The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-12-21
TWO CENTS.
Police Intelligence.

Seduction and Poison-A VERY singular casa occur-
req at the police court yesterday, before Justice Lo-
brop IN which an interesting young gave her.
feup 10 the police authorities to die alleged
that The bad taken arsenic IL appears that about
O'Clock yetterdsy afternoon, young woman, whose
lace was concealed by green veil. hurrisd up the
front steps Of the Tombs and proceeded into one Of
the SIDE rooms at the police office occupied by tho OH
GERS and said TO officer Burley: " have here to
die lbave taken arae1io " officer nrst thought
was Joke but on lifting up her VEIL he recognised
race be had seen In house Of Jisreputs situsted at
NO 30 Rsade street short time nee and knowing 1T
the time from her lied me nts that she
aHeth victim to that mode OF lite, and from the excl
tea tts'e OF her appearance ne Ieit satisfied that
something was wrong as she was evideuty sick. Mr..
Builey conducted her before Justice Lothrp and that
worthy magistrate after few minutes satiou,
In medateiy sent Tor DR.. Scovie of the city prison.
VINO forthwith applied the stomach pump to the unfor
tShate girl ana very soon relieved stomach OF all
W., ,ns po'.onoua huD,ance. The circumstances which
ed 10 The attempt at self obstruction, and the Sc
auo,on o' me poor girl are briefly follows
ABOUT h'A weeks 40, she visited this CITY from her
parents Residence, on Long Island having formed
very strong attachment to young man by the
name OF David -, tive regret we ha We NOT ths mama
to NIL ia the blank bu IT We eyer do gst mold of IT,
we shall give IL TO the publicly with WON abe visited
the theatre and that night, he induced her TO visit
house In Thomas street, where he succeeded &C
complaining his vlauous designs. The next day, no
placed her to board for short tme AT her Cousins
situated in Washington street but be oomi az tired
OF The location, ehs positively resolved TO become
boardsr In house OF pubic prostitution aud three
weeks ago last tuesday night, she took board Ia a
houee OF mat descr pton situated above stated In
kende street. where she rems ued sscreted from her
latses and friends the occasional visits OF this
David -, whom II seems, the loved better than
her own fs Yesterday morning for what purpose is
y.tto lie knoSp this David brouh the of this
Infatuated girl to the house where she was boardng
This exposition, and the shame which attended the
knowledge Of her degradation, almost turned her
crazy and she decided at leave the houe and
aceodiDgly statted Tor Philadelphia arriving at
Jersey CITY she concluded not to go but to commit
suicide, aud for that purpose. shs went into
drug store, ana ahed to purchase some arsenic
The clerk looked mt her, and su, pscting she might
vish to commit some rash act towards herself refused
to sell any. She then purchased tooth brush and
other small srtices and then renewed her appiat
for the arsenic, stating that she kill some
rats The clerk then put up some white powder which
resembied arsenic, and showed a small portion N the
end knife and informed her that that was nough
kill any After leaving the store, she took an
occasion to visit another store aud in gass of water
she took nearly half OF the arsenic. and she
taken with violent vomiting On crossing the ferry
boat, she took the balance of the powder by putting
little spal IN her hand, and roll the powder
pill swallowed it down This caused enewsd vomit-
ing and the ferry boat landing she took carriage
and drove at once to her boarding house, in Rsade
street. which she entered in great haste, saying
have taken arsenic give me some ink and paper
have not long to live, On " said the landady, you
must not die here &c No " said she, don intend
TO- b-cause you have been too good to me- but must
die somewhere, and ! am going up to the Tombs
to die,n and OF she started. This alarmed the
and the foot Of Reade street she met him, and
MICA the fact OF poison David started i'm
me6ately for the rombs and arrived just In time to
witness the effects Of the stomach pump the Victim
of his seduction. The name Of this nate girl
who is but In her ninteeDtn year, Rosellne
although the she gave went by at the board
ing house, was Reckless Burtha " Certainly very
appropriate for the course she had taken) Rose
line is not to aay handsome, yet very good looking,
and possesses excellent education The brother OF
Rosenne was Ia a terrible state Of excitement having
be,n ne mt for under the supposiou that his sister
going to die; but under the skful treatment OF Dr.
Sooyie che placed out Of danger, aud the magls
trae committed her to the kind care Of Mrs Foster,
the of the city prison. As soon as she was
placed in her charge, two ordered to watch
her che was evidently laboring under severe men
tai disrap despatch sent for her father,
Who is expected to arrive in town to-day when such
cps will be taken under the advice Of Justice Lo
tbrop will be deemed necessary for her future well
fare IL supposed that the clerk In the drug store
gave her tartar emetic nste of MO
that she intended to commit suicide the quantity
of powder taken, had 1t been arsenic would have
caused death beyond doubt.
Passing Bad Mon'y.-A man, by the name Of John
W Brown, was arrested, yesterday, on charge OF
passing counterfeit $40 bill purporting tn be the
Tonpkins County Bank, in payment for bottle of
wine valued at SO, on Maria Adams, of No. Franklin
street Justice Lothrop held him to bail to the
charge.