The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-06-30

Imposition upon Emisrants-Rehq Giren By the Police
On Saturday quite decent looking Irish emrant labor
by the Of Thomas Dunn appeared before Justice
Osborn, and preferred complaint against William
Curtain, emigrant boardi keeper residing
No az Water street setting forth that the said nfsn
detained his luggage on an extra charge .or npon
TO by Dunn, that himself wife, and seven
children should be boarded and lodged for six cents each
m,al American money bat instead Of that price, Cur
tain charged him shilling for each thus making
when he ready to leave bill Of Sl2 SO for days
board This amount Of money Dunn unable to pay,
and without he unable to get his luggage the
landlord retained II for the claimed However
Damn. in order to obtain the money, went to a place
called Boiling Spring New Jersey about fourteen miles
from Jercy City aud there got work with farmer His
family DUNG his ABB, turned out Of the boarding
house and the wife and children applied the
m-~eRers Il Emigration for relief aud accordingly
TO the Island and there remained for several days
until the wife stated that they had relation la Pennsyl
vHnia, 10 which place they wished GO One day
week the Commissioners heard Of this family wishing to
so to Pennlvsnia and concluded to forward them on;
and fer that purpose the wife and her children
brought from the Island and placed In the Office II
kmieration and there, by some Misunderstanding the
hmily emsinsd all day, until the time Of closing the
orce, when they told nothing could be done for
them that night, and they must again the next
day. Here the poor woman. with her seven children
the ode st only thr en- years Of age-ndng
In the streets felt determined to elk her Lusband whom
che knew was working on a farm At the place above
legged her the Jersey City ferry and with
her brood Of young ones, footed their way to
night II IN. next day. The wife here met her
husland, and the farmer much surprixed
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with fatigue and hunger. The farmer Kindly gave the
wife ard children food and sh liter In small shanty
by where they rem. IN at present Dunn on saturday
return To the city with view, possible Of obtaining
his luggage aud for that purpose sought the aid Of the
Police Mr. stewart the Efficient Clerk Of Police. who Is
ready TO assistance the oppressed aud de-
fnce.ss took especial charge Of the and
addressed elite note the clearinghouse keeper,
quesipg him deliver up the luggage belonging to
Dunn. The reply sent back by Curtain was pay the
board ~ 80 AID you shall have the luTgage and not
untl th,n.i The masitrae not feeling disposed TO
VtetNfu
take the affidavit a Dunn which speedily done, aud
avarani then isued fer Curtain, who forth
with brought before the court charge 81 OBTAINING
tie uggsse Of emgrents contrary 70 law thrr,by sub
jtctrg lms,if 10 n summary punishment Of a hne 81
fsttna ~ ttahd ctumN.ea untii paid Nutain was
ctcttd with lie, o. tho cmiyani boardit ghou,e
AID tb,re protected Dunn while a. removed from the
Itms,s his tlr.c chests. containing their wearing APP
Iaf, much ded by the distrcss ed family Dana
orce mere r,gainug his luggage. completely
wtrd with joy aud scarcely knew how express him
self towards Mr. stewart tor the Kindness rendered
him. Yesterday, the old man started for jersey. with
view a. bringing tack his T. my and to-day i pre-
sumed thu Commissioners a Emigration viii pay III r
cSTsrscs 70 the required destination among hcir rla
tons IN reunsylysnia
vistr htm the county by the name ~ r y. Narnon,
tck M his position Battery bench, and there
fill aslstp. During the night. the rogu,s. who are
always on the ebert for sueh ehance stole FROM bic
pocket Slco in rcd. also silver watch: AMI not salts
nei with that thsN Invested m ~ hts coat cravat hat,
and boots. The CUES have not yet been arrested.
ShcWtng W IRE ItE0s-1be rcl'ce Of the Fifteenth
ward afret,d three notorious individuals called Butcher
Jtc. Mat borron. aud Fellow called lees whom the
Police found rrowling about the ward. seeking whom
they might devour They escorted 10 the Fifteenth
Word ttatiGn house. ana thtwn up 10 tie policemen,
AID thtn forwarded FIR exhibition 10 the station
hCus,s tuatNd 81 the III hth. Ninth Sixteenth seven
tenth Frl,eeph and Nprtaeuth war,ls in order that
tie mtnIes IL peiice W. those dittrCts should know
item aeain VII never seen prowlng about the wards in
search 4 Ilrnder.
Hor'berr. b,ti,r known Your fuggr Datch.''
,scarcd prisoner from wiam brrgh. whgro b. broke