The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-07-06
Volice g8t.IIiaeuce.

PickpooI,fs Two b,ys Of about seventeen ve,rs
81 age we're detected by officers Reed Coils aud other.
Ia the act Of picking the yoekes Of gentlemen amoss
the crowd On the BATTERY at the review Of troops
On The arrest Of the boys the officers found In their
pos,efsion fourteen silk pocket HANDKERCHIEF Of dr.
fcitnt szes and description. They gave their names
~ John L'hry end Bill Smith. owners are wanted
Tor The handktrcbtct They can be at the onics
Of the Chief II Police The young rogues were loo
up:
along Gre"nwich street, pistol was suddenly dis
charged close before him and indeed close to his
face that he distinctly heard shs rush Of shot pass
near by him. On looking from whsnc. the firing
csmc be saw a boy by the name Of MicL.sl Miugan
with pistol in his hand. The Officer took the Boy
into custody When u was ascertain that the
less young boy, with others shooting at lark
teross the street and loading the pistol With small
shot The danger in c,nsequence OF the boy dis
charging the pi,tol at the mark without looking AZ
10 Who might pass Abe way just he fred aud thus
receive The shot from the pistol instead u the target
Justice Osborn cmmittsd the boy to prison
IGh and RiSf on the Ftre Ht,.--Durng tho day,
riot snd hght took place the Pive Points between
the n,w'pspcr boys and gang Of thieves. Clubs and
stones used In all directions and cut beads and
bloody noses were plenty The police was called to
ourll the disturbance and While endeavorg to arrest
the principal rnglssders ohcer Usher Of tn. Seven
tenth ward received desperate cut the head from
club dealt by one q the thieves The officers finally
,ucer.ded in taking into custody AIerand.r MeCsb.
Pstfiek Murphy. James Coates Dennis McCaul.y
1bomss Dclsn and Thomas Gillisps. They we're ali
conveyed before Justice Osborn, and com mttsd to
prison.
.s..aui,'re az o6eer -onno~ struble, Of the pinh
ward police vas during the afternoon violently as-
fsultod BY man called James Evens Who struck the
police In the mouth knocking Of his teeth
snd otbuwise injurins his face. Evens taken be-
fore the magistrate aud committed to prison trial
The h'ct % Jeoi 81 Dv,er ,re,f-on the Sd instant
riot Occurred at the foot Of Dover street between .os
lrsh and English emigrants The police we're called
TO the spot end number Of the supposed rnglesdcrs
we're srrs,tsd The n.rt morning the prisoners we're
taken before Justice Osborn, Who was compelled to
discharge then from custody for % evidence In
sortsqssncs Of the policemen and witnesses either NOT
berg able OF willing TO testify sgsinst them.
Bssf'srofe s9ssovh between ten aud eleven the
nish ~ The Fourth, colored waiter by the name Of
jonathan fc.ks, vss cut with q pocket knife across
the neck and left jaw infictng deep and dangerous
wound by another solored waiter by the Of Noah
Gaibe 10th employed at the Atsntic Garden. opposite
the Bowling Green. The dispute arose between them
In consequ' nee ~ osine keeping change which
ought 20 hsv. been av,n to some gentleman. Feeks
wss ssrt TO the oity Hospital and Gsins vas com
nitt.d by Justice Osborn, to the Tombs 90 answer
the charge Of an attemp TO kill