested by Sparks with the proper
his possession brought to the police and committed
to the Tombs.
To JAMES GoRpor BENNETT, ESQ.,
DEAR SiR-In your paper of Saturday the 3st, per-
ceve you have in paper reported article headed
Soapock Ro wdyism,n wherein the names OF number
of young Of responsibility implicated. beg
leave say that the officer that arrested them and
the general matter is not correct In your report. saw
nothing from them at the time but what was gentle
manly. WM CHAPMAN, Constable.
10TH WARD, Jan. 2, lSi3