The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-06-15
Police Intelligence.

IL B0dfdtfg House Expose For some months past
MIR Michael Hoyne and his wife, residing at res.
pectable boarding house, kept by Mrs Whtson at No
81 East Broadway, have been considerably annoyed by
the receipt of anonymous letters Of the
and obscene character Some letters would be directed
to Mr. Hoync setting rth that his wife holding
daily Atrigues with other men, and visiting houses Of
disrepute; then, on the other hand Mrs Hoyne would
receive letter Of similar nature, duplicating her
husband with lewd women. Not satisfied with this
to come from of her boarders, referring to Mrs
Hoyne as an improper person to be allowed in the
and %On sS Be mme
authors of these vile.etters considered mystery
and in order to detect If possible the guilty parties,
Mr. Rcyea Of the independent police, No. $50 Broad
way was employed to ferret them out and to aid him
in the matter he associated with him officer Edwards
of the Sd district police These officers went to work
and in few weeks suspicion rested upon a Mr.
Nathaniel Miller and his wife Martha who were for
merly boarders with Mrs. whitson, at No. 81 East
her mother, at No. 2l5 Chryse street. This Miss Jane
is cousin Of Mrs Miller and the three together are
ters Mr. Miller now resides at No. 70 Myrtle avenue,
Brooklyn Anidavits have been taken before Justice
Osborne, and certain facts set forth which tend to
asen the authorship Of the anonymous letters on the
above named parties. An affidavit was made by
Bridget OCounor who testes that of the letters
to the best Of her belief was in the hand writing of Miss
Jane Struthers, and another in the hand
writing Of Mr.. Miller she asserts to be acquainted
with their writing, having been months in their
service as o domestic Upon these aiidavits the
gstate issued his for the Of the sus-
Pected parties and yesterday officer Edwards arrested
Nh miller, MRS. Miller, anu Struthers, and
brought them before the magistrate who held them TO
bail in the Of $500 EACH to answer the charge In
justice to MI Miller, would state that he most posi-
lively denies the charge preferred agapst himself and
ladies, and requested hearing which will be had in
few days when Mr. Miller asserts he shall be ale to
show concuvely to the satisfaction Of tho ma
that the charge is utterly un fou nded
Charge Of Bigamy.-Offcers johnson aud Olson of
the Sd district police arrested, yesterday man by
the name ofGeorge Bookman, a charge of marrying
one woman more than the law allows 1t appears, from
the evidence that the accused married the 9th
Of May 1S46 to Carssa T. Corney by the Rev. Leonard
marriage took place on the 18th September last to
Catherine White, by the Rev Philip Merkle, OF No
393 Grand street. The adavts Of both these minis
tiers TAKEN setting forth the facts which made out
clear of bgamy. The first wife of Bookman Is
the young who testified the trial of John s.
Austin, under the name Of Clara King
Charge g Stealing Ssrereigns Feeney, of the
9th ward, arrested. yesterday two called James
Saunders and Samuel Duncan, suspicion of stealing
ofPatrick Naele They were committed on the charge
by Justice Lothrop.
Highroy Robbery.-A man by the name of John Gala.
CHER arrested yesterday by officer Crosett of the
lower police charged with knocking down an old black
woman by the name Of Maria Pelsey and stealing
from her person $50 in money IL the old woman
was passing along Elm street on Friday last and when
near the corner OF Duane street. she assaulted
knocked down by the accused and robbed OF the money
as alleged On the facts In the case, Justice Lothrop
committed him to prison for trial
Btvgia,y.-Some burglars entered tho store No ~
Couraxdt street, on wednesday night by cutting out
the glass from the window with a diamond stealing
thcreirom 4500 segars, and some tobacco valued In
all st sos. No arrest.