The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-10
Police IoteIliasneo.

Te,ent assault end .9ttempi at Robboy-oicers Yves.
ter6ela Smith and Van Buskrk Of the Ninth Ward Pc.
lice arrested on Wednesday evening two named
Thomas Hays and John Divine charge OF volentiy
asssulting and beating Thomas Doyle in very violent
little money he had 10 his pocket 1t that accord
ing to the story told by Doyle to the police auher les
the two names uaya and Divine met him in Centre
st Dtvne accosted him and pretended they had
acquainted together years ago and represented
themselves the First and second mates Of vessel Doyle
replied that be had been a cook on board ship chey
then invited him into tavern where they took drinks
tog' ther and Doyle wishing return the compms MT
Invited them to drink with him. the, did 40, and
Doyle paid for the drinks hs exhibited his pocsI book
containing few dollars After drinking In this sv-
DevEe remarked to Doyle that II he would accemta
ny them to their vessel lying in the North River they
would give him good employment to this proposition
Doyle readily complied and off the vent together unr
they arrived at the Of West and Wat streets
here they invited Doyle into . lumber yard ani 20
sooner were they inside than Doyle seized
violently by Deyine who ersppled him forciby by
throat while Bsys beat him violently the face With
brick ipjuripg his fsce in terrible msnper. At tho
some time great effort mace by the asailants
sTal rom his pocket the wallet containing the nsney
but as Doyle ~a not Knocked senssess he managed to
give slsrm by calling out for help and the asssau
fearful of detection and abandoned any further
violence ard sndenvored 70 escape The alarm hos
Attracted the attention Of the above officers wn
stey captured both they escaping aod on
oDeei 10 Doyle taken from him during rho preparation
Of rbe violence The ACQUIRED parties we're conveyed be-
fore Jusftcs Stuart who committed them to prison
ssit sn examination.
The Charge Dismissed a,na George Poter.-A week or
two since George Potter aliss Johnson was arrested
charged With fraudulently obtaining 1855 from Mr
Davenport by horse jockeyne operation the facts Of
which have already been published The whole mater
vas under investigation before Justice stuart, an Ne
Phips couDs for the defence stated nj the time the
srrest that he could show alibf since shat time IL
hes bsen shown conclusvey 10 the s strate TINT Poe
ter was, al the time the srinds prsssed up1o NJ
Davenport I'm Richmond, Virginia In addition
evidence there was in this city that identified
Potter except Mr. Davenport. The msgi-rate. on be
subsequent facts feeling convinc d that mistake m1st
Identity. I'd
against Potter and be was liberated from custody.
H. Obtaining Goods under False Representation French
woman named Hortepse Maupy, AMI her daughter
very intelligent child Of fourteen years Of both
sittfd yesterday by the police charged with obt apg
goods fsoc different DRY goods stores Ia BROADWAY
credit ola lady residing ia sfoohyD The daughter Sc
would 10 the store and mako the false rsore.
s.ntatoD and axe the gooos home To her mother
Yesterday sha obtained piece of silk valued at az
teen dollars from store 10 Br.sjwiy but tbs clerk Ia
the ftcre acertaned the res'dse OF tbs mother aud
went 10 the house with officer OF police and caused
both 10 be arrested Thetw parties mother and daugt
ter we're conveyed before Justice Stuart who detained
both 10 prison fer further Ia gestisation.