The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-07-06
CITY InteIIlQence.


Monday night next
The records Of the Police Department Of our good city
or iuesday, furnish with but few items OF interest,"
wach speaks volumes for the sanity and rational patriot
ism OF the New YorkeIs. The number OF commitments
LOT rio drunkenness and dsorderly conduct fewer
tnsn on ordinary occasions while but cherasr de
dusre came under the cogaizance OF vglant police
Nor were there any accidents of serious nature far
could be ascsrained the City Hospital and the pr
son. We give below the principal items ofnews
Discharge OF THE WArcH.-Ephraim Parker, Mary
Burns, Catherine McBargh, Thomas Hamen Johonna
Thomas Leydeu locked up for paying his landlord
with blows instead Of dollars. James Curiey dininutive
Bowery and being rather the liquor, was re-
manded to coe his temper Barney Hart presented amug
receive the attention of the prison physicians He had
small dare up in Cross street. which ended in bloody
head and torn shirt. Three darkes were remaaded
the cells for treating an Irish rather uncour
| teously Barney MeCioe was fully committed for
rSbs,ng Charles g. Briggs; sailor belonging to the
ed dollar and half in specie Barney thought to
the s sn ,h that ss
Isaac Thompson, black boy, was found in Spring street
with cage containing four Dung canary BIRDS and not
being able to tell where he came from, locked up
to await further examination James T. Joyce, rather
respectable looking young man. was fined 80 for being
drunk and sleeping in the street He committed un.
| til the money WIS paid. The watch then dis
charged and the candles by order oil Justice
Matsell. And thus ended the wstch returns for the
| Fourth OF July.
M,scHIEvous CosDucr About eight o'clock Tuesday
evening butcher boy while passing the fruit store OF
Sc, h,e to Roman candle which lsy with about thirty
dollars worth OF Are works. displayed tor sal in r mt OF
the window, and moment the entire lot blew up, ma
king terrible and causing serious apr, hen
sons for the safety OF the premises for several minutes
Had not been for the Of mind OF the shop boy
who at once rugged the Cotton plug IN 'front.' and play
upon the burning mass, the damage would have been
much the awning was on fire in several places
The young rascal who Caused the mischief managed to
|
| ROBBERY FIRE.-During the fire on Monday
night in Washington street, a fellow, named Michael
| Parsons caught in the act OF stealing military
coat which belongs musician attached to OF the
uniform bands black rock coat tor which he stands
| fully committed
AccIpsNrs-There only three accidents reported
at City Hospital Tuesday. Two colored men
| artillery carrisge-no bones broken. The third
was young lad who was brought there by his mother
with his lace badly burned by the blasting Of powder
| horn, while firing off some squibs.
| A wHoLEsALE RoBaER OF Doors AND Substituting
the month of May last, William Keplbeck who keeps
very ladies' boot shoe No l6o Canal
street. found his stock diminishing in a ratio not at all
pnderstand how the deficit was caused in his stock He
began to make enquiries among the trade and was sur
rised fnd at various stores some boots and Shoes
| which he imagined were, or ought to be on his own
shelves, and which he ascerainsd had been sold by
journey shoemaker named John Tompkins, who rep
Now it SO happened this John Tompins as, or had
BEEN journey Mr.. Keplbeck but had just then
friends in Monmouth, New Jersey. Mr.. KeplbecK.
instantly to work. took an inventory Of his stock
various times there had heen stolen from
him upw of sI5O worth of boots, Shoes buskns &C.,
he also traced the property to the following places where
Tom pkins had sold Cornelius Christie, No 4a9 Hud
John shaw, ass Hudson street, Robert Nichols
472 Hudson street; Gardner Chapn 229 Spring streets
Francis Berker street, James Boyd 81 Fourth
street; and Hugh Frews No. 24 Hudson street Aifda
Wits by each OF the above, and then Mr Kepi
beck started for Monmouth N j. where he found Temp.
kins, and by managed to get him 10 accompany
him to this city where he arrived on Monday evening"
and was at once lodged in the Tombs Keep him sober
/ nd the % a
confession to officer Joseph the robbery and will in
all probability pass few summers at the State House at
tbs Touch GAME On the night OF the l4h June last
James Jenkins was decoyed mite house Of i'll fame in
while had the OF $245 stolen from his pocket
book, which carefully replaced in his coat pocket
Officers Sokely and Cockefdr put on the trail and
on Tuesday arrested a white fellow named Rodney Guy,
alias Doctor Guy and colored pail named William Dad
dmas together with the GIRL all OF whom we're fully
| committed for the robbery
| A Losr TRuNK -pominick Msyoch, public porter,
No l59, who resides at No. l57 Washington street was
employ ed by stranger to carry HAIR trunk IRON the
Philadelphia steamboat landing last night, but by some
or other the owner got axe IRON nm ana ne
to the Lower Police Office where can be had sppl
cation is round top goat skin trunk. and has card
with the of Nr j. Power passenger Philadelphia
attached thereto The owner should be thankful thst
fell into such honest keeping, or he had seen for the
| last time.
| ATTEMPTED sUIcIDr IN SING sISe PaIsoN.--we learn,
that Friday last convict Of the name Of Lundy who
had this city time since for
larceny made attempt to commit suicide throwing
himself into the river out Of which he taken before
| his dread purpose could be accomplished. On being
questioned the motives which could induce him 10
dare rash act he replied, that keeper OF his
red to end his punishment with his lie rather than en-.
dure the infection Of SO degrading and inhuman dsc
| pline.
this department appear git along very badly somehow
other as scarce week passes out NC hear OF some
escape complaint OF the brutal treatment OF the
convcts II the charges founded in truth, and we
fear there shadow of ground for then, the Com.
mon Council should at once examine into the case and
immediate and prompt remedies applied to prevent the
evils complained Of During the Fourth,
two negroes named Francis Peterson and Medad Croft,
contivxd escape their cells, and have
been heard Of They were sent up in the spring from
Richmond county Staten Island, for having committed
DEATH OF A PRosTrrurr.-An Inquest was held a. the
dead the body OF Catherine bingham alias Kate
shaw native England, eyed about 20 years who has
leading life OF ntemperance and prostitution In the
that the hspess unfortunate was turned from tn. house
in Cross street. where she boarded being at the time in.
oxicated and evidently dying She, however, mansged
to reach the cellar Of porter house, kept by person
named Waters, at No SO Cross street. where she
found in the lest agones Of death. verdic-died from
intemperance and disease.
A DEN OF BykeLASa- On the night OF the Atm July,
the OF Miss Abby Oakley, at No IL Carmine street,
was burgiarously entered through the window, by
boring large hole in the uttes and inserting the hand
to undo the iastenngs. % examination it was ascsr
tanned that property consisting OF silk handkerchies
aces gloves &c to the amount OF So or thereabouts
had been carried of The placed in the hands
OF officer Lambert and Schmoi OF the Upper Police,
| who made pounce upon the house no. i52 wooster
street. where they found four men, three Of whom
| made their escape through tho scuttle leading
| TO the roof, and thence by the to the
| stree, while the fourth, named james Crump, was
saught On searching the premises every article missing
discovered slowed efuy away In various places
ogeher with lot OF spoons, and other articles,
| undoubtedly Soen Also quantity OF burglary tools,
yevery sze fsure and make from the jimmy to the ske
Teton key; IN TACT, complete fit out Tor an organized
gong Crump is fully committed, and vigorous Efforts
are ,kng catch the remainder of the Wooster street
party whom the eyes 81 the police have been fired Tor
long period. is supposed they belong to the same
gang as those arrested Monday through the sstru
| mentality OF Mr. Gallon, OF the Bowery theatre
| RArHER sUsricIous-On Tuesday night as valentine
Ripler barber oil color residing at No. 200 t,vngtoD
street. about retiring to bed he diseovereda Whit
loafer slowed away in the corner OF the garrett whie ms
hat aud coat found deposited in barrel close