The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-04-26
Police Intelligence.
THE BROADWAY POST OFFICE LETTER CASE
POLITICAL SQUABBLE ENDED.
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THE BROADWAY POST OFFICE LETTER CAsE-THE
POLITICAL SQUABBLE ENDED.
Before Justice Osborne.
Il will be recoeced that just prior to the last fall
election seizure of lot Of envelopes containing tick
voters intended for the election made at the
Broadway post Office, and that Mr.. Daniel E. Sckes was
have been concerned in the capture OF said letters
Gus ticket The trespass was brought before the mags
rate and attempt made to prosecute the
crminay Several hearings were had but it was found
very difficult to enforce the attendance of witnesses The
terday set down for farther hearing; and
Mr. Harriott proprietor of the Broadway post Office,
having subpanaed instead Of appearing, sent the
following letter to the magistrate
BRoApwAy Posr OFFICE, New York, April %, 1853.
DEAR received your communication requiring
al y az IN s ss ns
YOu viii remember and also appears BY the records Of
D. scke for assault. and battery which complaint hay
the case / have no further criminal complaint make
against him and nSng to become an instrument
haSe no H' sympat 2s@ WITH and VIII Voluntary TO-
the prosecution now sought to be instituted.
Under these circumstances ! have shifted eOunses
70 whether it i my d to ssd testify in mi,
sufficient complaint has yet been made there no
ahslfG n y % IN
XII syasss re Ghsss
With A sssssas
In this matter the magistrate considers it somewhat
analogous 10 that of the witness, John Hicks, who
Gently refused TO questions propounded to him by
Recorder lou, relative to the alleged bribery and cor
Common Council Justice Osborn therefore remarked that
he did deem it advisable proper the
Stood TO take any further action in compelling the attend
of Mr. Hariot unit. the cison of the Court Of Ap
peas before which the of Mr.. Hicks taken,
rendered which decision viii be given, probably, in
few days
Violent Assault Police OGcer.-on Sunday evening,
Sergeant Capet of the Seventeenth ward witnessed two
young men named VIM Ty Oh and Thomas McConln,
Quoting themselves in very dordery manner, when he
interfered and requested them to leave the vicinity which
they annoy ing with their rotous conduct They
fuse 10 CO. and Immediately lie violent assault
the officer. tore his star from his coat and beat him
III shameful manner. Es deputy sheriff Chase happen
ing TO the of disturbance, TO the
sance OF the policeman and in doing struck v0-
eny the back Of the neck with club, and badly
injured. Other officers to their aid and the two
owdes arrested and conveyed TO the station house,
and in the morning taken before Justice Welsh who
committed them to prison in default Of bail, to answer
the charge at court.
4 Fraudulent Secqr Operation. Officer Will
Spsniard named Migil Brevant, of No 40 William street
warrant issued by Justice Stuart, wherein the &C
cnsed stands charged, with another man named eph
higus with obtaining from James Mccullough, the
21st instant ten thousand segars, valued at Sl70 1t
that Mccullough offered the segars for cash. and
Brevant said he would buy them and induced McCul
Tough to bring them to the store kept by the accused
Higus then asked Mccullough to accompany him to
place short distance from the store and before they
turned Breyant had caused the segars to be removed
from the store to place unknown to the complainant
at sixty days It is charged that the taking Of
the segars amounts to larceny, and Breyant, when
brought before the Court locked up the magis
trate o wait Examination.