New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-09-24

eun,ittsa aed the Aforementioned property stolen
add CARED away BY Thomas Downing, David Craw'
ford, William Carpenter and another man, from the
fac. Of his having been inform ed by Ohcer Rooo ana
Wldey that they arrested said Downing, Crawford
and Carpenter on charge Of burglary committed
New.Lordon, and that said Carpenter and Crawford
consented and did immediately return to New London,
in custody OF the Sheriff and that said Downing re-
fused TO return and freely confessed TO ard admitted
to having committed the burglary on his lRooneyS
store. Mr. Rooney fully identified portion OF the
property found by the officers in the house No. "s6
Yves, Thirty sixth street the property taken from
his store.
kJustics Elandreau upon the affidavit Of Mr. Rooney,
Yesterday afternoon committed Downing to prison in
default of IS 900 bail.
Downing is twenty years Of age; born in Pa.er-
SOD, ~ j. is halter by trade and fully contesses to
the perpetIstion of the burgiares in New-London,
Conn.,, Sing Sing Yonken and Newburgh.
TuRs1p OUT AeAN-rhe Wilson Smai Demo.
cratic General Committee gathered last nigh at Tam
many Hall, TO make arrangements for meeting 70
rsify the nomination Of Judge DEMO and other state
candidates. The "bg room" was shut, and the May
or's friends were denied admittance They met, now
ever in an ante and went through the prescribed
exercises as arranged in the Mayors office, and engi
peered by the Receiver Of Taxes.
The LIBEL CAsE.-Our reporter finds on the recog'
nzance book of the Clerk of the Court Of Sessions,
entered mme diaely alter the name Of Mrs. Burdell,
that Of James G. Bennett, proprietor and editor OF
The Herald. Mr.. Bennett is held to answer for
libel on the Hon. Daniel E. Sickes, in charging him
with betrsyipg his Client Charles Devlin. The follow.
Ing is a copy of the bail bond:
SECOND DISTRICT POLICE Couar-Recoenizsnce 70 answer
cay County Of Neg York ,Be Remembered that on
Ey,t, House and JAIME. Grant Of No 81 Fast Broadway in
said City Of New York. before the undersigned one OF A
th.m.ye to owe to the people Of the State New York
the sand Bennett the sum Of HUNDRED dollars. .sp'.y o.
levied and made Of their respective good. and che lands
md t. s Of % I'd : %Ss
charged before the sd Police justice
demsan having the Sd day Of ssPs.ms,s s7 in the
and Of ,nS xes. se aad s
has brought before said Justice to answer said charge and
sur. ans to him tha. said Oaense committed and
there probable to believe ,ad deendsIt TO De
BE- did hereupon order said defendant find sufficient bail
the Of ten hundred dsI for HI. $ :. TN. ss 9s
and County answer any indictment TO D. preferred against
Now bereior the condition of this recosuzance such
that Gordon Bennett shall personally
held in said city and county the first Monday of October
next any indictment that may be- preferred against
depart without leave then this recOsnEance to
'' s 'i' full sSEs BENNETT
assss sf %,t!ss 's'n" ssts JAM J%IIs
Filed 2lst Sept, 1851. Police Justice.
be tried at the October term before Judge Smith,
unless Mr.. Benneits counsel takes Il before the Oyer
aud Teruner.
SUPPOSED SEDUCTION AND SUIcIDE.-For some
time past young man has been paying attention to
Belinda L. Lefterant, a domestic who vas employed
in the family of Mr.. Bennett, who keeps boarding
house near Spuyten Duyvel Greek. On Friday morn.
ing last this man. whose name was not sscertained,
left Belinda and started for the Fort Washington De-
pot, on the Hudson River Railroad, whittier ne was
followed by the girl, who seemed to be devotsdy at.
tacbed to him. He left on the O'Clock train without,
it seems having perfect understanding with her as
to bis return. and leaving it doubtful whether he
would come back at all. After his departure she
was seen wandering about the depot, apparently in
deep trouble, and later in the day she was observed
sitting on the stone wall by the river side. Belinda
did lot return to Mr. Benefits, and was not seen
again alive On Tuesday afternoon her remains were
discovered floating off Fort Washington Point, foot Of
Ore bund seventh street, North River.
appeared, in evidence from two witnesses, that the
man to whom she was attached suspected Of hsv-
ing accomplished her ruin before leaving From the
circumstances Of the it is believed owing to great
depression 81 spirits caused by her condition and
abandonment by the man who had professed TO love
her. that she committed suicide by drowning herself
The jury rendered verdict to that effect. The de-
ceased was about % years Of age, aud native Of
Ireland.
FATAL FALL.-An inquest was held yesterday On
board the steamboat Commonwealth, lying 10 the
dock foot of COurtlandt street, by Coroner Perry on
the body Of Peter Pearcey, who died aboard of the
Commonwealth night Or two since while on his way
from Fall River TO this city. Some two weeks since,
az shown by the evidence, the deceased fell down
ght of stairs on the boat where he was engaged and
injured his head. He vas taken up in state Of in.
sensbity; but 20 far recovered after time Is to be
able to resume his duties although he appeared 10 be
suffering from the effects Of the fall. During his last
trip to New.Yori, Pearcey was taken worse and died
before reaching the city. A medical examination
showed that compression Of the brain the result Of
the fall was the cause Of DEATH and the jury returned
verdict to that effect. The deceased was thirty
years Of age, and native Of Germany.
ARREST OF A NOTORIOUS PIcKPocKET.-On Tues.
day evening, as MI John u. Ferguson, Of No. Il
Wall street. was passing through train Of cars, at
the corner Of Fourth avenue and Thirty street.
be felt jerk at his fob chain and, quickly turning
about, saw . sseaky-lookiDg fellow standing near
him with portion Of Mr.. F.'s chain hanging over
bis ann. Mr.. Ferguson instantly seized the fol.
low and another man who was near BY, and whom he
supposed to be IN scsomplce and handed them over