The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-12-05
Police Intelligence

Burglary 81 Jewetry. Some burglars, between
Saturday night and Monday morning, broke ope q
the store Of Mr. E D. Theysr, No 9S Maiden lane,
situated in the second story, and from the iron safe
a number of gold chains gold rings, &C. likewise from
the store quantity of sewing sk. ivory combs, and
pearl buttons, valued in all at ST. 100 Noclue as yet
Of the robbers.
Arrest of a Mmdsrcr--OfHcer Rice, OF the First
ward, succeeded in arressiag yesterday, black
New jersey at which place the prisoner about two
weeks since, killed black by the of George
Virgins. by striking him on the head with the butt
END Of gun The officer found the ,ed on board
q vessel lying at Coen mites slip, ready for sea. The
prisoner was willing to return back to Nes Jersey
without q reQutition and the officer therefore con-
veyed him back to Salem for trial. $50 offered for
| the arrest Of the accused.
.9rret Of ttco Cab Thieres.-There are some eight
ten tbevpg rascas who in the confde nee
Of several cab and hack drivers, who profess to be
honest mem 1t is the express business of this gang OF
robbers to be prowng about at ell hours Of the night
in search of men who, by chance have taken little
too much wine, and are incapable of taking Of
themseves In this way the gang watch around the
different oyster cellars and saloons waiting for their
prey, who deposited in cab while drunk, under
retence of being home and two of these thieves
jump tie cab also, representing hemselves to ba
iIiends. In this way the man is robbed in the cab
driven to different part of the city, thrown out
from the cab and left to be picked up by the police
of this kind occurred on Sunday night but fortu
pately the rascas caught by the efficiency the
First ward police. 1t appears from the evidence yes
teTday morning before the magistrate that young
men had been suppiDg at one Of the oyster cellars
in Broadwsy, on sunday night, and ons having
thing but able to walk home; consequently on
getting into Broadway, near Grand street. they were
arrested with Do you want cab sir % and the So
Der man finding his friend too intoxicated to walk
took the cab and ordered the driver to take them to
No. State street; and to make that the driver
would 60 straight, he jumped the box with him. In
the cab CT these thieves already seated who
undertook to take great Of the drunken and
in doing he soon relieved him OF s.. On the cab
pattipg dow Broadway Wall street, the driver
stopped and in jumped another thief, and between the
two they cleaned the pockets Of the drunken man
completely. On arriving at Mrs Whites boarding
house, at No. State street, where he obliged to
drive, the on the box directed his movemen ts
the two thieves helped the drunken up stairs to
bis room and while there they helped themselves to
thI zee overcoats new hat and several other
tices Of clothing, valued In all at STA The young
mantle sober one-suepecting their movements to be
could the accused parties had made ec
the back fence into Pearl st. Officers Fream and
williams of the LIST ward from the description given
of the thieves went in search Of them and between
and O'Clock, they met them going down Broad way,
bold emperors supposing they could not be den-
tilted The officers seized the rascals and after stout
resistance succeeded in conveying them both to the
station house. In the morning when brought before
Justice Lothrop, they gave their Joseph Will
aad John Beverley and Messrs. Geo FarQuhar
the two prisoners the individuals who came in the
cab with them On the officer examining their cloth
ing at the request Of Mr. Welch the efficient clerk
Of Police, they found the identical coats stolen
positive proof and the prisoners were stripped of
their Ill gotten property and consigned to the se mt
Tombs, to await their trial.
Arrest on Suspicion.-Oncer Trainer, of the 10th
ON suspicion OF being an accomplish of Alice Coney,
in stealing two breaspns, valued at S4S the property
Of DR. II Marx resdipg ut 221s Edrdge street Justice
Otborp committed the accused for further hearing