The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-09
Police Intelligence.

The persons who are accused Of setting fire to the
store Of Mr. Jennings, in Broadway, on the 25th of
April last viz: John Hsnricks alias Gsorge Harris.
Robert White Edwin Snyder alias Taylor George Eager
Francis Howard and George Lowery, yesterday
again brought before Justice Osborn for further exan
nation, when the following additional af6dayits
made -
John HambIin, Of the Third ward police, being duly
sworn "a, that this deponsnt arrested Blacker alias
White snyder that previous TO the arrest Of sny
DER and raid evening, deponent saw Lowery now IN
arrest the Bowery theatre that Lowery asked
deloLen, what tho matter, when he answered. mo
thing Particular LOWRY then said to deponent 20,
wbas LUCKY you b. deponsn. then askea Lo very
what be meant; Lowery then said, .You know what !
mtan-who are you afer9 snyders' dcponent answered
no. Lswery then ssiu HAS Blacs l%sasnns Mnseg
then again asked deuonent II he was after Snyder
spd saiI ~ know yon after him. and when YOU get
vesey street and been warned to keep away Barr
had blabbed upon him. He then continued, If you
after say snGw nsn
nsnt then said yes do want Snydsr; and he after
wards arrested him (sDyde,l That At the time Barr
ri in Broadway, he told deponent to to his
in Washington and get portmanteau and pair
Of pistols be wen and here procured the portmanteau
which one, OF black leather, and with peculiar
and very odd key but the pistols had been taken away
before depensnts arrival ~ Bacher aliss White that
Lowrey sao 10 the deponent during the conversation II
sont blame Blacker for saueahng 70 save himself"
VI, "
s. Spencer, Of this CITY, attorney at law being duly
sworn depos and that about three weeks they
visited The state prison 2. ebs sing Da .nere mao an IN
Spencer abr upiy said 10 him, "Who were With you when
You ebbed JenniDgs2 will go to b-l before III tell "
Barr an,weIed Spencer then said " Then you were en-
gagged that scrape-Dos tell the story and If do
wish to give names you need not; that said Barr
then stated depouent ihs night Of fire vt
Jennings he met by appointment three others at the
Jenny Lind Saloon in Centre street. snd that the said
Barr from said saloon 10 the house adjacent to
rf dat tha
and there waited for short time until the others came,
that they then waited little ,me and went out upon
scu,,e, and hid by large drum until they say that
all safe; that they went into the third story
and stole goods Of the value Of about $500; that
they then with camphene lamp thay had with
them fire 10 the the third story, and tn
assembled 70 the story abnve set that fire with match
and then left the building and escaped into the street
by the way they came-that he, Barr, then went
to The Bowery, where be heard the alarm, and he sad
that the goods were sent to PoughAsepse The prison
In day or two Justice Osborn win give his decision in
tie case.
Ohiid Rxm OrerYeste-day child was run over in the
Second avenue, Twentieth street, by groeer's
wsgon, driven by man nance Thomas McNevin. 1t Up
pesred the wagon running the rail track aud
turned denly from It, and seeing the child
over it, whrh seriously injured thai little hopes
New Yok Rospitsl and ncNs,in beiors Justice Stuart
BY whom he sas locked mp to await the issue of the in
juries The child had sustained.
FtLGai0us About FAY, bricklayer.
terdsy arrested charge Of having assaulted John
Bender with ;rowel and striking him over the temple
INJECTING injuries He taken before Justice
stuart by whom he held to bail In $500 70
Malicious Mischief - Matthias Dougherty and another
before they to Harlem they had recruited them
selves several times with supdry drinks When
Harlem, they met with flock of geese The birds be-
ginning to cachle and gobple the got enraged and
rushed amongst them The geese began to scud in all
diTecCns. Five six unfortunate fiterers met
with vhose heads the desperados screwed off, Some Of
he Twelfth ward men, see;ug the dongs Of the men,
ave chase am managed to capture Doughsrty who,
ether with the slain, produced before Justice
stuart Doughsrty committed to prison in default Of
tan in $780,
Grand Larceny -Jeroee Shourds, lad of Is years Of
age was yesterday arrested by officer Wagan, Of the
Fourth ward police charge Of having stolen fifteen
double eagles eagle fourteen doubloons in gold coin
Of the value Of Ave hunde cd and thirty four two
Of 1884, the property Of william White, of IA Cherry
street; II appeared that tho accused left in charge
o. the adjoining that where the property was
the evening which 1t was stolen. At late hour in
the evening he hal asked permission to leave which
granted Mr.. White Also made affidavit that he had
accused shourds Of stealing The ey, shen he con-
fese. that he had stolen Of money and took
him to Pier 49, E. r., and raised stone took from
under 1t Handkerchief belonging 10 him (Shourds) and
banded II TO deponent which opening he found
tanned nine doublooDs which he said Q part of the
belonging to dsponent. He also said the doub-
loons had b en- given to him by named John Ro.
bnson alias Cuilsy whom states into the
whore The money was and coming out gave Shourss
the nine doubloons and ibid him TO say nything
about it, and that Robinson hsd gone to Pha deiphs
shourde was taken before Justice Osborn when be said
be did not know what to say only that he did not do It.
He committed 10 His bail hxed at $500.