The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-08-24
Police Intelligence.

.4rrest Of Three Pickpockets.-Three expert pick
Of the
Edward Curtis, alias English "Ned," or the Philade
phia "Kid;" Robert Johnston, alias the "Long Doc
by the officers to be lurking around the 9TH ara
Bank, corner Of Burling slip, watching an opportuni-
ty to rob some unsuspecting merchant or a green
countsyman, who should chance to pass out of the
bank with money. They had not waited long before
MIR. Nathaniel Eaton, drugci:v No Fletcher street.
came from the bank ,sn his bank book in his hand, in
which he had Just placed $50 bill and tive $20's, the
ends of which extended from the end of the book.
This book Mr.. Eaton placed in the inside pocket Of
his dress coat while on the steps of the bank This
operation was witnessed by English "Ned," who, with
his two accomplices, followed after Mr. Eaton along
Pearl street to Fletcher and while passing along Inc
parties crowded upon him from behind, touching ms
pscket and other parts of his body. Mr.. Eaton
thought they very rude, and not liking their ge
neral thought they might possibly be pick
pockets and under this impression he placed his hand
on the outside of his pocket, and Trading his book
sti inside passed on to his store where on examin-
ing his book he discovered that the $50 bill gone
the two $20s being left behind Thus the light
gentry very ingenously extracted the money from the
book. The ioffcers followed after and saw the trio
crowd Mr.. Eaton, and feeling that job had
been done, followed up Mr. Eaton and asked him If he
had lost anything, when they informed that the
$50 bill was gone. On getting this information the
officers pursued the pickpockets and took them
found on their persons. The superstition
is that the money was thrown away upon their
arrest. Take it altogether it q very expert job,
and done remarkably clean. The accused were all
taken before Justice Timpson, who committed them to
the Tombs for further hearing. English " Ned " is
but two weeks from the Connecticut State Prison,
having served term Of two years for picking pocket
in Hartford. Williams out Of the Sing Sing Pr
son. in this State in May last he having just served
out of two years for picking gentlemans pocket
in the Butchersl and Drovers' Bank The Long Doc.
tor +" is an old hand although we believe never yet
convicted. How this may turn out towards their
conviction, remains yet to be seen.
Rsbbing Friend-0nicers Goulding and Mincho OF
the 9Th ward arrested yesterday a German by the
name Of Henry Grim, on a charge of robbing young
woman by the name of Tenssgua c. Kyier, of a hand
some gold watch, gold chain and SEAL together with
many other articles, valued in all at S13S so The
young woman, it seems, a boarder Of the accused
and while absent from her room Grim broke open her
trunk and stole the property The watch it appears
the young holding in trust for gentleman
who resides in Broadway and therefore was RESPONSE
BILE for the safe custody She resides at No. 556s
Pearl street. and formerly stewardess on board the
steamship Washington. The property was all recov-
deposited by the prisoner Justice Timpson commit
ted him to prison for n further examination.