The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-04-27
City Intelligence.

Lower Police Ohice-F rday.-Foun Pot,c. o.
FIcERs TosBs ron ARREsTrsG A PicKPocKrr, AND
PIcxrocKEr LARGE Strange as this announce
ment may appear ~ less true and that TO the very
letter. In yesterdays edition, gave the fun par
tculars of the Of Jack Milton, alias Hatfield, at
Albany Thursday of last week. charged by S. g. Pen
niman Esq of that city, with picking his pockets Of
wallet containing S62 while he paying his passage
at the captains office Of the steamboat Knickerbocker at
the wharf Albany. Also his subsequent arrival in
this city in custody for the offence and
discharge on ball. under writ of hobeas corpus, before
Judge Vanderpoe and rearrest Thursday by officers
Sweet Fream, Brown, and Frank smith, while attending
crowded auction sale Of splendid furniture in Lafayette
Place at which several ladies' retcues relieved of
their contents by light fingered gentry. He then
taken before Justice Parker with others of his class
arrested at the same time but there being actual
plant against them, they discharged.
| A warrant from Justice Comsock, of Albany,
having been sent to this city for the apprehension
Of Hatfield the charge of picking the pocket of Mr..
Pennnan; which, 1t was supposed by the officers, had
been issued after the Justice had become satisfied from
additional testimony before him that the offence had been
committed in Albany county before the steamboat LEFT
the wharf they conceived it their duty TO keep Hatfield in
custody and deliver him to the authorities of that city
After scuife, III which the coat oil officer Brown
torn from his back by Hatfield, he handcuhed and
placed board Of the Poughkeepsie boat in custody of
Brown and Fream who proceeded far as Peekski and
then crossed to Caldwels in order take the Albany
taking the Poughkeepsie steamboat (she then being
about to leave the whari to avoid the service of
writ OF habeas corpus which they supposed would be
issued by his counsel ascerajned that he
was in custody OF the officers Such proved to be the
fact deputy sheriff despatched to Caldwells with
writ OF habeas corpus by the evening boat of Thurs
day. TO meet the officers and demand the return OF their
prisoner before the Recorder who issued the writ The
deputy sheriff met the prisoner and the officers at Cad
wells and served his writ demanding them return the
prisoner this city. The officers being satisfied
Of the legal effect Of writ issued in New York 10 compel
return of prisoner while in custody in another
ty, concluded TO go to Albany and take advice and
necessary to return to this city by the morning boat of
lie aA Hptir
compelled to obey the writ they returned to this city last
evening with their prisoner and presented him before the
was discharged on his paroe of honor" but ordered
to appear again to-day when the Recorder will give his
Hatfield was not idle He had obtained an issue OF two
writs against Justice Parker, officers Brown, Fream
Sweet and Frank Smith the first OF which called for the
modest sum OF $4,000 bail for each person. action Tor
damages for assault and battery false imprisonment alb
duction, &c. Of Bill Hatfield alias Milton The second,
in the of 81 $50 each for dsebeyng the writ habea
was dcputed to serve the writs upon the par
ties, and the officers, with a disposition that
fleets credit upon their position refused to enter
bail, and allowed themselves to be locked up in the
Tombs while the pickpocket was set at large upon the
have committed some slight violation OF legal duty the
course they have pursued in endeavorng to bring this
welknown pckpocket to justicebut where is the cit
who would not step forward and sustain them against
the influence ofegal counsel who would thus
men in public prison for endeavorng to rid this
munity Of the gangs Of pickpockets who the meaaes
most contemplate thieves that infested society.
There something like manness of spirit in the bold
and daring acts OF robber burglar and the who
loses his property money by such is partially
satisfied when he perceives the in which It has
been takenbut the mean, sneakng cowardly dasardly
act of pickpocket who ofentimes under the assumed
garb Of acquaintance friend, will steal the last cent
O may have his person-be il hundreds thou.
sands-deserves the universal condemnation Of every
good citizen OF any or every community II officers are
not to be protected in pointing out spoting and arrest
pickpockets under circumstances calculated to excite
suspicion It's time the police force disbanded and the
community then will best know how rid themselves Of
pickpocket and other sneaking thieves that nfes this
city.
BURGLARS CauGHr.-Of6cer VIM. ii. Stephens secured
and Gagged four burglars yesterday, named Jim Waters
Bill Waters, Ned Ward and John Riley, charged with
iorcbly entering the workshop of John Campbell, in
| 49, tosi;, p''a"titv of tanls the
manufacture of bird cages portion OF the property
was recovered where these rogues had left it