The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-06-21
Police Intelligence!

tOuce IntelI&ence!
ANOTHER TERRIBLE FIGHT IN THE SEVENTEENTH
wARD-THE EFFECTS OF LIQUOR.
On Sunday evening, 10th instant, q large number
Of drunken rowdes and rufans collected in Eleventh
street, near avenue A, and commenced disturbance
of character such as has scarcely If ever, been
witnessed in city. The following account Of the
affair made yesterday, to the Chief of Police, by
Capt Hartt Of the Seventeenth ward. He says:e This
was the worst well the largest street fght that has
occurred in district since my connection With the de-.
paytment II took pace and near Eleventh street and
avenue, A. in the following manuer-About 6x O'Clock
p NJ officer Kennedy Tho was on that post, sent word
that there trouble between the Mackerelvlle men
and the Dry Dock boys, they are each termed,
between whom there has always existed the most
deadly and hostile feeling Some six or eight
men were at sent to the scene of the
riot, but driven back by the mob, who do
upon them with paving stones that lying near in
great numbers. then Immediately determined to bring
our whole force upon the ground Accordingly, Lieut.
Stanford the whole Of the first platoon and part OF the
second and myself, making IN al some forty strong,
feIthwiih repaired to the of slrder. We there
form ed in solid body and took firm stand on the
ground then, with part of my force. attacked the
mob arestDg those who appeared to be the
and scattering the rest In about an hour and half
having made great number Of arrests, and the
mob showing no disposition to assail u.s. deemed
1t prudent to draw off four or five OF my men.
thinking thereby to alay the ssee%ent en, and and
soon the officers again assailed with We
ia readiness 1T the of Tenth street and
in An irectons. The fight becoming general we
NAMED the ground until eleven O'Clock when quiet
restored In conclusion feel called upon to speak
a veId in behalf of the whom l had the honor to
mand. The mob numbered 600 or 700 strong, a1d
yet small force fslteied not but stood their ground
firmly" H. Trave,s, A. Clyde. Dennis Galayh Der
nayd Carr, and thirteen Others arrested all of
whom, except two, were committed bv Justice Wood 20
await examination charges OF riotous aud disordery
resisting the OicerS while the DISCHARGE
arrest of More Counteyeers Officers Elder and Wiley,
OF the JsereoD Market police court succeeded
most notorious couneffeer and State prison bird,
nsmed Hannibal Bonny, charged with being concerned
with Canter and Shepard, who arrested by officer
Elder Sunday for passing So counterfeit bills the
Bank Of Halloweli Maine man named Ste pheu Hop
per was aso arrested by The last named officer charged
ce Stuart before whom the prisoners taken, is
due to officer Elder for the extraordinary exeron and
tact cpsyed by him in tie arrest OF the above
named parties all OF whom n0toriously bad charac-
tiers except the one last named
Ayrea Of Hotel Thieves On Sunday evening two well
dressed young put up at the St Louis Hotel
of Cham bers and Church streets enterog their
the register Thomas Morrison and Charles Roberts, at
about O'Clock in the morning Mr.. John Ii Perches, a
boarder at the house, awakened by hearing the
creabpg Of the door Of his room and getting dis
that IL had been entered turning the key with
rair nippers and that his trunk had been broken
and robbed of pocket book containing $40 IN
bills and that Sc era bank bills had been taken from his
vest pocket. When the robbec left the room, Mr..
PeIches beard him go up stairs and enter room
Cirecuy his own, and soon after acquainted
MT Pod TSs 9pe Of the prSPssS5s Of What aa naS
Crow. Of the Third ward police then procured and
they entered the room designated, which occupied
by the two young men above named whom they
rested The then thoroughly searched bat no
ODey found In it. Under the pillow Of Morrison,
hoaever they found two pairs of burglars npper aud
in the winiowsiu another pair: one of these had evi-
denty been used upon the key of the door OF Mr. Ps
it bore the marks Of the nippers The accused
taken before Justice Osborne and committed for
trial Morrison says he is native of Pittsburg Penu.
twenty seven years Of age and rope maker by trade
Robert is bar teDdsr twenty years old and vas born
TO the police 1t is supposed that they had accom-
ee outside Of the hotel to whom they threw the stolen
moiey from a window.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
NEW YORK, June 20 1853.
You viii confer favor the undersigned and relieve
the anxiety of his friends abroad by stating in next
that the Albert A. Bogert arrested for the cowardy and
brutal of Strsord at Frenchs Hotel is not Mr..
Albert Bogsrt of 122 Bowery of Or and street
and cblge yours, &c, ALBERT BOGERT.
CorODer's Inquests.
FOUND DEAD.--A woman named Catharre King was
found dea6 yesterday morning in her apartments at
Nc 176 West Forty first street. she had been addicted to
drinking Coroner Wilhelm held inquest upon the
body and verdict Of death from apopexy produced by
inttmperarce. rendered The deceased WAS native
of Ireland 40 years of age.
SUDDEN DEATH Henry Wilson, sailor, was taken
suddenly i'll sunday evening while eating supper at
his riding ouse No 100 Oliver street. and died 10 the
Of two or three minutes afterwards. Coroner
Hilton held an inquest upon the body. verdict OF
death by congestion of the brain rendered Deceased
was q native Of Boston, about AZ years OF age. His
body sent to the dead house. to await the arrival of
his father, who is pilot at Boston.
FOUND DROWNED Coroner 0'Donnell yesterday held
inquest upon the body of unknown man, about
twenty five years Of age who found in Peck slip by
some me1 who we're engaged in graphing. Verdict
been hald on board the steamboat Traveller. No in
formation as TO how he came In the water ascer
tanned
ANOTHER SUDDEN DRAm-A man, named Geo. Smith,
while shs of drinking at the porter house No. 20
Oak leet Sunday evening fell to the floor neess
Tee body was taken to the Fourth ward police station
where inquest held upon IT, The jury rendered
verdict of-"Death by congestion Of the lungs
Jersey City Intelligence.
MILITARY YESTERDAY, the various military companies
of Jersey City, hoboken and Bergen. out, accord
ing to law on general tIain at Bergen. The line
formed 10 o'clock and the regiment, after paradng
tae principal streets in the towns named dismissed
Several persons sun struck, one Of whom James
La,r Ia not axpo sd m