The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-11-27
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Police InfeIIauence.


Exponent and Probable Seduction The electric tsls.
graph has been terrible barrier to runsway every
ueI ors.r 20 only 20 h ans !, o. . de-
ductionlover who either eopes with his nsishbor'e
WE or the daughter OF friend Anothsr as'sncs o.
formation will be by the following arrest, mado
yesterday morning, under the direction Of the Chief
OF whereby IL is presumed that the character
and reputation of family residing in Pro-
violence Rhode Island viii be saved by ths restoration
oftheir conddng yet foolish daughter The Chief ofPs
lice appears Monday evening received Telegraph
ic communication from Providence Rhode Island from
Mr.. Tracy, wherein 1t set forth that man, By
the nemc Of James Hall "a married man hsd siopsd
with the daughter Of Mr. Tracy a pretty young
to the steamboat for New York, and the request
was, to have them arrested on their arrival In
Captain Leonard, Of the Second ward police who yes-
tsrday morning the arrival of tbs boat officer
arrived and on board, as per advices was Mr..
Hall accompanied by Miss jane Tracy. The oaioer
a'a Got IN, mmedlass take them into custody but fol-
tanned that the loving couple would depart from the
city by the nine O'CLOCK train route for Phiadephia
Accordingly, time to be lost, they both
taken into custody and conveyed before the Chief Of
Police, wso detained them to await further informs
place between himself ' aud Mis-. Tracy that be
,ided In Buffalo, but that he had been residing
tor the LAST year at Providence; and further,
positively denied the charge Of elopemsnt and said
that Miss Jane was goiag on visit to his family at
",
being quetoned rspudisted the idea of the charge Of
slopement or seduction and explained to the Chief
She aid that on the boat so%ns into rough w.sr
she became rathsr sick aud frightened, and at her
own sScson Mr. ns c sat- up In the state rosn 70
and plausible explanation smiled to himself removed
his specks brushed of hs dust, and replied; Ws my
girl. hepe the explanation given to mo will prove
,sti'iasey to your parent ,nd the public sutno,
ate OF soSs trip to Buffalo BY the way Of Ph.
delphs Will turn out to be providential escape fen
utter ruin Mr. Hall and Miss Tracy both expresseds
started in custody of the officer who made the arrest.
Arrest Of an cd 7hicf-A notorious rogas. we'll
known TO the Police, by the name OF Joseph Henry,
alias Hammock was arrested on Monday, by Capt Will
gsw, Of the 18th ward police. The rogue, it seems,
detected In the dwelling house occupied by Jane
Burns, In 10Th street, avenue A. GA searching
the accused three svcr watches gold patentlever
breast pins aud "a picklock, also 81 In monsy were
found The accused was committed for trial.
.anofhsr Houss IniJ Causht.-A fellow called Jesse
Lewis detected OF the Of the dwelling
house, No 10 Third street, occupied BY Mrs. Henry
Williams The ros ne had broken open several drawers
and bad aoen therefrom Sl3 The rascal was likewise
led the Ia the house No. % Fith
street from which place be ,tole small box aud nfty
cents. The magistrate committed him to prison tor
"A Di.6onest serrGnt --oaieer Burley one of the
active members of police, arrested yesterday colored
woman called III ey Evans, q charge of stealing
Thomp son street The money was stolen from the
bureau drawer The above officer applied to- Who Ae
once suspected the colored servant, from certain
taken into custody, and room whore she lodged,
at No. 20 Thompson street searched AID between
two beds the officer succeeded In recovering $50 OF
the stolen meney among which $50 bill, idenu-
fed positively as one the bills stolen. The accused
bad purchased two or three dresses and handsome
muf with the stolen money. She taken before
Juetice Osborn, who locked her up for trial
"A Charge Of HorS Stealing -0hicer Wood, OF ths
Third ward, arrested. yesterday, man called Edward
Norman a charge of stealing n horse, the property
Of Benz Budd, OF New Brunswi;k New Jersey, The
accused was sent back to New Jersey for trial.
MR. EpIroR-pEAR SIN
In perusng your paper Of Yesterday saw an article
which Is false had been informed by the Chief En-
tineer Mr. Carson, that warrant had been issued for
my arrest and INN edstelv repaired to the romo to
see into IL, and was informed that there had been
warrant Issued for my arrest but nobody there knsw
anything about 10, except policeman; and as Justice
day BY publishing this IL will obligs the niersign
ed and remove dssgreeAble preston In the minds
Of the public until this mystery to IL cleared up
concerning Engine Go II Yours most respectfully,
FRANCIS CLARK, Foreman OF Engine Co. a..
6 Wall srHErr, Nes York Nov rs 1850.
Sm-ln your paper OF to-day, under the head Of
Police reports, you do great iDjnstics to Mr.. Peter
been arrestsd any charge whatever The arrest to
which Jou refer Il, suppose, the arrest of another
man, charge Of stealing 80 toversigns An
animation yesterday had before Justice Timpson,
when Mr.. Mattern gave bail to appear to answer to
any charge which may be brought against him. The
Cor Dutch Pete" rs you style him) knew nothing
whatever Of the alleged robbery
In Justice 10 Mr. Mattetn hope you will publish
the above In your widely circulated paper ana obgs
yours respectfully, JOHN Anderson Of,
Counsel for prisonr