The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-02-19
Police Intelllgoaoes
ruR CHARGE or LARCENY PENDING AoAINer 20
LICYnAN MRAGnRR-FURTHER HvIDRNoH.

S1cxnAN MrA0uER-rURrHER HvIDgNcn.
Before Justice Osborne.
The of the recent charge OF larceny made
asanst Policeman Meagher Of the First ward few days
anoe Of which only portion OF the testimony has been
remsins before the magistrate awaiting his decision Tn
testimony of two private wachmen and the evidence
the of the property AL tend to show that the 70
hceman Meagher has been concerned with some negroes
In the disposition Of certain barrels u sugarhouse syrup
and likewise barrels Of oil The property in queson mas
been identified as that of Ellsworth Giraud, No ~ Dey
street. barrel Of rosin oil valued at stolen from
their premises the first q January ana parrs. u
syrup valued at 81 stolen from , .ne premises 'ss
This property ii seems the 80 Of January found
on csrtman cart in one OF ne soa'n Ferry ooaa anu
ty was discovered policeman Meagher called upon the
merchants and gave them to understand that II was
through they got back their property and each firm
pad him dollar or his services.
The whole evidence is curious, and forms another
link of police discipline The following is the testimony;
James Mcbride Of No. 90 Washington street cartman,
being sworn saws that few days before the last Thanks
giving day about dark, deponent was passing along
West street with his horse and cart and when near Lii
berry street, he called by colord man. who asked
deponent If he wanted load, TO which deponent said
YES and asked said colored where the load was to
be taken TO- and he replied in Stone street depo-
nent then agreed 10 take the load ana said colored
man requested deponent to drive down upon the
pier where the load was and stated that he had
been waiting some time for their cartman but
was afraid he would not come deponent tnen arove
upon tLe pier when said colored man pointed out two
barrels and said coloed man and another who was in
his company assisted deponent in putting the barrels on
ponent to street. and when the premises Of
Martin Aeagher in said street said coored men called
to deponeDt TO stop whereupon deponen backed his
cart between the premises Of Meagher and the house
joining the colored men then assisted deponent in taking
said barrels of the cart and they were rolled towards the
cellar door Of the premises of Meagher OF the black
then said to the other, what shall we dol have
got money; TO which the other said we will go into
the premises Of Mr. Meagher and IL can borrow
the money! Of the black men then went into
Meagher's house with deponent and as understood,
asked Meagher for two shilngs pay me- said Meagher
han hreyu tuosh urQ he
and went away.
Cross examined-I have been acquainted with Mr..
Neagher for some time, he treated me before lett the
store on that occasion.
Henry Linesburgh of No 7 James street, Brooklyn,
being sworn eays:That he is private Waterman. and
is emploed to watch stores Stone and South William
streets further that in the early part of December
last Saturday evening" near SIX o'clock deponent saw
cart back up in front Of the house OF Martin b.
Meagher and two three men standing around the
cart and heard them take thererom two barres-one of
them being sugarhouse syrup and the other apparently
barrel of oil Deponent proceeded up the street and
met private Waterman DAWSON who stated to deponent
the circumstance of two barrels being taken the pre-
misses Of Meagher when deponent replied that he had
the two barrels dumped there Dawson then went
in search of officer and returned saving he could not
find one. Deponent then went away; and on returning
in about half hour afterwards found that the barrels
had been takon away Deponent afterwards saw officer
Miller in front CT said premises talking with Meagher,
and deponent heard Meagher say that said barrels had
been brought there b. cartman and two negroes but
that he knew nothing about them.
VIM. DAWSON of Dean street Brooklyn, being sworn
says-That he is private Waterman, and employed to
watch stores in Pearl Wafer and Stone streets DepOnent
further that about four weeks before the last ho
days at about quarter past six in the evening he
back in front Of the house in Stone street kept by
Martin B. Meagher, and there the carman and two
coloIed take from sad cart barrel of oil and bar
rel of which said persons put the sidewalk in
front Of sad premises when the barrels had been placed
the sidewalk the caran applied to of the colored
men for his carriage when said coored referred the
cartman to Mr. Meagher, who then standing in the
doorway OF his premises the cartman then went to
Aeager and they both then went into the house and
the cartman going into the house he called to the
colored to go in but they refused to go in while
deponent there deponen then went in search of
policeman to arrest said negroes and protect said bar
res bat could not find deponeLt then rctu rned and
that the barrels still remained in the place, he
then passed I'd returning in about twenty min
utes afterwards the said barrels gone whereupon
ported the facts Dsponent further says that he knew
the said negroes by sight and had often seen them
around that but did not know their
Cross examined-I never detected these two negroes
stealing thing knew Of them to be taken to the
station house, suspicion OF stealing, bat he dis
charged.
In this matter If the gstrate should not deem the
evidence sufficiently strong warrant holding the po
iceman to bail for criminal offence, the papers will
be forwarded to the Mayor for his decision
Arrest Of Female FJiitre-last evening" officer Baker
of the Sixth ward police, arrested young woman named
Mary Ponchby charged with beingl fugitive from Phia
ON the dwelling house of Thomas Atkinson The money
stolen about two weeks since and the accused
to this city and found by the complainant at No 81
Elm street The accused committed to await
QUESTION from the authorities Of Pennsylvania.