The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-09
IN the minutes c. t MccLKNAcHAN, Clsdx.
Police Intelligence

cArTArs prrc,r~Tr AND THE MYSTERIOUS BoAr
THE MYSTERY sGrr.sD-AaEEsr OF THE FoUx
RIVER TuIEyEs-Two oP THEM BADLY WOUNDED.
1t viii os reoolscted thst the 10 Of July bsas
wss fourd in the Ess river, containing umbrella
psrsso AID other articles and considerable blood was
ound 10 be bottom OF the boat which at hs tis vas
supposed 70 be the signs OF murder and that Tho Viz.
tim had been thrown overheard Since that time Captain
Dnehett. of the Fourth ward police has besa verv
s'snt in searching out the tn and haIeoy solving
the Dy stety h.rsips over the whole eH.u.
iesefosy the Csptate INSIDE tae fol owing return -
tne Chei u Pocs, hnyiDg succeeded capturing fvr
Of he rive, thieves, who t h.d blea piunderiox
vessel ~ Will smsburs and they apiuy the
captain Of tho snip ared into them with 9
rtyoiyer, destroying the eye Of one and severely
sjuIirg hs face; one Of tue Others vas ala naa.v
woulo in different parts OF The body third Wa
slightly Dju Cd, epd the fourth psd uehurt Tno
Captain makes tina foilo wing statement -
On tho night OF the 1911 o. July four young men 10
trsl boat boarded ve sci lying at the wharf At W.
hamsbure, aud stole frem os board a black Isatass
trunk, gsIssol, au umbrella Nc they we're ieavGg
the vessel she captain OF ns ship d covered than aad
ordered them 10 stop and Teturc vhcn they refused 70
thep fred In rapid ,son, the eats Of rsyoiys
loaded with shot into the boat, woandug Jona Taoms-
lead and face and dsetroyirs The sight OF the sss A.,
lie nov lies in the New Yok Hospital under ths q
Dr. Agnes. where he vas taken AT II o'clock the fsos
ing day il carriage. b, his friends In the boat viii
Keddy we're Thomas keiess, DsDisl DAIrow. aud JsAa
Forrest, o'herwi known as s1orgoack. Ksrrsso
ceived nineteen shot In the groin aud barrow inur
in the isce by scattering hot Strongb essspsd
rjury. Yesterday officer Duffy succeeded In arressne
StrcEgbsck end conveying him u tbs station house
IL is surprised that tho captain Of the vessel AftDr
firing into the boat, Thought he had killed -
be sailed from this port without notifying the pabHs
authorities Of the robbery committed hs vsJ.el
OF the fact that he had shs into gang of dock thieves
However, 10 will be good lessen for the oihsr dosk
tAves They win unoerstand the danger they snsosa-
ter when boarding els 10 steal and any captain
would be u ,fable in shooting them down whom found
Iobbipg the ship It is doubtful any psiat -
eustsiIed against these four rosues, the
owners Of the properly have lsft the But ths
Court holds the po ser and will doubt pose OF thsa
for peoo OF ak months La Black weAs Island Ponisan-
tary, If Bothipg mere.
M. Jenkins again in P,lson--Oher Charges aqolsx
Htm-Ws Sot,eed, the, Other day, ths Of
man named William Je1kics, Of No 257 West seven
| teeDtb street, charged with perpetrAsng inds-
cent aysasit the person Of Ars Elizabeth Grtth e
No 3t9 sixth avesus the night Ut the 4th Instant
On that charge M Brush u No 257 catered int bad
IN 81 coo for kne who then ated fron
sy. Since tn publication Of the Affair." Mr.. Brush
ipg sned the character of Jenkins 70 Juos
Stuart and surrendered the bond whom the nsstras
Idersd Jenkins custody and in default Of baA
he tsd to prisoa for trial Yesterday very
spectacle looking called spsn Justice Stuart, anA
stated that this same Jenkins had bssn guilty d a -
Mrs. Griffith. The magistrate requested the sssts
to bring his wife tn the court, when tie afdav
would be taken. This Jenkins appears to BE- soms wAsA
for assaults Of this nature and II 10 absut @
the Court Of Sessions took action In the matter.