The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-06-28
Police Intelligence.

Correcting Law NOT Gospei--A person by the name
of Danisl w Clark who calls himself attorney and
says he resides in Beekman street. seems to be m.ing
great fuss about police report which appeared In
tho newspapers the statement in which he says In
garbed In relation to hims6f and some monies which.
he collected in way not necessary to mention He
talks of various parties with great feeling Of pernai
dignity but appears to have strange notions upon
certain important points injected with his pro-
fesson, which Is that of commercial law. He says
member of a firm can collect the debts of tho Arm and
that his receipt will be good when given against the
consent of the other party II this person. who calls
himself Daniel w. Clark, and also lawyer to boot,
will look at Paige's Chancery Reports vol s. page a.
Ravens Hussey, he will find that his notions Of law
not law mt ALL and that upon this particular point
Of commercial law he will have to read his books
again. Chancellor Waworth decides exactly the re-
verse of Daniel w Clark Attor ney Beekman street;
is right In his law or the person who calls himself
Daniel W. Clark win Daniel W. Clark, Attorney at
Extract from Chanecllor walworths opinions In
Ravens vs. Husseyl
ment Of the partnership effects By partner against the
pa distinctly nj for the Decision the aS usu that
%S IF % ss of Inc am satisfied the
Ps@s s n and nf3a ,vsns and SsTn0 DO sustained
Singular Recovery Of Stolen Sluer- Information was
given yesterday to officer Jeffrey and sxconstabe Jo
seph, that lot of silver spoons in the pos
session of coored man by the name Of Jacob Rissam
residing in 14h street between the and ID avenue
Harlem, bearing the marks of @. w. s. s., which
ascertained to be the marks lot Of silver spoons
dwelling house Of Mr. George w Surges, residing In
122d street On the circumstances being laid before
Justice Timpson. search warrant issued in order
to search the negro's house, and the result the
finding OF nine silver tea spoons table spoons,
aud two salt spoons together with butcher knife all
of which were in very blacken-d condition. from the
long time OF having been buried in the earth On the
negro being questioned by the magistrate to the
he possession ef the property he stated
that his daughter young girl, was few days ago.
digging III ditch bank, near his house when, on
turning earth, the butter knife found;
and on digging further the above lot Of spoons
discovered, all in bunch The officers, on hear
ing this fact, procured pickaxe and spade,
and went to work digging, at the spot
supposing that a large lot more Of silver other
valuable property, yet to be found continu-
ing to turn up the ground until they had dug hole big
enough to bury elephant breaking spade bending
the pckaxe and blstering their hands; ana all without
success the treasure II deposited there, still
deeper from their view. At lat, becoming fatgued,
they resigned their job bringing the negro and the
silver spoons to the lower police office The mystery In
this is, that after the burglars had robbed the
house of Mr. Sturges portion POSSIBLY the share of
of the robbers) buried in order prevent de-
lection, aud having been arrested and sen. to the
State prison for other crime the spot
never discovered until the rapid improvements which
taking place in that vicinity, were the OF
bringing the hidden treasure to light. The old negro
discharged by the magistrate, there being evil
dencc after the explanation, to warrant his detention