The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-10-28
Police InteIlirencc.


We noticed in yesterdays Herald the of $500 in
gold from the brig Condrs lying at the foot of old
supposed stolen BY the black cook Who caiisd
himself William Wallace 1t appears that the captain
brought the money, tied up in an cd silk handker-
chle1, on thursday morning, into the cabin, and
handed 1t to the first mate and told him to lock IL un
In his own chest for safe keeping this the mate aid
according to the captains the black cook Vas
in the cabin at the time and heard and saw All that
passed. No sooner had the captain md mate
on deck than the black rascal opened the chest with
fsife Rey and extracted the money the vessel was
to have rallied that afternoon I'm about
an hour afterwards the captain went on shore and on
leaving the deck he said to the mate you had better
look to the chest and that the money is ali safe -
the mate then in few minutes after to the
chest unlocked and then discovered that the money
was gone lie I'm diately ran upon deck in search
Of the black cook but without success as the RASCAL
had made good his escape information was imms-
GERS were in active search for the thief AZ the
cattain offered $500 reward for the recovery Of
the Nm money; Yesterday, A. NJ c. Smith, assisted
cseded in arresting the negro and recovering the
whole Of the stolen money The thief was caught by
room for himself and wife, and with nor
tion OF the stolen money lot Of and fur
looking glasses cooking stove &c, furnishing bis room
with the necessary articles Of household furniture
valued at over $3.50. Besides this he had pure based
gold watch and chain, at nedct's in the Bowsry,
for which he paid $4S. This together with the balance
In gold found In his trunk tied up, still in the very
old silk hand kerchief belonging TO the cant.;I
was all recovered. The furniture and other trans
bought with the stolen money, which loaded up two
carts was brought to the police Office and placed With
will be compelled to take them back again and return
the money thus paid, they having been bought with
married three and on mas OILY a BEEN
wife he was going down to Wall street to got some
money, and that was the last she saw Of him until
Thursday afternoon, when he came back, and said
that, on going to Wall street. he found that the man
who owed him considerable money had gone to Wash
ington so he started after him, and caught him In
Washington, when the gentleman paid him every cent
he owed him and here u.s. said he showing the gold
to his wife which he had just stolen from the brig Who
believed the story he had told her. Yesterday they
were both busily engaged in buying the furniture
above alluded to- Take I. altogether, it was very
brig would have been far away at sea-
=, I'm alleged Charge Of PerJury.-Assstant Captain
Fsndre.n Of the 18th ward arrested Yesterday young
rant issued by Justice Mountfort of the Harlem police
court wherein he stands charged the complaint Of
theodore Lent Of having committed perjury, In
ing falsely in certain suit against the Hartford In
surapce Co., brought in the Court Of Common Pleas;
and another OCCASION in swearing that he Vas OF
the age Of Fl years when in fact he minor. The
case now under investigation before the magistrate
On ne Burn aga,n-Joseph Morris, more COM
fellow who associates himself with two white men, for
the purpose Of deraudipg countrymen by the pocket
brok dropping and betting on cards up aleywsys, was
yesterday, detected up an alley-way with his two
accompices, with q ceuntryman by the name OF ANA
ga Spencer from whom they got Si6 by pretending to
make a bet on rome cards. After the money was got
the Two white men ran off, and Joe was Just about fol-
lowing after them, when the police came up and took
him into custody. The money was recovered and Joe
committed to the Tombs for trial
Stealing Eddie-A fellow called Peter Dsnoye,
was arrested yesterday by officers Shsdbolt asd Wal
ing OF the lower police, on q charge OF stealing
noaie and Two bows, together with the fiddle case
valued In all at $25 the property Of one Of the cover
nor,s Island soldiers, by the name OF MURDOCH The
hdde was traced to the possession OF the accused,
and Justice Tmpson committed him to prison for
trial.
Robbed on The Fire Points.-Oficers Gaughan and
Gun MON, Of the Sixth ward arrested last night,
woman by the name Of Maria Murty, on charge Of
stealing S34 from a countryman of the name Of Mi
chae Lang while together in a theypg den, situated
on the Five Points On the officers searching the
woman they found s3l her person. part secreted
her sleeve and the balance in her stocking Justice
Timpson committee her In full for trial
Gland Larceny Captain VOORHEES,, Of the Fifteenth
ward arrested yesterday, young by the name OF
Thomas Plunket on q charge OF stealing pocket
book, containing 500, the property Of young man
who was in his company. On his arrest he denied
the charge; but on the officer searching the house
where he resided, the money found secretsd In
the garrett. The magistrate committed the accused
for trial
Charge of Bigomy.-Catbarine Campbell was ar
rett yesterday by officer Beardly Of the Seveneenth
ward, on charge of bigsmy, in possessing one hus-
band more than allowed by law. She was taken be-
fore Justice Osborne, and committed.