The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-06-25

a Singular Case-Some four weeks ago Captain
pool arrived at this port and shortly
sited q house Of dsrepute, at No. Benson street,
where he became acquainted with young woman,
call ng herself Sarah Robson; when ely had the
captain visited her week before Sarah took apart
ments at No "a Laurens street where the captain
wise took up his habtaton The captain was supplied
freely with liquor, in which it supposed drug
was added, causing continued Supplied nsensibiliy
on the captain for the last three weeks during which
time some $50 of the captains money vanished toge
Their with two watches, quadrant, two gold chains
books and other valuable property brought up the
ship and deposited in the care of Sarah Information
was given to officer Stokely of the First police
yesterday the necessary afidavits made before
Justice Lothrop setting forth the above who
warrant for her arrest. The captain found in u
low state, bordering insanity which authorized the
magistrate in sending him to the Lunatc Asylum nm
til he IL somewhat rational that will enable Justice
In making more complete examination. Sarah was
committed to the Tombs for further hearing
.srreSt Of a Female Bursiar.-A woman, by the name
of Ellen Ross. arrested yesterday, charge of
breaking open baseme door, situated in the house
No "a Oak-street and stealing from a bureau drawer
$50 bank bill the Mechanics Bank Of this cit
the property Of Daniel Toomey, the occupant of Tie
premises. 1t appears after the woman had committed
the robbery and net being able to read shs offered the
bill to Mr. Piper for dollar bill, who seeing the
amount detane the money, and caused the accused
to be arrested. The moaey identified by MIR.
Toomey and Justice Lathrop locked her up for trial
Scenes at the Tom6s.-Yesterday one of the po-
cemen Of the 9th Ward police brought before Justice
Lothrop of the blacklist kind Of darkies calling
himself Jacob Davis, orpame nted with splendid pair
of moustaches. trimmed elegantly over a noble look ng
upper lip The complaint preferred against him was
made by Dutchman, called Dedrich Meyer, keeper
Of small grog shop. Mt No 10 Orange street, who
charged the negro with drawing knife on him, with
intent to stab him.
MAGisr RATE-Well. Mr. Never, what charge do YOU
make against this black man
MEYEn-Judge. he isene berry bad man he comes
into mine house last night night and wanted me to
drust him drinks, and said to him no ven you pays
me vot you owes me for drinks den will drust
you He den draws out knife and dreadened to take
mine life so calls in de NJ. P's and fetched him up
" HAY tn to
charge, on drawing the knife on the Dutchman?
NEoRo-Oh Judge, it's all stuff; never had knife
no how II you'll please to hear me, I'll tell you all
aboutt WELL go on, said the Judge.I To be sure
is in the habit of running wild dis here.
owed him last week eight 2s making 10 pence, which
paid him.
NORTHUMBERLAND do you mean by eight 2s,
MCDOWELL, Judge, mean eight cent drinks;
pa him dat like man; and last night owed five Us
and cause didn't pay him dat, he wanted to lick
| never had knife about me- judge dat give you
my word jor dat.
MAcrsrnArr--Ify you Dutchmen keep such rum holes
the Five Points and sell out this horrible poison
called rum, at two cents glass which deranges the
heads of these ignorant black men, you expect to
suffer occasionally My advice would be for you
to shut up all such shops, and obtain your living in
respectable and not by selling this poi
at two cents glass which almost certain death to
all who drink it. There is evidence here To show
that the negro had knife am inclined to think that
all the difficulty in consequence of the negro not
paying for the five drinks. shall dismiss the case
And off walked the negro. showing his white teeth
with yah YAH" throwing up the whites Of his eyes
at the Dutchman
ARREST OF A FuGiTIvE.-Oficer Robt j. Brown OF
the Chiefs Office arrested young named James
Wheeler, on charge of grand larceny, a warrant
issued by Justice Cook of Syracuse Onondaga county
this State charged with having stolen the of Sl27
from Joel Cornish Jr of said pace He absconded to
this city, whsre he followed by Mr. Cornish who
obtained the services of officer Brown who got inform
alton that he had enlisted Governors Island, to
which place the officer proceeded and took him in
tody He taken before Chief of Police and de-
,aned preparatory to conveying him to Syracuse for