The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-03-17

Charge of .a,sOn IN the Fr.t Ssx,s<- A black nan,
calling bimse Alexander Jonss arrested ysstsr-
dsy morn nR between one and two O'Clock BY ofaosv
oum. Of the 9Th ward charge II rsttinx Are to
the premises No So Mulberry street occupied oy rho.
hours above stated. Thomas Webb swoka BY his
wife being alarmed BY some one passing by their dsor
brother James, and they opened the door, and both
went up 10 the ladder leading to tho gsirst there
cav p.sre Az econ IS the negro cav wsob ne en-
dSavored to ercape and fer that purpose made rush
down stairs Jam+a Webb strsck ct him With broom
handle and on passing by they both seissd hold Of
BIN and . severe light snsued The negro, afssr =
deperse struggle got away from them but vas caught
again by the Webhs in tho alley, and there the
negro sfer bold ssht clipped out Of his coat, vest
and shoss, spd obtained his liberty in the street. An
alarm Was given II murder sud stop thief the police
came and stopped the negro he was RAINING away,
negro to the ground The Weobs made the chsrss
against the negro just st this time alarm Of nrs
was given, snd great smoke Seen 70 from
the ret from which The negro had endsavorsd
cape After some oonsidersbls ~xertiou the d-e was
extiI guished, and upon exsmiBs alton r evident
nss BY the fsot of the ladder and tho other
nesr the roof which burnt tn, ousn the sbinges In
tuSs Of powder, matches ana = large nnifs. This
nre was. beyond doubt the work Of an
ire-ndi.ry, and from thu fast Of tho negro being
caught the garrett very evident that the prise
Is the culprit This gasrst week ago last rhursday
vas ret on fire by some person; aud th,s time Mrs.
soms one going to set it Ore asain % thSsub-
squent facts have clearly developed. This case pre-
SENS one OF sr0pg quit against tnts should
he be found guilty the punishment for such crms ID
death Justice Lothrop committed the negro prison
for trial
Chorss Of Robbirg the Decd Onicer Van Nostrand,
OF the lower polies arrested Yesterday, woman BY
The raGe Of ksbeeea Myers atias Dana, alas Wilson,
on charge OF stealing Father bed two quits I
gold dDRsr ring, and numerous other articles vssusd
10 ell 81 ssS she property Of Charles sraydou 1t sp
pe.rs from the sfdsvits bsf the police that
Elizabeth Bray don 10 the wife of Mr. 6rsydon who IL
. sea fsrins man. and that the lsth 0scsmber
last he left and vent to sea. leaving her q room
OF fur ntpYe and $50 In money On the third Of
January FLOWING Mrs. BrsydoD died 1T her rsMdsncs,
NO Mulberry street After Mrs. Bray DON died the
scoused took possesson of the property Nr BABYLON
vas at sea 81 the time. On taking posessou Of the
property the prisoner expelled from the house young
woman BY the name Of Lucy Msrtin, who engaged 10
wait upon the deceased The prisos or, after taking
pore s'ion OF the household property took from the
finger OF tho dead body gold ring, and placed the
rene In pawn of1cs. The husband on his return
from sea found to bis Great that his wife
desc ana h property had bsen stolen by this womsu,
Myers On the arrest OF the ticket for the
ring found on her person rhs magistrate on the
fscts before the csurt the aecued prison
for trial. ffE Us III Tf