The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-07-29
Police Intelligence.


Ia auding the other day to the hotel rogues George
Fish and Bill Jackson arrested at the United States
Hotel Saratoga, we referred to warrant having been
issued here for their arrest, and officer despatched
to Saratoga with the hope Of procuring their release
from the jail charge Of suspicion, alleged to
exist here against them. However the scheme failed,
the officer and his aid de camp returned TO this city
without them, the authorities OF Saratoga believing
full well that the evidence now against them is SUN
cient to send each to the state Prison unless they
should by the aid Of the 81 800 found on their persons
procure straw bail and thus slip through the mesbes
OF the law, and thereby evade that punishment which
their present and past deeds justly ent.le them to-
We the public authorities of Saratoga that
the rogue Fish and his accomplish have frien DIS in
this city deeply interested in their release from prison
aud many ingenious movements will be made to pro-
their discharge Unless the District Attorney Of
that county, an the magistrates fully advised of
the plans adopted to aid in their escape In all proba-
bty the rogues will yet slip through their Singers -
Some OF our Saratoga readers may feel interested in
knowing more about this hotel rogue, Fish, and his
midst laundering their trunks This y ish Is the
Of old Fish, (of course) little, old Yankee from the
State Of Maine. who, some eight or nine years ago,
made his appearance in this city. His George
then only boy and his first appearance at the Police
Court was charge Of robbing strangers what Is
termed by the police. the panel lay" that means
George would extract the money from the poe book
OF the country while his attention diverted by
woman concerned in the plot. On this charge George
was fret arrested about seven years ago in the Fifth
ward. From this charge as he grew up he continued
TO steal by robbing men in liquor st night picking
came an expert hotel thief and in that capacity
travelled TO almost every part of the Union,
they stopped or sometimes at the neghboring hotels
juGt the chance offered The i'm ements OF trade
used by this class Of rogues brass skeleton
Keys. suitable TO open any bed room door and also a
bunch Of skeleton frank keys; but beyond all a. the
instrument called the nippers." This tool is con-
sdered by the hotel thief the most useful instru
ment; Il resembles the form OF a curling iron, with
handles like nppers the end Of the nippers Is grooved
out inside to 1T the head OF the key, from
he d
unlock the door with the genuine key, and while the
unsusPectng inmate is asleep In his bed the thief
rifles his pockets and trunks and returns back TO his
own room In another part Of ths building At this
business tish has been very successful and realized
large smount Of money, sporting about with his horse
ana wagon, and dressing like gentleman Within
the last year past fish has been admitted member
OF the stool pigeon ooieTts az formed In New York,
for the getting up Of pretended crime and astounding
confessions OF guilt In this coferie, George Fish
worked exceedingly well, under the protection and
guidance of the head genius. whose orders must be
obeyed, OF suffer the consequence Of exposure Many
robberes have been perpetrated At our hotels, and,
no doubt executed by George Fish and his associates
but from the immediate ksowledeo comm ucsted t.
them by the ataets connected with ths stool pigeon
maternity they were enabled 60 evade the search OF
the legitimate police. very dangerous and curious
combination Of rogues and individuals. who pass In a
crowd for honest men, associated in this city,
which has heretofore been carried on TO an alarming
extent but are pleased to learn. nov. that the
Mayor feels determined to break the lodging places
o. these fespes ana eHPoss their yiiianous opera
unparalleled scale Who are the men Who offer bail
In the Of George Fish and hi associate Jackson
ChafEe II bifanV -Oficer Prince John Davis arrest
I'd yesterday, man by the name of John Black aud
young woman by the acme OF Eliza Diekey, on the
charge Of bgamy. IL ems that Black has bsen mar
red three years 20 his fret we quarrel ensued,
and they feparatsd About year since Black married
Eliza Dickey who is hrst cousin 10 the nrst wife The
fret wife a eth alive, aud yesterday she called at the
Police Court for satisfaction and lodged her plaint
setting forth the fact Of the marriage Prince
John despatched TO arrest the accused parties.
He proceeded with his hat well brushed TO No - Twen
teth street. whore. In q room. be found Mr.. Black
taking with Mrs Black the sscond The Prince
Hitsr formal introduction. stated the object Of his
visit when all Mr. Black made rush 70 escape
and sprnEing 20 the door, he the outside aud
held fast The Prince. who Is always very prompt In
such matters SEIZED the door handle pursue the pr
tousr, when klira pounced upon him aud Rugged him
the waist with loving grasp, in order pre-
vent bi pursuing the In, band In this embrace the
Prince became little rufed well A. the hat which
fe on the floor under foot he finally shook her on.
sud rubbing from the succeeded In taxing Black
into CUSTODY. also Eliza, aud conveyed them both
beore justice Osborn, who committed them 20 prison
for n further hearing.
Chares II Stealing Boot Two fellows. called Peter
Mccain and Reid Wilkinson. arrested yesterday.
on charge Of stealing boat valued at s45 the pro-
psrty Of william fsldwiu.
SfsalfnF Money - Ofaoer Wiley. Of the Seventeenth
ward arrested. on Saturday. n fellow called James
gws.uy on charge % stealing $50 from James Quin.
az fhs Hcrse Market Third Thirty dollars
81 the stolen money recovered and Justice Timp.
con committed the prisoner for a further hearing