The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-03-22
Police IngeI.lxe &c,

Wclch Returns q The To,abs Yesterday morning. at
the return of pr'oners arressed By tho policemen the
night previous from tho first wards IL sstonsh
ing to witness tho sra number OF prisoners brought in
considering hs tumult fighting roting cre.fed by
he conteudag pases IN endeavoring elect can
Gdst Fiah ling sud riotiug the order OF the day
in the first spd s ~ ward and vet strange 10 saw nor
man was returned Tor dsorderly duct. Tue Sixth
yard retarn returned blauknot prisoner OF
any description which is very remarkable fact, aud
the tho ward in per up sll day.
It is not expected hogever that this police will bring
before tho magistrate any legal voting osfsr, thief
Tag ibond, OD 1l after the eie ton
"A Distressing Cd,e--ODe the 4th ward policemen
brought before Justice Dr'Bker, lsrday afternoon
rather decent l9oking you Z woman, by the OF
Maria Brown, whom the oiijer arrested In CAthsrine
dtrcet she having been detected in stealing peos of
Calico Valued at 81 % from the dry goods Of Lord
,ud Taylor Upon being questioned b. the magistrate
respecting the Jhft, sne told the following affecting
story. That her husband carpenter by trade and
on the Gowauu, road, where shs had four children
only ID months old; and thi, morniug was
only liberated from prison, whore sne had term
Of Is days. for stealing piece of calico from the very
sans store o. her discharge from prison this morn
,ug she visited her husband where he We, Mt work
Who shs says is very jeslsus man, and spoke very
roughly to hex when she ssked him how her poor
children wers This with other unkiud words made her
teu very unhappy, ana in NJ Of anger she lett him,
vent into grocery store aud procured glass Of liquor
this stupided her feelings ior time, ADD not caring
what became Of herself she sirolled into Catharine
street, again entered the store from which
she mad previously been detected in stealing,
aud while in excited state Of mind seized a
piece OF calico Tor tne purpose OF being arrested and
thus punish her husband for his III treatment But
vas she 10 custody OF th9 Policeman and on her
way back 90 the Tombs than she began to reent and
pleaded most pitifay - DO set st liberty az the
time begging two cents to pay her psssge across the
ferry that she might more behold .ner poor chill
dren befors she sent up for six months. This
quest OF not granted the policeman not pos
ssssng such power; therefore, the unfortunate
brought before the magistrate, who, having ohor
alternative committed her for trial az the next Special
Sessions o. next Friday morning She ws,taken down
by the officer bsthsd IN tears completely heart broken
her destitute and orssken situation fully expecting
receive from the court et least months imprson,
ment Blackwell's Island
"A Desert,r and Forgy.-Ohicer Leonard, Of the
Chiefs principal aids arrested Thursday as in this
city, young man by the uams Cf 9eorge w. Wndle,
charge OF dssertlng from the Massachusetts regi-
ment, and forging the name Of ni1 commanding ccer,
in order procure his pay after hs DISCRETION He vi
sized his mother who reeiiss ut Wilmington Delaware,
ana bs rstpru this oty from Delaware, pas up at
Loyejoys hotel wberA ne arrested by the aboys OH
GER. The day he conveyed back to Boston by
officer Leonard aud delivered over ~ Que OF t1s officers
OF that regiment, from whom Windle escaped tho
day vh e his way 10 cross tho ferry % East
Boston aud sc large. reward 81 thirty dollars
is offered for his arrest and delivery to the psymaser 81