The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-07-16
City Intelligence.

City Intelligence.
The CoINERs.-The examination Of Joel Mason, george
warehouses; and wife, and Sherman Cook charged win
manufacturing counterfeit United States hall eagles took
place before Justice Taylor at the upper police office
yesterday afternoon and resulted commitment OF the
whole party. Since their arrest have seen letter
from officer Clapp Of Boston, in which he states that the
mouse and shop of Mason in that city Immediately
searched on the receipt of the of his arrest and
large quantity OF coners tools found the premises and
also number OF dies for casting Mexican and Spanish
quarter dollars Nasons wife, who is in Boston, denies
all knowledge of the operations of her husband, and
states that ne left there only about three weeks since to
VsH THIS city on business II is rather singular cir
that the hack driver engaged by the police
drive out TO tho house where Mason was arrested
Thursday morning should have been the same person
Mason and his baggage to the on
his arrival in this city few weeks since On approach
ing the house he stated the circumstance to the officers
who seized upon with avidy, the testimony will be
Of importancetoad in his conviction The prospects
these ogues have thus been npped the bud both in
this city and Boston, and is to be hoped that evidence
will be Obtained 10 secure the conviction of the whole
either Of the Others particularly requested to give in
formation to Justice Taylor Of the Upper Police.
ALLEGED HIGHWAY RoBsEny-John Laurence, Of "a
Elizabeth street. entered complaint at the Upper Police
Office yesterday against an Irishman, named Abraham
Brown, Of the Sd Avenue charging him with forcbly
attempting to obtain money from him the Blooming
dale road, 9th Avenue, on Thursday night Lau.
renee states, that he was walking in company with
Mrs Leash when Brown stopped in front OF them and
asked for three cents which Laurence agreed to give
Brown would 60 with him to get change. This he says
Brown refused and drew knife, and brandishing it,
Laurence then drew of and knocked Brown down, and
had him arrested Brown denies the whole story and
is somewhat singular that the testimony Of Mrs Leash
not produced to sustain the statement of Laurence
Brown is still in confinement
ARREST FOR PERJURY-Yesterday Thomas Riley, for
merly waiter at No. SO Greenwich street.-The boarding
house of Mrs. Maria McElwane,-was arrested on q
bench warrant issued out of the Court Of General ses
sons, founded bill OF indictment for perjury, pre-.
case is as follows About the aai day of January last
Mrs McElwaine missed valuable watch, and suspicious
B. Walker procured who acted under the direction
OF Mr.. Adolph Rodewad, one of Mrs. McElwaines
boarders and Riley was auned in cab to several Of the
missing property Failing to CLEAN any tdngs this way
Riley was confined for several hours in the of Mr..
Rodewsld, while search was being made through the
house, Sc. For this imprisonment without legal pro-
cess Riley made affidavit against Mr.. Rodewald, and
sun b h on anS In
tenon to his serious loss and injury of This
IS the perjury charged as from several Witnesses is
tenton with Reys consent and willing agreement
Meanwhile the watch was restored to its place in most
mysterious and unknown manner. Riley was held to
bail the sum $780, to take his trial at the term
ofthe General Sessions for wiful and malicious perjury
BURoLARY,s LARCENY AND ARREsr.-A rather sudden
check was put to the further operations Of two regular
fully too appears by the value Of the property dis
covered in their possession after one nights work. On
the morning of the l4th ult the dwelling house of Mr.
John Robins, No 373 Monroe street. burglarieusy
entered by forcing off the front basement window and
ovarous descriptions carried off from the premises
consisting chiefly of silver and plated ware. clothes
&C.. especially pair of mems buckskin shoes. On the
same night mahogany medicine chest filled for sea
Of MIR. Stephens Cutter, No 43 Governor street. The
day. between the hours OF and 10 o'clock, two
William Conveys No 4sO Cherry street. and asked per
mission to leave medicine chest and some other arti-
cles there for short time and were allowed alter they
word to Mr. William Morgan, street inspector OF the
It'll ward to and examine into the .naer who did
ed and lodged in the ombs On Godreys feet the pair of
buckskin shoes found and he then confessed the
patton, and they were fully committed on these seperas
charges viz Of burglary grand larceny and petit lar
ceny Both Mr. Conveys and MIR. Morgan deserve much
praise for their conduct in the arrest.
sucIpE-Yesterday the Coroner held an inquest on the
body of Robert Adams, Scotchman, 40 years Of
age who was found floating in the river at the foot
the wharf From the testimony OF the wife of the deceas
ed it appears that he by trade plasterer residing
i'll health he had worked his trade for the last five
years and from melancholy was often derarged His GUS
tom TO rise early and Monday he left his home
about four in the morning and did not return to il again
alive His absence did not at first woke suspicion, he
talked the Sunday evening previous of going into the
country. On lifting the body out ofthe water ropewas
found about the neck which attached large stone
weighing twenty five pounds which the unfortunate
suicide had doubt tied there to make sure work The
Jury after hearing the evidence, returned verdict ha
the deceased committed suicide byattachng stone weigh
ing twenty-five pounds to rope around his neck and
throwing himself into the river"
CITY Prison STATISTICS Keepers return Of prisoners
discharged and remaining in prison for the
week ending Saturday. July 18th, ls43:--
White. Blacks.
Male Female Male. Female Total
Committed, 1856 Sc 10 IL 263
Discharged, 90 SO IA IL l5l
Sent to Blackwells
Island, %
81 81 IL l1
MALACHI FALLON.
Keeper Of the City Prison.