The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-12-21
City Intelligence.

Police "wednesday, Dec. 20.-A POCKET Book Dior
rER SING understanding that pub
LEGATION after publication has been made Of the rogues of
this who nest city yet day passes that
unfortunate countryman is not duped by their vile
practices erday morning the attention of Mr. Rich
ard Walker, of Portsmouth, N H., who had just landed
from the Norwich boat, attracted by of these
knaves who picked up pocket book that he had pre-.
yously thrown down. and represented that he had found
have belonged TO some one of his fellow on
board OF the boat and peroeving it filled with bank notes.
solicitation of associate OF the man that found it,
gave the sum of fifteen dollars for its possession,
intending he says to advertise for the knowledge
of the owner. As soon as the money was paid,
the fellow vanished and he then proposed to the per-
son who recommended him to take it to go with him
TO the police and give notice OF his having possession OF
it, This he refused and upon looking at the contents Of
worthless money he called the aid of citizens who alter
struggle caused the arrest OF the accomplish,
who lodged in the police office, where he gave the
name of VIM. H. Jones' Justice Matse very properly
held him the statute relative to passing false tokens
and ordered him to be fully committed for the offence in
default of bail in the of 81 900 The Court of SEES
sons power under this statute to send the offender to
the state prison for seven years Such disposition OF
few of troopers that throng city would
make them resort to some honest employment for
livelihood.
ANOTHER DARING BuRGLARY-The house of Mr. f. c..
Richards no Broadway of Ninth street. bro
ken into last night through the basement by some
freebooers after scaling high fence The robbers alter
breaking some three locks and doing considerable
damage to the furniture decamped taking with them all
the silver and plate they could lay hold of also
beaver cloth overcoat lined with yellow and brown wool
len plaid leaving the doors of the house wide open
Where the wachmen And what has become OF
the patrol police
FALSE PRETENcEs.The recent excitement and expose
relative the rascaes Of the gangs Of swinders thai
infes city have inspired those who have been de-
fauded with courage to apply to the proper authorities
for the arrest of the knaves who have deauded them
Hosea Winchester druggist OF l0s John street applied
Justice Matsel for the arrest of Jonas Nj Ball and VIM
Bartlett of % Courtlandt street for obtaining bill Of
drugs from him, valued at $ll3 81, under the follow
ing circumstances Ball called the 10th OF October
and purchased the goods for cash. and ordered to
be to 1872 Cedar street. were the money would be
paid The goods delivered and man named Philip
T. Wnsow found there, acting as clerk He refer
red the parties Bartlett of 81 Courandt street who
presented Ball he responsible and between the two Mr.
Winchester defrauded of the amount Of his bill The
papers before the Grand Jury Let every man
who has thus been derauded by firms representing them
in business and giving references go Immediately
before the police the Mayor and the arrest OF
the parties. This course will make New York too hot to
hold them
HoRsE THrEr-A valuable horse belonging to Stephen
s. Clark of 1913 Greenwich street. while standing oppo
site his premises Tuesday, taken away by black
fellow named Isaac Scudden. He drove him to the Bat
terry Hotel kept by Peter NJ Bayard where he says he
stopped to see his sister, when Mr. Bayard suspectng
that he had obtained OF the horse in an improper
caused him to be arrested and the horse delivered
to his lawful owner. The black fellow fully
| mted
Coroners Omcc-Wednesday, Dec. 2O.-SuIcIpE
IN CI.rERN-A woman, named BridgetiMoore, native
Ireland aged about 40 years. who has resided at las
Orchard street found drowned in the csern on the
premises yesterday morning. She had been laborng un-
der temporary Illness which is supposed to have led to
the commission of the fatal act Verdict Of Coroners
jury-"sucide by drowning"
SUDDEN DEATH OF SAILoR.-Thc Coroner was called
to examine the of the death Of sailor named Peter
Clark who had recently arrived fran St Thomas, but
who died very suddenly on Tuesday last. Verdict
death by cholera morbus."