The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-05-16

CITY Intelliuence.


MAY 16.-CofhEcr IcN.-rbe individual arrested by
officer Ira G. Smith, nsmed vun Cott who has assumed
the of Capt Pratt and ha figured somewhat under
that title has been confounded from his taking that title
with Capt f. W. Pratt of II Nassau street. much to the
dissatisfaction of the latter gentleman as he happens to
be an honest man. and is much respected in the COM
munty.
CRY PRIsos-THE INs AND OUrs.-Machi Fallon, the
.o% o. ds duly
from the hands OF Mf Coz, the keys of office lie I'M
medately appointed his keepers and when was known
by the prisoners that Mr. Cox was no moro their Keeper
they cheered their cells with the greatest
WHIT could it mean Mr.. Cox is very humane man,
and certainly he cannot have been very strict disc
plnarian for all the rifles he made have been
ed, and the most garing abfses have certainly been
practised during his term OF once ashougn ne mas
keepers to subordnaton. With some he has succeeded
but the records of the Court of Sessions show that the
The following appointments have been made by Ma
lichi Falon VIM. s. Roberts, First Deputy Robert
Donnen Fraul; ODonnell Robert Mcintyre NJ. Dchell,
John Robbins Edward Fiernan Robert Campbell,
Robert Lamoree Abraham Bogart and Isaac Edwards;
- Chapman keeper Of the Lookup House at Harlem
Bernard Conway night watch City Prison. II is hoped
that Ct Mr. Falons deputies will introduce any
female into the cell Of auy prisoner convicted Of CAPT
and refreshments into his cell and catcSse with other
elons in the dead hour OF the nghtand that ire night
watch will be wachfuland that good discipline will be
introduced throughout the prison.
FiRE.-About o'clock yesterday evening fire broke
out in the house No Hester street but was extngush
ed in the coure Of few minutes and without doing
scarcely any damage Fire Companies No. Is, ~, and
several Others the spot Immediately II is sup
posed the fire took rise from the effects Of dirty Chin
instananeously but usual the Croton IN very short
time put an end to its progress. No insurance
There have been several false alarms OF fire latterly
The City Hall bell sounded for fire in the first district
last night but could not make out tho locality SO We
conclude it to be as above.
Police Ohce.-sIAr i5.-THE LATE MURDER
MR. ScuppER At HoBoxEs -ARREsr or THE NEPHEW
OF THE MURDERED Mas, AND THE Sos.IN-LAw OF
Mrs. PENSoYER.-our readers have already been ap
nrica nft hn rln .,f az ,hAEar
by poisoning with arscnic-of the arrest of his
own sst r. Mrs Pennoyer, Charged with the muir
cell by hanging. The first event we announced in
advance of all the other city papers, and gave the
full, particulars in relation to the examination.
Although investigation made into the mysterious
and dreadful murder by Justice John 9. Spear Of ud
son county aided and advised by Mr.. scudder, the
prosecuting attorney, from which sufficient evidence
obtained to induce the belief, that Mrs. Pennoyer
had been aided and abetted by two male accomplices.
| consisting of her son, Theodore Pennoyer and
her son-in-law, William Dean Justice Spear and Mr..
Scudder having received information that the two young
and employed Officers Rsyes and Isor e search for
and arrest the two young men accused Of being pdrcps
crins with the suicide Mrs Pennoyer, in murder
Of her brother After digent and prompt search the
officers succeeded in arrestng Pennoyer in the 9Th
with his carpet bag in his hand ready for start
wife in the at the time of the arrest and when
informed that her husband arrested upon the awful
charge Of murder she Immediately swooned away The
two men removed from this city to Hudson county
jail yesterday afternoon by the officers.
GRAND LARcErr.-Mr. John Elton, from Orange Co.
resigned himself to the embraces Of Miss Eliza Clark
last night, and while in a state Of somnolency, Miss
Clark left him to his umbers and is said have taken
with her $780, which in the pocket of tho slumberer
breeches She was arrested to-day, by officer VIM. II.
Stephens.
ASorHER.-On the 18th instant, two men named Jo-
scph Cox, and Patrick McGerkin entered the store Of
Mr. James HARRISON, No. 1877 Washington street, and
while Mr. Harrison engaged with AicGerkin in the
office, at the back of the store MIR Joseph Cox took
watch worth $780, which hanging opposite the
and retired with it, McGerkn after left and it
not until they had both gone, that the watch missed
Cox was arrested and committed by Justice William
Vain Drnker at the Tombs and Mr.. McGerkn's aAida-
Wit taken against him.
BURcLARY.-The store of William Adams, No. 1913
Chatham Square, burglariousy entered last night
and about 90 gold breast pins 10 finger rings gold
studs pair Of earrings breast pins silver guard chain
and other property stolen.
PETIT LARcENY.-Mary Ann Hogarty arrested
and committed for stealing from Carolin. Brown of
No 10 Chatham street. bonnet and other articles
| Of wearing apparel.