The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-06-10

Charge Of Co,nteJeiting Labels.-Dr Lueius S. Com
stock, doing business at No Fl Courtlandt street was
Ditchett of the Fourth ward police, warrant is
sued by Justice Osborne wherein he stands charged
purportng to be Dr. Mofatt's Life Pills 1t appears
in an affidavit made by DR.. VIM. B. Moffatt. before
Justice Osborne, that in the month Of January last
MIR. Comstock sold q lot Of drugs and medicines to
Murray Ditchett, amounting to about 500 amongst
this lot Of medicines were six dozen Of Msatts Life
Pills. These packages Of pills examined by DR..
Mofatt, and two dozen and eleven packages were
proved to be counterfeit and the balance genuine
thus making onehalf spurious pills In this way 1t is
on forged labels purperting to be manufactured by Dr.
Moffatt. The magistrate held Mr.. Comstock to bail,
in the sum OF COO, to answer the charge at court
for trial.
attempt at B.rgla,v-Oficer Brown arrested, last
night man by the name of Valentine Cortpey, whom
the officer detected in the act attempting to break
into the dwelling house of DR.. Vache, in Broom street.
The rogue was committed for further examination.
.f'7est Of Burglars Two fellows, called John Me-
Laughn and Henry Warner were arrested last night,
on charge of burglariousy entering the workshop Of
Mr. Abraham Denike situated at No. 7O5 Water street,
and stealing therefom lot Of carpenters TOOLS valued
at $2e. The evidence against them very clear as
to their guilt and Justice Osborne committed them to
prison, for trial.
The Protectire Pslce.-Two genteel looking men, by
the of Robert Miller resident of New Jersey,
and Robert Allison Englishman, recently from the
old country, both picked up on Friday night by
officers Drago and Gards Of the LIST ward and taken
to the station house The officers found these men
unable to help themselves. On the person Of Miller
being searched at the station house. the officer found
$500 in gold, and on the person Of Allison $685. in
sovereigns 1t by the statement Of the police
men, that they found these men just in time several
thieves were seen close BY in order to watch ppor
Allison were taken before Justice Lothrop, who fined
them 50 EACH which they paid and liberated from
policemen in preserving their money which otherwise
would have been stoen and perhaps the owners thrown
of the dock.
Throcing Garbage into the Streets-Some ten or
fifteen persons brought yesterday before Justice
Lothrop and fined 81 EACH for throwing garbage In the
street contrary to law.
nette Bowman residing at No. 70 Laurens street,
arrested yesterday and taken before Justice Blesky
on warrant, wherein she charged with violently
assaultiDg Constable VIM B. Jones, inhictng a
cut the left eye with billet Of wood II appears
from the evidence taken before the magistrate that
Constable Jones had made levy the goods Of Mrs.
Bowman under due process Of law and had left them
on the premises for day tws and yesterday he
again went to the house for the purpose of removing
the property, when she would not allow him to enter
the door Finding he could not obtain admittance he
applied to Justice Beakly for advice who instructed
him that he had perfect right to go In the house
again. as he had once distrained the property On
returning again to the house he demanded admitance
when Mrs: Bowman opened the door, and with billet
of wood she struck Mr. Jones violent blow over the
lefteye infcting desperate For this violent
saut Justice Bleakly issued his warrant and despatch
ed two officers forthwith to make the arrest Of this
desperate female On the officers arriving at the house
they found the doors barred against them and they
were told that Mrs Bowman not in the house; but
this story the officers not inclined to believe, and
ndng they could not obtain by the doors they
scaled the fence in the and got in through the
second story window when, searching the house,
they found Mrs. Bowman snugly slowed away in
closet, covered with old dresses, surprising
that the officers would not dare to lift up the petit
coats But they wasn't, cause they did lift up the
like an old hen Matching. She politely requested
to accompany them before Justice Bleakly which she
accused being brought before him. held her to bail in
the sum OF $500 to answer the charge.