The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-03-09
City Intelligence.

BURGLARY, RIOT, RAPE AsD ASSAULT AND BAT
rERY.-A number of rowdes of the genus "bull
terriers" made forcible entrance into the house KEEP
by woman named Eliza Logue, 10 Thomas street
on Monday night, and after abusing and as aultine
her, commenced the destruction Of the furniture on
the premises. The watch was called in and caught
two of the rogues, named John Thompson and
Thomas Brown, who were taken TO the lower police
and held to bail in the sum of $780, to answer the
combined charges ofburglary, rape hot, and assault
and battery.
FAsMoNABLE RewprIsM.-The vicinity of Church
and Leonard streets was yesterday afternoon the
of Of the most disreputable riots that has
lately been enacted in this city Some ten or twelve
young men, who had been partaking Of dinner.
with its Accomplishments, or the ACCOMPANYING n,s
without the dinner, while parading down Leonard
street, attacked and beat, in an unmerciful manner,
a poor, decrepid, colored ed.sawyer, who was
engaged in earning his small pittance by his hard
labor. They then passed to the house of defamation
kept by Julia Brown. and, on being refused admit.
lance, crossed the street, and attacked cordwain-
er, who standing on his own step, for the crime
of being in his shirt sleeves. The leader of the gang
ived quite strapping from the shoemaker, and
for the purpose obedience drew sword cane, which
was knocked from his hand by by-stander. A
conflict then ensued, during which colored man
was stabbed through the wrist, and an attempt made
to stab woman that was accidentally brought into
the afiray. Assistant Alderman Adams, of the Fifth
Ward, was then called. and, with the aid of officer
Cockefair, the two leaders, who were the principal
actors in the scene, arrested, taken 10 the DO
lice office, and placed in the Tombs for pioSt's
lodging. The persons arrested are sons of one of
the Professors OF the Medical University, whose
names we omit unul the examination and commit.
ment has terminated.
STRONGLY SusrEcrEp-A man named David
Cochran was stopped in the street on Monday
night by Waterman Baily, with q coil of rome
which it is suspected has been stolen. The rogue
and the rope can be seen at the Tombs.
An AMALoAMArioSIsr IN LIMBO the SECOND
TINE As officer Bowyer was perambuatne in
Fulton street, about o'clock on Monday evening,
his attention attracted by the waddlinq mincino
gait of Swapping she darby, whose appearance ex-
cited suspicious that she was of "no good" Upon
obtaining view Of the supposed females face he
perceived, to his establishment, that the animal was
the notorious Peter Sewaly alias "Beefsteak Pete"
known as gay deceiver of those whose amalQama-
ton propensities lead them in search Of wooey
heads with shining phiz Bowyer Immediately
bounced upon the rogue, who made fight and was
net conquered until Billy" brought him to his pro-
per understanding. The rascal was sent 10 the
peniteniiary for six months, and it is hoped that
John Brown will tame him before his time is out
Officer Bowyer is entitled TO much credit for taking
upon himself the responsibility of arrestng and
securing this beast in the shape Of man.
An INroRxER CAucHr-On or about the 81 inst
pair Of pantaloons and black dress coat, valued
at $40, was stolen from the house Of John Donnel,
$50 Greenwich street. A reward Of $40 was offered
by Mr.. Donnell for their recovery, and few days
since man named Edward Rice came and claimed
the reward, stating that he knew where the goods
could be found, and that they were in the possession
OF Cornelius Dougherty, tailor, Of Orange street,
Officers Clark and McGrath, Immediately took up
the business, and on searching the house of Dough-
erty found pawn brokers' ticketlissued from MUIR
phys, in Catharine street, where the clothing was
found The circumstances were such as to induce
belief that the theft had been actually committed
by Rice, who, it is supposed, sold the articles to
Sougherty. He was. therefore, committed to prison
IN company with Doushery.