The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-12-28
City Intelligence.

Police ONCE .-BuraLARIEs-The store Of Mr. J.
Hutton No 81 Hudson street was entered on wednesday
night and robbed Of silk pocket hspdkerches and some
velvet
The dwellings house of Edwin Houghton sna Edward
day night by the back basement door and robbed OF
qua ty OF silver spoons and cut glassware There we're
arrests made.
several pY lsrcenies comprised the residue OF the
days proceedings
Harlem Police-InroRrAsr ARRssr.-H will be
recoeced that the Common Council. sftw months ago
directed Justice Drnksr, one oil the newly az. oint.d
Special Justices OF Police 20 vscate the lower Police o
fee and go the House OF Detention at Hail. NJ, where
they determined to establish Police station The pub
lie asleep their neIet, could not discover
the immense advantages that would arise from this
change, the necessity Police Once at Harlem
Justice Drnker was equally blind ami positively de,
clined the honor Of presiding at Hsrem and Continued
to fill Of the magisteisi chairs the Tombs In due
OF time his quarterly bill became due and he was
discon 6ure learned that the Board Of Supervisors
refused audit his bill uness he complied with the
de his cad was but cred and deroas Of saving bis
bacon he determined TO obey the resolution, foolish
he considered H. and accordingly about fortnight since
after eating hearty breah he took the early in
the morning and started his country excurson, ac-
companiei by the clerk who had obey ed much better
At night the Justice was seen returning with
full countenance with the revised Statutes under his
arm; but he had not had single case before him.
Recent events have shown that tbs Common Council
right and the Justice that the inhs btan OF
that vice prevss TO an sisrming extent inn that as well
as this community and 10 fortunate Tor The people IN
that region that they have got wise and udctous set oil
papas guard their interests. The following case came
up before the sitting magistrate few days sso, and
trust, perfectly convinced him Of the immense RESPONSE
bliies devolvng upon him lady shout thirty years
ofage, named Catherine Hodgman, residing the cor
Of I27h street and third avenue derosed os fol-
lows That the morning OF the oath inst at about
II O'Clock, man. named John Hughes cane into the
house Of eirshmont kept by her end her husbs
he had LEFT the for lew moments and Opponent saw
him lean the counter open the money drawer snd
take book and Ave cent? (fhe audacity Of the Hsr
lem rogues astonishng,) when deponent went up to
him Qheres female courage, for you and asked him
" what he was dong," to which he replied notbsn,"
well the pudence of these Harlem rosues. end their
total disrs truth dreadful to contempate1 and
l let the bos X and cents fall upon the counter.
Justice Drinker Immediately issued his warrant 81
the man soon brough before him and fully commit
ted He yesterday pls cd at the ba, q the Special
Sessions; bnt Mrs Hodgman the complansnt not Lsv
ing arrived from Harlem the court discharged him, I'D
visnR him 20 read the book he stole, II good
but SAID nothing about the five cents.
Arrangements being mnde TO have the intelligence
Of important made Harlem, transmitted the
Tomhs by the electric telegraph.
Cor0ner's Omce-Friday.-suDpE DnArH-The
Coroner held rqnes; the body Patrick kcerney
native Of Ireland 81 Of sge who did suddenly
his boarding house Thursday OF congestion Of the
lungs.