The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-05-09
Police Intelligence.

Newark Bank Robbe,y-The black woman who
found the package of money board the Jersey City
ferry boat, belonging to the Newark Bank not
amined at the third ward station house by Assistant
Captain Appleton. She brought to the station
house by Mr. Mason and officer Wood, and after
private conversation with them went away, first
promising the officer to meet him the next day at the
station house No charge was made against her by
officer Wood neither did he wish her detained as he
did not suspect her at the time of having possession Of
the money. but supposed she had some acquaintance
or intimacy with the individual who had. The facts
which have since transpred relative to the affair
elected from circumstances which subsequently
to tho knowledge of officer Wood which led to the
arrest of the party and the recovery of the money
Newark Bank Case-More p. culars-We noticed
in the Herald yesterday the Of Sarah Stewart
the black woman on Saturday night by officers Gro
sett and Wood of the lower police and her commttal
by Justice Osborne. for further hearing. The
officers arrested early yesterday morning the husband
of this woman Henry Stewart on board the steamboat
John Potter. where he is employed as a waiter he was
brought to the police Office and searched and on his
were found few dollars in silver together with
$40 or SIS worth of policy slips. but bank bills
the Newark Banking and Insurance Co. His WIFE Sa-
rah great gambler in lottery policies and in order
to account to her friends for the various of
she had in her possession, she said she had made
hit on policy number for 5000 story concoctcd
merely to lu suspicion In the room occupied by her
in Jersey city the officers found handsome sofa,
hogany chairs. carpets, card tables. and
suit of clothes bought for her husband together with
many other articles amounting in all to 500 all
Of which. were purchased with the bank money MIR.
John Taylor, the President of the bank accompa MED
by of the bank directors came in the city yestcr
day and called upon Justice Osborne expressing much
pleasure at the arrests made by officers Crosett and
Wood under the directions of the magistrate in order
to investigate the whole affair and bring the guilty
parties to justice. MIR. Taylor obtained interview
with Sarah in her CELL when after short
she acknowledged the whole facts and told very clear
story beginning from the day she took the money from
the boat until her arrest thereby divuging very
astounding facts connected with constable jenkins
who took all the money from the accused told her
stand outside the ROOM while jenkins and Woolscy
counted the money. which detained them between one
and two hours and If the landlord came jenkins told
10 pprs whom Tho hon t,a
furniture of after counting the money they left the
house, promising to meet her Wednesday next at
Hobokcn, and give her some money. Officer Crosett
arrested yesterday two other colorcd women called
Mrs Titus and Louisa Hilton both of whom from their
testimony given before the magistrate show most con-
cusvey that through the information given on Fri
day night by Mr. Francis Mason, OF No 24S
street. where Louisa Hilton and Sarah Stewart pur-
chased the tea trays and the arrest made that night
in consequence the Of the money ng
vercd We stated yesterday that the reward of S2sO0
had been paid to constable Je nkins by the bank such
however, we ascertain from the President is not
the case some doubts exist to the whole amount
Of the money having been recovered. The loose
ner in which the business done up by constable
jenkins. in taking the money without bringing the
before the legal authorities. and allowing the
woman to escape. well az her accompces is highly
reprehensibe How did Mr. jenkins know that S2l 2G0
was all the money lost by the bank when the ba INK
officers themselves unable to tell the amount
until several days would clapse to balance up ac-
| counts! 1t likely to suppose that the ba nix
lost $4,000 S2l $50. and the former amount,
we understand. ~ much nearer the sum. Yet Mr.
Jenkins without any caution forethougbt. seized
the bundle Of money, carried il TO the bank and per-
mtted the guilty parties TO escape The president nd
directors have got before them all the facts of the
robbery brought to light by Justice Osborne and his
officers who intend to have the whole matter most
thoroughly investigated which will show up a very
singular Transaction and that too before any reward
Is paid to any ono.