The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-01-12
Police Intelligence.

"A Strsnse Dereispemenf oout the latter mart Of
November last notorious thief by the Of rheo-
>aore Williams escaped from the city proo, where he
had been confined on charge of com uniting seve
IAi b1rgsries. The manner of his escape one OF
the prison yard from the main prison and It vas said
With large file forced back the bolt in lock attach
next sysnins Mondsyl he vas re-. AR the
house Of his father in Fourth street aud brought back
TO prison few days after he tried. convicted
and sent to the State prssn. Thi, convict nov. it
seems, few days ago, has made 40 AFFIDAVIT Getting
forth that John Bennett of the deputy ks.psrs
rs-arrest, 10 alleges that he s.kvd Mr. Bso nett for
portion OF tie money back again as be was uufortu
mate IN net making good his escape. This demand. he
says MI Bennett refused to comply with and this
position was the result Mr. Ban ostt most positively
denies the allegation, being wicsedly false
adsvt Of convict like h.odore Williams is prspos
seroas 90 We doubt very much whether he could tell
the truth were he to try.
Before Justice Lofhrop. police court. Wednesday
morning presented Q grand smalgsuH alton sosns, 10
consequence Of Onoer McMsuus arrsstiu az the night
previous three black men. called John Baker, Joe
Martney and James together With three quite
good looking young lrishwomsn. by he names OF Julia
Carson, Ann Dreamy and Mary Welsh The charge
habiting together man and views, without going
Through tie oeremo ny OF minister. This open vio-
,ss
fearful that the example might tend to degrade and
demorslise the inhabitants Of the Five Points, IS It
in that vicinity the black and white parties
living together. The black John Baker was .
stout looking dark yellow fellow, with curly wool, aud
drove cart for store down town. Tbs fair Julia
chsre smie Of this black bujou, All expected
to become . mother In less than two months.
John said, he thought that It very hard 70
be separated from Julia he said he kept decent
she did not want for nothing, and always mad good
deal Of whit she wanted This woman, he said,
his third wife, having had two sh,ts bs'ere,
and unfortunately lest them both by death and now
just rs he about to raise little family about him,
the M. Ps step In and bust him ell up he thoasht m
was decidedly wrong The negro Johnson wss
black coal, and with perfect African features his
lady love wss Mary Welsh, and likewise bore . very
interesting sppeara In which ladies like to be who
love their lords. Joe Msrtney kind Of every day
looking negro with interesting looking osst In
of while In . friendly melee In the mud gutter,
some few weeks since; his chsrmer was Aon Brenny
and very loving couple they appeared to DO. The
magistrate examined the parties, they were
ranged In a befeIe him and remarked, that
1t was shocking state Of affairs Ia New York. to
three such good looking young women throw them
selves away, and actually cohsbiDg In op.a adultery
with black men. {" lf raid the Jusuce, they u
your own color; but white women associstinS them.
selves with black men, he thought disgrace
full; and far IL laid In his power would
all that came before him under such circum. ~
Therefore, the Judge sentenced the three women to
four months each. Blacksells island AZ for tho
negroes !" he rad there Was no lay to puntsh them
and he must, therefore slsw them go aud OF they
went out Of not without thro back
their loving mattresses many uG-ct,o glance
chewing by the white Of their eye evident do
termination to bring them out again, BY one Of Judge
Edmond's ho6eas corpuses