The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-08-13
Police Intelligence.

RoJbing their Coptain.-The Captain Of canal
boat called S L. Phelps by the name of Mesia Rich
ards few days ago, while at Albany fell asleep on
the deck and while laying thus asleep his pocket boo
fell from his pocket, and on getting up, he went Off
leaving his book, containing SOL lying piece Of tar
paulip during his absence two OF his hands, called
Joseph Stewartland George W. Brown, picked up the
book, well knowing it was the Captains, and divided
the contents between them the Captain did not
pect either of his men, until their arrival in New York
money very freely, by dourishing gst the
the night previous, having been seen to take lad
called Sally Sideboard, from Little Water street. in
carriage to the Bowery theatre ascertainng these
facts the Captain suspected that his money that
paying the shot, and in order to satisfy his susp
cions he engaged the services of constable Joseph
and officer Coady of the LIST ward who very soon ar
rested Stewart and Brown whom they conveyed to the
Tombs, where, after a short examination, they be.
came alarmed acknowledged their guilt, which enabled
the officers to get back all the money from the parties
to whom they had paid it amongst this party
which the accused had given them while under the in
fuence Of spree. Brown and Stewart were both
committed by the magistrate, and to- day they will be
taken back to Albany for trial.
Arrest of Young Burgiars-Oficsr Hoffman, Of the
18th ward police arrested early yesterday morning
two boys Of about fourteen years of age one black
and the other white boy the former calling himself
John II. Thompson and the latter Charles Watson.
These young scamps it seems broke into the dwelling
house occupied by Dr. Arson, situated on the corner
Of 10th street and I'd avenue the night previous by
forcing open the back window with large chisel
screw driver, and thereby obtained an entrance.
About O'Clock in the morning. a servant man, who
sleeps in the house to take of it while the family
is absent in the country, heard noise in the house.
and supposing 1t to be burglars called in the aid of
the above officer, who searching the house found the
black boy in closet, where the cunning rascal had
locked the door with the key inside and refusing to
open the same, the officer to get him out, was
PEELED to force it open by breaking off the lock. The
other young scamp found secreted ina closet in
the third story under old clothes. On search
ing their pockets, several gold studs were found
in the pocket of the white boy and on the negro's
head was found fancy variegated night cap, which
took the eye of the darke being very pretty The
different rooms which these young burglars passed
through, showed evident signs of the work of old
hands, the bureaus and closets turned upside
down, in most complete manner, in search of silver
or jewelry Justice Timpson committed them both to
prison for trial.
Burch the Forger-In noticing the arrest, in yester
days Herald, of VIM. Burch, the man charged with
forging checks in payment for goods bought of differ
ent merchants, gave the credit of the arrest to
officer Furlopg, instead Of which, officers Dufon and
Waterbury, of the It'll ward, the lucky men who
made this i'm porta mt arrest