The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-11-09
City Intelligence,


Tuesday night, Mr.. X Farchild ship keeper of the
Houinguerly at Burng slip was aroused by noise in
the cabin and striking light and making search he found
the ships lever clock valued barometer
had been removed from their places and four pillows
ken from the berhs and thrown upon deck through the
sky light. On further search he found fellow snugly
slowed away in Of state rooms and handed him
to the Waterman who landed him safe at the police where
be is well known as an old thief named Charley Stewart
He ucceeded In gaining entrance by crawling through
the sky light into the cabin.
THEFT BowERY THEArRE-On the 2eth of last
month, boy named Richard Ellis, offered $50 note of
the Butchers and Drsve Bank to John Murray tailor OF
Prince street. in payment for coat Suspecting that it
he'd been stolen, Mr. Murray refused to take
ed the boy no subsequently, confessed that the 26h
OF the same month, he stole the bill frsm the pocket OF
Alfred Brewer while he asleep in OF the offices
attached to the Bowery theatre The young rogue
fully committed.
Loox OUr.-Some genius who lives by his wits called
yesterday the store Of A. Starr 32s Water street. and
1863 Madison street, where he would pay Tor it. A boy
was despatched and in few minutes the returned
to the store and med Mr. that had given the
wrong number, as his house 1873 instead of l63 He
then left again. and overtakng the boy told him LIE had
be. back the and Mr. requested him
to deliver the velvet into his hands, he had paid
The boy presumed al right, and when he
ed the store found that he has been hoaxed This trick
Is played off nearly every day on some unsuspicious
clerks who will thus learn to keep their eyes skinned
The WAY TO CATCH THIEP.-Mr. Daniel Gillespie
OF Us Browne street. lost quarter OF pork Monday
thief He therefore placed another quarter in the
SPOT on Tuesday night and tied several tin implements
to IT. About ten O'Clock he used by the noise
the tin pans rafting on toe side walk and running out
secured the rogue who Is coored man. and says his
name is Thomas Williams He was fully committed
Coroner's Once .-.wEpSEsDAY, Nov. 9Th -
JOHN H. Bates FoUND.-Tbis gentlemen, who it will b.
.membered lett his residence in the upper part Of the
city, on Wednesday m)rning the 26h Of last MONTH
who hes been missing since, found dead yesterday
IN the slip between Horao and Jane street it'll an
sion made in both his arms, sufficient to death by
hemorrhsge, IN short period OF time Ii is presumed
that he has committed the while aborng under
tai alienation Of mind as he has been considered hypo
chondrisca for time past He perfectly easy
MS pecupary affairs having retired from business
time since, and was considered wealthy. The jury
turned verdict oil !'Sucide, while in a state mental
arrangement"
scALDrp TO DEATH The coroner also called 70
hold inquest ,be body of a son Of Peter and Ann
8rant residing at II Orchard street ayear old Atw
in attempting to pull the table cloth from the
table he overturned the tea pot and scalded himself
severely about the head ADD breast his death
yesterday. Verde, " Accidental scalding"
Chilli SMoTHgREp DRurKEN MorHER.-A wo
man. named Sarah Williams, wife OF Philip Williams, OF
800 Water street. went to bed drunk Tuesday night
WIN ns1 n'sni child about two months oid and walked
up got drunk again. went to bed and when the Coone-
inquest held intoxicated not to be able to
give testimony relative the worthy Of belief
The jury returned verdict of by neglect in con-
sequence of the intoxicston Of the mother" should
have been granddaughter in the fourth tegree
DEATH OF JANE srEwAer.-Mr. Editor-In your report
of the Of Jane Stewart in paper OF Monday is
stated that certified that the sadfemse died
ton OF the stomach and bowels but that the
indications OF poi that cou5 detect" The body
thoroughly examined by Dr. Osborn and myself, the
brain, thorscie and abdominal visces all and each of
mem with the utmost care Our report to the jury
that Jane ewart died OF inf Animation of the stomach
and bowls, but whether induced by poison not we
could not then determine analysis of the contents
OF the stomach would have been necessary determine
this TACT Had such analysis been deemed necessary
the Coroner would no doubt have had done.
J.B. NELSON, MD.
NEw YoRx, Nov. g. 1s43.
In publishing the report Of the above case we used the
precise language given in the affidavit of the above
named gentleman, which was that 4" the cause of the
death disease Of the stomach and bowels and there
were no indications of poison that he could detectn On
this medical statement the coroners jury gave verdict
oil death by disease of the stomach and bowels" The
facts were that the woman had been living with man
named Richard Stewart in 1871 street. his wife Stew
art lett her on Saturday It, 23th and reported had
married another He returned the place where
she lived on Saturday afternoon, Nov. 4h about o.,
CLOCK and removed the furniture She became much ex
cited, and he left the house. About seven o'clock the
same evening, Peter Riley, who lives in the same
house. heard her moan and went to her reom and
found her lying on the floor, vomiting He went for
doctor, but before he returned she was dead.
Ftom this statement drew the conclusion that yer
dict Of death from Inflammation of the bowels" Of one
hours Duration was certainly most extraordinary, end
presumed that she must either have poisoned herself or
have been poisoned to produce such Inflammation, II
Dr. Nelson believed did and still do was his duty
to snayze the contents Of the stomach and thus be able
70 ascertain whether such Inflammation produced by
poison not in order that the jury might rendered
proper verdict, and not such an one as was given.
NAvAL.-The brig Somers, from Pensacola. ar.
rived at Havana 2llh uIt
The u $. ship Norh Carolina was towed 10
.ne Navy Yard yesterday morning, by the steam
boais Hercules and Samson
The U ; schooner Phenix arrived At Norfolk ON
Sunday last, in lhirty-three DAYS from Chapres