The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-02-25
CITY Intellircuce.

The HABEAs REvIvKD.-A few days since, a wo-
man named Ann McGarry, was arrested and COM
mItted to the city prison for examination, on a
charge of receiving stolen goods, knowing them to
be such, and quantity of said property stolen bv
Tom Moran, who was convicted in the Special
Sessions yesterday, found in her premises at No 81
with petty larceny and fully committed, the stolen
goods having been found upon her. and also retained
for examination the previous charge Of receiving
stolen goods. After the police office was closed on
the same evening, she was taken before Judge
Lynch on writ OF habeas corpus, and man named
Mcdonald, who, we understand, is one OF the depu-
ty keepers OF the city prison, was received as her
bail, and she was allowed to go at large with the
other charge resting over her.
Yesterday morning, Barnabas Osborn, Esq, one
of the clerks of the police, observing Ann McGarry
in the vicinity of the Tombs, directed officer Sweet
to bring her in. She was then examined before
Justice Parker, and fully committed, the evidence
being conclusive, in default OF bail, in the Of
$500 About dusk, she was again taken before
Judge Lynch, who LETT the bench in the Court Of
Sessions for that purpose, and person mined
Henry Schmidt, German, OF 4S Laurens street, ia
ken as bondsman for her appearance He justified
that his stock in trade was worth 800, and that he
also had $500 in cash in his possession over and
above all his debts.
This interference with the business of the police
Office by Judge Lynch, Is, to say the least OF 1t, ra
ther lndecorous to the magistrates OF the ofhce
A Cry WArcHMAN IN THE TosiBs,-Robert Ed
mondson, the keeper of junk shop, at PIT Canal
Of second district watchmen, was arrested on Mon
day night, while on his post, by Officers Stokely and
Baker, a warrant for receiving stolen goods,
knowing them to be such On examination before
the police Yesterday, it shown that he had been
in the habit for the past several months of purchas
ing iron TASKS, prepared for castings, copper pipe,
brass fassets, &c, which had been brought to his
place at night by number of small bows, forming
a gang of thieves, whose ages range from seven TO
ten years This honest Waterman, whose business
II has recently been to learn these boys to STEAL
fully committed, and we advise the police and watch
committees to keep sharp look out some other
appointments that have been made under the new
regime.
NEGRO BUReLARs.-Ben Vantassel and Charles
Conover, two black burglars, were arrested yester-
day, by Officer Freem and Drlnker, the charge OF
having, the night of the 10th OF January, enter.
ed The grocery store OF Evan Jones, corner OF Or
chard and Walker streets, by breaking open win
dow shutter, and stealing keg of butter, and about
So in money Conover confessed the deed, and
they were both committed.
THE BoYs OF THE SoMERs.-Owing to the absence
Of Mr.. Watson, Acting U. s. District Attorney, the
argument Of counsel was not heard before the Re-
corder under the writ of habeas corpus yesterday,
but will be this morning, at his Office, at 9 clock
SENTENcED, Michael Shey, who was convicted
last week tor stealing the trank of Henry Farnom,
of Philadelphia, from the steamboat Mohegan, after
her arrival at this port from Stonngton, was senen-
genius that made true Hibernan speech IN his de-
fence on the trial. alleging that the trunk was given
TO him by person TO carry, who went OIL and LETT
him. 49,
The sentences in bail cases will be imposed on
Tuesday next.