The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-07-24
City Intelligence.


Police Kecord.-July 23-Tns HAUNTED Houss
STRANGE CAsE PkaguHr.-A lew weeks since
Mrs jane NJ Losee Of $50 Prince street. made complaint
10 Alderman Tucker oi the Eighth Ward, which her
dwelling located that know person or persons
in the almost daily practice of throwing stones at
the part oil her house and doing much damage by
breaking windows and also endan gering the lives
inmates and about the time she applied the Upper
Police before Justice Toy lor Tor warrant againt Abrs-
ham Barnet, window sash maker, who resides at l8s
Prince ee in the rear, u charge oil misdemealor,
for throw ing stones her windows causing much ds-
mage She stated III her sfiidavit examination of
the case, that she lad Barnet throw the
atok window OF the house where he resided and spoke
10 him al the time saying I'm glad I've found out"
10 winch she SAID he answered, you must be cIszy"
iie statement Was confirmed by the testimony Of her
had seen Barnet throw three al the house OF her
aunt ironthe attic window OF the house where he lived,
one Of which Int her the face and lett mark that she
then exhibited to the justice On these representations
Barnet who denied the whole transaction, held to
answer During the same period she made application
May or Harper Tor protection to her pr he
dered officer james A. Brown 10 ad sthc.r Johnson,
who had been by Alderman Tucker in watching the
house to detect the blenders strange may an ear
the result Of their alton the deecun Vi Mrs
Abigail T.. Hail, the nece Of Mrs. Losee and John Ht H.
her nrI hew who resd. in The house IN the oct Of throw
ing stones through the window dit,i periods the
cay, with the apparent kno Wedge Of old Mrs Losrc
This being fully evident in several instances
The information communicated 10 the May and JUS
lice lay lor and Mrs Los.e aid her nece Miss Hsf,
r.sad ior perjury making the ahdsvIts against Mr.
Barnet who was proved .ntiey Of The charged
alleged against him, as from examination proved
uPossipie 10 M the house oil MIS- Losee with stone
thrown iIom The attic window that she and her neice al.
ege they saw him q, when they him the act
They were Led severnly TO bail III the Of $500 to
answer the charge Of perjury The only such
strange nd extraordinary conduct Sppt have been
10 create rome excitement pr,udcisl 10 the house.
order to prevent It's being pure by other Iersons
chsncery sale soon 10 be held in this city.
CAsE OF PLTER IL. WALKER In the Of officer
Walker, charged with compountipg felony at the
rett Of Daily, he desires suspension OF public opinion
until the be pres. the Us they
will be in few days. with dey eol strange
traordinary. He requests the community not to place
credence statement curing his tempo.
raiy absence from the city.
BuRGLARY!sY MmKMAN-The dwelling of Matthias
Lane nikman Of the OF 9Th snd t3d street,
was orciby entered the l5.h inst, the day time,
and small amount OF money and plaid silk bandker-
chiei stolen thereiom young named John Camp
asth street. charge Committing ,he
offence, the silk found in his hat
NC was asleep IN my now lie has since confessed the
whole ALTAR, and Will enter plea oi guilty 10 the indict
ment
THrEvING CLERK.-A few days since a gold lepins
watch, gold gold case was Stolen ON
Maria Levan OF so Elizabeth street and notice given 10
the Upper Police Officer Bird has Dung
man named Thomas Williams, at Ehzabethtoan N D.
ana recovered the gold chain where he had thrown
field He was then brought to this city and Mr. Mount
or CLERK Of the per police, succeeded IN recovering
the gold watch anu pencil where the rogue hsd
pawned them
CHARGE GRAND LARcrNr.-wiliam Johnson, who
| says he is sail maker recently from Baltimore,
rested IN the act OF carrying away two coats valued at
S35 belonging to Simon HaIen and Michael Duff OF 27a
Grand street He was FULLY committed.
COroncr's RecOrd-JuLY 23-AN lnrANr,s Darn
ny LAupANUMMrs iah Ly ons wife OF Patrick, Is
James street, u the went visiting Monday and
left her infant 8ged about months and child with
Alice Kelly she remained absent nearly all day. and
returning found her child dying and the other two in
nearly the situation An inquest held ytster-
day the dying child and vedict returned OF death
| from commissions. Some laudanum found in the
room where the children y ing SICK and when they
we're first discovered il WAS supposed that Alice had
gwen the children overdose order 10 make them
sleep but the investigation elected such TACT They
/ we're afflicted with summer complaint hich had been
Produced probably from neglect OF those who had them
| IN charge.
l DEATH FROM APopLgxy-A man named John Steers,
aged a. native 0, Eng died suddenly At 100 Ham
mond street. from apoplxy induced by ntcmpersnce Tie
mad recently boarded with James Canley at the above
| place. and had been very dissipsted in his habits