The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-09-22
City Intelligence.


| City Intelligence.
| PROMPT DETECTION OF THIsvEs.-Y esterday, about
noon, the basement Of the boarding house of Mrs NJ g.
slbert s5 Chambers street entered by thieves and
small ladies' gold watch, and number of silver tea
spoons, and knives and forks stolen About six O'Clock
last evening" colored boy named JOB n in the employ
of our police reporter while returning from Grand
perceived two colored in the act of offering to sell
ladies' gold watch in second hand dealers shop
ard street. and presumng it to have been stolen informed
officer Barber who was passing at the time, and who
Immediately arrested the men and took them to the police
office On searching them the teaspoons and knives and
forks that had been stolen also found and they
fully committed on a charge OF grand larceny They
gave the names of Henry Wells and George Laurens
THE ACCIDENT THE ARSENAL YARD, The boy John
in White street Tuesday while leaning against the
fence by the discharge of rifle in the arsenal yard died
on Wednesday evening at the City Hospital. A full and
complete examination Of all the facts attending the acct
dent made before coroner's jury yesterday, who
death accidentally BY the discharge Of rifle, by the
hands OF Henry J. Storms"
MORE AND MoRE BuRoLARIEs The dry goods store of
Hetty and Abby Oakley, of No. IL Carnine street.
entered by burglars Wednesday night and robbed Of
$500 worth of ssene de aine pongees bombazines
SC. This the same store that was robbed some months
ted owing to the negligence of the persons at the upper
police who prepared the papers for the trial No bur
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Aldermen, that they do not establish patrol police.
ArorHER.-on Tuesday evening, the stove store of
Jordan L. Mott 264 Water street. was broken open by
burglars and the iron chest forcbly entered and silver
to Mr. Mott by several societies premiums for his
stoves, were carried off. The money usually LETT had
been by the bookkeeper before closing the chest
or would have shared the same fate The burglars es
capped Where were the watch and when are We to have
| opstrel police.
YET ANorHER.-on the same evening, the boot and
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broken open by midnight robbers aud alarge quantity
boots and shoes stolen No burglars caught nor have
we yet night patrol police who would have caught
| them.
! AND YET ANOTHER The dwelling house so Broad.
way, was also entered on the same evening and large
quantity OF cl0hing stolen but robbers arrested,
have the Fathers OF our city yet given
police reform although it the month of September anG
they have been nearly half their term OF service in Of
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! DRowsrp CnIrRN.-A child aged two years, the
of Rodney Lugar, Of 80 Avenue D, drowned in
csern the premises Of his father, Wednesday
ing lie had been playing in the yard and was missed
about II o'clock Search was made and continued until
yesterday morning. when his body found at the bot
tom Of the cistern The coroner he inquest the
body when it was ascertaned that the cistern top was
only eighteen inches in height, being lust convenient
| size to allow child to tumble in
| Boy Enthusiastically morning, about o'clock
Michael Clancy, of IS Chambers street. observeda boy
s. Whigam, OF 80 Ceatre street. and also a couple Of
youngsters with hand cart, standing the sidewalk op.
posite He crossed and seized the rogue but his
sociates escaped The boygave his name as James Martin
said about Is years of age born in Liverpool
o opsnn@ Of the in Ui %
gam he found that six dozen brass cocks valued at $780,
and boring machine valued at $50 had been stolen
also the key the basement of the shop found posses
sion OF the boy Martin The burglars had succeeded in
entering the shop by digging away the dirt under the
fence OF the adjoining yard, then crawling through and
| forcing open the rear window of the building. After
securing the key of the front basement door, they then
yaluables the premises had they not been arrested
the act of entering the door with the stolen key Here
another striking reason why the city watch should
either be kept duty till sunrise, or a patrol police es.
| tabiished to relieve them.
| DRowSED FEMALx-The body of an unknown female
found drowned at the foot of Jay street yesterday
morning. She dressed in coco frock, and O black
silk hood found near her. She appeared forty
years age with grey hair and had been in the water
| ROBBED IN A BRorHEL.-A man, who says his name is
Edward Tanning, got corned, and took lodgings at a
house on the north east corner Of Centre and Anthony
streets, on Wednesday evening, and while in
with one Mary Carpenter tumbled out Of bed, beat
and bruised and robbed Of ss4 by John Carpenter alias
| Bergen Jack, VIM. Hymes, and the woman combined.
The three were crested and fully committed
NEw ORLEANS RoGuE ARRESTED For the past Sc.
veral days private Waterman Ccle has obserued
lurking about the vicinity Pearl and Old
Slip at all hours of the night and his conduct therefore,
excited the suspicious of this most efficient wetchmsn
who accordingly made preparations to secure him in
some act of crime Yesterday morning. about five O'Clock,
he therefore took station behind boords opposite
the dry goods store Of s. +. Peck Co., Is Pearl street.
in order to watch the movements Of this prowler, and
presently found him standing in front of the Of the
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the lock of the street door. He Immediately rushed from
his hiding place. and seized hint On searching him at the
police piece of intended to take mould of the
wards of the lock, manufacture key, and
raj small pieces Of wood to be used in measuring the d.
mansions Of the lock, found in his pockets During
this investigation he was recognised John A. Cantor
alias Julien Seymour, alias @ Guilford recently from
New Orleans where he eluded the ends justice by
cape from the officers He locked up Tor further ex-
animation snd will be indicted for the attempted bur
glary. Thisis among the many hundred instances
showing the fact that the morning hour after the watch
leave their posts is the selected by burglars to
| init their depredations
DRowrEp.-Yesterday morning man who was in q
sitting posture the string pice Of the wharf between
Rector and Carlisle streets accidentally fell overheard
and was drowned before aid could reach him. His body
was recovered after but had not been recogn zed
He appears to have been about 80 age with black
whiskers and dressed in dark lrock and pants
The coroner held inquest the body which will be
| Jet at the dead house during the day.
FROM TExAs.-The Sarah Barnes, ct New Or.
leans. 18th inst. brings Texas papers Of the 4h
The Scylla arrived at Galveston from Vera Cruz,