The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-01
Police Intelliaonoo.
FEMALE CHANGED WITH PICKING POCKETS IN AN

FEMALE CHANGED WITH PICKING POCKETS IN AN
OANsUB.
female OF genteel appearance calling herself Maria
Edwards, but known 70 the police uudsr the aliases
Of Maria Watson, Smith. aissoksr Blackwell MORT.
Ia and md IL. With ss:s.
pocket Of Mrs Margaret Hagan, residing ct Ne u Chsrl
ton street. Of purse contaiaing $751; IN bank bn It
home yesterday bonn csntrs Market d Which place ~
Is engaged she entered Spring street stage In which
her had been seated long before abe thought the
actions Of the prisoner was very strange yet she took
notice >, her ,S "a. 80 very ssssss
varick streets Mrs Hsgan isft and scarcely had she
that her dress had been eut through 70 ths pocket
BY wch procsss the thief had extracted ths money
S Il s 'a and On
to the Police Court where she gave exact description
Of the suspected woman to the sbovsaamsd Officers
known to them suspicious character and proceeded
In sesrch Officer Baldwin took stage and procssdsd
another direction Az ofassr Bald win passsd BY
White street, who should he spy bat the
very wsnap be VA. lock .ns for She then waiting
stated tina. he would HE to soort her to Jefferson Mar
ket Police Court She mmeds.ey replied. in very sub.
What DO you want ss with ms, oa" replied Inc oser
the Judge wishes to have . talk with you" They
Bro.dvsy, and When oppost. the dwelling No. So sSs
made rush to entsr, stating that shs lived there The
officer, how.ver, knowing full well the he had
,he calling out Justify Wiilism, WiAm'' hut no VIII
Liam came and the prssum ptisn that nc William
there The officer after much difficulty convey
irg her before Justice SuIr where she identified BY
hrs Hagen IS the WOE who 81. BY h,r side in the
stage On the person Q! the priaoi was toand sl25 In
bank bi but Of the money correspondsd with that
stolen The prii Ia accounting for tho possession OF
this amount Of money stated bat she sott ~ brokers'
the secufe, situsted 1t No SO White street, whore Ahs
occupie, room, we're next searched BY tbs police and
there found less thaufve parteo nass and four
Tu'teH supposed to be the property OF persona whose
pockets have bean pluneered These articles bs
on applying TO Mr. Murray, CLERK Of Police, Jsdsrss
Market, for which owners wanted There like
sse found pillow ani other artises Of bed
clothing the property If Nrs Lxo se Of No. co Waits
street, stolen BY the prisoner during the time Sd
the magistrate considered thsre WAS enough to ain
the accused for trial
squires, Q, the Eleventh ward, s carrying the
against dsordey lager bier shoJs located in his wsra
tors tho following loca,ionsNo ls Third street. III
Pitt street 226 Stanton street. "a Clinton street. 43
nue. .4s Third street 10! vsnus some o. the pro
before Justice Wood and entered into the required bail
answer the charge preferred against them.
Robt,,1 Srds0er from Warrington On Monday night
gsItee looking man named Ja mes Dsvos, of Washing
ton D. O. temporarily Logging st Pages ,tel was In
BY girl named Elizabeth Conuel Who escorted Mr. De
into ba II and shortly after he missed from his
pesket roll Of bank bills consisting Of 385 No sooner
the houie who told him to wait little while and she would
epdsavor to restore to him back tss monsy. He how
ever becoming alarmed hurried into the street for tbs
purpGe OF procuring policeman, and the lAndady ca
tered the where the girl accused OF seang the
money when just she entered she heard the girl
claim, "They suan't End any money me" and threw
the roll OF bank bills into the Are Mrs. Hines observed
the movement, and inHtacty snatched the money from
the flames, bat not before Of the bills had taken
FIRE the ends The police then came and the accused
together with the eeorchea bills the evidence Of her
guilt VAS conveyed to the station house by officer
Gordon Of the Si1 tn ward and IN tbs morning the pr
taken before Justice Bcgar who committed her
to prison for trial
Charge Of Enbcssemrn BY too Clerks -YestsrdAy, on
Smith and Webb Of the lower police court arrested
two young men, brothers, named William and George
Bioks, clerks employed in the geatlsmens furnishing
store kept by Mr. Abel wbtock at No 100 Fulton street.
charged with selling goods and emitting to return the
moneys to their employer. 1t b, the evidence be-
fore the pooe court that Mr. Charles bbsts pur ,hAs
cd the 2eth inst OF the defendants, some bandker
chief, for which he paid them 81 S7H Mr. Rsed, Of
No 90 Broadway, purchased OF them the Goth inst
shirts for which he psi them S. and the oath
street purchased some undsrshts, and paid for them
% %. All these sums Of money Mr. Whslock alleges
have never been paia to him accounted for-no
entry having been made r the books OF such sAes hence
they stand ed Of embvzz ement On taking
account Of stock Mr. Whick irtnated that his
ty falls short upwards OF thousand dollars Justice
EofsTt before whom the accused pareo we're taken,
committed them 10 prison to ssais an examination.