The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-01-29
Police Intelligence

JAN. as-stesKnr Diamond Pins.-Omcers bloom snd
Leonard two attaches at the Chief ocs arrested yes
watch and jewelry shopl at No, a4o Hudson ,
charge Of stealing sixdia mend bIeasPins sailed
the Of Moore Co. om the
Bell sold two Of the diamonds 10 Mr. Louis An An
on wednesday last. and Mr. A. suspecting some
thing was wrong, informed the Chief o. ro'
rest becoming alarmed stated the chefthat he bought
the pins, that Is three Of them, the rosee cluster and
the he sSa Mir
NO "a Fulton, for sal 80. These three he said he
bought Of young man by the name of John Scolss'
stituted for the thief, which resulted in the above
active officers catching him at the navy yard Brook
yn, where he had enlisted In the u. D. service
Ihs young man, about two week: ago, was discharged
by the Court Of sessions judgment having been suspend
ed on the promise Of going to sea- and not being able
meantime dressed himself up neat entered the Jewey
store Of Moore Co. No. liz Chatham street. and asked
shown HIM by the clerk, and in looking them over
he managed to steal card containing six diamond pins,
two rosette clusters and others above stated Upon
being brought before the chief the boy ackno wedged
the fact OF stealing the pins above stated throe OF
which are as yet only recovered the other in all probs
bility will be- recovered to-day Bell has been committed
by the chief the receiver knowing tnsm to be stolen
and the boy Scoss as the thief
Secreted TO SteaI-Oficers FLOYD and Day. of the I'd
ward arrested last night two slippery looking chaps,
called Sam Dewitt and Jack Thompson, whom they
D.
street. evidently with intent to steal Locked by
Captain Gilmore for examination :.
ho1t a arses,sa o Wadns.asv wh;Ie in the
Chatham theatre, on the charge of throwing glass
tumber the stage OF the theatre to the imminent dan
ger of persons who might be struck by such awful
missile He taken to the 4th ward station house. and
locked up but was subsequently, released by Alderman
mas Sst at s which he failed ft to do ~
.arrsst Of Policy Dssier..-Censtable Josephs and
INV Tho a0fE
backs the books on the corner OF Fulton street and
Broadway; John F. Robinson and Joseph A. Dunn, No.
To- policies one Of which was sold to Philip y,
which turned up 500 hit which they refused to pay;
Drnksr held them each to bail in $500 to at the
Court of Sessions
4 shop Liter at Work-some ght.dpssrsd chap ha
entered the jewery store, Wednesday last, Of Mr.
Louis Anrch No So Chatham street. and stole
unobserved by the clerk, gold patent lever watch va
iued at $40, No 9o4o No arrest at present.
Arrest of Hack Driser.-Ofhcer Bloom, that excel
lent hack inspector, arrested yesterday man by the
name of VIM Miner warrant issued by the Chief of
Police on charge of assaulting and beating Ariel Van
nostrand and others, while in rough and tumble aght
at the South Ferry, on the l9h Of this month Held to
bail to answer
False Prstsnoes-Onicer Appleyard, of the 9th ward
arrested yesterday by the name of Stephen Gray
stands charged with obtaining two cloth coats,
satin vest, and two silk handkerchiefs, valued in all at
500 belonging to Mr. james Mccormick, TAILOR, NO. 249
Canal street 1t appears that the accused about two
weeks since applied to MIR. Mccormick, representing
that he was working and residing a. place
him to take the clothing home to try on he would return
and pay for them Upon these representations the cloth
ing was delivered but Gray returned to pay for
them and upon enquiry the compls nant ascertained
that all these representations were untrue Consequent
ly, warrant issued for his arrest hearing we
understand will be had before the magistrate to-day.
Tricks Of a Fortune Teiler.-A yonEg woman by the
of Julia Harley residing at ia West Broadway,
visited yesterday afternoon by an old bag calling
herself fortune teller, by the name OF Sarah Guido,
when after long string Of humbug lingo such as all old
creatures practice upon the unsuspecting believer
obtained quarter Of dollar from Julia, BY way of
swoetener protesting to smother her in good luck be-
fore twelve o'clock that night and for particular pur.
pose carry the sweets that to come she
suaded Julia to loan her new mouselin de laine Dress
hat VEIL and pair Of rings valued in all at about $l5
these things the old witch declared she would return
o'clock the same evening" bat O'Clock came and no
fortune teller This woman, it appears, is in the habit
of visiting various houses and wherever she finds the
credulous and unsuspectng imposes upon them in this
way Several expert officers the lookout for her,
and no doubt will soon bring her to Justice In the
meantime il she should offer the clothing at any Of the
pawn brokers is to be hoped they will stop them, and
give information to the police station in the 5th ward