The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-01-20
Police Intelligenee.

a Speculation TO raise the wind d-.Anoher Confidence
the name Of william whitsi is believed from Hart #.
ford, Ct or that vicinity on visit to this city In
wind in order to return to his nothsr With his
full Of rocks without the tetous travel to the gold
gion In California hit upon plan yesterday in which
II possible. kind Of conHdenss between himself and
Samuel Drury, who s detained in the city prison
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man. doubt. has read the different statements in the
public newspapers on the Drury case, and believed
ssssed Of money and he would pay we'll to have the
charges dismissed and be liberated from prison. In
consequence thereof under this impression the fol.
lowing letter was written, which We give rerbatim
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The orthography of the above is not quite in
the peaning and the intent Is perfectly visible. This
letter White conveyed to the city prison and the same
tents and ut advised Drury to have the parties
arrested and in accordance with this advice instruc
the bearer Of the letter to follow him see where
he went The boy followed from the prison through
two or three streets into Bsyard street and thence
grocery store he arrested and brought back the
Tombs before Justice Mountfort. On searching his
person in the tame hand writing discovered
theet Of paper the first two or three lines Of the
above letter also the copy of q letter written In
pencil sent to his mother at Hartford stating that he
was endeavoring to realize some money and would As
with her at Hartford on Tuesday next. The whole
matter submitted to the District Attorney and the
msRistrats committed the accused to prison, TO await
further hearing
snotehins Ledy's Bag-A boy, by the name of VIII
liam Thompson, was arrested yesterday afternoon,
bes, from the hand Of Mrs Charles W. Ogden, No III
Bleecker street while passing down Chambers street.
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the practice Of stealing and said that he and other
boys conveyed their plunder to . woman by the
Of Mary Pel residing at ls1 Hester street who secesd
the articles thus stolen, and then pawned them and
paid them the money. On this information, the
man was arrested by oncer Patterson, and with the
boy, taken before Justice MountfoIt, who committed
them both to prison, to await further hearing.
Before Justice Mountfort.
The The police court, On wsdnesosy morning, was unu.
Of the former were objects OF extreme wretchedness
One young woman, by the name OF Mary Lspty, Of Is
tions Of disease wretehdness starvation and misery;
her face well formed indeed we may say prettly
yet the unfortunate creature had become so
the association OF the viest Of the ve the Five
Points Policeman Dowling discovered, the night pre-
vious, this poor creature In dark attic room, In
house occupied by blacks Of the most degraded chsa
ter situated In Cowbsy on the Five Points where the
together in sitting posture, scarcely able to rpesk
from the effects Of cold and starvation Not particle
to be sssn in the r.om' but here this unfortunsts
specimen Of humanity had been for the last ten days
meaning In the moet asect misery The room was filthy
In the extreme The only covering she possessed
under garment and small strip of rag, both Of
which Of q dars lead color from long use; of
her olsn the sixe amost CT t~o; her hair
was In ooee disorder over her ,houders and her eyes
oistended with kind Of vacant stare In fact,
she OF the greatest object, OF misery and dis
sipaton that the police have witnessed for aud
the great wonder Is, how Il be possible that la
city like New York, such awful scenes Of human hor
could positively exist. The Magistrate committed
her TO the fsnitentisry to be taken OF Quite .
large number OF other females Of bad character
brought In from Elm street and its Vicinity as night
walkers and dsordery persons The Justice sent them
ell to the rsDiteDtisry.
Drsord,riy IIos,,oficer Msgnes arrested Thursday,
man called jacob Baldwin alias Lewis, on . charge Of
keeping disordery house at No. l6l Leonard street
A number Of levd women we're brought frem the pre-
mifes together With young man called John Simpson,
whore possession found several burxarious In
strumsnts such asa "Jimmy,"s chsel small crovbsr,
and dagger. The magistrate committed them oil to
Chsys, Of sreaiinr Gold Vafeh a~d Money Mary Ann
Carr Ann Purdy. Jsne Blake and Elizabeth cassidy,
charge q being sccomplicss, and ell concerned to-
gethsr. In stealing geld watch aud s25 In money,
nom Jersey man, on the 2ith of last month Elirs.
beth Csssidy acknowledged stealing the watch and
money aud eiviog the to Jane Blake. who keeps
the den q infamy ct No. 1t2 Anthony street They
all com mittsd to prison for Q further hearing
"A Rsnr,nr Tni,f Csprbf A roeu. caring b,m.elf
Michael Smith Thursday afternoon entered the tailor
shop, No tlo Broadway, kept By William 8 Wander
bt seized an over cost valued st e2l suddenly aud
on. The tabor pursued the rogue down white
street calling out stop thief The thief dropped the
BY . colortd man, whom the rogu. drs~ from
der bis coat sleeve csne heavily loaded With lead
after the at h;on Of billy He attsm pied to ssrks
The coIorsd man but assistance coming to hand, ss.
cnssd YES secured and Justice Mountfort committed
him TO prison for trial
.9iresi ef Young Dgeiar -Onicer Bumstead. OF the
Tenth ward arrested on Wednesday night, about IL
O'Clock. boy BY the name ~ John Coyis, whom the
officer caught In the Of breaking into the dwelling
bouse. No rs BCwery The young que was In the sct
Of fpryng on paddock when arrested Tive other boys
were arrested said TO be accom- plces Justice rimpson
committed them 60 prison fer . further hearing
n Female Shep-Lffsr .frTest.d A ycung woman BY
the name II Mary Farrell vas arrested rhursday At
ttnoop. In the act OF stealing nom the dry goods
No f45 Greenwich street, kept BY MIR Gibson, piece
Of calico valued 1T 81 70 The accnsed IL seems sc-
compsnsd BY her sister and smother youpg woman
went into the store TO purchae some articles and
leaving Mary sscrsted the calico under her shas The
strekper on their leaving the store missed the goods
followed after and found the property In her posses
sion. Justice Mountfort ommitted her 60 prison In
default OF s2oo bail She was subsequently, however
bsilsd out. for tfisi
Charge of Gr-nd Larocsv.A man called Matthew
Colleen, was arrested, 1hurday BY oficer Lee OF the
First ward n charge % stssing $50 in bank bills,
from the pocket of Bridget McGl.sn residing st No
IS " Arlington street IL fsems that Mrs. Nc3lean
was ing asleep in her room. When the accused crept
.oftly In and stole the MONEY fro her pockst but be-
fore he could leave the room, Mrs. Mc6l-an wok. mp