The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-05-31
Police Intelligence.


The business done by the police, yesterday, of
very triling character The whole number of arrests
for assault and battery for petit larceny for
grancy and for insany besides hosts Of lost chill
dren part of whom restored to their pare
the remainder sent to the Alms-House.
Watch Returns-The police court room, at the
Tombs, presented quite interesting appearance yes
terday morning. Vice and degradation there to
be seen in every variety of form aud shape from the
beardess boy and maiden of sixteen, to the grey
haired and hardened offender The first one called up
who elected particular attention, was buxom lass, Of
apparently about twenty summers who found
the Five Points Sunday night so much under the
influence of liquor to render her noisy, and dis
turbing the peace of that quiet neighborhood Her
whole demcanor presented scene brought only by
life of nfamy and debauchary, though there evil
dent marks showing she had possessed features and
n form of ordinary beauty. She importuncd the
judy forpardon Of that her first offence most solemnly
declaring that She would not be again caught in such
bad company. The judge, after giving her fatherly
admonition bid her to go to her home promising her
that when she again brought up he would give her
half years residence on Blackwells Island A ge-
neral losfer, whose face Is rs common around the
Tombs the lamp post which stands before the door,
by the name of John, alias Polly Parker, brought
up charged with being disordery in the 9th ward
tion house and making hmselfa nuisance Polly de-
MED the charge and defended his with such
earnestness that he was also permitted to go his way
At this time a drunken coored woman outside the bar,
in the pen where the criminals generally seated,
struck up the old song of Lucy Neal, which raised
general confusion. She was suddenly stopped in her
Of hilarity and sent to the dark cells Of the
prison.
The next one brought up was man apparently
about forty years Of age, charged with disturbing the
peace Of the Battery sunday evening by preaching
On being asked what was his name, he replied, John
Alexander White.
Jupon-well, White, what were you preaching about
on the Battery!
WHIrr-I was not preaching sir; was only reading
in my book, when fellow stepped up behind me and
pulled leaf out of it, but do preach, and my autho
rity is from heavier power than any in this world
and my title is John the Baptist.
JUpGE-Wl you leave the city If let you go this
time
WHrrr-I will, sir. It is my intention to 90 on to
Washington soon IA can find conveyance,
place where my labors will be more fully appreciated
He then discharged
Five negroes fresh from the coast Of Africa by the
names of Jago. Bcnjo, Lambuala, Lindo and feman,
then called up, charged with singing the
song Of their nation, and collecting great crowd
around the ship Africa, pier No. 3, East River.
They unable to speak word Of English, and
therefore to question them upon the charge brought
against them would elicit no answer The mate of
the ship stepped up and told the Judge that they be-
longed to an English ship which would sail in few
days, and requested their discharge. promising that
they should not again disturb the peace, whercupou
they given in his charge They Of the real
Jet black the of spades with all the African fea
lures promi ny developed though well proportional
and remarkably straight, and generally tall
Matters and things Jefore Justice Loihrop-At the
Tombs yesterday Saturday morning, tho police Office
presented a very molly group Of male and female de-
gradation and very full ate ndance, numbering be-
tween 80 and 40 prisoners consisting of some of the
lowest grade of female Migrants, ornamented with
black eyes cut faces hgreed with dry streas oil
bood-others finished of with large poung lips from
the effects of blows received from of their male
associates, presenting very revolving sght TO those
who are unaccustomed to witness such scenes Inc
male portion Of the prisoners were almost equally
as miserable, although from the casual observer
the sympathy Is never so great as IL Is TO wit
the degraded female. Justice Lothrop DIS
posed of these unfortunate creatures with a kind
heart, evincing a feeling Of deep conimisseration
for his fellow creatures whose misfortunes had brought
them under his jurisdiction, (Which feeling Is highly