The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-19
POlica Inteliiuence.

The Asthory Street Murder Ldss--Chdrgs Dismissed
Against Patrick Mdtthegs-rhe investigation was coE.
tnud yesterday afternoon before Justice Osborne In the
psn ling against Patrick Mstthe charged with
being nso in OF negro Matthew'S
on the night 2lst OF December last The evidence
given Kate MeCusky almost directly opposite to
that taken from Matilda Badger Kate sweArs that
Matthew'S told her that he had shot negro and,
there corroboratou the Justies seemed to
think that houors were about equally divided and
furthe evidence appeared which showed that the
prtsoper was all v,inty o, the murder that
night, he considered thst the pro eoutoa had failed In
making ont ard this et re dis1is sd the charge.
Matthews VS. then liberated from custody ana Left the
court oonsrA ulated ny his nu ne rous frleads
Chargs d Forgery ofcsr Campbell OF the lower po-
On ohs rss Of rgns the "a ns OF william Hsxa,, Of Nos
and Washington street, under the folio wing crcun
appear. by ths affidavit Of william Primrose,
OF No 40 Cha bers street. dag 5-ptsm
Der accused purchased OF hm the lease and good
will Of Porter house situated at the orasr Of Booms
and LAureps Streets together With the stock of liquors.
&C. therein for the OF $40 and IN payment shots
fer Stonehouss his note 1t thirty days for the
amount Mr. Primross refused to take tue ind vi iua
note Of sonehous unless he procured the nane Of Soma
ule en6orssr whereuppu 5tocehouse
ets with raid note ane in sbout three quarters OF sn
hour returned and stated that had ocured the name
of Vim Eaiyht and sta tod hat Af H.igat
rerponels aud proprietor Of tso stores Nos
AND Washington street Ga thsse rep rcssntadoRs BE-
r.vipg them 10 be trus Mr.. Ph nrose took the note
When the became II presented to Mr. HAisht
no the signature on the back purportns
b. his foee, that he did not sign It, did he autno
rzs any one to do Upon the OF these fson
Mr. Pmr0e appeared before Jusdcs BogArt and preferred
4
n ACE fns accused has been detained FOR sxAminA
tion.
Arrest of Juvenile Burglars Lieut. Bennett and officer
barrow Of the Seventh YARD arrested Tuesday night
Ave boys from to fifteen ysArs of age, named 0sans
Cummings, John xahossy, William Brady ChAile Brady
and Timothy Ncsrds charged with ourslsnously enter
Ing the Clinton Foundry the night of the 2lss OF De-
lat and stealing thsr-frem three tons OF pig IRON
The boys stats that the saus night OF tbs burglary
they dis posed Of all the iron to man who keeps junk
shop In thu, vicinity. The youog scAnps taken be-
Justice Wood who cstsinsd In prison for far
ka.rt Of ehpnh Naan
arrested, and committed on charge OF buying stolen
property.
Arrest If Burglar AT about one O'Clock yesterday
morning policeman Ferguson, OF the Sixteenth ward,
vhe his duty discovered the grocery store of Mr. j.
r. Banks situated at No 2i3 Ninth avenue, open. The
OIL believing that burglar inside placed himself
1T ths door, gave alarm, which woke up Mt Banks,
~bo TO his aid spd searching the store disco
vsred who gave his name Jackson Monroe,
csaled In the back part Of the premises the accused
taken int, custody and conveyed before Justice
| Stuart, Who committed him to prison for trial