The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-10-31
Police Intelligence.

BrpoRr Jrsr,cy LArHRop-The police matters of
yesterday not on very extensive scale oiaok
ployed as a nigh. Waterman at the Irving House, cor
ner of Chambers street and Broadway, was caught In
the act Of s ~nen hs
trate ordered the officer to to the negros
located at No. II Marion street, whcle ON searching
his room, the Off Ger found a1ge lot of sperm
dies together with knives, forks, and various other
tices, stolen from MS employers. There like
wise found two handsome silk mantilas belonging to
two Of the lady boarders which had been missing
time SINCE and of the servant girls, who
suspected discharged at the time under the sus
picion of being the thief. The evidence being
elusive against him, the Justice locked him up for
trial
Two men were next brought up before the bar, by
Officer Hickey, of the First wardw gave their names
as VIM McCSnpbell and Thomas Madegan, who were
charged by the officer with being Sisordery, and fight
the Island City situated at the South Ferry. It ap
peared upon their explanation to the magistrate that
McCampbell was kind OF loyal Irishman, and the
other democrat and in the course of conversation
McCampbel remarked TO Madigan that Smith o Brien
the Irish patriot, was traitor and ought to be hung
This renal raised the ire of the democrat who de-
MED hat assertion most positively, and to show Me-
Campbell, the folly of such remarks, seized him,
sans ceremonie by the neck almost choking him be-
fore the police came to stop the enraged Madigan
from doing further violence. The magistrate, after
bearing the story on both sides dismissed the case
of 10y atty in this county were extremely dangerous,
and would too often endanger his head therefore, he
advised him for his own good to remain quiet on the
subject. They each thanked the magistrate for their
Iteration, and lett the court room.
During the afternoon, very large crowd congregaed
at the Tombs and in the police Office, in consequ
of two young women, called Mary Riley and Jenny
Lind, who were found by the policemen fighting in
the public streets in Reade street, Broadway,
where they had large crowd about them. Mary
fused to go withthe officers, when general fight took
place between them. The police however, after
considerable trouble and scratched faces
conveying them to the police office in hand cart,
with both hands tied but before getting them into the
cart, they fought desperately that nearly all their
clothes torn off and hanging in strips about
their persons After bringing them into the police
court, and taking the cord off their hands the first
thing Mary did, to jump at the officers to seek
revenge, and in doing so, she mistook another man
for the officer scratchn ny his face and tearing his
shirt Several officers then took hold of this unruly
damstl and gently carried her down stairs and locked
her up in Of the cells, where she could have it all
They were both committed by the magistrate, and the
court room was again cleared of the spec sators.
MELANCHOLY SUIcIDE.-Under the head of obi
tuary, we publish the death OF Mrs. Desire Shad
bole wife of John Shadbolt, Of Bennington, in Wyo-
ming county, N; r. The .S circumstances attending
choly nature. She had been married but little
week at the time of her death The particulars far
appears that the deceased after her marriage went
with her husband to live at his fathers in the town
of Ben nington. On Thursday evening last, about
o'clock young Shadbolt left the house. his
Intention to so to neiehbor's at or near the
time she left the house, and not returning within
reasonable time, search made for time with
out success. The husband sc mt for, and in
pany with his brother despatch to her fathers
eight or ten miles, to IL she had been
there the two returned with two of her brothers,
some lime in the night in the meanwhile the search
had been continued ut Shadbols and the body of the
deceased at length found in old well, some 20
or rs rods from the house she was found with her
Lead downward, and her feet above the water which
eight f. in depth from the top the well to
the water is two feet, and the we'll is not curbed
The coroner's jury rendered a verdict Of suicide =
These the bare incide nts of the The funs-
raj took place at the Methodist chapel in this village
on Sunday last and was attended by large concourse
Of people from this and the neigh boring towns From
the known despicable and desperate character Of
Shadboit, the husband of the deceased, there was a
strong conviction upon the minds Of nearly all the
citizens Ct this town and Sheldon, tEat the death Of
Mrs. Shadbolt never took place 1T her hands In
this village: on Monday, such was the excitement
against HIM that there serious talk of ynching"
cooler counsels, however prevailed, and while
rant for his arrest being issued here, Shadbolt
passed through here under the charge of constable
Gladdipg of sheldon, who had arrested him for the
crime OF murder. His examination to take place
yesterday before Esquire Fillmore. Without express
sing any opiniontas to the guilt nnocence of Shad
bolt of the murder Of his wife, cannot withhold our
condemn alton Of the crimes Of which he has been
guilty. He has been one Of numerous gang who have
committed every crime in the calendar with the ex-
ception Of murder and on this he is srraigued.
BENIN gton for the last years has harbored gang
OF fufhans-chef among whom has been Shadbolt-
who have rendered themselves notorious for their
dations society in the destruction of property
and other ourages not necessary to ehumerat There
has never been conviction of the rascas of these
crimes for want of actual proof, although no doubt
could be entertained Of their guilt; therefore man.
slaughter arson, trespass and assault have been
mitted with impunity. Whatever the result Of the
present examination may be, trust it may be the
means Of breaking up gang Of land pirates whose de-
piedations would not have continued to this time,
bad they not been winked at by who pass for
spectacle citizens and friends aud relatives of
the crew. We should have stated that q young man,
named John Burley arrested with Shadb slt as an
aecomphce He is also a member Of the gapg.-Spirit
Of the Old eight.
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