The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-09-13
Police Intelligence.

Suspicion Of .4nother 4bd,cton. young man by the
name u Elmore Tbompson. doing business at No 81
Jshn street, subp@nssd before Justice Mc0rsth,
yesterday afternoon. for the purpose OF giving such In
formation before the magistrate In reference to the
whereabouts Of young woman by the name Of Ca'hs-
rne Hathaway who was residing with her pare MIS- at
No Lei fldrdgo street AZ certain facts having bsen
set forth In affidavit made by Mr. Hathaway, the
father Of the girl wherein u ta.d that his
ter Catherine had been abducted from his residence
Client reasons Tor believing that MIR. Thompson was
knowing to the fact and aided aud abetted Ia such alb
duction. appears from facts within OUT knowledge,
that Mr. Thcn ION II now under an indictment for
alleged abduction Of Catherine Hathaway, the psrtcu
lars of which readers may oeet reading In this
Journal some few wrcka ago; therefore she is a very
material witness sesiust Thompson on the trial aud IL
tpirt,d away. and Kept nom appearing In court, tho
trial or prospect OF conviction OF tbs defendant
would amount TO nothing. Nov. to effect this objsot
man Of tail stature about forty years Of calling
himself Charles 4. Mason cent letter to Miss aths
one day last week requesting her TO meet him
the corner Of Grand and Forsyth streets on sunday
ateTn and the signal 20 be given ny I'm would bs
his taking his white bsudkerchef from his pocket and
vpbg bic face; then shs TO speak On tn. receipt
of this letter the parents consulted and concluded not
to let her Eo but friend aud neighbsr vent to the
spot appointed for the meeting, aud IN he this
tall man who subsequently called himssif MASON,
making the handkerchief signal To every young woman
who passed 1bompsn q "a said. was standing
. ,hort distapce on waiting the rr,ui.. kfssr re,
naming here come length OF time and finding
that atbaripe did not make her APPEARANCE. Macon
and Thompson went 60 the rrsdrnce q MIR iiaths
Thompson stood out,ide Mason went into the house;
tsv Mr. Hathaway aud rcpres.n,ed that Re cam. a. .
friend from Nr thompson TO make some arrangement
~ possible. in oder 10 stop any further prosecution
Mr. Halfway would not for one moment listen 1, aay
such proposition. sod Mason dndog that nothing
could be done on that score left the premises Hos
ever, on the following morning Monday Ma'on called
again ct the house and Catherine to the door IL
whom he epqured " her father wss in; sh. answered
IN the negative but epqursd Of her mother whore her
fsth,r could be found this infsrmstiou she gave to
Mason sud be len In lsss than hour after Mason
let sbsripo missing from the house. aud several
articles Of her wearing apparel sous likewise evil
d.pty showing hat che had bern induced to take this
step by Mason ~ the father verify believes 70 be the
case Catherine " ycung woman OF shout ~ years OF
sge ard 81 very weak mind easily persuaded and ct
times sinost insane The seams IL u secrste
ton night be cisnss.d. This object the father
se.ks 10 defeat aud hi1rs the Who'll. case teforc the
court In rider that such steps might be taken to re-
store the girl to her parent, and likewise her at
tendance At court .b-n called upon to testify. MIR.
Ttompscns counsel, on questions propoundsd BY
tion whatever but that ~ the matter took smother
firm, BY virtu. Of writ ~ hotess corpus then his client
would male return 70 the vrit as -oud prove ,ss-
factory. consqueniy the ease at present. stands In
sts,u quo The probability is that the sirl v be al
WEED 10 return back 20 her parents
.sf,,Hrt 10 HiH = man called James Donohoe and
by officer uum on charge ~ voisouy sssnitipg
an Old woman By the nsms o. biddy tisrk inn'enns
her TO bleed freely The array took place In little
er, sg,Ty. situated In baemesti la Leousrd street,
Srsnh,p tsbt All round justice N Cath committed
the accused parties 90 prson. The I'D woman 10 Was
Gs.i,s, .,I RnJ,.- omcer Ncculium. Of the sixth
vsid, suesf.d, yesterday morning two desperate
looking blsch women. called Harriet DrsJton and Mary
Lou.s johnson who we're engaged Ia deadly conflict
ri,b ,seh o,h.r in rroe. street on the Five Points
each b,ire armed With Knife, but ss Harriet vas too
expert for Der sdvsrsry she rsc-,ed severe cut or
bone frtm the corner ~ her eye tn her mouth; frot
this wound the blood fossd prnfussly covering her
dr,, ard exhibiting terrible sight The occasion ~
he Nc bt between them app AIRED 20 be dispute arising
in the division Of some money stolen from some msn