The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-01-09
CITY Intelligence.

Police. .-JsnS-A PRrISo CHAMBERMAIp IN TROUBLE.
About daylight Monday morning, the wife of John s.
Giles of 80 Elizabeth street. hearing unusual noise in
her ROOM awoke her husband, who Immediately and
commenced searching about the room. Hearing some
thing under the bed he stepped round the opposite
side and his establishment found his servant GIRL named
Jane Burton crawling from underneath light was OBJ
tanned and searching his pockets he found that sos in
bank had been taken from them which were found
In possession the pocket book that she ad stolen
from his clothes Mr. Giles brought her to the lower po-
lice where she stated on her examination that she went
into the to get a light, and not to steal The evil
dence against her being conclusive she was fully com
mtted the offence and will receive two years in
who may have piliering notions. She has lived in the
FIRMLY Of Mr.. Giles nearly two years and although many
articles cfjewey &c have been missed, yet until this
discovery she has avoided detection Many the burga
ries committed in this city may be traced to the parcpa.
of servants, who by connivance and agreement with
these rogues purposely unasten the doors for their
trance give information OF the location of silver plate
in the house. and other valuable property TheCou OF
Sessions have always punished dishonest servants with
great severity which should those who have yet
escaped detection
Coronef's Ohicc-NIoSpAY. Jan. s.-The coroner
called Sunday to hold an inquest on board the
steamboat Saratoga, the body of man named Peter
Schermerhorn. He board OF that boat Monday
last very feeble state of health and took passage up
had brother residing about eight miles back of fshkil
whom he desired visit The boat proceeded far
as Verplancks Point and then compelled to return
to this city, owing to the ice They endeavored land
him at that place but sicky condition prevented
ply stefan was called to him while the boat al
Sing Sing but he said he far gone with consump
ton that there of giving HIM any more medi
cine the return of the boat to this city he became
worse died the evening afterwards in his pockets
were found 81 % in small change and the following note
| Brother Mix-Pease this poor man has lodging
this night he says he is member of church he is
unwe making his way to his father Wiikesbarre.
| yours, l.. FULLER"
| DR. McComb called in to examine the body and
gave as his opinion that he had died from consumption
The returned verdict TO that eject
CHILp surrocArEp-A male infant child of George W.
and Olivia Play foot aged about two months found
dead bed He had been afflicted with cough for seve-
raj DAYS past and difficulty of breathing The mother
nursed him usual in the evening and laid him In bed
where she found his corpse in the morning Dr. Frede
rick Miller examined the body and gave opinion that
he died from tranchitis" The jury returned verdict
| accordingly.
DISTRESSING DEArH-An inquest was held at 557
Greenwich street to investigate into the causes of the
decease of German named Turtier Lutne wife
of Peter Lutne. The body was the most enacated we
saw and the 0 death appeared to have been
gradual proceeding from cancer near the left eye OF
frightfu appearance Dr. Lewis A. Sayre examined the
BODY and gave his opinion that she had died from
carcinomatous affection of the left eye which had
med so malignant character to cause death. The
Jury concurred in this opinion.