The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-03-31

Charge 81 ItJu'y.-On Monday morning officers West
lake and stephens Of the Lower Police Court arrested
man named Peter J. Levy, issued BY Justice
McGrath. wherein the accused stands charged on the
affidavit OF George Rice of No So Centre street and
others with swearing falsely in certain proceedings in
the Court Of Common Pleas. 1t seems that suit was
brought in the said court by George Rice and wife We
Thomas Kenny and John Kcrby aud during the progress
Of the said trial. Levy was brought up as d witness
and swore that the defendant did not sign certain
document produced at the trial which in truth and in
fact they did and that Levy falsely and as the
swearing OF Levy TO matter quite material to the
preferred before the magistrate who issued h warrant Of
arrest. The officers discovered the accused board
the clipper ship Empire snugy slowed away under the
locker. covered over with sail cloth. The vessel was
bound for California and would have sailed during the
day. Levy was accordingly removed from the cramped
and unpleasant situation occupied and was
before the magistrate who commit ed him for safe keen
ing 10 one OF the cells in the Tombs to await his trial
h The Case Of Pejrp against Mr. Hutchinson On Mon
day the nearing IN the case OF alleged perjury against
MI hiram Hutchinson on the complaint of Mr. Hastead
and others was to have been commenced but has been
further postponed until the 9TH day of April in conse-
quence Of MIR. Hutchinson being engaged in trial he
tween two India rubber concerns in New Jersey and
also his own counsel being absent from the city
Saotmg ,cha kntt-On Sunday night disturbance
occurred between two men, named John Cowley aud
Patrick Mckinney, which resulted in Cowcy stabbing
Mckinney in the side with a knife The police ar
rested Cewley. and the magistrate committed him TO
prison for further examination
Iioiem Assault uiM Sh,ns Shot "A man named John
Caik carpenter ON board vessel wa arrested by Off
Ger Dougal OF the First ward charge of VIOLENTLY
asaulting and beating of the sailors on board the
ship named Patrick Case incting severe wounds
on the head with slung shot. Clark when arrested
was conveyed to the First ward station house and the
sung shot found in his pocket Justice Iothrop com.
mitted him to prison for trial
Daring .fttenpt 10 Biop Up Scfc-About IL o'clock
on Monday night daring attempt made by some
burglars to blow up iron safe with gunpowder stua
ted in the furniture store of Mr. Wm simpson No sol
Broadway II seems that explosion was heard by
officers Payne and Rynders Of the Eighth ward police TO
come from the said store aud Immediately after smoke
was seen issuing from under the the store door An
alarm Of fire was given ana the police broke open the
door and after extnguishing the which was burning
under the desk near the iron safe they discovered an
Empty tin canister with the bottom blown out which
had evidently contained powder but very doubtful II IL
had contained full pound of powder from the fact that
more damage would have been done had there been
that quantity in the canister The police tracked
The burglars who had escaped the way they broke
he store by rear shop which leads into Mercer street
IN the area al the rear OF the store small spirit gas
lamp was found stu burning dropped by the burglars in
,hef night On examining the safe strong demonstra-
on had been made to rry the door open by chsels and
the sudden explosion OF gunpowder appears have
accidental and must have injured the rogues consider.
ably. notwithstanding they managed TO escape They
may yet he detected should they apply to hyciau for
relief