New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-08-18
CITY 1NTELLIGENCE.
po,,cr orucE-A man named Isaac

po,1cg OFFicE.-A man named Isaac u.
c..;h of North Sslsm Westchesser County, walked
;gb, 10 see the City, when he Was accos,ed IN the
~ ,xsldreS,ed female who told kn .ha, she lived
,b second story OF house in Greenwich street, aho
Invited him 70 accompany her there and spend the night
rcd b, her fare words he yielded and arm IN arm
~ ,ocss.d 10 her apartments where he feeling iasusa
500. retired to bed placing his clothes, ND
,,.taloons in which wallet containing w. va
TIL. f,nsle after carefully drawing together the
.,;, also retired and Mr.. Smith supposed 'ha' me pau
~ them were shut up together for the night
however ne heard noise OF some person un''' '
and pushing the curtains apart diScoveiea NAV
off with his pan,aoons, who, OF hndins hin'se"
dropped them aad vanished Smith, greau! a,au'su'
,<o ros hastily dressed himself ard DEPARTED previously
; his ,ock.,wal,et and money. in the course OF MS
val, no mar Alderman Tillou whom he related ms au
venture when the Alderman taking awatchman Win NM
went with Smith 20 the house aud there III the room "e
Smith had BEEN found the notorious Melinda hoas, n'
robber of thousand and IN her coihPah! w
less notorious Alexander doag, her paramoul, ana 'a
named Charles F. Watson, who were Immediately iousU
in the wa,chhouse and this morning committed Tor e1am'
a,;op by Justice Stevens. Early this morning, smh,"ho
had previously stated the above facts appeared to prosecute
nj, complaint and with officer to Iwentyouttn
street While on their way Smith, being requested &c
1SNN
him did So ard 10. the magic words OF the officer he
,t and found the VALE, and all his money! The breast
pocke, Of his coat having by eserdenan escaped
ward from hi, pau,aoons his This discovery made
they ,eurued TO the Police Office and reported progress
TIL, two men, Ho.g and Watson discharged; while
the notorious Melinda prostitute and vagan to
the Penitentiary on Blackwelrs Island for 6 mouths
srrnlyc.-John Hall was arrested and committed for
stealing three brass cocks from James Stone 800 Broadway
i Il God Ears raal.
ing pail Of butter from the store OF Johh Cohhe' 81
ire street.
Morv Watson was arrested aud committed for steal
ing six smoked shad from Messrs Sherwood Ally 10:
East Broadway,
UPPER POLICE OFF1cE.--CHARGE OF CoNsPIR-
.cY TO Exronr MoSEy.Oiicer j. s. Smith arrested to.
dav man named Richard Woodruff of the conero oil fiSh
avenue and Sixth street charged with having conspired with
Others 70 sx,ort slcO from Charles Wooey of the corner
of Anthony and Stanton streets Tie facts are as follows
A complaint was made time since against Woodruff
by Wooley charging him with having embezzled or Oh.
tanned By false pfeences Of money from Mr. Watson
the noprs,or of Tat;erall. Woodruff arrested on
the ch,rr. and after hearing before the OF the
Lower Police was discharged and the cause dismissed
On t. lh of Julr last letter received By Woolley
from woodruff Charging him with perjury: IN which he
stated that a, the instance OF his friends he intended to pre-.
fer complaint against Woolley for the perjury and wished
70 e., him at the corner Of Crosby and Grand streets
Three other letters bearing dates Of the l7th lst and oath
of july in the hand rtns Woodruff also received
by Wooiey who did not proceed 10 the iniervie" Alter
the second letter however Wooley accidentally met ood
hull in the street, who asked him if he had received his first
letter which he replied negatively Woodruff then SAID
that if Wooey would not pay him 500 ne would prefer
complaint against him for perjury He saw no more OF him
until the 24th when he standing Tattcsas, and was
told by boy that Woodruff wished to see him IN Grand
street where they then met. Woodruff then told Wooley
tina, his friends had offered furnish him with money if he
would make complain, sgaus, him for perjury, and again
said he must have 500 he would do Woolley then
offered him $50 which woodruff refused take. Ga the
afternoon of the day they again met when the same
demand made BY Woodhu and the same offer OF $50
by Woolley, snd again refused.
1t was then agreed between them that they should
the following morning, when the 500 should be given to
Woodruff by Woolley. The latter the former thers
his object being to obtain additional written testimony by
getting che -.-ip, vf yoodhu rr refused
give and the parties separated Woolley then complained
AT the Police Of Woodruff who in his examination denied
the charge and said he book.keeper by occupation
He was held to bail in $500 to
STEALING TooLs.-James Ellis arrested and com.
mtted for stealing 81 worth of tools from building IN
! Mulberry street, where he had been at work.
CoRoNERs OFFIcE.-Thc Coroner held an in
quest day 2S3 Water the body of William III
Nichols native Of this City, aged years, who was
drowned Wednesday evening in the East River at the
font Catherine As had got abroad from
river by coored named William Fl. Johnson, long
investigation made which did result way
plicanC the accused Vcrdct-Dea,h by drowning bur
whether from accident violence the Jurors unknown