The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-08-28
Police IntclIIecnce.

Police Int lIIgcnce
SoJcing uth KnJt--.d Serious .9fatr On the night
Of the primary election between IL and O'Clock,
named Christopher Burns while standing the door Of
hiSrcsdence No 3s7 Water street violently attack
ed by named John Sweeney, who, alleged in
affidavit by the complainant struck him several violent
blows. knocked him own and when down kicked him
several times 1t j. also stated by the complainant that
some others kicked him when down there being some
fifteen or twenty men in company with Sweeney at the
time be made the assault Barns On tho complainant
getting mp lie found bimscf bleeding profuely and
ascertaned that he had b stabbed in five placesin
the neck side and hip also long CASH the wrist The
wounds OF daee1ou character that the injured
man forthwith conveyed to the City Hospital Yes
terday morning information given to Justice Bogart
respecting the outrage who forthwith went to the hopi
tai with Mr. johnson the efficient clerk of police, and
took the deposition Of Burns who made oath to the facts
above stated designating Sweeney the man who in
icied the injury The magistrate issued his warrant for
the arrest Ct sweeney who was promptly taken into Gus
tody and held TO bail in the Of $1,000 to the
charge of an assault with intent to kill The required
bail was given and Mr. sweeney was liberated from Gus
! tcdy.
.ryest Of Too Day Bu,girs Thursday afternoon,
two fellows Of rather gcntee appearance were detected
in the dwelling house. No. AIS Fourth street, occupied by
Mrs. Louisa EbliDg Mrs. discovered the men up
stairs, and asked them what they wanted when Of
dared to give alarm They then hurried down stairs
and went out. MIS-. J.. then opened the window and
called out Stop thief Officers LaughIin and Smith of
the Seycnes ward took the rogues into custody
and conveyed them to the station house. On searching
the prisoners, twelve skeleton kcys were found and SILK
mapla valued at S. the latter identified by Mrs.
Ebing her property The rogues entered the house
with OF the false keys found Their possession.
Justice Wood committed both to the tombs for trial.
Sealing Jereh IA man named Edward i. Sullivan,
alias Shepherd, charged with stealing two ladies' gold
breast pins diamond finger ring and other articles Of
jewely valued in oil at SCI the property of Maria vii
lsms, residing in Canal street The c"ery was found
accused was committed to prison for trial.
.9sSsaH 18th Threats Officer Eldcr. of the lower
police yesterday arrested man named Henry Fairbairn.
warrant Issued by Justice B0gart wherein he
stands chit Tacd, tho complaint Of Thomas Astcn No.
Nassau street with having committed violent assault
on him. BIZ scizng deponent by the shoudef and thrust
ing nis St under the OF Mr.. Astcu at the
time threatening to knock out his brains 1t seems that
s s Ursin o. we az assault grew Gui Of some dGuly
BARN Mr. Asten called at AIr Tairsairns place of bust
ness In Water street respecting the said property be-
longing to an orphan child when words ensucd between
them and the tsault complained OF pcrpctrated
The case viii undergo hearing this day.
Charge Of Selling False Passage IicksS-les DAY,
officers Elder and smith arrested named John J.
Ross on warrant Issued BY Justice Bogart wherein
Ross stands charged with deraudng John D. Hall out
Of forty -four doars by the sale Of spurious passage
ticket warranted TO carry himself and family from
Buffalo 10 Chicago On the 18th Of Nay last Hall pur
self ard family. for which he paid iifty-four dollars;
fof this cunt Ross represented that Hall and family
were to have first class passage from this city IT, hi
cago and gave him two tickets one was from here to
buffalo ana the other ticket to be nteI TO Otis
Allen IN Buffalo, who was to forward them on Tue
ticket presented to Allen who refused 20 receive
but for than nine dola-, and wanted thirty ave
dollars in addition bciori he would forward them This
arrangement MIR. Hal thought imposition, and
after conye yng his family to their destination has
returned to this city with determination of prosecuting
the guilty pares Nr Hall has tickets OF other partios
who aeec they have been defraudea in tho same man.
ner The case viii undergo hearing before the masis
tate.
aDdtr Mitchiil, by woman named Margaret McLil al
lsgng that he stole her watch and chain, hear
ing, dismissed by Justice Bogart and Mr.. Mitchl was
acquitted Of the charge.
Charged Forging Bin II Esctange.-on wednes lay,
Officer Trump OF the Second district police court
rested German named Frederick Fugus. a warrant
ued by Justice stuart wherein the accused stands
charged with forging tic Of Louise Giesse residing
at Port Jcryis Orange county to bill of exchange
Messrs Philip Speyer Co., for the Of $500 prus.
sian currency The bill is dated 10Th March, 1852. The
forged bill paid away collateral security for the
payment Of $3.50 and presented the agent in this city,
who pronounced the a forgery. The bill shown
to Mrs Giosse who also has that the signature
the paper Is forgery The magistrate committed the
accused TO prison for trial.
Charge Dismissed against JqcoJ Suman We noticed in
Tuesdays HEaALp the arrest Of Jacob sturnan by tile
Sixth ward police suspicion Of buying stolen proper
ty The case was investigated Tuesday before Justice
Bogart and as no evidence appeared showing that any
OF the property found in the possession of the accused
stolen, the magistrate dismissed the case and Mr.
| Sturman was liberated from custody
Capture Of a Btwgir.-A man calling him self Barney
Hughes arrested Monday by the police Of the
Eight ward charged with burgarously entering
dwelling Of Mr. Hoarn situated in the above named ward
with intention of stealing 1t the rogue entered
by the front door and had proceeded up stairs with
lighted candle in one hand and glass bottle filed with
camphene in the other. evidently in search Of plumber
Mr. Heorn up at the time by sickness In his family
and detected the rascal before he had time plumber
H.
fastened TO escape down stairs Mr. pursued him and
caught hold of him in the entry when the villain struck
Mr. III violent blow the head with the bottle nfic-
ing bad cut and conclusion Of the brain The
police happening to be at hand to the assist
Of Mr. IL, and the burglar secured It Is sup
posed that after robbing the house the robber intended
to fire the premises which for the possession
the bottle Of camphene Justice Stuart committed the
burglar to prison for trial.
The Liquor Law.
BosTor LiauoR SEzuREsThe liquor seizures in Bos-
ton have in good earnest Various quantities
have been seized and by order Of the court but
In where sixtysix gallons OF gin half barrel Of
ale and quart of New York gin were seized the
court decided that the gallons be destroyed but
been intended for sale he ordered that 1t be returned
the owner which is not saying much for the quality Of
gin manufactured in the State Of New York The evil
dcnce Of OF the witnesses who testified on the trial
to show that he purchased and drank liquor the
store Of the defendant for the purpose Of prosecuting
the seller and that he had visited the Revere American
he complainant in two hundred cases under the
Fifteen Gallon Law, 30 called several years ago Ano-
Their witness nformer, by the OF Gates sad
specimen of the fanatic and pseudo philanthropst.
His own testimony tells his history. lie has in part
abandoned his legitimate busness-that of chair.
maker-and gone forth In disguise with his bottle
In hand and his msney in the other the tool Others
to purchase evidence whereby he may involve his neigh
bors In trouble If not ruin This calling his friends dig
Nifty as part Of the duty Of a temperance man y
There Is, in the commonwealth Of Massachusetts, many
honest, upright conscientious temperance man. who
would scorn to perform the wo-kwhich this deiuded
champion Of espionage volunteers to do" for moneys
numbered
SUIcIDE.-We regret TO announce the death Of
Dr. Joseph NJ Boggs Ct this place yesterday afternoon
by taking prussic acid lie found lying palles
In his Office Monument square, few minutes before
four o'clock To his shirt bosom was pinned piece Of
paper containing statement that he had taken half
Of prusec acid and referring the nder to Lncons
drug store for proof The note was dated August "a
lse2 hsfpart one o'clock p. M; Near the body, and