The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-03-06

City Intelligence.


FISHING AT THE ToMBs.-Agreeable TO promise made
Yesterday to put all fishermen and lovers Of sport up
Trap oy poining ont the h'hing ranks ,S i az the
Ing account is now submitted with Recommendation
to the Committee Police, Watch and Prisons OF the
Common Council to pass some ordinance for the poec
ton o! game and the punishment Of poachers 1t IS con-
emplaed by several highly respectable citizens to esta
bh Prison Grub Assertion for the protection OF he
prisoners rights and The proper disposition of the grub
ended for Them after the OF the New York Sports
trrestng others than Cockney fishermen who consider
every hing fish that comes to the net
From window in the Coroner's Office, fine view OF
the banks may be had At the back OF the Court OF Sss
sons and immediately the kitchen OF the prison.
galery, to which is from door opening into the
Court opens, venerable fisherman with one arm and
low crowned hat upon his head, may be- seen cautious
emerging from the court room WIN h; rsspsn h;cn
he sets down upon the gallery and after looking over to
see the tide he takes from the basket stout line
upon one end OF which fastened large IRON hook upon
which he hangs the kettle which he as bait and low
aud trolls backward aniorward Ia few seconds
several large nondescrpt black fish, combining the cha.
racer Of bdboon and man. with wooly hair upon their
heads slowly emerge from the kitchen and asteu upon the
KEITH The black fsh then runs TO the kitchen like gen.
erous creature being that he is too heavy for the
old man to pull up, fills the tin kettle with milk which
hauled up Again the kettle another one gees down
and is brought filled with moasses. basket is then
lowered down ana fine roasting piece OF beef nice
boiling piece OF beef, some other equally sub
down. and two three fine large loaves Of bread are
hauled up-potatoes butter and. in fact almost every
way The operation is generally repeated at night after
the Court sdjourcs; and would suppose, from the
quantity OF grub obtained that the old fisherman was not
only captain, but commissary for large and vora
cious troop.
Some anxiety may be manifested to know who this
sportsman is He the keeper OF the Court OF Sessions
room, the Police office and Grand Jury room; and
is his business to clean the and keep them in COED
order and he is aowtd much prison abor requires
and receives for his services forty fire dollars per month
aud allowed to live in comfortable apartments with his
family in the west end Of the Tombs Now nearly ell
o
from the Tombs who bave been put in as Migrants io
assaults and batteries some such matters $5 month
may be considered olerably good pay but il is question
able whether he entitled to procure with bis hook and
basket, sufficient quantity of food to maintain large
family, in addition to all his fuel and light
II may be matter of establishment that this same fisher
man petioued the Coz mon Council at their last meet
mitee on Police Watch and Prisons make littl,
enquiries about the mater above mentioned, which art
dozen dfsren, persons 10 be sure the old man does
his duty WELL or he has it done for him, as the rooms
particular however, he does not do his duty. He
never opens the Court room till IL O'Clock, SO thai
judges jurors witnesses reporters and spectators are
often KEEP. waiting outside the Court in the colo
and wet, till IL o'clock comes and in this respect mani
tests the mos. ,unaccommodang spirit, al,h ougb
at least half hour before the Court commences bust
Having eye to his interests the fishermen
frequently invites some Of the magistrates judges
clerks and others parske Of dinner which, ofcourse
is acceptable to them; perhaps they not aware
that all comes out Of the County treasury Aithousl
plate sold for few dollars, there is still dinner table
left. add plenty of DELPHI ware
What the price usually demanded by the Izaak Wal
ton OF the Tombs for his boardersl runsred that hi
sometimes accommodates boarders. Does the Corpora
ton feed them?
ArrE@PrEp AssAssrNArIoN CT AN M.P.-As Sergeant
Hailenbeck Of the Municipal Police was passing down
FransoIt street on Tuesday night about ii O'Clock, h
a collection ofseveral ahead of him standing
the side walk. and as he approached them he heard
of them excleim, there comes the id scoundrel
He continued upon his route and was Immediately ate.
pd Inv Onn Of q w n
sho, the back part of his head blow from heavy
billet OF wool in the hands Of the officer feled the scoun
dre 10 the ground Another blow was received from
another of the PARTIES and from another stab in the
neck from sharp instrument which pierced his coat
collar, and cut it for about five inches INJECTING
cash upon the side of the neck causing blood 10 flow
freely and the parties Immediately fed Had the knife
the wound must have proved fatal Mr. Hslenbeck do
not know the persons who committed this dendly attack
upon him, and can form no idea as to who they are Nh
H. Is avery worthy man, and good offcer
MuNIcIpaL Police FISAScIsRNe.-Ar report was in cir.
cuation that Capt Morton, Of the Municipal Police hao
drawn from the Comptroller his warrant Tor the money
bank and that he then got the current money changed
into uncurrent money, making a handsome brokerage
currency some Of them the money but Others
refused TO do would he well for his honor the Mayor
20 ascesin the truth of this report and II il IL true that
the Station Houses Returned into Exchange Offices
to put up signs TO that effect
DIscoyERY OF DEAD BODIES afternoon about
o'clock, couple of boxes shipped board The
steamer South America marked Tools" directed 10 some
person at Albany The boxes emitting rather unplea
SAINT uva some of the persons connected with tie boat
called Municipal Police Officer No 49, of Station House
No. D aboard and he, suspscng they contained dead
bodies Immediately broke them open and discovered the
no of end girl in one and in the otbeI
He INN adateiy had the boxes landed and called at the
Coroners Office inform him OF the fact The Coroner
will hold inquest day. bat probably it VIII bs i'm
possible to discover what graves have been robbed or
who is engaged in the infamous traffic is impossible
Upper POl1ce.-FRAUp "A young man named Fran
Gle smith formerly in the employ of Mr. Nathan Alien
nd
tie, Of No 42s West street, S32 upon debt owed Mr.
Allen by Mr.: Little. Mr. Little paid the bill, surprising
smith still IN the employ oil Mr.. Allen, and Mr. SMITH
is charged with having appropriated the money TO his
own use
Edward Murray arrested tor stealing 900 pennies
from the James McCarty of I79 Greenwich street.
Four hundred Were found upon them.
STEALING A Bn.L.-AlbeIt Andrews was arrested and
committed for stealing three bank bills from Andrew
schwartz, corner of Bowery and Eleventh street.
Police Omce.-BuRcLARr.-on the 3o,h of January
street, burgarously entered and some clothing and
clock stolen. Two men, named James Herbert and
William Kemble were arrested today by officers Lilor
and Huthw ate charged with the offence.
C0rOner's Once DEATH FROM FIr.-The Coro-
held inquest yesterday on board the steamboat
Sampson, up On the body Of German named w Vonap-
pen, who died board the ship franklin about three
o'clock yesterday He had taken passage in the ship FIR
Germany aud left this city on board of her abou, 10
o'clock He was IN state OF intoxicaton at the time
died from fit produced by intempersnce when she was
Of Sandy Hook. He was native OF Germany, and Is
years OF age Verdict ia accordance with facts.
Tho Coroner also called to hold several other in
quests but they not Of any great importance. The
inquests were not held
General Sessions
Before the Recorder and Aldermen Miller AM Drake
Mathew G Paterson. District Attorney.
MARcH5-P Plea Of Guilty Emanuel Idy Tor and William
Moore, blacks inccted for burglary in the fret de-
gree in entering the premises Of Mr. schemerhorn 40
Broadway, plead guilty 70 the chcrge and were ssato the
House OF Refuge.
Trial for Burglary John Mothewa, black man, knswn
Lawyer Mathews tried and convicted a burglary
third degree in entering ths siorc of ingram
No 1913 Fulton street and stealing abont 5000 worth OF
property consisting principally OF clothing the night
Of The "a OF January The Court sentenced him 70 i've