The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-01-11
CltV IntelllUeStCe,

CITY Intelligence.
POlice.-Wednesday, jan lO--ANorHEn ToUcH
tam Of the elements of immortality and crime than
any other in this city, and therefore fully susains Al
port to the Common Council. Nearly all the touch hou.
SEES they technically termed situated in this
ward and midnight robbery through the operations OF
their inmates nightly Last evening Nathaniel B.
HASKELL Of Princeton, n j. being little amorousy in
cned, induced to follow female that he met in
Broadway to her den in Chapel street. where they retI
ed after the usual prelminares. After short delay
rap heard the door, and the girl Immediately pro-
posed getting up and going out to get some sers to
which the anorous Jersey man rather reluctantly
septed The girl, being the most active, was the first
dressed and out, and when the Jerseyman came down
stairs he told by coored woman that his partner
had stepped round the to the oysters lie went
in pursuit and examining his pockets to find change to
ment that his pockets had been relieved of 500 in bank
and rs cents in change Without further search
for the oyster house he returned to- the den he had LETT
Ard informed the coOred Of his loss but she de
MED all knowledge participation in the transaction
He then went up stairs in search OF the girl when he
listened and heard the colored in conversation
with her below. Down he came in great haste but she
among the missing and he then procured the aid of
Waterman who arrested the coored woman and took
the before Alderman Tlou where he made an
affidavit of these facts, the Alderman taking particular
care(n remembrance of transaction OF similar kind
in which Melinda oag the artistto enquire if the
dcponen certain he had not the money in OF his
pockets at the time he making the affidavit OF its loss
The name of the coored woman is Louisa Campbell She
denies all knowledge OF the theft and none Of the money
| has been recovered.
ARREST n ATTACHMENT.-ln case oil grand LARGE
ny before the Grand Jury the testimony of old color
ed who robbed has been required very mate
rial to complete the Indictment which has been before
them for several days past Not appearing yesterday the
District Attorney ordered attachment to be issued for
his arrest for contempt Of Court was placed in the
hands of officer Stephens who soon found the object
search, when the following conversation ensued =
STErHrSs--O, you're here, are YET You're the very
man want
SrEPHENs-You've done enough-contempt Of Court
an attachment Why didn't you appear before the Grand
Jury witness 2
WrrNEss-Grand Jury Why, Lor bless your soul,
Massa ve been dere every day dis week and last week
cept new years day-every day. sin' in de gallery OF
de Sessions Court waitin for dc caseevery single day
massa wstchn' and wan', but nothn' OF it at all
SrEPHENs-In the gallery of the Court of Sessions ?
That's pretty place indeed! Why didn't you go before
the Grand Jury
WITNEss-Grand Jury Why, I've seen de Grand Jury
into de Court and out of de Court almost every
day; and Ive waited and watched to hear em call my
name, but they didn't; and Pm jist now cum from de
Court right away.
den as de attachment must be obeyed old boy-I must
commit you-lock you up
WIrNIss-C ommt-commit me! Massa-lock up
what me why de LordIve bin in' del gallery Of de
every day waitin and wachin and stayn till all
de court went away and den in course went away-ese
I'd be locked up for de night have upon my SOUL
certain, sure.
srErHKSs.-That's nothing-you should have went be.
the Grand jury and for not going must take you to
The old fellow trotted away with Stephens, who took
him before Deputy Clerk Phillips OF the Sessions who
allowed him to CO. his parol Of honor until this
ing at IL o'clock, when he will appear before the Grand
Jury This is Of the many peculiar mistakes made
about the Tombs by those who unable to read and
write.
ANOTHER DISHONEST SERvANT-For three successive
lays have been compelled to record the thieving OF
from their employers Yesterday old coored
woman, named Esey Grant, who has been employed
with G. T. Lewis No IL Elm street was arrested
officer Barber charged by her employer with robbine
him Of four silver table spoons, valued at $l2 The pc
culiary of this is that the night previous she
informing her master of the horror she felt at those dis
honest who robbed their employers and sold the
stolen property. She confessed the theft and also admit
ted that she had sold the spoons whence they
covered she fully committed for trial at the Special
Sessions on Friday
COrOners Omce.-Wednesday, Jan. O.-DDTREs.
SING DEATH The Coroner called at the City Hosp
tai to hold an inquest on body of Patrick Walsh
Gently engaged in the dslory OF Mr.. Johnson in 10th
street While engaged at his business yesterday morning
he accidentally caught in the machinery used for
grinding grain and Of his feet and legs crushed to
and the flesh completely stripped from the bones
He taken to the City Hospital where every attention
rendered to him. hut the injuries that
/ he died about three o'clock
DIED A BEER BorTLE.-An inquest was also held OF
the body of Grace Kelly native of Ireland aged %
who died the day previous From the testimony before
the jury il appeared that she incorporate
and intoxicated New Years day at her residence
"a Cross street. Two came into her the at
ternoon Of hat day, and struck her the head
with a 20 rter bottle, and knocked her down. bu
she appear cd not to complain about it, and about tn,
house usual until the next day She then complained
Of heada che which continued to get until she died
DR.. Goldsmith made an extensive post norton examine
ton OF the body, and gave his opinion that the blow
from the bottle the head the original o
DEATH superinduced by habits of inemperance and thai
Jury after considerable investigation, in which, howe
trace of the names residence Of the two
verdict that deceased to her death by efusion
Of blood upon the bran-the immediate cause of which
was inemperance."
Court Calendar.