The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-02-21

IxroRrAwr ARREST BY THE PHILADRLpHIA
PoILoK For several weeks past the Mayors
calpg himself John u Stevens, charged with the rob
berry OF the Messrs Reges store the night Of the
gath Of October. Finally ofhoer Godey succeeded In
capturing stsveos at Eighth and Race streets Thurs
day night of last week after chasing him from house
In the vicinity Of Tenth and Arch etreets where he had
been concealed Yesterday morning the defendant had
hearing before Mayor 0pin spd several witnesses
examined 1t alleged that he boarded vt the Hsgls
Hote In North Third street in October Last under the
name Of Louis Harper and while there, frequently
out until very unreasonable hour OF the night He
kept himself aloof from the OF the boarders the
also stated that goods amounting TO upwards Of
200 had been recovered by tho officers consisting Of
silks sstins and Other costly articles. These we're
identified by Reige Brother and Julian, Mason & Co
whose store robbed last summer Some OF the good
were found In Alexander Hots store, in North Second
street. time ago and the balance in chest
in tbs second story Of house in Fourth street. below tho
Germantown read Several letters were produced which
contained in reference to the robbsries
and all appeared TO bear with considerable force against
the defendant Stevens also suspected Of ths robby
OF the Portsmouth Bank in Virginia. At the oloss Of
the hearir he for further
of the charges -Ptda Ledger, Eb 20.
FRozB TO DEATH.-The Barrie &c. W. Herald
states that on Friday week, man named James Hatch
lett bis homs about M, with gun and dog intending
to h deer That night he did not return; the fol-
lowing day hs wife felt very uneasy but still thought
be might havs gone on to tavern some three four
miles distant His not rsturning Saturday however
and no person having seen him since leaving home In.
ouced thu peghbors to turn out and look for him On
Sunday morning they tracked him for SONS mifs into
the BUSH he had his feet thin boards fashioned as
snew shoes but snow having fallen Friday afternoon
the ersoec at times were very inds'inct After the
searching party had fred shots they heard the
bowl of deg and shortly after discovered the nfor
cuoate man lying near tree and the dog orouched
ais breast The gun was found plant, d in the snow
SONS eight or ten yards from him loaded; and the
preston OF The snow shoes visible over nearly one
hundred acres This was about half mile frsm where
ne had fallen, as he had left the shoes the
travelled part and walked nssriy Ia line to tbs
Place whe ne was found He must have leaned agains.
the tree as there was snow on hts back and and
when death took from exhau stionhs
fell cidswaJs The dog would not allow the people to
touch the body and when the party retirednot wish
ing to remove the corpse until after the spection OF
corooecths faithful creature still kept watch the
dead.
A LADY OUTRAGED Ar Baltimore. The Ball.
more Clipper or the I9tn inst, SAYS AN individual
named Patrick Kelly arrested rday afternoon
By ocers Tsylor and Coath charged with having com
m!tts nameess outrage upon the person OF young
widow named Mary Waites. The crcum stances Of the
Gaze are These The accused Ia q married msn and
with his wife occupied tho upper part OF house in
Lombard street near Eden. His wife is seamstr ess
and yesterday away from home wing In private
family, The husband met his victim In the street aud
having some previous acquaintance with her, invited
her to h house to see his wife with whom she
acquainted She accompanied him thther, aud pro-
cesded 70 bis bed room, whom he closed tho door
Shortly after the other inmates Of the house heard the
CRY Of murder issuing from the They forced open
the door and found the unfortunate lying tho
bed in stats Of insensbiiity. Tbs police imms-
siatey for and tho perpetrator Of the outrage
rested The professional services Of DR. Chabot were
called in to the assistance Of the injured woman and
is ne. appearance those present TO the concu
previous to the preparation OF the outrage The chief
actor N this brutal outrage takeo before Justice
ton On his way thihsr made an attempt to sscspe
from tbs custody Of tho officers bu. .olsi in The
attempt
GREAT FLooD IN VERMONT OF I1,y
AND PaorFaTr-The Tor Post of Bat urday contains
letter dated Bennington, vt Feb IL which says:-The
business portion of North Bennington is in ruins The
- nhrwa thA po,lvA
.uperstiucure gave way yesterday about two O'CLOCK
M notwithstanding the most strenuous efforts Of the
th.k the water WAS within four fact u the tor Hiram
Richardson's houss barn. and horses David Richardson
and Joness Batting factory next the stream gone
tered a. to be worthless Mrs. Christys dwelling Mr.
Bale blacksmith shop II McIntyres dwelling, the barn
oyed Mr. Estes factor, and .tore S d ths
water rcss higher than the weave shop. The house
below occupied BY Mr.. Cameron, is gone The
house next tbs factory went down wnole-s child Of VIM
butcher, in one tenement, and Mrs. CAIN recently
from Adams in the other. Ths house soon went to
to to os q Ib.1. vas
Be thrown in her way and saved three fourths of
mile below, near tho Irish Corners Tho body of the
child was recovered its foot caught in . fence No
other lives are known to be lost 30 sudden tho
dood that the people had only time to Of their
stands and probably saved Mr. Bangs square shop II
said there WAS 5000 worth OF squares in the upper
story they were not wet the food trimmed the under
story eeveral other houses and their furniture were
much damaged, which have not time to mention
The floor OF Hawks and Co store covered and the
room containing their safe ailed.
GOLD DusT RoGUERY.-We have here tofore pub
nshed accounts CT Caifornians being wrepgsd out OF
gold dust in New Orleans. The mod operardi Is shown
in which before Of the criminal courts Of
John Denny, James Warner and VIM Spencer with At
tempting to swinde Richard J. Walsh q returned Cali
10, man cut Of SIS worth Of gold Wa,h testified that
on the 2st of January he went into the ONCE Of the ac
cused warner Denny's), on Common street, to sell
some gold dust; that Warner offered him sl7 90 per
ing to the mint certificate but on weighing It. warmers
weights made it but % ozs. l6 dwts Walsh then re-.
fused to sell the gold and demanded It back Warner
sgreed to give It, and Denny tsok funnel to pour the
gold through int Wahhs purse. In doing 80 he held
the mouth of the and prevented the geld from
ping the funnel This excited washs suspicion and he
ASKED Denny to let him see the funnel Denny refused
and said that Walsh had al Of his gold Walsh insist
ed On seeing the funnel and both Warner and Denny
refused to let him it. he requested gsnem
Smith who had accompanied him to the office 10 90 for
police officer. While he was gone, Denny walked out
of the Office and Werner after some time took up the
funnel and said there some gold in yet and will
give to you" With that he took gold out Of tho
He then left the Office. Spencer then vent behind the
counter and as Mr. Walsh thought hid the funnel under
The funnel was fou nd to contain An inside lining be-
tween which and the outer frame work the gold
c.aed About two dollars worth Of gold was found in
the tunnel after 1t removed to the Recorders office
bpen Ger appeared to be porter in the cfce He had
nothing to do with the purchase Of the gold The jury
after beirg out shert time returned with verdict Of
guilty against Warner, and Spencer was acquitted
TNE FieHT BETWEEN THE CoRKoNIANs AND FAR
roMfFRs-lRIsH LABoRERs AT SrEurrnvnIg, Ono Tho
Herald of the eth instant contains the fol-
wing particulars Of the riot and murder committed BY
he begerent laborers the railroad In that vicinity
or the eth instant, party Of fifty Pardowners
hat were ching over the hills and fields in the neigh
borhcod Of section fourteen in pursuit Of Corkmen
party Of seven eight Of the latter and fred upon
them One man Of the Cork party, named James Casey
was nos through the main artery OF the thigh then
beaten over the head and body with bludgeons In .
lew minutes he dead party the guard ha opened
10 ctme 1t the time and the aseailants promptly
disGmtd and marched into the city with the murdered
corpse. Eleven Of them who had been disarmed were
In ed'at.ly taken before magistrate and committed
10 jail en- charge of murder The rest Of the prisoners
also sent to jail various charges that the
last accounts there from fty to sixty in jail The
Hereid Gays In addition to all this IL that the
cot ptry people Of the neshborhood aided by Of
Guards were TO bring 10 yet another party of the
uy fsrdowners, who accused Of having gone about