The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-11-20
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Police Once SUNDAY, Nov. l0th.-THE LAST An
REST OF MELINp, ioGus.-This notorious woman who
has robbed thousands in this city by the aid Of her accom-
pcos and who recently bailed under writ Of certo-
rar by lawyer Russell and her partner HORue
the penitentiary for six months ~ az again
arrested Saturday evening, with her keeper Hog
lodged in the city prison on cha ge grand lacen, be
complainant is M William sorrel OF Fairfield County
Ohio who robbed OF $40 while IN her company IN the
early part oftho evening sorrel met Melinda in Robin
street near Washington, and held sweet converse
with her She info rmed him that she was married lady
but being niue smen with the personal appearance OF
the said sorre she could not forbid herself the pleasure Of
conducting him to her boudoir. Nothing 10th, Mr. ac
companiod the female to her house by where he
tired To bed she very carefully placing his clothes upon
chair at the foot the bed The pair had not remained in
bed long before knock heard the door, and the e
mae exclaimed In terrified voice MY GOD there's my
husband" Not wishing to be caught in bed with another
mans spouse Ohio friend jumped out OF bed dressed
himself aud LETT the house making the longest kind OF tracks
Tor his hotel On looking his pocket book he discover
ed that all his money gone consisting of s45 in gold
and silver and quantity OF uncurrent money worth about
$50 Our Ohio friend made application the watch who
passed the nymph Melinda the threshold OF the door
Of the house where the theft had been committed and sor
rc once identifying her she was taken to the watch.
house Another posse sailed out and Alexan-
der Hogue secetcd under the soop OF building few
streets IRON the house and caught him rs he was eneayor
ing TO escape. A considerable portion of the money
found sccreted under this soop, and examining the
spot where Melinda was arrested several dollars IN silver
change such as Sorrell had lost, We're found lew
feet from the curbstone where they had evidently been
thrown by Melinda They have last been caught, with
sufficient evidence against them to obtain conviction,
and shall closely watch the Of all
ed to defeat justice being fully rendered
COrOners Omce.-Sunday Nov l9.-BuRSEp
Dr. ArH-About II O'Clock Saturday night the cries Of
murder 7" fire :" and watch - heard issuing
from basement in the house Of Isaac C. Cox the
Of Washingon and oboken streets, and when oil
the wachmen arrived, he observed flames issuing from
the back basement With assistance the flames
nguished and it discovered that female ying
the floor drcalfully burned This female was Marge
Carr woman about 6O years OF age who kept stand
in Clinton Market for time past and had been living
with named James Mead. The woman died soon
after being cred and Mead and herself led per-
feet and dog life quarrellng continually suspi
cions of foul play excited but Ion tie testin ony
adduccd before the Coroner his inquest holden yeser-
that Mead into a porter house by, about 10
o'clock, and remained there till the alarm Of fire was
given. the deceased Incorporate woman, II 10
supposed that she cooking and her clothes caught
fire Her money found in her pocket, and her gold
watch hanging up. There marks oil violence on
her body rhe jury gave verdict of death from acct
dental burning