The New York herald., 1850-06-13
Rollca InteIllRenes.

Paissns rae Wind at the Post Ocfes-our readers have
by dsre individuals about town. for thu purpose q
procuring. by trick and device, money from tho
pockets Of th- unsuspicious conntrynsn Or or.duoas
eitlyen, by thu game OF pockct-book dropping -
watch "stunns.n mock auctions SC. Howeyor.
the above system having become dull business
In oonse1ueuce of the vigilance OF the polio-, q
xpedsnt has been resortcd 20 for the purpose
raising money. At the Post once, it seems that =
fowery on Tuesday took up hs Position ostsids Of
tho Poet Once near ths depo-te letter box decorated
s s.na pen essad s ear and lead Psne h.
~ least, from hi. appearance aud srtous, ali took
him TO be Pot onse clerk. Here" 'sid he,
locking letter In her hand. written all over
In large characters. % her relations, sway down
in some far county in Old Irelsua-"hsre, younr 70
man said he, rhe girl who was crowded on each side
scarcely sse TO move, bu.hsd up TO her syes red
asa piece "Tsw s beef size me ycsr letter young
postage "Yes, na'Amn said Lovery. Il know you
DO; this viii cost three shllinrs at The time
letter hcx. The girl paid the three shilling. and lsf
aud IN tn. Ike manner did hs eontisuo marking let
,.rs aud rssa'ins the money, seeordng TO bis own
telling the poor Irish girl that ho would insure the d.
livery Of The letter without delay, sud pretsIde 20
marx The letter accordingly. Tbushs vss carrying on
quite business. until checked by oicor MeCAbs of
the First w7Td police The roguo taken into ots
tody for ihs fraud sndJuss,s Lothrop committed him
u DisAsn,d Bsi,.- Yesterday. Mr soeIoy proprss-
tsr 4 the National Hotel No. Ccurilhois street. sp
Piled 60 thc sitting magistrate JustirrrI thrcp for
,cafch Nnrant 60 search the rcsoacn q. one of his
hrmer ctored walters, namsd William iIonry Hill. TO
recover seven silver forks. valued az t25 sd from
The hotel during tho last ~c,k Suspicion rested on
H and on inquiry being made Tor the forks he last
friday ran on ans vas not seen ty Mr.. sesicy rntu
yesterday evening The uegro's Residences ~ns st No.
Anthony street ofncer : ! smith vent forthwith
20 scarch the place, where he found trunk belonging
% Hpl ard. on exauipiug ~ found flnr silver forks
sud four silver spoons each broken into pieces .vi
dcnty With iutent % se old silver % some receiver
Of stolen property. However. on isokiur 1t the
sr. ID ID ID N
and vas evidently stolen rom the Irving Hotel -
Ihc ohe.r On r.inrnins ffom The hou.e, met mn
coming home nnt Gi 0nee teok him into eustsdv; aud
sbEs On his way % the Tonbs ou the corner %
Lros5-sJ aud Leonard street the negro made s,ip
from The onccr and. With ful speed down Broad
ray 90 Anthony. down ntbony TO Elm street during
Nhich time the ofcrr had raised Org ~ stop thief"
ninr apparently for doSr fe aud b-in. tan Tewerfa
negro, no ordinary person felt willing % tackle him
bnt. unfortunately fer th. rogue on nearing rlm
street. In Anthony lot 81 street svecpcrs
Fesed snd seeing the negro running and crowd h.-
hind calling cut s,op thl.f" tbe.y up With their
rland 10 intercept ths negro rhs rosne nndipe that
be h.d 10 trush h's way through. in spite Of the
brooms rstr,a, would surely provo fl,ai doireI
WILL he eorid several w,li.ssmed browns =, bis
head tumbiinr over one OF two of the old Irish.
usn into ,h. uri, ~ho attempted TO arrest
asdeing an unlueky blow from an 1rishmsa'. shovel
e..a the rogue .ltsrlug In the rut,.r ner. the OH
sushshls scene tool tasc ibc negro oiius over ana
over besr,terng the oftcer With black u nd 80 that
r,,n 'ssS y.rs rsht.d on their feci again va.
complexion. the negro the onicor By this time
near two hundred persODs had collected, and sccou.
psnisd the ofcer ana prisoner to the Tombs On the
prisoner being brought before The magistrate he se
knowedgei that he was waiter at the Irving Hotel
epgsgcd by Mr. Howard sn Mosdsy last Mr. Howard
wss -cnt for aud icntHcd the forks AMI spsons h
property hr sceiey has been unfortunate. a. ths
him some days ago and seid "a receiver of stolen
soods. The magistrate connitted the nsgrs TO the