The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-01-20
Police Intelligence.

Caught at Last.-About seven O'Clock last evening,
rsspectable looking man brought into tbs sixth
charged by man Of equal respectabity, with bsi
drunk and disorderly, and breaking something like
glasses not counting the amount of rum split in tbs
onslaught. Thelcharge preferred before Assistan
Captain Gardner who asked the prisoner his name
This request the prisoner demurred, at rst give
by stating that he wished to address the Court nd
jury. and give an explanation. The captain ted him
he would have chance to do that before the msgis-
hold his tongue, and give his name. Well, then"
said the prisoner, II don't give my name suppose
My name IL Caleb Weeks. belong to Jsmsica, Long
Island and hope the Court will dssl lightly with me
plsnant gave his name as Thomas johnson, and said
that 1t time that stop put to the prisoners
getting drunk, going around, and smashing aud de-
stroyipg property; but he was willing to wlthdrsw the
charge, provided be would pay the damages he had
done This the prisoner refused to do; therefore the
captain Of police detained him in the station house.
in order to be taken before the magistrate. Tnis
might be joke played on Mr. Weeks by some of his
friends, and this Thomas Johnson might b. Mr. Nor
gan L. Mott yet the fssts as above stated occurred
In the station house before the captain and Mr. Weeks
Was stiii held In custody when We left the Tonbs.
Charge Of False P,etences -Ofacer W. H. Stephens
of the lower police arrested yesterday two by the
issued by Justice Blsaky wherein they stand
charged with selling 10000 segsrs to Mr.. Joseph N.
Barns keeper Of the Apollo, in Broad ~ay for which he
paid $3.50 These segsrs represented BY the &C.
cured to be according to the sho Instead Of
which they all Of very inferior quality and not
worth oneh half the money paid for them The case 10
now under investigation before the magistrate.
Robbed BY a Femsie-A enteel looking man CALI ng
himself George Smith, made Q complaint yesterday,
before the magistrate at the Tombs setting forth
he had been robbed by one Caroline Knox, Of 500 So
under the following circumstances. IL appears from
the fscte, that MIR smith, with friend, sccostsd
In the street by two young women Thursday night;
he (Smith) accompanied Caroline to house OF disrs-
pute, At No Benson street, and his friend took the
other not long they in the house before Caro-
line, by the way Of joke, picked up the vest OF Mr.
Smith. which contained In the pocket $50 so, ran
out Of the into the street, and forgot
and the other of in the same way With 81. from
his friend. MIR Smith, Wishing redress from his
wrongs applied to officer Stokey, Who with the aid
Of officer Stephsns, arrested the two at house
in Elm street, where the officers likewise arrested
young man called VIM. North, a com pauion Of Caro-
line, whose person was found some $50 In bsak
bills, So Of which ide ntiHsd by Ed ward Shser
Of l67 Fulton street. who paid Mr. Smith that money
with other bills the day. The evidence OF guilt
William, the Justice committed them both to prison
for trial.
Charse Of Libel -Oficer A. NJ. C. Smith arrested
yesterday, man by the name of George A. SchrpG
. warrant issued by Justice McGrath, In which he
stands charged with writing and publishing, in tho
shape Of . bandb, certain Ibeous matter 90 ntain.
ed therein sgsinst the character and reputation Of
l. Szadicsky, residing in Murray street The
magistrate held the accused to bail in the Of $780,
TO answer the charge.