The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-03-29
Police Intelligence.

In the Case of California Ticket Frauds the Uncle sam
dmshipfesterday the hearing concluded before
Of Mr. Horace A. Shaw with George Z. Hamilton In the
,ae Of spprous Iaage tickets for the steamship Uncle
sam The care on the part Of the defence was submitted
Robinson, counsel for Mr. Shaw The magistrate will
give his decision in the Of Shaw at two O'Clock this
afternoon The man Hamilton has not yet been ar
rested.
The Auaralian Ticket tdse-kr. Erler held BY the Aagis.
b.fore Justice MoGssshths has decided cid to
hold John Erer eight charges of false pretences in
selling tickets Of passage in the bark Mary Parker an
all in the .um Of 900, being $500 on each charge, in
efault Of which he was detained In custody
An Outrageous AGdir-I'robaJy Aurder--On Monday
Of last week lad Of sixteen years Of age named Edward
Durham. Of Mr. John Durham, pianeforte manufac-
tuIer in Thirteenth street. between Third and Fourth
avenues bite from the roof of his fathers fac
tory when two other boys named James and
George Wilson, from adjoining building, which is
eight feet higher, commenced an assault young Dun
ham, cauled by some previous quarrel Wilson, il seems
had club Of wood which he threw at the boy Dunham
which knocked him down on the roof and sksugbnessy
hurled paving stone which struck the poor boy the
head causing fracture Of the skull and such
the violence Of the blow that the boy rolled into
the roof gutter and almost fell OF the roonto the street
have kept themselves secreed until yesterday officer
Bger In capturing both Of them and conveyed
them before Justice Stuart, who committed them to
prison 10 await further examination. 1t Is said that
the assault preneditsted the paving stone
aFen from the street by the boy ShAughnessy The I'M
fortunate boy has been nEensbe dnce the violence
was perpetraed> and yesterday he not expected 70
survive.
H0hwdy RoJ1<-y On Sunday night, about o'clock,
Mr. Martin Clifford, Of 123 West Sixteenth street.
his way homo and passing along Thirty second street
he attacked by several yonng who knocked him
down and beat him In terrible manner, at the Fame
time robbiug his person Of oil the money be Ind In his
pocket The police heard the alarm Of watch called and
went to the assistance Of Mr. Clifford and there found
young named Thomas Downing, notorious charac.
ter standing in STOPPING position Mr. Clifford az
he lay the ground, apparently in the net of examining
his pockets money Oser boland took Downing into
custody and conveyed him to tho station house, and
in the ming before Justice Stuart, who committed
him prison for trial Mr.. Clifford removed 20 his
residence by the police and is nowEccnnned to his bed
in a very dangerous condition. caused by the violence
received from the hands Of the rufans This prisoner
Downing only discharged by the Court Of Sessions
Thursday last He ono OF the boys who but re-
Gently had been discharged from Blackwes Island on
writ or hdJeas coy whittier hehad been sent by Justice
Stuart az . thioving vagsbond.
Further Arrests TIE Case Of Rope-Ths police yestsr-
day arrested Bernard NcDermot alias Famy Pat and
John Coz alias Fatty Cox" accomplices of Patrick
bcQninln, who stand charged with violating the per
Of hrs Long residing In Twenty fifth street. They
conveyed before Justice Stuart who committed them
rrson for trial.