The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-04-06

fOl1cc Intclllxencc.

Police InteIIixence.
recovery 81 rae Goo,rn~eni J,Ueis and Detection Of
- hosse,-Ws predicted some abort time since, ct
hat tho sovernmsnt jewels would soon De
irought TO light and Jim Webb lot no on tn,
j-~-s have been recovered and jim webb vii, IN ali
probability be at large again IN the conr.e Of q few
Gays: .spps.,. that on Monday last ofhosr A. NJ. c.
there, BY he aid Of se"r y tn- 20 indo msnts
were procured against rop H.no, on the charge Of
stealing he govern mt jewes from the Patent Once
On this trip to Wsshis gton Mr. Smith obtained Ger.
tsin Information relative to the whereabouts Of the
| jew.ls Acting upon this information, Mr. Smith re.
Stewart the exoels Clerk The lower police steps
u'Is taken In The sttsr ss the jewels were supposed
TO have bee deposited into tho possession Henry g.
Jsn-s and PhiSnasr T Jones, brothers. who Keep Q
boot and shss store at IA Ann street. Upon this
night and detained. Yesterday during tho day. the
dwrips boue Of Jones' situated 1t No IL Pike street.
Of hndtDg the precious jewels. Mr. Stewart then VI
sitsd Henry Jones In his cell, and after ovsc an
hours conversstion hs sucosed-d in obtaining from
the pr'oner an Acknowledgment that the js ~es
DO found In his dwelling hou.e In Pike street. Mr..
stewart then proc coed to the house in Pike street.
ntsipg Jones in CUSTODY and after,
Ing at the dwelling put in possession all the govern
msnt jewels The otto nd in one Of rLs
upper bed rooms; and l48 pearls number of bars Of
g'id ~" Diamonds, and OF her precious articles were
iound In tue eeiAr conceSled under the earth. The
| gold sword .cabbsrd hs. been melted up into bars
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with the exception Of that destroyed caused in the
breaking porliv up for The purpots Of
the idehtny. The prisoners will BIZ conveyed to
Washington this day by OGeer A. NJ. z smith TO an.
| swsr the charge whish now stands asainnt them =
Mucn cr-ait 10 que Mr. Stewart add all the officers
concerned IN the recovery Of the jewels and the de-
lection Of the Iogues '..r
Er'e"srs KotSe'y, and Recovery of the Property
Odieer Bower, one OF the ATTACHES at The Cn.et .
omoe, ArsHsd, yesterday. two men, by the names Of
William JehI,o on end William Layton on the charge
Of stealing 81 in gold coin t. Mr. Henrv
Julian, Residing at NO. l4l Walker street Ic 80.
pears bat the accused parties boarded 1t the same
houes with Mr. Julian. aud stsis the money from
carpet bag which lay under tho complain ants bed
Mr Jus' n DIR 90, erpS his less imme applied
TO Mr. Bswyrr, and yesterday afternoon thss u.ble
oosr In company Of Mr. Julian visited the railroad
depot and just ~ tho the for Pns.
dsipha the ofo.r took into cu,tody above nsmed
M N, whom he conveyed TO the Cce Of the Chief of
Police On staioLiOg the p-rsop Of Jobn.ou $3.50 OF
hettolen gold rso found and the person layton
$1,000 WIS Ieooyrred al Of ~hch war identified
longing to Mr. Jul an The Chit Polics oom mitted
botn the ne n to prison. Mr. Julian. tho recovery
o. MS mosty very consciously presented Mr. Bower
VII q tbe'nm Of $500 Tor his services.
.Ar"ftd on SIsp,cion. Officer Wagan Of the 4th
ward, srss'-r, Yesterday, Alexander se. William
Moe Q and William Surfing. en- . charge OF picking
the pecaet Of Mrs Ann FtxgsI aid OF purss contain.
Ing $'et Ia bank bills. 1t Appesrs that the accused
the tss of othng, situaisd In Chatham Suusre and
MFR Fzgtrsd called in at tho store and dur ns~d
neos. ana Pants tor which abe paid 81 rs and pay
oohtAiped In her purse. On having the stere ana
passing into the street she missed her purse and
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| Mr.. Niece complaint was made to the police
which resulted In the the above named
| Mo6ee was discharged from custody bat the others
were committed to prison for = further hearing.
| General Sessions.
Before the Recorder, and AID aatnsld aud Downing
Hshwsy Ro66e'y = George Sweet, young man was
airy. Isbhsd . man named Henry Arm ,rous. OF HI,
pocket book, which contained tho time IS In bills
witness stated that be- residsd It rs Hsnmsrs ssrsss
and that On the night in question about ten O'Clock
nc, In company nth . LITTLE boy, went into Dutch
strsefs TO have . glsss Of beer. The accused with
others Vas there ct the time and they seemed to have
drink; they accepted tho Invitation, and be paid
g. Cd TOR tbs treat which he took of his pocket
book; She DGtehmsn told him no had better 20 out
through the back door, witness said he had not be,n
~ the habit Of going out through back doors; the
DussnI an then soia him to stsp he did .nd .fer
aud ths little boy left the stors little boy shortly
ait.r, was knocked down, and then . man nsmsd Car.
jumped upon his breast, and while Carpenter WAS
upon him the acoussd came up, took his pocket book
| out Of his pocket and then ran away On the DAY
following which was Monday, he (~itnsssl vent co
see ne could tnd tho persons who had attacked and
robbed him; he found the accused in house ct tho
corner OF Leonard streer lying down in the bar
on bench; hs went up STARE with Z r. who showed
him pocket book which he identified AZ his prsperty;
20 "as Suns sure that the accused was the man Who
JAmssC. MosAHAr was called to identify . three
dollar eil which the prosecuting witness had tender
60 TO him on the Saturday preceding he attack, In
payment Of debt but which he mon Aha NJ hal re-
turned to biu, % he did not like its sppesranoe.
winners was esllad for the accused, who swore
that on the night in question no (hs ascused) was
IN Mulberry street between nine and O'CLOCK aud
remained With MIN In Mulberry, near Gross street
elsss to the Five Points, until IL clock This witness
was ssversy orossexsmned by the District Attorney
He could not tell the date Of the when he mot
accused; could M the time, because he had locked
ct Q clock.
Josr CANNON svors that he was in the company of
Ia "a fh~~ tuhtn NJ 3
i've minutes past IL o'clock. from between nine and
ten o'clock he could not give any distinct reason Why
he was with him during the time he hs specified; he
believed that the date he thought that 40.
scea.1 to u. that IL. Grand Jury haa
dsnissd the charge which had been preferred sgsnst
Csrpsstsr and airected that the accused should be
put upon bis trial. The learned gentleman said that
the District Attorney had admitted the facts Another
witness was caed for the accused who swors that the
srrssted which the witness had lent him on
the Sunday morning On the GROSS. nstion, this
witness admitted that the accused IL his brother, al
though they bore different the OF which
was The Of the accused with circus HIS
parents we're respscts bls and he aid not that
eribedths 50 bill with great minutsnsss There we're
marks the back Of it the letter 8, and writing
corner In reply to smother intsrros.sory, the Wit.
said that be had tho bill the peice oface
made very inee NOUS speech TO the Jury The evil.
dence, he said, did not sustain the indictment;
persecution had not established what the law required
In order to sustain the charge Of robbery In the ct
degree The bill, which was relied upon to convict
the sccused, was the very ono which had bsen
loarsd TO him BY the last witness, who was
. respectable man, and, therefore, entitled to the
fullest credit II they disbslisve the prosecuting
the charge laid in the Indictment must fall
In that view Of the they would perhaps to
the question Of petit larceny and the reply Of the
oussd to that was that he not place Of the
robbery ct the time Il alleged to have place
The District Attorney replied ct length He said that
he ready to admit that abb the very beat
defence that could be set up; but must always
ON the mott unquestionable authority. II must not
admit Of the esst doubt. He coatendsd that the
weight Of the evidence tho sids Of se prosecu
ton and that the defence most un, satisfactory
The offence grave one, and ought DO punished
In Q very severe manner. Al the facts we're before
them, and he that they would give them
that consideration which the conscie ntious discharge