The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-10-13
Police Intelligence.

Morality OF the ram Ward We much pleased
to see movement wade in the Fifth ward to purify IL
posskle the unenvabe reputation which has existed
therein Tor mary yesrs past in the large number OF
disrepntAble houses, where No many you0g meu hsys
been decoyfd anu rnned and likewise the young a n,g
aItless female brouR BIT desiruc .iou while the
of these houes Of iuf.my have amassed fortnnas
Alderman Adams much 10 his credit has begun the,
good cause aided by Justice Lothrop on the Ca ga.
street plan aud yesterday warrant was Issued
against Mrs Adeire Miller. keeper Of house OF pros-
tuition ut 100 Church street. for ma nv years mast
ofeers Shadholt Iceland and Wal,ng, made the ar
rest hfnslne In st .hr same time all thu girls who
names as De'Sphine Stewart. Oregon Pierce Eda Cliff
ford: Anna James. aud Melvina White There was
one other girl IN the hou'e at the time the oficerg
vent in, VINO made her escape but how she did it tho
officers were unable 20 state The fact is, she was
very good looking; this fact alone might possibly have
operated in her favor and aided much ia her escape
Bnt such was the fact she did escape-but as Toots
says, THAT'S of mo consequence . There ware stT
Are girls left. and IN. ED woman Who wa, the nrjnc;
pal hcse the officers brought before Justice otbron
where counsel VS. already waiting in attendance by
some previous ARRANGEMENTS. Bail was then rc-
qnired by the magistrate in the sum OF $500 for
hsrAPtesrance AZ court T~o three rdivduas we're
men examined a. bo,dsmen, and refused. The next
bal offered was a neat looking little wo nan by the
name Of AIRS JaD4 Williams. of No ~ Duane street
keeper OF similar house as Mrs Miller only Wnotch5
higher. Mrs Williams de Ca; h shs was worth 60 ooo
over end above der debts liabilities her nronsrt
ons,s'g OF houfesoli farnitare being worth that
amount Tie mtR,stIate took her hail, and Mira
Miller was then ltber .ted from custody The girls
who .xpected to be discharged all locked up for
further hearing at u O'Clock, o-day
Wafch Returns kefore Justice Lothrop- Quite q
muster and miNturs of human beipgs of both color,
we're arrnigned, yesterday morning Mt the PocS
court. before Justice Lothrop Some If the back fs
lows had red eyes from the effects OF bio I'd driad ON
their skim other, h-d blue noses and b.ck cnt
hes ds and damaged lips very prev lent TIE frst
prisoner was long shsreIn. the lus of w i,n,
Jackson, residing at No So Cherry street, who was
charged o. NJ WIFE with abandoning he- I'D leaving
b,r destitute without the mea Of PROCURING l;viny
The wife was called m 10 give her evidence who was
pale sckiy looking little womsn leading little eirp
about TIVE years old She appeared to be- so fssb'e
mat che could scarcely stand up to testify The ris
tate 'oia ner TO state her complaint against her hus
bahc one SAID on Judge don't want to hurt
him but be don't do anything for me and f,sl ysrns
WAKE s. was conhrsd week ago, and my poor baby
died yesterday; my husband had tho money To bnryr
~ but instend OF doing Ju!ge he got drunk witt,
The money, and the poor enid fetched back ain
TO the house, and the corporation had to burv n
And that's fact h. has left me- Judge ana re
fuses to do anything fer me He can earn 10 and IL
shlings a day. wien he works I feel 60 80 80
faint now, that can scarcely stand up . "''~
this ''N " ''y :"
PnrsoNrR.-wby Judge she gets arurt or, s,,,,,
all my earnings: that's the doesn't live with
her. II she would do the right thing aud do for "a
hn oano as wife ought to do would in course live
wrsII never get drunk Judge; I only take little
drap Of beer and little cordial once in while with
sfriend but never gets drunk ' ~
The Justice the gave them both severe Lecture M,
the evil practice OF drinking spirituous qu ,rs ana
nDMhtd by dschargpg the prisoner upon the promise
Of his living with his wife and rendering her eli the
support In hi. power and the wife likewise agreed to
leave Of drinking and become a good a I'D fsitbfur
VIE. Upon these promises they both left court with
much lighter hearts than when they first came in
me next prisontrs were Michael Higgins, John Tier
a door open in B"ekman street. They denied the
charge but the testimony of the policemen clinched
the business and the magistrate fined them each SO
and In default of pay me mt, they re committed
dirty old loafer calling himself Jim Wilson with
very req bair and beard some of it sticking up like the
quiis OF the fretful porcupine was next arraiyued
charged with being very disorderly in n store ana
hard 10 be let 0SGpp,%' The prisoner bsged
tbs Judge would let him off, he would 20 to Brooklyn
ana DOT come back in year. This ne pledged his
nc nor to do, (Which caused general laugh However,
the magistrate thought If there were any possibility
of getting rid OF him he would let him GO with this
upderstsndiDg that If any Of the officers found him
In the city after to-day he would certai nv send
him up for ak months to Blackwell's Island The
prisoner laughed and said be would certainly ke.n i'm
brooklyn, and left the court. smiling to himself to
think how nicely he had hunbugged the justice
"A genteel,iook'ng Young man, by the us of NJ w
Weed, bearing SAD cut on his right ey. from A fall
on the sidewalk while in stat. Of intoxcatio !, was
the next customer for the magistrate o.Heer Ridley,
OF me ruin ward stated to the court that he found
and West Broadway, very much in liquor having bia
souno dressed aoo brought him to the station house
Tor sat. keeping The prisoner. while in court an
peaed TO be siili quite stupid from tho effects of the
liquor This young man, it seems has very respects-
bic relations living Al Newburgh The magistrato adj
vised him to return soon rs possible 10 Nswhnryb
as New YORK was y very UNIT place for a voun, man
who was in any way lin. to dru nkennees for ar,
me corner q almost every street n drinkpg shop
OF seine kind holding out strong Temptations TO
those whose eyes gst-n at the sight Of rum bot
hoping thst ne would profit by the lesson.
James Regsn ana John Beachly were next brought
up, on charge Of 'tesng ~ piece of muslin. valued
At ~ DO Officer Ilsmlin, Of the Third ward who
csugbt them in the act made the case n clear ope.
ana the magistrate locked them both up for trial
James Dunn ard John Monohap, two boys W ere
artest by officer Fnueyof the Seco I'd police ON
charge # cutting out the wallet from tho pocket OF
Phillip Lyman, resident OF Brooklyn, while Jying
asl.ep tbe ferry house foot Of Cntharine the
wallet containing S25 ana n promiscry note for sJ5O
with other valuable The $40 bin "a found on,
tie boy Dunn but the pocket book pers IL seems
were lhrown INTO the DOCK The evisnce being very
strong against the accused the magistrate committed
I hs III Tor trial.
IN Oid shop "IJey' Caught Captain Carpenter.
ana omcers Webster apd Nrsbit arrestet yesterday,
evening Fellow called James Williams, o q chargs
U ittahhg thrte overcoats piece of calico, and n
CO ~ and vest valued ut S2T 80 The officers watched
tbs lhtl ~ho went tp three different stores Cram
v en- street and stole this above articles out OF IN.
thop without being seen except by the oiicera whom
he was arrested add conveyed 90 the p,mbs wher.
Jd.iice Lothro2 locked him up for trial
Iohcn fiOm fhfy. A lot OF jsgpry. c1u.jstiu1 Of
a lady gold guard chain goid eye rt oI ,,nriI
q mar bracelet to4"tec with uc ar.,c 90 OK
y"".lry which were ahun from - poious ubaract.r
by captain Carpenter Of the Fifth ward police for