The New York herald., 1845-03-19
City Intelligence

City Intelligence.
REMARKABLE CAsE-PaoJEcTED ASSASSINATION OF 4
MEMBER OF THE NEw YoRK BAR of q most novel
aud curious nature came up yesterday. wealthy gen
teman Of this city, having been arrested upon bench
warrant issued upon indictment found by the grand
jury OF tho present term charging him with having
ployed negro, named John Lewis Panle to assassnae
member OF the New York bar and son OF the popular
Yankee comedian. The Of the accused is Thomas
fostiey, VINO ~ well known to many Of citizens
belonging to highly respectable and wealthy family
About two weeks since, Psulet, colored man, also
well known in this city, and general favorite where he
Known appeared at the police Office and stated TO JUS
tcs Matsei that proposal hao been made to him to
assassihate Mr. Hacket by gextlensn with whom he
had some msunderst anding whose name was Postley.
On being questioned he stated that he hal agreed to do
IT, intending disclose to the police and that the time
nxed was Saturday evening two weeks ago, in front OF
81. johns Church Mr.. Hackett to he induced to
come there at certain hour, by letter which to be
sent to him, purporng to come from a lady, aud then
was first made to him 10 the lamp store of Mr. John Nor.
gan IN Broadway, on the evening OF the great snow
The magistrate sent for Mr. Hackett, and it appeared
that he had received letter in the handwriting Of
male requesting him to meet her at st Johns Park at
certain hour on Saturday evening.
It was agreed after consultation, that Mr. Hackett
should SO at the hour specified and that Paule should
apparently attack him and that two officers should be
the watch and arrest Postley If he should be near the
place. as he had agreed to- in order to see that Pauett
did not play him foul.
Welsh and Bowyer the spc but did Post
ley although Paulet told them afterwards where he had
The matter then laid before the Grand jury who
summoned Mr. Morgan to testify before them and do
ing he declared that the letter which had been received
by Mr. Hackett written by Mr. Postley in his store
ard exhibited to him read Postley arrested by Of
6cer Welsh yesterday and held to bail in the sum Of
These all the particulars that tho reporter was able
to obtain as he could not have an opportunity Of examn'
ing all the aftdavs in the
Mr. Hackett is at loss to conceive what motive could
acuate Mr. Pcrley to contemplate such transaction
ne Is charged with appears. however, that misun-
consequences of Mr. paying his addresses the
nlaw OF Mr. Postley and that owing that that the
attempt upon his life was to be made
seems, however, scarcely credible that for trivial
acause, thing of the kind should be conemplatedand
there is Of good deal Of doubt whether the story
h true When the to trial shall have both
sides OF the story and be better able to judge
ATTEMPTED surcIDE.-A Portuguese named Alexander
morning for maltreatng his wife and the Court finding
aim guilty ordered him to be imprisoned in the peniten
Hry iSr three months Soon stsr he had been taken
dangerous manner The wound was dressed, but it will
probably prove fatal
Of the Special Sessions will be that the Bank Not
List Man. who has been enacting Richard for the new
enacted Richmond TO his Richard-has been consigned
the Penitentary as vagrant-ke the tyrant he was
fond ofperson ating, he literally "died game
TRIAL for RAPE-The trial Of Edwards for rape, waf
concluded in the Of Sessions yesterday and resulted
In q verdict Of not guilty.
Police Office -ARnEsr OF KEoLLARp, THE soHoor.
MASTER 1T will be recolected that named Daniel
Keolard made complaint against Enoch + Camp, coun
sellor at law charging him with having obtained
from him by false pretenceS which money his
and earned by him in lawful manner although lie was
supposed 10 have stolen and that Camp paid the great
er portion of this none the supposed rightu owner
retaining less the offered reward to com.
pensate him for his in causing Keellard to give
up the money poron Of the jury believing Keoard's
story and that he not thief alleged. prevented
the finding Of any verdict. This same individual Keol
lard was this afternoon arrested charged with picking
street. Of six dollars which he afterw ards admitted to
boy named Patrick Blaney.
Coroner's once, March Is-No new cases on
hand 10 day.