The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-09-09
Police lntellJnence.

a Disgrace f,i Exhibition Prere,,ed-A particularly dis
gushing scene in shape OF pusilistc encountcr would
have been exhibited yesterday Barron Island had
not been for the prompt and vigorous exeron of officers
Bumstead and Merritt Of the Third district police court
1t appears that match for some five hundred dol
lars made between Richard Montgomery. Elias Tom
mopy and Thomas Mackere to the effect that somo two
q them should 6sht The principal hackers were 9:
Mackeiell BROTHER to Thomas. The fight TO be OF
the peculiarly brutal character known hog fight y
in which perfon interferos with the Infatuated
senseess combatants and they permitted to bite,
kick tear and manelc each othcr TO the last degree
Officer Bumstead having heard OF this determined pre-
vent it, for this purpose he procured warrant for the
arrest OF all parties concerned from Justice Welsh Armed
with this auhorty he arrestedJobn Montgomery Tues
day morning Yesterday be took horse and wagon
and drove to Harlem in pursuit of the Others but they
had left previous to his arrival Mr. Bumstead then
hired caiingc and went to Sleeps Head Bay where he
succeeded in arresing Thomas Mackerell and Robert
Montgomery. Ricbard Mont gomery escaped by timely
tight. It il supposed be to Boston, The prisoners
were yesterday committed by Justice WEIGH until they
find bail in the Of $3.50 each Much praise is due
officers Bumsttad and Merritt for their vigilance in thus
preventing encounter dkgroccful to humanity.
Chorge Qf Stealing God Wdich and Cham Officers
Ktefs and Mcanus of the chiefs bureau yesterday,
rested young man named John Bonfanti on q charge
Of ttalinp gold watch and chain and gold pencil
valred at 500 and upwards the property Of Mr. Thomas
Of Wall street The officers recovered the watch and
pencil The same having been pledged at pawn shops
The watch found Goodwin in Centre street. and
the repcl at acksons in Reade street At the latter
pawn shop jack on identified the prisoner as the person
who pledged The accused was taken before
the Cbi,f Of Police, and detained
Daring Assault and Rot6Gydyrest Of The Supposed Rob-
5erA man nnmtd John Jackson with three other well
known characters calling themselves Thomas Kane alias
Pete John Ryan atlas Dublin and William stafford who
enjoys the alias of Dublin also arrested yestt rdy
by officer Gleeson on warrant issued by Justice OSBORN
On the charge Of Thomas Walsh by whom they are
charged with committing felonous sault and robb ~
upon him. II appears from the affidavit made In the
Gaze by Walsh that he, was passing along Cherry street.
at twelve oclock Sunday night that he there met Jack
son and three other men who accosted him. and asked
tbo deponc had money to treat them he replied TINT
he had, and brought the party into house corner OF
Cherry and Oliver stretts; coming ont he inquired
the way 70 bis lodging, when the prisoner Jackson said,
be would take him home. When they were passing near
Batavia street, they took him into coal yard and
Selling hun around the neck t,od him from the ground,
50 thar he could not cry out while the Others struck
him and stole from his pocket silver catch % the Youe
OF fifteen dollars, and packetbook containing bills
TO tne amount Of fifteen more. Upon this statement
they were arrested and Justice Osborn has committed
them for cxamina- ton.