The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-13
Police Intelligence.

An excitement created between ana O'CLOCK yes
terday morning in the Fifth ward By the arrest of two
police officers named John n Smith and William Kennedy,
policemen of the said ward who arrested, alleged
in the act Of robbing the Wholesale grocery store OF
Lemue H Hopkins situated at the corner Of Franklin,
and West streets II seems that Mr., Hopkins and his
clerk William Taylor, having missed from time to time,
property consisting Of boxes OF sears, coffee, &C. CON
cnded that rogues must have access to the store,
accordingly kept watch during the night for the
rose Of detecting the thieves and between and O'Clock
yesterday morning they witnessed policeman Kennedy
enter the store as supposed by of false key
Immediately Messr Hopkins and Taylor left their
cre place and went to the store door the street se
him. and told Mr. Taylor to keep him in custody until he
secured the in the store and procured further assist
Mr. Hopkins held the store door, and thus pre-
which time Mr. Taylor exhibited six barrel revolver to
Smith and informed him that if he attempted to any
raid but little attention to the threat and attempted to
run away when Mr.. Taylor discharged the pistol the
Smiths spine and penetrated beyond the reach of probe
applied by Doctors Kilbourne and Koack who attended
him at the station house Tie wound pronounced to be
very dangerous one and is thought by the physicians
will prove fatal
Since the above was written we have been enabled
collect detailed account Of the affair 1t appears
Mr. Hopkins feeling anxious to detect the rogues,
cured permission Of Messrs Farr Briggs, ooppersmths
occupying the adjoining store Franklin street to make
hole in the partition which was done by knocking out
brick, and thus gave them full view Of the grocery
O'Clock Mr. Hopkins and his clerk Mr. Taylor took their
position by the hole in the adjoining store for the
pose of detecting the burglars when they Time
pas sed on hour after hour until about three O'Clock
in the morning Mr. yors attention drawn to noise
at the store door, and, he believes, he heard the
door unlock, and in in cap, with light.
Mr. Taylor informed Mr. Hopkins that the burglars had
who replied that TN hey t Would now eaten ana
to West street Here they smith, who standing
front of the store door, and Kennedy it who in
the store Mr. Hopkins arrested Smith and put him into
the charge of Mr. Taylor. Smith did not say he
policeman, did he exhibit any emblem star Of Office
H. bold
and held the door closed and kept Kennedy inside the
same time gave an alarm rap with club he had with
him. Mr.. Taylor, in taking Smith in charge told him
that he must not attempt to put his hand in his pocket
obtain any weapon or attempt to away if he did he
a six barrel revolver The threat was dsregarded,
and Smith was making of, when Taylor discharged
part Of the backbone. Smith then stopped. The alarm
and discharge of the pistol brought the aid of policeman
Ford of the same ward. When he came, Kennedy
let out OF the store; and, in explanation informed Mr..
Hopkins that he found the door open, and believing
there might be burglar inside opened the and
went in and not finding any one in was about going out
but was prevented from doing by Mr.. Hopkins" The
parties then all went to the station house and Smith,
although badly injured, managed to walk to the police
district and thence his residence in Greenwich street
Subsequently the Chief Of Police for who re-
paired to the station house. heard facts Of the case
and the accusation made against Kennedy and Smith
charging them with the commission of the burglary The
under arrest until the whole matter shall be fully inves
tigated by the magistrate.
At II O'clock yesterday morning the investigation was
commenced before Justice Osborn at the Tombs.
corder Talmadge appeared counsel for policemen Ken
nTedy and Smith. The first witness examined Mr..
Lemue H. Hopkins, No. 215 West street. grocer being
sworn says that during the last three weeks past he
Of segars which taken and stolen during the night
time; from one to eleven boxes taken at time. On
Monday morning last the 10th instant box of said
segars missed from the store stolen during Sunday
night This fact led deponent to set watch upon the
named william Taylor and franklin sutton nt to sleep il
ne and they commenced so to sleep there Mon
day night, on which night made any attempt on
the store. Deponent further adds that Tuesday
night he procured permission from William Farr of the
firm of Farr Briggs, who occupy the store next
door adjoining, to remove portion Of the par
tton between the two stores, so that depo-
nent could secret himself in Farr's store, and
watch who entered his premises; a portion Of the
partition removed and deponent and william Taylor
remained in the store Of Mr. Fair during Tuesday night
ing "wednesday, while Mr. Taylor setting by the
opening in the partition and deponent was partially
asleep he was aroused BY Mr. Taylor who stated that
the thieves had come deponent got up and looking
through the hole in the partition light in his store
dponent then told Mr. Taylor that they had better go out
OF the store through the door leading into Franklin street.
and go around the corner to the front and catch
them there deponent and Taylor then left the store
John N Smith walking in front of the store de-
ponent seized hold Of Smith, and exclaimed we We
OF Smith, who asked deponent what was the matter:
Taylor then took charge Of Smith end deponent to
same unlocked deponen took hold Of he knoS Of h
door and kept closed and gave alarm and called
officers; some OF the neghb0rs came deponent did not
hear any noise in the store and the light which he had
previously therein extingushed deponent held
the door until policeman Charles Ford came just pre-
vous to which deponent heard the report o pistol which
had been discharged and before the policeman came the
person in the store cried out open the door-le out
this shall be all words to that effect when
the policeman the person inside called out to him.
whereupon the door was opened, and William Kennedy
watching men Deponent adds further that when he
first Smith in front Of the store before stated
had not the emblem of policeman his breast and he
"a nj In
panation and deponent further that he is positive
the store door securely locked having locked it him
in questions marks Of violence the door, the door
must have been opened by false key deponents stock
of groceries, &c, is valued at 81 800 and upwards
determination by Elk Recorder Taimadge-I knew
Mr. Kennedy before as policeman do not know that
arise from seeing him on that post: was acauainted
with the person Of Kennedy think enough to
hear the person unlock the door it had been unlocked
out: Let me Quit is Kennedy but he did not
nounce his name before the officer came, that recoiect;
Kennedy called and spoke to Officer Ford by name; Ren-
nedy did not call me by while he in the store
saw the light in store myself saw it first when Mr.
Taylor told that the thieves had come; afterwards
saw piece Of sperm candle in my store, by which the
light was produced; it not in candlesck it was
store, and sometimes candles when Kennedy ont
he had star his breast he said that he had been
watching some men, who came down Franklin street with
bags that he had found the door OPEN and that he
put another policeman named smith out under shade
to watch, while he himself went into the store to look
out watch lie also stated that potatoes had been
stolen from vessel in the slip my store; Smith the
policeman, was shot by the pistol which heard d.
charged; Smith shot. / understand in the hip or
back; there also found in The store small bags
filed with coffee, and the other loaf sugar filed cy
IDENTITY by the thieves, whoever they WERE ready to be
carried away
The further hearing adjourned until O'Clock this
afternoon.
Gunner Vanted for Sivcr Spoons.-OGicers Pat
terson and Martin, on Saturday arrested man al
legged to be receiver OF stolen property, what is
generally termed by the police, a" Fence" meaning
q man who buys and secretes stolen property for
thieves On searching the premises Of this man Two
silver spoons were found amongst some old paper
one salt and the other mustard, both marked M
Il. 81" They are believed to be portion OF a bur
glary committed in December last The spoons can
he seen on applying to officer Patterson, at the
Tombs Police Court.