The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-07-11

Burgiary.-The grocery store occupied by VIM
Briggs situated on the corner of Bayard aud Division
streets, was broken open by some thieves Sunday
night The rascals must have made desperate noise,
as they forced Oft large paddock ami then bursted
they took 10 cents from the till, which all the
change left therein night. Thus the thieves
counered great risk for but little gain No arrest
Charge Of False Preiences-Under this head
tced in yesterdays Herald the arrest Of VIM Henry
Smith on charge of obtaining Sl46 from Mr. Samuel
Aud by false pretences. Thesabove named Smith is
not VIM Henry Smith the attorney at law, but VIM.
Henry Smith the stevedore residing in Leonard street
Burglary in Albany The dry goods store, No. $50
Broadway, Albany, occupied by Lehaberg Lederer
was burgariously entered on Saturday night last by
expert burglars with the aid false key. steal
ing therefrom quantity of silks, satins silk shiws.
handkerchiss, and other dry goods valued in all at
$1,000 The thieves and the goods supposed to be
on board sloop on their way to New York; So police
be the look out A reward of $500 is offered
for the recovery of the property The iron safe in the
store was hkewise opened by false kew, and fifteen
silver dollars carried OIL which was all the money
therein
.4ssauit Nth htent 10 KiH-A man by the name of
James Hurst arrested yesterday, charge of
stabbing Alexander Bigger with knife. inhicting a
severe and dangerous wound the right side of his
body between the ribs The wounded man was carried
t. the City Hospital for medical aid where he remains
in a dangerous state. The accused taken before
Justice Lohrop, and committed to prison to await the
result
Watch Returns-Be|ore Justice Lothrop. = At
the return Of the prisoners yesterday morning arrest
ed by the policemen during the night previous, officer
Edmonds of the Third Ward, brought before the ma
Tobin. who for time past has habituated himself
to drinking to such extent that he has become
perfect loafer about the streets and when picked up
by the officer he was in dirty, filthy state and quite
drunk, lying in the gutter of of the streets This
poor knight othe formerly resident of the
Fourth Ward where he kept a shaving shop, and was
considered of the leading politicians of the day,
possessing like the majority of that craft considera-
be gift Of the CAB. But this time poor Tobn's string
had run its length. he had been before the mags
trate some five six times before but always managed
to obtain his liberty again by judicous application
OF soft soap laid the magistrates too thick
but just enough t. make the Justice pleased with him.
self thereby obtaining his request This time,
however thesoap failed to ather; and the Justice adj
dressed him thus :-"Tobin your appearance in this
court is becoming altogether to frequent must now
do something with you whereby you will be benefited
and the city likewise
OrrIcER-Judge, he is perfect loafer and ought to
be sent up.
BAnBER-Oh. Judge that man (pointing to the Of
fcer) ought to be punished he says I'm a loafer why
dontt he call me by the right name; I'm no loafer;
am drunkard that acknowledge, but am no loafer;
money to buy rum with. that's what want to know?
MAGsTRATE-Why. it's not necessary to work to
get drunk for we have oafers brought in here every
day who are found drunk every night along the docks
and yet those fellows don't know the meaning of work.
have no idea of work and yet manage to get liquor
think that visit on Blackwelfs Island for three
months would greatly restore your health and make
you altered person.
BARBER-Oh Judge that would be cruel, to shave
man of in the prime of life and srop him down the
Island for three months just for being little drunk
I hat NJ. p. is small potatoes any how, and only wish
mad MS head under my scissors; If wouldn't crop
his ears then is Taylor in this city, mark
my word for that.
MAoIsTRATE-We are in great want of good barber
on the island have sent up lately a large number
who from their appearance, should say. needed the
barber very much No doubt YOU will make money be-
sides as we have some distinguished personages
on the island Madame Rete for one, who would pos
siby have her hair dressed every morning and pay
well for your trouble as it is said she is wealthy-and
many others would employ you no doubt, it would
be to your interest to work cheap Therefore, the
case stands shall send you up for residence the
island for the term of three months. Clerk make out
a commitment for that term. This was done and
the unfortunate barber taken down stairs await
the arrival of "Black Mara,n which lady conveys
them up in her two horse carriage. Tobin left the
court with the officer exhibiting down-cast look,
much as to say better luck next timen