The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-01-23
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Police IntelllHoneo.

Arrest of House Rob5ers-On Monday afternoon, two
notorious rogues, calling themselves John McCsrty
and John Kelly, arrested having been detected
In the oct Of breaking open trunks and stealing pro-
perty In the dwelling house No So Hudson street
rosues when detected in the boardsrs made for
the street An alarm given and officers Givn and
Webster pursued them through several streets, and
succeeded In taking them into custody and conveying
them to the police The thieves had accomplished the
breaking open Of several trunks and extracting SIT,
committed them both to prison for trial
Charge Of Passing Bad Monet a man BY the name
on charge Of attempting to pass a $40 counterfeit
BILL purporting to be the Stamford Bank Conn, in
payment for bradawl, at The store No 90 Division
street. MT Van Veohten refused the bill, when So
counterfeit the Bank of Troy, offered The po-
lice then called In and the accused taken into
custody and Justice Tiapson committed him to pri-
Attempt q ssal-A suspicious looking character,
IA on
Of putting his hand In the pocket Of Patrick Toole
Nth the Intent to sse. 500 o. In gold and silver coin
his way home he fell asleep coal box situated
at the corner of Catharine and South streets, and
while thus in peaceful sumber the rogue had passed
his hand into Toolss pocket in order to extract the
pocketbook any money The officer watched the rogue
and detected him in the act and him to pr
SON. Justice Timpson committed the accuses to pri-
son for trial.
Iasanify Frenchman by the name OF Leon Favrs
tody yesterday, by Officers Whigam and McManus
who found him in Broadway, in the middle of the
street, ABOUT In mort Violent
The mailman was conveyed before Justice Os-
born, whe committed him to the Lunatic Asylum, on
Blackwell's Island
A Dishonest Barkeeper. " esterday young man by
the of James Peck, barkeeper at Clark Browns
eating Mt in Maiden lane arrested by
Captain Leonard, of the Second ward, a charge Of
embezzliDg money from his employers. Suspicion ii
seems, drawn to this person from the very
travagant manner in which be living and, hi.
arrest, becoming alarmed, he acknowledged that,
during the last eight months he had extrac ted from
tbs till $500 only. The accused conveyed before
Justice Osborn, who committed him to prison for q
further hearing.
Arrest Of Book Thief-A man by the name of Henry
Edmonds arrested, yesterday, by Dir. Stokely, OF
the ependent police No Wall street and brought
before Justice Osborn, charge of stealing twenty
six volumes of Wendeils Reports valued at 500 the
property of Mr. Livingston Livingston, No. SO John
street The property found by the officer, where
IL had been epoeited by the rogue The accused
committed to prison for trial.
Alleged Charge Of Abortion Officer Patterson yester
day arrested William Mellon Captain of the steam
boat Hudson. and John Chase, the pilot of said
charge Of recommending and administer.
ing to . female by the name of Bertha Ann
Carpenter, with intent to procure abortion The
complainant sets forth, In her affidavit that she
eneiente by the Captain and that the oil recon
mended for the purpose OF creating abortion In
justice to Captain Mellon and MT Chase, state that
on their arrest they each denied any knowledge or
particip alton In the affair charged against them The
will be further investigated by Justice Osborn