The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-01-31
Police Intelligence.


Chorss Of Dtroudins Creditors -Ofhcer Edwards,
OF the Sd district police aided BY Messrs Relyes and
Broadway, arrested yesterday Mr.. william A. Colt,
rseiding at No 800 Atlantic street Brooklyn, on !
warrant ssued by Justice Osborne wherein no stands
charged with receiving assignuen Of property,
valued at 81 500, made over to him by one Zekil r.
Willis knowingly Is It 70 alleged, for the purpose Of
and other creditors Of Willis This case will bs further
investigated before the magistrate
Arrest Of Wfnsss.-The old black woman, Sarah
Williams whom We noticed In ysstsrdsy's Herald -
being an alleged witness in the of John Austin
and James Nesbit was arrested yesterday and CON-
her appearance at court to tetfy This witness ap
peers, never had any idea Of leaving the State sac
VAS as usual at her work when arrested by the officer
We understand that habeas corpus will be issued
to-day on an application to discharge her from prou
Burglary Some thief entered the dwelling house,
No. 243 Madison street, occupied by H. R. Patterson
on Monday night by lifting up the iron grating, and
thus obtained entrance to the house through the
cesr The thief carried off pair Of black cloth psuts
shilling ptece and silver mounted flute No srrest
.4,rest on Suspicion. "A man by the name Of Edwin
o. Pitkn was arrested yesterday on charge Of being
$3.50. The accused was detained to answer
Robbing Friend A man Of the name Of Patrick
Welsh Wa arrested on Monday q charge Of ct ealing
$3.50 bank bill from Patrick Rogers, residing at No
139 Washington street, under the following oircum.
stsnces:-It appears that the accused aud the com-
plaiusnt were friends together and Saturday last
Welsh went with Rogers to the Chambers street Saw
iDgs Bank and drew from the bank the $50 bank bill
his vest pocket and that night they both slept together
In basement stuAted In Washington st. Previous to
going to bed Rogers took the prcoa to fold hs
vest. containing the money, and put the oder
bis pillow. Early on the following morning. Rogers
bad occasion to leave the room for short time and
bic return he discovered his vest lying the outside
Of the bed. This circumstance at once excited his
.u'pcien, and on examining the pocket hs found
the money was gone. RWsrs then accused Welsh
OF steAlpg tho money. This charge Welsh denied,
and, In order to convince Rogers Of his innocsnoe.
he pulled from bis pocket . piece Of oon.ecrated
on hfch ha tnek q oakh % "a.
cencs respecting the money. This oath did not
exaotiy satisfy Rogers, as on Monday merniug he
procured . policemen and had Welsh conveyed be-
fore Justice McGrath His person then searched
but NO money found. Doubt still existed aud the ma.
estrats finding the circumstsntat evidence strong
against him, committed him to prison for Q further
hearing, The clerk, MIR. WEIGH, directed search to
be made Of the room where the money said have
been stolen and after minute search. the $50 bank
bill was found eecreted in crack in the vail, roiisd
up in the very identical piece OF paper that Welsh
bad taken oath upon when he swore TO his Innocence
The money brought to the Police cs and denti-
fed by Rogers his property, and the accused was
thereupon committed In full for trial