The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-12-29

COMMIT A CAPTAIN WATcH.-A lew mornings
since the the eh large and Krea
number OF prisoners male and female black and white
paradsd around in the Lower Police Office Gwsfne
the coming OF the Justice whose duty was 10 mete out
them their early breakfast ofpunshment Ever pune.
tua Justice Haskell at the prescribed hour At bis
desk with his ruler and cali for the morning officer
Mr. GEcHELL holding that important situation, mmed,
aey dotted his hat and handed the magistrate the st o.
MAaurRArE-R eadingl- How's this, how's ths-Jo
Jones, beatir his wife achariah Jackson black, a
watchman-Peter White found secreted in the pre-
misses Of Ann Thompson (rhe reporter does not vouch
for the accuracy Of names) Mr.. oechel where's the
Ssssss ali S Ss % but
leave the gate.
MAoi.rkArE-Go, call Captain Hopper!
edges towards the gate
o hack sD Hs%
right "a, ifyou don't sit down. lEntsr Gechelll
MAoIsTRArK-W What's that, sir - -
Gle says he can't come up.
M.onrairr-oo directly back sir and tell him he
must come up "A prisoner siopesJ II he don't up
instantly. Ilmake Elm regret it. door bangs) What's
G-Prisoner gone, sn-Ill fetch him back. exit O..
and soon after re enters dragging prisoner ny the col
larthen exits to deliver message pause-rsenier }
NORTHUMBERLAND, Mister-Mister Gechellf
G-(Agitated) He says, sir thst-that-thath e-tha
he up, sir DISBURSEMENT the face OF the
Judgeterror exhibited by the officer and delight mani
MAcisrn.rr-Wh does he say Wen, wen see ri
let him know that am magistrate. that am appointed
bench Pm determined (wrng) here Toxic this little
document down and bring Capt. Hopper UPS III commit
him rli commit him Tor treating the Court with disre-
spect The officer retired, and soon returned with Capt
Hopper and after talking on both SIDES the
matter WIS amicaby settled and the pr,sone's
but in the majority OF the cases Justice was tempered
with mercy humanity honesty and integrity OF chs.
qualifications possessed by Justice Haskell,
however limited his know ledge Of the nice questions Of
the law may be- and he will Cypress the peor.
A LAD WIFE No sUrPsR-PnoTEc1ioN TO THE LABOR.
wVQgvq law nrnrp mo
decent looking aboiDg man appeared at the Ponce once
with good looking, tidiiy dressed women barring lat
and stated to Justice Haske that was his wife, and
he wished to make acompaint against her. :.
MAaIsrsArE-Wel sir, let's hear the story, and Well
W hat we can do tor you.
ComrLA,NAsr.-Yes sir, thank your Honor. Well, sir
ye my wife there that's walking backwards and or-
ward 6rnens. ye, there; ai'n ye ashamed O. yetse
Maryl Well, sir she is very nice sort Il ond
win she hasn't got the grog about HoI or but
and then she's the ould divii himself asng yons Horo'
pardon for the Mary see what we've brought me
to- Well yer Honor she takes occasions we observe to
kape drunk the whole blessed time, yer Honor and
spends ali ones little srnings Tor rum yer HONOR an
yer Honor to make her stop such conduct, which is
a dishgrace, yer Honor, to dacent man.
MAGISTRATE YOU'RE very right, SUCH conduct in wo'
man Is shameful
| COMMUNICATES Yer Honor Well, sir last night
goes home after my hard days labor an expect, e
fnd mic bit OF fire, and good warm dinner 20 ate, bui
mouhul had she, yer Honor, except rum, and shs
was as drunk as a haste, er Honor.
| MAesrRATE What do you say 20 this, wemani snci
conduct is disgruceiul. Your husband, here. after
family, comes home, and, instead Of finding good com
Portable dinner finds you drunk. is your duty 10 akt
care ofhim and your family and provide ms dinner h O'
rum with tits di graceiu-Pm sstonished that de-
cent looking woman ike YOU should Dc guilty Of such
conducts pvc great notion to send you right up to
Backwolls Island for six lonthslve great notion TO
| do it.
youyou can't do anythiDg-lve committed no offence
i
WOMAN Putting her arms kimbo, and shaking her
head at the tell ye can't send me to pi
for haven't committed al offenceso ye needn't thronbe
yourself about Te but just let me go where Ike, an
mind me own busness-me husbands me husband an
| I'll take care Of him just as place
MAoIsrRArE.-R Trapping on desk3-sence Now
hear me- and stop noise Do you this little piece
paper here that hold in my left nendus look at it
lapping i with the ruisr) Wen. now, I've only &C.,
you prison for thirty thiry days but il you'll
promise behave, and sign the pledge tn let you 60
WoMAN-Im not g,in't TO sign e'er pledge ia drna
when PLACE, an as much as plsze
MAorsrRArE Well, you'd better take herhome, and LEI
her try do better and il she doesn't, why bring her
back, and III send her TO prison. exit parties)
| RoBsIEa AN EMPLOYER - $4,000 WohTH OF COPPER
SToLES During the last few months Mr.. E Collins,
wholesale dealer in "copper" lead and iron, has missed
from time to time an immense quantity OF "copper" valued
nearly So 900 in all and he imagined that his place
be entered at night but trace OF any
burglars could be found and he could not account for The
manner in which his copper was stolen He ct last ap
piled to the Poce the taken up by oicer
| a. Haya uthwai.e and Lslor who Immediately ascer
tanned that negtoes had been in the habit Of selling
copper at various Old junk shops about the city They
arrested black fellow named Geo. Mason Who haf
been the employ CT Mr.. Collins, who imagined I'm al
honest aud true the sun, and another black eliow
crony Of Masens They then discovered that Portion
the property had been sold to a named Hudson, who
keeps junk shop in Maiden lane, and he was arrested
and heid bail charge OF receiving stolen goods
| BuRaLARy.-The tailcr's shop No. 64l Bowery, wa,
entered on Friday night and about SaUO worth Of pro
| perty stolen.
ArrlMrr TO K,lL-a black fellow, named Rober
Johnson this afternoon for sabhins another
negro in the with fish knife at the stall Of Mr Mott
la Catharne Mar ket. He made plunge at another per
| son als0. He was committed
Coroner's Omcc-saturday Morals AT HARLEM
ADULTERY, Rum LAUpANBM.-The Coroner was all
I'D to hold inquest yesterday the body Of an Eng
| iish woman, named Sarah Gawthrop 90 years OF ege
wife Of Robert Gawihrop who lives in Charles street
The affair is Of the most curious that has
before the Coroner for long time and shows how de
| PRAYED the human mind i'll become
| RoBERT GAwrHRsp r. the husband Of the deceased, ws
the first witness called He testified that little NOR,
than two weeks ago she lett his house. ard that he ha'
seen her but since, which sunday last wher
she came to his house and remained there till about
o'clock when she left saying that il she remained ther
longer Joseph Mills would break the window open 81
| Wednesday, two weeks ago. witness went to the shoe
maker shop oil Joseph Mills, corner oil Sh Avenue
10Th street, and there saw his wife Mills at first denies
that she was there and threse ned that il witness cam
on the stoop he would stretch hin. up he then admite,
that she there ard let him ana they all three walk
cd home together witness afraid TO refuse ALLOW
Mills to walk home with them because he was large
man than witness about SIX months ago deceased lei
witness ana went 10 i've with ana Ntut
get her away the deceased had exhibited bruises upo
her body, and said they made by Mills, who bea
and kicked her (; she was very incorporate woman.
VIM HILL jonrDeym7n in the employ ct this sam
Mills testified that THE deceased came there very oitel
when she drunk, end went to bed with bis employ
in bed in adjoining the shop and that she offer
slept there all night with Mills On ThuIsday morning
there pretty drunk, and complained that se he
pain in her bowels AMI wanted some landanum and sslt
petre and asked witness 10 go and get III she oxhbte
bruises upon her hip to witness and said that Mills mad
them. Witness bought three cents worth OF sudenuu
ali md tal inf .ts
were toge,her after he he he heard Mills IL
claim then its all gonc;" there was then quarrel
Ing and then both began to snore; Mills laid there til
about dusk and then came out; after witness hear
her breathing hard, and going in found her apparently
in stupor. From the fleets Of the laudanum and Il
quor this unfortunate and guilty woman died Friday
post mCrt.m examination was made by order Of til
Coroner yesterday, and in consequence Of Dr. Mett'
expressed opinion the jury rendered that the decease