The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-06-26
Police Intelligence.

of the Second ward police arrested on Saturday night
thieving follow called Patrick McDermot alias James
Mcdonald, on charge of burglarously entering the
grocery store No 139 Fulton street occupied by Claus
Helms 1t appears that officer Whitherby passed the
store door between and two o'clock. while on his
rounds and then he the store door fastened with
paddock in half hour after he passing by again,
when he observed the paddock of and the door on the
crack. Suspicion at arose that something
wrong, and search Instituted. when the accused
found inside, secreted behind some barrels On
aiming the door bar Of iron head of a spear
fou nd in the lock- which fitted the ndentations the
door made by forcing off the paddock and also breaking
open the lock Of the door, in obtaining an entrance.
This fellow Is Of the head devils leaders Of set
of theving newsboys. On taking him before Justice
Timpson. he was committed TOR trial
a Dog Mutton Butcher arrested On Friday last GU
rous took place before Justice Simpson, between
elderly lady and a Dutch butcher the lady COM
planning That the butcher mad slain her favorite fat
dog, and vending the same to the public under the
Of young mutton To give the reader the histo-
ry Of this brutal it will be necessary to detail
far as possible the facts as nted before the
gstrate The lady appears resided in the neighbor-
hood OF Walnut street and Grand and possessed ia
vorte female dog who through the luxury good food
and easy place. Flora (for that was her namc) be-
came so enormously fat. as to create the wonder
ment of all who her One day poor Flora became
little ndsposed and her mistress becoming somewhat
alarmed about her, especially the dog d. Us
at hand consulted friend in the street. and sug
gested the idea Of sending Flora into the country for
short time which would probably restore her to health
This friend conceded exactly with Mrs W, and
the arrangement made to send Flora at in the
country The dog was then taken by Mr. for that pur
pose; but on taking her home second thought struck
him, that dogs fat considered by doctors vau-
able he consulted who keeps a drug store in the
vicinity making bargain with him for the fat at an
excellent price He then felt persuaded that Flora
would die one day or another, and possibly become
thin before doing thus making her carcass Of no
value and to account for Foras whereabouts to her
mistress it could be easily said she lost, died in
the country through excessive fat Under these cir
cumstouces 1t was decided that Floras time had
rived : Dutch butcher was engaged, who slaughtered
the dog in the most sheepish manner, taking off the
hide in workmanike style. taking good care to pre-
all the fat and, when finished. the re-
scmbled as much as possible dead sheep. This
cass claimed by tho butcher who felt determined
to make the most Of his job, hanging it up in his
shop for sale, intending to ask penny pound
mroe as piece OF prize fat mutton The next
for market and passing the butchers shop she
observed nice piece of lamb che thought hanging
up, and knowing her husband fond Of young
mutton. intended to give him treat by purchasing
the hind quarter The bargain struck, at penny
a pound more than the other meat being as the
butcher said. extra fine cut. The Dutchman sharp
ened his knife and OF poor Fora's hind quar-
tiers, like flash of lightning, and placed 1t in her bas
ket; but just che pulling the money from her
pocket TO pay for It, she glanced her eye the leg of
her supposed mutton where was still hanging one Of
the precious of Flora This struck the old lady
as very comical looking sleeps foot. Instead of pay
ing the butcher, she immediately pulled out her spec
tacles when horror passed over her system, which
that the foot that of her poor Flora the old lady
screamed murder and dropped her specs The butcher
looked red, dropped, his knife and ran of crowd Of
officer Fcarnan, Of the Seventh ward police, who,
learning # the particulars, engaged n cart
man. threw the carcass. remains of the uufortu-
nate Flora, upon the cart, and drove it to the po
lice Office, followed by large crowd Of anxious
spectators to know the result +; where, arriving
before the Justice the above story related and
the old lady very feelingy expressed herself: How
shocking IL would have been If she had eaten the hind
quarters of her poor dear Flora; might we'll eat
ones own flesh and blood.n ''Ycs,r said the magis-
trate, putting n countcnancc mild and solemn
a minister, " Yes" said he 81 think Ma lame. |
you have made very lucky escape for had you eaten
The flesh Of Your poor dog might have become snap
p'sh to your husband, during the balance Of your
life " As the matter stands now, don't what
do. Were the butcher here | should certainly |
punish him but he has escaped must wait until
catch him. In the meantime, shall order the |
cartman TO throw the dogs Off the dock |
The old lady replied that It awful such Dutch
should be allowed TO live in the world for her
part all such monsters should be hung. Thus the old
lady left the court muttering TO herself 20 to the
Mayor. shocking bad laws bad police, poor Flor, &c
amid the tttering Of laughter from court crowded
full of and boys who full of laughter at the
escape the old lady had Of eating up her dog
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE FOR SIERRA MA |
DRE.We learn from gentleman who arrived yes
terday in the steamship Portland from Vera Cruz
one who is well posted up in the matter--that a
public declaration was to be made on the 18th inst.
by the leading Mexicans of Vera Cruz, in favor of
separating that State from the present Mexican
in other words declaring 1n favor OF the