The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-04-11
Police Intelligence.

Capture Of THO hore Of the Dock Thiers Associates Of
HoarlH and SsM-Cuioas Circumstances Attending thc
Arrea-On Friday night dock thieves entered the
cabin Of the schooner Catharine D. Dix lying at the foet
Of liberty street and while Captain Southey s. Mloner,
the robbers succeeded in stealing thereom silver
together with many articles OF clothing, valued in all at
sos In the morning when the captain awoke on miss
ing his property he proceeded to the Fourth ward police
station house. and there notified the captain duty OF
the robbery, and at the same tine gave description of
the property During the forenoon Of the same day.
officers Kelly and fannelly Of that ward were passing
along North William street near Chatham they OBJ
named 1hos Doyle and John Morrison alias "Fenchy,
coming out Of the entrance of simpsons pawn shop
Suspicion Immediately aroused in the minds Of the
Of the dock thief gang concluded to arrest them
pcioR, supposng Of course that Their WHIT to Simpsons
were accordingly arrested and conveyed to the station
house. On the person of Morrison was found pawn
ticket for silver watch this fact asccrtaned the police
felt satisfied that the watch question must be the one
solen from the Schooner and sent for Captain oner,
who arriving at the sta ion house, and bchodng tho
two prisoners identified vet the person Of Doyle
part of the clothing stolen The watch obtained
from the pawn shop and vas likewise identined by the
captain to be his property The two rogues were them
anyits 10 be made and commit cd both the prisoners
to the Tonbs for trial. TIE will be laid before
accused parties will be tried convic ed and sent to
the State prison before the termination Of the week
Thus We see two more Of this desperate gang in fair
reeoected that at the conclusion of the Hewlett and
Saul trial, Morrison ard Doyle, who known to 10
associates ind part of the dock thief gang
fenced by the court TO Imprisonment in the penitenary
for six months with view if possible of reformation.
How far that reformation has been effected ia to be
seen by their alrest on the charge above named.
Another Case Of Gambling Friday last a complaint
made before Justice Stuart by William Breese Of
Troy at stepping ut EaIps Hotel who charges
that Saturday night the I'd inst, he Induced to
visit gambling house situated in Broadway Canal
street. and there lost at the game Ut "faro the Of
sS5 and that $50 moro taken clandestinely from his
pocket The parties whom he says play ed with him and
Wells whom he charges with getting the money. The
magistrate took the conpl lint and issued for
the arrest II the sccnsed parties officer Davis arrested
Edgar, who was held to hail TO answer the charge.
Charge Of Receiving Stolen Property - On Saturday
officers Marks and Watson Of the Eighteenth ward ar
Pohl the former Of No SO Ninth avenue The latter Of
21l seventh who stand charged with receiving
certain articles of stolen property from four boys who
we're recently arrested in the Eighteenth ward the act
OF perpetratDg burglary Subsequently one OF the
rogues disclosed the of the parties to whom they
sod the most Of their IluI der The officers searched
the premises. and found number Of watches and some
jewery, said to be stolen property They were con-
yyed before Justice Stuart whe detained them fur
ther bearing.
A Bold 1kief-On Saturday morning. al an earv hour
entered the sleeping apartment of Robert
Martin, bartender at the Philadelphia Hotel in Wash
ipgton street MI Martin asleep at the time and
the rogue stole valus bic gold watch and chain Suisse
quently the watch found at 81 np~on's pawn
Office where It had boon pledged for $40 The thief has
not yet been arrested.
A Juvenile Pichpocka "A boy named John Bross wac
on day evening arrested by officer AIesor of the
Eighth ward charged sith picking the pocket of Mrs.
Mary Corey OF wallet containing about $40 while she
fore Justice Stuart who committed him TO prison for
trial.