New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-07-15

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cssfy .s trt the ci,y Of Sf.o s
%. ro't OF psroo' who dns aud apee tseie ina
..,d pse AID that -qaensd by rest nam
' Of vicious and oordery PERSONS for hcs12,: P,1
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number CT TIE sersbls eirls also succeeded IN ca
caprg from Dawsons den for length Of tins sufh.
Gent 20 enable them to make snilT dispositions.
The Mayor deputed Sergeant Be-ney to investigate
the matter. Accordingly that officer, taking with him
efficiency Of men to protect him in any emergency.
for the locality very desperate one, proceeded to
the spot. The men were sent 10, and their presence
made some extemporsneous consternston-s
other triAes, sending bhs. Dawson into fits.
The officers proceeded TO arrest the inmates Of the
miserable place and succeeded in securing fory-sx.
male and female black and white. They were armed
with all sorts Of dangerous weapons including slung-
slIo.s pistols dsggers knives, &c. These persons,
including Peter, were marched of to quod, and Mrs.
Dawson was e to get over her Mysteries "a best she
ccud.
Yesterday morrirg they were ell brought before the
Mayor who ncontinently discharged al the males and
proceeded to the examn ston Of the fral fair ones.
Miss Lousa Whitman, a no. particularly p'eposssss-
irg lass, testified az follows:
three years have lived with Peter Dawson eleven month";
about ,vsse zr, wsre living there prior 70 the oes,s coming
.ye. 70 white. and b.i. s.r aud dd % as long ..
:hei had 70 do 80 also paid D.wson sc week With the
hu, up q. Y occk The don't act drunk bnt the people
w." of three lines. there are sso bedroom.
az h: ws be ha; only one child don't .a1S , bow came
No q a.; VII. =. q ,1sIi
w. S ss tn: ",
Isn sway .nd boo.It b.i and licked
b, the b. keeper went down to hi, soa.s with the bar
seS ss .s s
back for Dawson licked me several times. the fI:t sims
me With Ii. boots in he Ace lav: .fej him 70 let
coming hom the Island, for knew whist
be od me 1sy man good enough 90 5ns get
the money / IL no. long ago since d to s out s the front
took hold Of me aud kicked stairs want % 60
hack my fstber sni mother and not 10 stay have said to
iicirs
AIis, Mary Grey worss looking tlsa tue former,
made the subioired affidavit:
Ihsve resided at Dawson' for years lsst MAJ have st.d
my prostitution Dawson Is the bos. of tbs aud Of
sd an ns @ me md s no %
awsy e1oe s1d be brought officers ssr me to Bst.vs street
Sc bas stolen nothing from bn taken right beck 70
put on the desk :ad ). .d Mary 90 yS
obes and taken to th- houss with the off 70
She would lick did stay there Dawson Told to
be good sir sd with after that but 20, no money
paid dsncpg aud bought clotes there have been
about eleven 70 twelve airs there during the la 81. months
raeI.d 10 chsmpasae basket clothes Dawsons little
b.a stolen anything did Grand. for tie aud
and o.. gay ns H n. n.e So %
work stay With men but knew vey vel Wn@ ~'a
get II l did not.
$1,000. Other sfidavts we're made by several OF the
girls Of the house and in the Of the day Mrs.
Dawson wss brought to the City Hail. She went
through her whole assortment of Mysteries, sobs, &C.
bnt was finally held to bail for Al 900.
Dawson is an ardent opponent Of the Liquor Law,
and trustworthy supporter Of the genuine Democratic
party.
DESCENT CPoN A DEN OF ALLEGED BCRGLARs.-
Some tine sgO the brokers' Office Of Mr. Hawss, corner
of Canal aud Thompson streets, was entered during
business hours and package containing 500 in smal
bills stolen therefrom, the thieves escaping detection
The robbery being reported at police hesdquarters tue
matter was placed in the hands Of Detective Officer
Widely who upon hearing the circumstances at once
gave it as his opinion that the theft committed by
boy or boys. Subsequently he ascertsined the rob-
berry psrpetrated by two boys and that the "job
was put up" by a negro named Lunde DE Vessy alias
Charles Fay who had fed the city. Detective Officers
King and Bennett went to Boston in search Of DeVesey
but failed to find him there 1t afterward discov-
cred that the fellow had gone to Phladelphia. week
or mole ago the boys who stole the money were caught,
ar d are now in the City Prison.
Officer Wildey in working up the case, obtained
seine important facts in relation to q number OF bur.
gs,ies that were committed in the upper part Of thu
city duirg last Spring.
Officer Widely, having learned Of De Nsssys return
to the city determined to Arrest bim and accordingly,
at o'clock yesterday morning, in company with Of
fcer King, repaired TO the fellows resderce, No. Is
Thomas street. Upon gaining access to the house, the
officers repaired to Of the upper rooms where they
found De Nesey in bed with white girl, both fast
ssleep The moment De Vesey swoke he called Of
Gcer Widely by name and inquired his business. Both
were taken into custody and conveyed to Police Hs.d
quarters and licked up. In trunk in De Neseys
room we're found thirty pswn-tokes for jewelry and
clothing Subsequently, Detective Officer Wilson ar
rested two other coorei men, named William Hylaud
ard John Francis suspicion of being concerned
with De vesey in his buiglaIious operations.
The young girl gave her name as Sophia De Vessy,
ard claimed TO be the lawful wife of De vessy. She
says they married about six months ago and she
has lived with him constantly since. She is only Il
years Of sge. and has very fair complexion Her
couLteuarcs is by unprepossessing, and her
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