The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-01-14

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MOBILE AFFAIRs.-Quitea a horde of scoundrels
seem to have made an irruption into our sister citv
OF Mobile. On Thursday night, according to the
Herald of Friday, there were four burglaries and
attempts at burglary committed by these rascaIs,
The first occurred about o'clock in the evening.
at the jewelry store of Mr.. Caddck, on Daupbin
street, opposite St. Joseph. The thieves ubere
were two) 'assaed the door, but were detected
The alarm was given, and they fled Just in time to
| escape arrest. The second occurred at a CLOTHING
| store on Government street. opposite the Fish Mar
| ket AT what hour it was perpetrated it is not
known, for the proprietor was at the theatre at the
| time. 1t is presumed, however that it occurred
about 10 o'clock. The rascals entered the store by
force, and took from it property valued at $3.50 The
third was at the Alabama Exchange, on the corner
| OF Conception and Dauphin streets, One of the
watch observed two men there about o clock in
the morning extingushing the gas lamp. Attract
ed by the movement, he approached the corner, and
| presently saw them use efforts to open the door
| He Immediately gave the alarm at the guard-house
when officer w hlaker proceeded to the place. and
there found the door partly open and hat lying on
| the pavement The proprietor was awakened, and
| an examination made of the premises, which result
| ed In finding man lying snugly concealed under
| a table. When arrested he pretended to be drunk,
| and stated that he had been locked in when the
| house was closed. On further examination a SOW
ereign and spurious dollar were missed These
| were found hidden under the bottom of bottle A
chisel, which was used for fofcinp the door was
| also found The rascal was marched off to the
| guard-house. His companion was also arrested at
some distance from the place of the burglary by
| Mr.. Whitaker, and he was also put in dursnce
| Not long alter this an alarm from the watch was
| gwen on Royal street, near st. Francis. Two of
| the officers, Louis Gale and Beckar answered it
| and when they got to the Waverly House. thew
| found two there held at bay bv the pronrietor
and some Of his boarders. 1t appeared that thew
had attempted by force to enter two of the apart
ments. They were detected, and the alarm given
oy the inmates Oh an investigation of their bag
gage, keys file, and small vice were found. On
shaking the bed where they slept a pair of " ont
slders, or tweezers, for unlocking doors from the
outside, were also discovered. The ehsel which
| was to4nd1n the Alabama Exchange, exactly fitted
the door oil Caddlcks jewelry establishment and
yesterday morning the rogues who were arrested
there were Identified and sworn to as the same per
sons who attempted to rob that house early in the
evening. They were, in default of bail committed
to Jail yesterday morning by the Mavor. to await
their tral before the criminal court. The men who
were arrested at the Wavery House. gave their
names VIM. Glenn and VIM. Smi1b Tbev
were also brought before the Mayor Yesterday, but
remanded for further examination this morning
The officers engaged in these arrests deserve a
great deal ol credit. Capt. G.. Winter and MIR. G.
w. "hiiaheri Oh the cly guard, had reason to sus-
| pect on Thursday night that new lot of rogues
had commenced operations, and they adopted plans
| to detect them. Several men, pretty well known
to be of bad character, were seen by them at the
theatre in the evening. Upon these the two watch.
ful officers set their eyes, and finally, about 10
! o'clock, traced them to the Opal, where eight of
them in company were drinking, preparatory 10
| their nights depredations. When thew separated
| they went oft in parties-two going tcaeher Their
| movements were observed al night, and the anal
result s have stated the arrest Of four of the
sconndrels Much credit is also stated is due to
Ms Gale for his proceedings at the Waverly House.
! Yesterday morning negro was examined before
justice LaouEan, and committed by him for an as.
saal' on whl1s woman, with an aitsmpt'a EsyI'h