The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-10-16
Police Intelligence.

Charge of Stealing an Orercoaf.-Oficers Neals and
night about one O'Clock, a woman by the name Of
Louisa Brown, on Q charge Of stealing overcast
valued at S45 belonging to Farmer Johnson, verdant
youth from he Western part Of this State, while in
house of disrepute located in Broadway, near Pearl
street On the officers going into the premises they
huddied together In the besemsnt:-James Croney
John stump, Ann Harvey, Biddy O'Niel, Ann Riley,
Mary Montgomery, and Sarah Hardy, all charged With
disofderly conduct and pces OF Louisa Brown.
in the stealing Of compainsnts Justice Timpsou
committed then all to prison. in order, possible to
a Hard Case-Poiceman Foley of the 9th ward no.
lice, engaged q woman by the name Of Mrs. Bray, to
attend his wife, who lying sick with fever and
on Saturday morning the poor died. and while
she lying dead, Mrs. Bray stole 500 bank bill
and ran of; the was finally traced round to several
grocery stores. where she had Offered the bill for
change, until she detected, and the bill recovered
torn into two pieces She was detained by the magis
tratc, to answer the theft
Charge Of Grand Lorcemy-A woman BY the name
Of Elizabeth Clark, and man called John Clark were
arrested yesterday morning, b. officer Bulger Of the
Sixth ward, charge Of stealing pocket book con-
tanning $4 the property Of james Gleason keeper Of
email grocery at rs Orange street, under the fol-
lowing circums, 1t appears the accused went
into the store Of the complainant Saturday night
just he had closed the and taid owed hi
fifty cents which she wanted to ~ and laid down
gave her 81 SO in change and in doing he laid his
pocket-book the COUNTER she then asked him the
part of the store For moment he left to sst the
pitcher emitting to put his book in his pocket but
lett II on the counter MS return ne missed the
pocket book, and taxed the woman with taking the
same; this she denied but going around the
counter he found the pocket book, minus the money
lying on the floor; at this time her man Clark came
to the door, and she immediately up to him. at
which time It is evident she gave him the money she
took from the book. the searching nsr person
no money found. Therefore, under this state
Of facts, Justice Timpson committed her to prison.
to answer the charge at court.
Caught on the Drop n-OfAcer Carmody, of the I'd
ward, arrested yesterday morning fellow called VIM
Baker charge Of coming the pocket book drop on
a countr lyman by tie name Of Alexander Porter from
whom he got rs cents and then of, but was pur-
sued by the officer and conveyed before Justice Tmp-
sen, who committed him to the rombs for trial
Old Shea up .9gain.-Old John Shea, the father of
thAyoung man, Timothy Shea, who was shot some
sboA time since, in ARRAY in Leonard street, was
brought up yesterday, warrant issued by Justice
Lothrop, in which he stands charged with keeping a
porter house. at No. 81 West Broadway, on the com.
plant OF Captain Carpenter OF the 5th ward police
who charges him with keeping a disorderly riotous
houfe aud resort Of comm drunkards and other dis
Dor hood. IL seems, the old man is rather hard Gus
toner. and Justice Lothrop held him to bail to an
swer the charge.
Held to bail to ansper.-The case of Reuben b.
Withers, that has been under hearing for some few
days past in which be stood charged with stabbipQ
O'Brien with latent to kill, terminated yes
terdaythe magistrate holding Wthers to bail in the
sum Of 81 600 to answer the charge at Court.
Suspicion Of .8rson-A woman, by the name of
Margaret Smith, arrested. yesterday, on charge
Of setting fire to the shoe store Of Peter Neafe, No
so Delaney at. Justice Osborne detained her for q
further hearing.