New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-18


in his bosom, our reporter did not learn.
The following sales Of Real Estats..were made yes
terdsy at the Merchants Exchange by A. J. Beeck.
err Sons & Co:
2,,ory and at,i. brick snd lot Isl Jay 2s1lO0
Leasehod story brick house and lot al say, G 1. ISIS
Cor1IsIoS.-Lat evening, abou. o'clock, a. the
Hamilton ferry.eos. Whitehall was crossiog from
NewYork crowded with passengers, abe was ruu into
by another ferry beat and almost disabled in the mid
die of the river. For some tue there wa, considers
bic excitement but after about half 40 hour she
work. ed her way into Atlantic instead Of Hamilton ferry
deck.
ARREST OF NOTORIOUS THIEF.-In the early
part of last month Mr. Bernard Van Rensselaer, Of
Albany, while shopping in the dry goods store of
Messrs. Ub.dell, Pisrson & Lake, had her pocket
picked of silk purse containing about $50 in bilIs ard
diamond ring valued at $780, Having occasion to
settle bill she put her hand in her pocket, when she
discovered that her purse had been sbstrscted. At
the time the robbery is supposed to have been perpe
trsted Mrs Van Rensselaer, was standing at the coun
ter examining some goods, and number OF women
were near her, apparently making purchases. When
she discovered her loss the women nowhere TO be
found about the premises. The robbery was adver-
tised and minute description OF the ring given.
A few days ago Officers Roach and Albertson OF the
Sixteenth Precinct police dropped into "Cockney
Dams" Mace IA low rum shop, on the Ninth Avenue
near Twenty-f street, with view OF seeing what
was going about the premises. While In the piace
conversiDg with Dam two women knG m rn as
Field and sCockney Mol" the paramour OF Daniel
Sweeney alias Cockney Dan entered the bar room With
couple OF bandbo1es. The women commenced talkiag
to Dan about some passage tickets whlch ne had pur
chased for New Orleans 1t seems that the party of
four-Dap, his paranour, Field and his psramour-
designed going to New Orleans with the intention OF
disp0sIDg Of large qusntity OF stolen goods which 1t
is supposed, they had in their possession Dan had,
on the morning Of that day, been down town and pur.
chased, as be supposed, four frstcass tickets, but
upon examination be found that he had been SWIM
died. and secordcssa, or emigrants tickets had been
passed upon him. This discovery prevented The party
from leaving town on that day. As the women and
Dan were conversing Officer Albertson noticed upon
the hand Of Manchester Mol diamond ring, which
correspopded with the description of the ring lost by
Mrs. Van Rensselaer,. and called the attention Oh
Officer Roach to it. The women went up stairs and
leaving their bsndboxes, came down and went out,
| passing up Twenty fifth street toward the Eighth
avenue. They were followed BY the officers, Who upon
coming up with them at once demauded OF Mauches
| ter Mol the rirg which she wore. Tue demand was
made by Officer Roach. Mo SAID che would not give
up the ing and stated that her bought il 10 Ea
gland and that if her property The officers asked
10 examine IT, but she refused to let them do go and
be came very impudent aud noisy, whereupon they
arrested ard taken to the Station House: Here
ter the statement she had previously made to the Off.
cers OF her volition che took the ring from her
ger, and handed it to Captain Carpenter, telling hu
that she would leave il in his hands until the mater
was settled Captain Carpenter found that the ring
corresponded with the description given in the adyer-
tisement and laid the matter before Justice Dawson,
at the came time placing the ring IN his keeping The
women the went about their business. On the even
Deputy Shcfiffs, in company with Field called at the
Station House. and demanded the ring OF OH cer Albert
son The officer told them that the ring WAS in possession
Of Captain Carpenter, and that he was not In at
present. The Clerk OF Deputy Sheriff talked soOu,
the property, &C., after which he left the house
With Field. The officer followed the N out aud en-.
tered into convention with Field with a view o!
getting information concerning some burgars. The
Deputy Sheriff went away, and soon after Field re-
turned to the Station House and demanded the
ring of Captain Carpenter, whereupon the Captain
orcered his arrest. The prisoner was taken before
Justice Dawson and committed to prison. Yesterday
afternoon MIs. Van Rensselaer, arrived In the ciiy
from Albany and examination was forthwith hst
in the matter Mrs. Van K. positively identified the
ring but could not identify Field as the thief who
picked her pocket, az she did not notice any man
standing near Der ct the time che supposed the
! properly was stolen.
M. George Mcclure a prominent salesman 10 the
ievelry establishment Of Tiffany s. Co.. identified tn
rrS ard testified that he sold the same to Miss
Tayy9se now Mrs. Van Rensselaer,, three years ago
,bis roth reld begged to be released and told
0ic.r Aibert,op tbs he would reinqgsh all claim to
The ling il they would let L.. CO. me h nag Tia
upon the testimony elected, determine .''u ''u'
aud accordingly committed / i'm 10 prison.
ALLEGED BRUrAI VIOLENCE TO AN AGED MAN.
About o'clock on Wednesday afternoon, Thomas
Lyman 20 years Of age, who resides ia the upper part
of the house No. lj9 West Twenty seyerth street,
went to the rear Of the premises where Washington
= Ill.
there Smith taking uubrage at something the old
bad said or done as charged struck ard knocked him
down, and while prostrse on the ground kicked bin
in the back and sice. inA;ctng very serious Injuries
Calling for help bis friends assisted Mr.. Lyman up
stairs TO his bed where ne now lies in almost help
lees coroitiop DR.. Ri ey wss called to attend the TO-
jured man and after making an examination, it is said
prorouncsd his spine to be fractured. Yesterday