The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-06-14
Police Intelligence.

.4nother Pistol .afrny About 2 o'clock yesterday
morning. Charles Duane, alias Dutch Charley accom-
panied by John Way and Mr.. Carsen, walking up
broadway, and when the Of Canal street,
they saw collection Of several men, apparently in
some alteration together On approaching the crowd
Carson was Knocked down by Of the party. Dutch
Charley ut took the of his friend and ked
the other down; when in return Charley received a
blow on the ear, which pumped him the sidewalk.
Both parties then to work each other like bull
dogs and regular rough and tumble fight took place;
and as Chareys party was the weaker side Of course
they had to go to the wall Charley finding himself
cramped. aud supposng to brighten them of, drew a
sx-barreed pistol and discharged barrel, the ball
Of which passed through the OF Of his
friends. The discharge of the pistol mme diately
brought down the aid Of tho police aud officer Barage
Of the sth ward assisted by officer Throckmorton Of the
l4th ward, backed Charley up a cellar door. In
order to arrest him, when Charley presented the
six barrelled pistol towards them. and snapped 1t.
Throckmorton then siezed Charley by the collar who
resisted his authority and said if he the ocer) did
not leave go of him he would knock out his brains.
Further assistance procured from the 9Th ward po
ice and Charley taken into custody and the pistol
taken from his possession which had five barrels
loaded with powder and ball He conveyed to the
14th ward station house, and at o'clock in the
morning brought before Justice Osborne. where the
whole matter was nvestigatedThe afdavts taken
OF tho policemen for the violent assault them with
the pistol although Charley that he not
they were officers but supposed them to be two Of the
party who had just assaulted him The magistrate
held him to bail In $500 each. both charges,
which he gave, nd liberated from custody This
Dutch Charley is the same individual who few months
ago, in an ARRAY. shot Tom Burns and Bill Ford who
to the pistol for his personal safety wounding one
in the neck, and the other in the shoulder; since
which time he has always carried pistol having been
threatened with personal violence from certain parties
Il Hotel Thief .4rrsstsd - Yesterday afternoon. n
young man, with short and pimpled face, call
ing himself Henry Wilson, detected in the back
room OF grocery store corner of Delaney and Pitt
streets, kept by John Miller. a German. On Mr. Miller
entering the room suddenly, he observed Wilson at the
bureau drawer having just extracted 7 Of bank notes
therefrom The rascal on seeing Mr.. Miller, cndes-
vored to escape aud in doing so he struck Mr. Miller
violent blow on the eye. giving him knock which
made him see stars This blow. however not SUM-
cent TO enable him to escape as Mr.. Miller closed in
with him. and secured tho rascal. until officer
Lewis Of the 18th ward arrived who took the
into custody On trying to escape he threw from his
person very neatly made pair Of . nippers"-an in
strument used by thieves, and particularly by hotel
thieves, which Ats the head OF key from the
side OF door thus enabling the thief to turn the
and unlock the door from the outside On his person
wss found $l4 In bank bills, and very handsome gold