The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-12-04
Police Intelligence.

scenes BEFORE Justice Lofhrop-The police office yes
terday morning, filed with quite q mixture OF
loaers and heads of both sexes sizes and colors
who took their respective positions in court awaiting
the call OF the MAGISTRATE to answer the charges pre-
The FIRST case called up was a woman by tho mans
bearing
bonnet She was charged by the policeman with being
night walker in the Park and common woman.
on the bland for six months
MAnr-oh! no gracious, don't judge In oonds-
you again. / am going out TO brunswick, and viii
never trouble you again.
to Brunswick, and never trouble again, will let
MsRY-Thank your honor; never will Erit Mary,
In hurry.
The next called was Alice Burrows, young woman
Of some marks Of good looks ls only much distorted
through the effects Of bad liquor. Ofncer Gardner
street, but within the last two days she had isft
order to Improve her morals The magistrate disposed
Of Alice, by consgning her for six months Black
wells Island
VIM jenkins was next called This prisoner Wa
who Vas charged With violently essagltine Mrs.
names Of Elizabeth Allen and Caroline Bo1y ss
called at their house, and wanted bill Of three dol
lars, dse his wife, for washing and because Mrs:
and e n' the,
did not pay. He was then ordered out Of the house,
and would not 60 Mrs. Bowyers husband then tried
to put him out, whom the negro fell dow stairs am
willing" said Mrs Allen, to my life against
him, causs know he wants to kill me-"
MAGISTRATE. -Wiiliam, do you hear this charge
against your what have you to say?
PRISONER i never faid I was an Indian, nor did
say would take her life My old woman (ponting to
his wife) has done washing for Mrs. Allen, and she
owes her three dollars, over month ago. and she
won't pay and all did was to ask for the money,
when this here lady and man got top of me, ana
struck me on the head ehowing his bruised marks:
and drove out Of the house, and for police.
because wanted Mrs. Allen to pay me the little BID
due me for Washing
MAoIsrRArE.-Mrs Allen, why don't you nav this
psor washerwoman the SO due her The prisoner did
wrong in creating disturbance but Il might have all
been saved II you had paid the poor old washerwoman
Where is Mrs. Bowyer to make n complaint?
Mrs Allen said she quite sick, and could not
come from the eects Of the blow given by the
"We" said the Justice. I" will hold Jenkins short
time to see If she comes and II not, shall discharge
him. Mrs. Allen, you can go, and In future would
advise you to pay your poor wasberwomen.n
Among the nest Of loafers and drunkards was seen
respectable store keeper, doing business In William st.
near John street who was picked up by the 5th ward
to the station houfs for safe keeping The magistrate
allowed him to 20 on q slight reprimand.
Charge Of Fraud on Taiior.-Omcer Floyd, Of the
"a ward, arrested yesterday young man by tho name
clothes, valued At $40 from wm H. Desroot tailor Ne.
30 Fulton street, by fraudulent representations It
appears that Nichols ordered suit Of clothes to be
made and whom sent home by the boy, Nichols
not prepared with the money to pay for them but de-
tanned the clothing. saying call again. This the boy
did but without obtaining the money. We under.
stand the clothing has since been paid for and the
case viii therefore be dismissed upon further hearing