The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-03-19
Police Intelligence.

Police Intelligence.
Consulted for Trsi.-Issso A. Bisgs, enc Of the
men arrested last week on charge Of sending TIRES
tenine letters to Mr. william Aston In order to ex-
tort $50 000 was examined On Saturday by his honor
the May and In default Of So 900 bail, was oom.
miIted to the rombs for trial
James Stevenson arrested yestsrdsy, on warrant
issued by Justice McGrsth whersia he stands charged
With obtaining $40 from Patrick Hurley BY false and
frsudu- MT repsse The accused detained
for . further examination.
Charge Of Sending Threatening Letters.-A young
ton was arrested yesterday by Captain Bcudinot on
charge Of sending threatening letter TO Mr. Ball OF
the h o. sH Tompsna S s o, ~
him IN some matter Of which Mr. Ball was ignorant
It appears that several charges Of fraud arc a{anst
cused for q further he airing.
Before Justice Lothrop.-The effects OF St. Patrcks
Day morning. crowd of prisoners e s'S erased the
benches In the court room, consisting Of .
ct Of human beings such as are rarely huddled
together at one time. The heads Of those prison
srs were With black eyes cut lips bruised
faces very considerably variegstsd with blood dried
In patches and streaks; and the wnking Of the eyes
through the red spots Of dried blood gave them very
cemics although horrd appearance. The first prison
or called up for judgement from the motley group,
athin faced Irish woman, with weak eyes holding In
her arms an infant about six months old. She gave
the name Of Julia Morirsr The charge was made fer
oIunhenness, and her husband appeared against her
MAc,srRArE-Julis, you ought to be ashamed of
yourself to be brought here suoh n charge; @ mo-
Their, too, Of . child.
JrlA-l Indeed, your honor, Pm the mother of five
children and this is tho youngest. | wasn't drunk,
Judge at all was only just keeping up St Patroks
MAenrRArE-B But your husband says you are ire.
quenty co. ard interfere with him at his work. and me-
gieot your family.
JuliA- Doesn't do it, Judge; he say, what isn't
true and he knows 1t; he goes of doesn't provide
for me-thsts what he does
.MAowrRArE-And we'll he may, If you get drunk.
II had q drunken wife | should sbsndon her alto
hnftf 49,.
nor get drunk any more will let you 60 this time If
you will go home and take good your family;
but II you are brought before me again, shal then
commit you to prison.
Julia then promised not to drink any moro, aud
upon these conditions, she was allowed to depart.
CstbsIine Kane was next called This prisoner
looked rather bae the effects Of the liquor sl
In operation She was iikswi:s charged by her bus
band with being drunk the night previous The same
ples was put inst Pstricks Day-and the Judge let
her go.
called Mary Ann Graham She came up to the bar
With smile and ssid I" Judge, know took little
dIap last night and 1t got right into my head;
:1S 0s,nf sss yos s:s On
see You all put in as an excuse, that it St. Pat
very sober moral Saint and am sure he would never
encourage into1ication; therefore | don't believe l
ought and If 60 on q this rate, shall be compelled
TO discharge all under the Same excuse. Mary, upon
the promss that you will keep sober until next st Pa
Patricks Day Will lot you 60" Indeed, and will"
laughter of all the other prisoners
black fellow next called, by the name Of Pete
orderly the night before. Pete on being asked BY the
magstrass why he got drunk thought he would adopt
tho story that appeared to succeed with the former
ing up St Pstriek's Day little"
NAGnrRArE-You you black rascal-you talk about
shout The. Isloriou: Saint, Isushter ~ ~" AA'"
NEGRO We'll, don't you think l knows as much
spons t.s amt a. DO IL sus.. doe.
held down his head, and went Yah yah yah dss
fact
MAenrRArE-Yes guess al the saints you know
are Of rather black mixture ! cannot think Of let
ting you pass under that Pretext although you have
made to BE- sure y, prsty good :sss%p. snail cm
remember st. Pstrck's Day. Uaughter) Take him
down oacsr and away went tho poor negro, grinning
The Magistrate then called the name Of Nathan
Lsmpman; and up rose . monstrous big man, stand
put all the other prisoners completely in the shade
This was OF Barpum's giants out . SPREE also
Keeping up St. Pasriokseve 1t was whispered around
having been married by magistrste gave him taste
tor the police court This prisoner quite assonshed
the magistrate, % he was beyo.d doubt the biggest
prisoner the court hso witnessed for time The
charge against the giant was made by quite . dmi-
So @ Of Q,
reached his pocket hole. The oomplsinast's face
showed severe ussse being much cut and bruised and
covered with dried blood. He raid he in q porter
house with the giant, the night previous, and
dispute arose between them, respecting the blessed
faint Whoee memory tney we're Keeping, when the
giant struck him several blows and knocked him down.
infiotipg the injuries now seen
NAGnTRATE-Wh Lsmpmsn, man Of your siss
and strength ought net to strike little like that
What have you got to FAY about 1t
GIANT Judge, never struck man In my lie, and
II had struck this little chap, he would have
been found again, Qasgbtsr) ell have TO say s that
this little very ssuoy, and the ndlord wanted
me to put him out. 90 just took him gently by the
rear part Of his psntsoons and gave him little lift
into the street. and thsts all did. (LsughterJ
hAoIsrsArk-Ye:, but you po.nbly was not aware
Of your strength, - it seems he thro~ up
high that when be landed down he Tell his face aud
thus received those mi uries (Lsughtsr) After the
being further Investigated the magistrate dis
charged the giant, under the promise that he would
keep sober until the next St. PaSrick's day and
quite so much strength the next time he UNDER
took t. remove small man from porter house The
ga gr'nne0 and the osfers laughed the monster
strided out Of the The other prisoner
who Of DO account Whatsoever were disposed Of
to the and Others to the city prison