The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-25
Police Intelligence.

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THE vlTRIOL AsE-FURTHER PARTICULARs--rHE AC-
CUslDs CONFESSION.
Quiea large number Of respectable persons made their
Office the Chief Police and
fled complaints against the vriol- throwing individual
named Theodore ii. Gray who was, readers wiu
remember, arrested en- Thursday night the Metro
poltan theatre by officer Reed suspicion OF having
thrown the powerfula dangerous acid the persons
Of several ladies they made their egress from this
place Of amusement The prisoncr who Is man of high
standing in the community wherein he is known admit
ted the commission of tLese malicious acts and gave a.
for his crime, that he had bccome quite de-
ranged on the matter Of spelling ladies' dresses. Tha
he took pleasure at rs in the dangerous amusement
and after little practice II became very cncant
ing that he performed the operation almost nightly prin
cray at the theatres ana other places Of public amuss
ment II will be from the following extracts mad.
from some Of the complaints made against thu
mah thar he us,aly took his stand in Broadway and
in the most adrot contrivcd unperceived {,
throw the acid upon those persons whom he though
Fropersubects for his skin and amusement. The in
srunent used by him In the execution Of his maicou
work which described In yesterdays edition. is nov,
in the hands Of The Chief Of Police and wns most prob
ably imported from France as many Of them bearing
the same description have beeu discovered in hy
the Paris police The prisoner appears to be fully
alive to the awkwardness of his situation and bitterly
lcrents the foolish acts that he has committed invov
ing does the condemnation Of his friends and nu
merous acquaintences in this city and Brooklyn. On
cuded yesterday the prisoner locked up for fur
thsr hearing Tho following extracts from the various
complaints preferred against this will be read with
great interest, showing they do how extensive and
wide were his reramulstons with the vitriol bottle
Daniel lashan residing al the Everett House, corner
Of Seventeenth street and Fourth avenue being sworn
saia1hat in company with his wife he visited Niblo's
theatre the evening Of Nov. Goth inst; their re-
turn home deponent discovered that his wifes CLOAK
and silk dress were ruined by vr;oi depouept has h.l
conversation with Theodore Gray, in custody at
the Chiefs Office and is satisfied that lie is the person
trln f4yfTl ufgx
deponen that he threw yitrio the night in question
in Broadway indscrminately the property destroyed
Mr.. Alexander McCulluu Of Ill East Seventeenth
street. made affidavit ihaton the night of the Goth
the following day ne discovered that the black satin
DESTROYED by vitriol Mr. Mccullum had conversations
threw vitr.ol on his wfs's clothing
The wife Of Mr., Joseph seagrist of No. Ill Hudson
street bad her silk dyess destroyed by vitro the
night OF the nth instant while ncor the Opera House,
in Fourteenth street whore they had been spending the
evening Mr. seagrist has had conversation with Gray
the Opera House the night in question, and that hs
threw ytrol the dresses Of several that night
black satin cloak the above occasion by his
wife, also destroyed in the same manner.
Mrs Philip O. Weaver, residing st the Brevoort House,
night Of the lih instant while retiring from Nibo's
theatre, The articles ruined were bbck silk dress,
dripped from the Others. Mr.. Weaver had . con-
person who threw Tic Sro on his ns. &c sSs
her neck and hands also burned with the vitrof
Mrs. Mary Mllctt 800 Broadway while returning rons
the opera as the broadway theatre night, abcn
three weeks ago had her black silk tslma, valued =
800 and black sk Dress valued at $685. destroyed by Wit
riol. The prisoner yolyDtarily admitted TO Mr. Mlet
that he had thrown vtricl Unfortunately on ladies'
dresses at the various theatres in this city.
A. A. Brake, Of 1877 West Thirteenth street stated ths
while returning from Walack's theatre, the night
Ith Instant threw vitrol his lady clothing
Mr.. Mott Of No. ley street, stated that few
ings ago, while in broadway, some threw vtrio
s s.sssa sss sf % street vii
iarasbure had her dress destroyed few nights ago
While in broadway, returning from NIbic's. g
Arrea Of Alleged ShoPlVters IA young man namci
samuel p. Bryant was arrested On Thursday night BY
efhcer voget the Fifth ward Police charged on the
complaint Of Frederick Rettrich ewecr of 91 4 Camel
street, with having in concert with another party not
yet arrested, stolen gold watch from him vau ed at
s4o II appears that Bryant, In company with the es-
car person entered store OF Retrick for the osten
s ; q sss but really "a. ss
the N asked the pnce Of 'tanord PIN and on being
told wished case Of watches 10 be shown him. The
individual who afterwards escaped pockcted and
started or The jeweer, however missing bis property,
accompEce escaping with the watch Bryant was com-
mitted for examination by Justice Osborne.
Precious Loa.g Rssseao'isTdssy NJ 81 s,vvsn. si,ss
street, ON returning 10 his residence after tenn
porary absence, discovered two young burglars 10
about aloo worth Of sk dresses and other wearing ap-
parel In their possesson He Immediately endeayored
to arrest them but the young scamps showing fight,
Of them got away from him and made his escape
from the front door, wa the other at the same time
made desperate effort oIow In the footsteps Of his
jusfrious predecessor by nearly biting tho thumb on
Mr. weiner; bat the strategem had not the destined
effect FOR Mr. welner immediately knocked him down,
and some OF the police making their appearance the de
nerado was finally secured and taken to the Essex Mar
ket Police Court where he committed for exAmina-
tion by Justice Wood.
Corysctiow were called upon to say that the r.
port Of the arrest Of John Goodwin suspicion OF being
concerned In the murder Of the late John WALL Ia in
correct IT should have becn Edward Wall the broth
Of the deceased john being now alive, and he was whe
ipdqced ~ 70 make the coyrscticoA