The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-08-27
Police lutelllxenco.

Before Justice Me Grah.-rhe court room, yesterday
morning, remarkably full Of prisoners, who pre-
scented terrible aspect Of cut heads and bloody faces
bound up with pieces of rag and handkerchsfs, sstu-
rated with blood showing evident effects Of INDUCING
in too free o Of ardent spirits Among these pri-
soners two wild. looking Irishmen, by the names
of Martin Hart and Thomas Judge who called up
by the magstrate to answer charge Of assautng and
beating policemen Collum and Boan. The policemen
exhibited each desperate looking black swollen eye
and many other bruises together with coat and shirt
torn all into ribbons. The prisoners bore marks of
rough handling The head Of Judge was bound up
drawn together with adhesive plaster forming perfect
w.te star His face covered with streaks OF dried
blood and his head resembled red cap, from the Of
MAoIsrnArE -OfHoer Collum, what charge do you
OrrIcrR-Weu, this man here (ponting to Judge)
assaulted and beat last night while in the discharges
Of my duty In Mulberry street told Judge to 60
home He raising disturbance In the street. He
turned round and struck me and before could get
any chance to knock the alarm rap, his wife, and
great many more took hold OF me, knocked me down,
and tore my shirt and coat right of my back Ofaeer
Boan, who came to my assistance. was beaten badly
He has black eye well myself. oh Judge, it's
a desperate neighborhood. No man is safe on that
post.
ing set of characters in that vicinity, and will make
example Of these men. They stand good chance
Of being sent % the Penitentiary Officers make
your comp amt eanst them for the assault. The
gistrate then committed both the prisoners to the
Tombs for trial.
name Of Joseph Castles or more commonly known ss
pretty joe" He is one Of the knowing thieves who
with entering the boot and shoe No l42 Chatham
street, kept by Smith Risey. Saturday evening".
in company with another thief aud while pretty
Joen was pretending to fit on pair OF gater boots,
his companion reached across the counter and ex-
tracted from the TIL about $50 in bank bills. Mr..
Risley him bending the counter by the TILL
and went immt dat~ly to ascertain If the money
taken, and finding it was gone he pursued the rogue,
late he had made his exit from the store In
rapid manner. Pretty Joe,' however, was detained,
and officer Bowling of the 9th ward. took him into
custody and on his person only sxpence In
eilvor WA n
mitted pretty Joe to prison. on the cbargs OF being
accomplish Of the one who stole the money.
The balance Of the prisoners consisted Of losfers,
vsgabonds, and drunkards, Of every grade who we're
most of them sent to the city prison for five days In
rum that was burning their system, like piece Of
charcoal in . furnace.
Sd ward arrested yesterday man by the name Of Will
liam Moots on charge Of stealing horse, valued at
so%mittsd BY tSe magistrate for sa.minson
stsbtins his Wfs-A man, by the name Of Rieh,rd
Seventh ward charge ofstabb,ng his wife with
knife, and INJECTING wound under tie right ear.
The accused committed to prison by Justice limp
Ert,nsirs Forgsries and Eubes element A complaint
entered at the police once before Justice Lothrcp,
man clerk, charging him with forgery &c. II seems
that this young the confidential clerk Of re-
spectacle chipping house in Wall street. and enjoyed
the implicit confidence Of his employers; but for the
past three years he has been engaged In sys-
tematic course Of fraud and forgery; The success
which attended his notorious transactions may be at
| tributed To the skilfu and deep-laid plans no had
| adopted. The forged checks. amounting to nearly q
hundred In nurbcr 80 tar as Is discovered drawn
for small amounts, ranging nom $40 to $50 each,
amounts too small to attract attention; and having
entire control OF the banking business Of the house. he
managed to conceal the frauds pcrpetrated. The
counts Of the house referred to- with different banks
and the correctness Of the banks accounts often
subjects Of dispute; and although suspicious vero
aroused none were attached to the accused until at
length accidentally, forged check returned, aud
the discovery made The guilty youth confessed his
error and admitted bis crime An announcement Of
the fact Immediately made to the officers Of the in
stituton named, but II was deemed prudent by them
to await further Developments before should
be taken TO arrest the guilty PARTY and no II Il feared
hsf escaped The indcfatgables are, however, on
hE track and. doubtless the rogue vii, be brought To
atpeedy and meritsd punishment The accused In de-
feribed an intelligent good looking young German,
and uspa the story Of his misfortunes his crimes,
end his fall may be traced TO bis devotion TO the graces
and Vaccinations Of " woman, dear WOMAN" whose
name, alas IA frailty.
.arssrh Nth Iufenf 10 Ri1-The police If the Eighsh
ward arrefted on Saturday night, uan, cslioa him.
felf George Frazer charge 81 ,iolebty aUaulting
James Cannon with jsck.krife, innlcting q severe
jack knives found iis person, q which
ne used IN stabbing Cannon. as blood the
blade. The prisoner. hkevise, had SIS in money.
Justice Mountfot committed the accused, 10 default
Of bail, TO prison for trial
The Cincinnati Chronicie. OF the 2ist inst faysop
Sunday morning last ~e witnessed scene which beg
gers all deecription-it wasa dog with the cholera
When we nrst raw him he had all the symptoms oe
after struggling dogfully against the masiy he was
compelled 60 be silent rather yiei the disease
large crowd gathered round him while the dissou-
ton taking place but there only ole who re-
manned to handle the cold, insnimae body.-and when
every other human being except the recorder Of this
paragraph, had left the scene. he exclaimed in half
broken sccents-"Hs was my sisters''-mesningt that
the poor deg the only relic left by his ssterwho
a few weeks carried OF by the endemic