The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-03-03
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The Wreck OF the John Milton -D"Sc''Po""
OF the Last Bodies Foam a.

Inc body Of Capt Harding. of ship John MltA "A
recovered Saturday afternoon and recognized beyon'
doubt His gold watch, still snug the fob OF his panA
rooms was stopped NJ IL minutes 70 TO- ndcsn that hA
snip must have struck the Of Saturday Feb
20 a. Mr. stratton ho person who first discovered tho
wreck asserts Three other bodies have been recovered
and insSess held yesterday and to-day No 10 is thus
described feet inches high, full head Of dark brown
hair, On the face Of the left fore small straight mark
acroes the arm, with beneath India ink small scar OF
q cut on the left outer ankle No. H-Hcighth fest
inches, dark brown hair and sandy whiskers face Of
left fore arm letters ID n, with underneath, front
teeth good. No lt-Heighth feet inches hair dark
red silver ring on ring finger OF right hand face OF
right fore arm ngurc Of female inches In height
short dress and In the act OF dancing the Of the
left forearm 3; there figure beneath the let
tsrsprobaby some representation Of the 5aviour-bu
The part defaced and could be made teeth
good The two last described we're baby middle aged
men. The graves all carefully numbered, that
friends who may recognize By description need have ns
fears Of mistake.
Police Intelligence.
ANOTHER IMPORTANT ARREST OF ALLEGED coUN-
TERFBITHRs-LAR0E HAUL OF BOGUS BILLS, GOLD
AND SILVER COIN.
On Saturday morning last officer Anderson arrested two
women named CAtharine Armstrong and Margsretta WIZ
hanson, alias Williams for attempting 70 pass bogus half
dollars a. several stands in Washington market The Of
ncer had watched their movements for Some time. and
being fully satisfied that they parties who cir
culatng the bogus money, arrested them just they
were In tho net Of passing counterfeit hak dollar
With the assistance OF policemen Brown and Place tho
women were 70 tho station house and on search
ing them large quantity OF bogus money was
found on their persons. The officer being satisfied that
there more Of this counterfeit money be found,
proceeded TO the residence Of the $50 Grand street.
On entering the premises they found the husband Of Mar
garetta johnson In the Of thro wing something
stove. officer Place Immediately went TO the stove,
where he discovered large quantity of metal melting,
and on taking out 1t proved 70 be quantity Of half
dollars and quarters which johnson, alias Williams alias
alta kaAs
the approach of the officers. johnson taken in
tody and on searching the premises the officers found
ses ss o. nc S
ana four hundred dollars worth OF bogus five dollar gold
pieces twenty shilling pieces half dollars quarters, and
counterfeit bills on the Hancock Bank oil Massachusetts,
were recovered. There were also found about
s4o0 worth OF rich jewelry and about three
bushels OF various toys, which were no doubt
vate box Of Johnsons found thirty odd daguerro
types of fancy men and women also nber of letters,
showing that johnson has spent several years In State
prison, and s fugitive from Ph lsdephs where be
forfeited his bail 3 0OO) not long since, and Sd, $3.50
being offered Tor his arrest Johnson under the assumed
name Of williamson, also convicted few years ago,
in Washington tor counteeitug, and sent to State
prison for term Of years. but through the efforts Of
OF his friends he was pardoned out by the President The
following copy Of letter addressed his wife, at
time OF his pardon by the United States Attorney General
Caleb Gushing
ATTORNEY GEsssAL's Osr,cx,l
WASHINGTON, Feb Is, 1885.
MADAM have tho pleasure to inform you that, upon
Williamson, the President has granted pardon TO take
effect from the LIST OF March, 1855. am madam very
respectfully, your obedient servant c. CUSHING.
Mrs. hARGARrTTA WILLIAMSON.
The prisoners were all conveyed IN the Edridge street
jail, where they were committed 10 await examination
before United States Commissioner On the person OF
johnson found $3.50 in good money, mostly ia gold
and silver.
STEALING PouoFMAS's JkwnRy.-wllIam Nugent and
Thomas Battels taken into custody yesterday,
charge of stealing two gold rings valued at $685. from
bureau drawer in The house Of policeman VIM. f. Brush
at No. 2l2 Sullivan street. The property in question
recovered by policeman Kemp, OF the Fifth precinct,
from man named Burns to whom 1t bad been sold by
the prisoners Justice Kelly, Of the Jefferson Market
Police Court committed the prisoners for trial charge
Of grand larceny.
ALLEGED LARCENY oY $500 GoID-Philip wAlshcr,
young about sixteen years old brought before
Justice Steers at the Essex Market Police Court charge
OF stealing $500 in gold coin from his father John f.
Washer tailor, doing business at No. 12l Ridge street.
The accused, Is alleged, broke into bureau drawer
carried OIL the above amount and secreted somewhere
TO the great grief OF his parent The magistrate commit
ted the youth for examination.