The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-19
The Chiefs Shadows and the Rogues OF New
York.

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the arrest OF actual oaenders-yery unlike the
system adopted some twenty years ago, when some
three or four police officers associated themselves oge-
Their and would every now and then asonish the people
by of offender and OF the stolen pro-
perty
But readers you must understand the modus operandi
adopted by these officers They held under their espe-
cia protection stool pigeons" who either Of
the burglars of the parties concerned in the dis
position of the plumber The losers Of the property
then given to understand that if they offered certain
reward in all probability their property could be
ca ana the amount named was acceded to- the "stool
pigeon placed the plumber in charge of intended
ior arrest The officers Noticed who forthwith
seizea the man and the property.
This astonishing sagacty of the officers would appear
IN one or more OF the newspapers written by the officers
Trend VINO was at that time an dtdche of daily jour
nal The people, reading the and the layished
praise bestowed on the officers by the press began to
think that these officers Of extraordinary ahi-
ty when in fact they hand glove with the rob
beers, and in many instances knew when and where rob-
berries were TO be peretrated before they actually
occurred So much for the old system We NAV now be-
thankful that change has been effected under our
In a large city ike New York. with a mixed nonu,a
ton and of the most cunning char
acer fockng weekly from foreg n countries il be-
hooves the Chief of Police to be the alert We
may here remark that according criminal records
the expert at burgares and picking pockets English
men. Grand larcenes and smaller offences prnci-
rally perpetrated by Irish and Germans. The native
talent in crime consists generally of forgeres bank rob-
Now, the Chief OF Police, with view of preventing
well to offenders has formed a secret
police force, consisting Of ten active and inte-
gent men, whom he dcsignates as shadows" They
under the control of Sergeants Reed and Hogan and
secretly located in various parts of the city For in
sance the welkno haunts of the thieves under
the eye of these thief leaving the premises
Is logged throughout the day and night and every
locality visited by him will noted down and written
report made to the Chief Of Police and they take
after the other and ascertain all about him. AZ
ter this the rogues notified that watch kept UPON
lev 10 citv
the safer II will be for them In many instances they
leeome alarmed not showing but at any moment they
with leave the city. Most Of the old criminals have
taken up their abode in Brooklyn, Willia usburr
and Jersey City, such Jim Smith, the bank
robber Jack Roach, the pickpocket; Bill Hoppy,
the burglar, and many Others whose names we do
ferry, invariably followed by of the Chiefs
shadows" until he again leaves the city. In this way
it the plan of the Chief OF Police to allow Of
these notorious rogues to know what is to be at
continually keep them the move, harass them from
place 70 place. until they seek their location other than in
Since the detament of Commandant Bowyer at the
Crystal Palace police, Sergeant Reed appears to have
taken the lead Mr. Reed may be termed the vdocq of
New York He is admirable assuming disguises-
thus passing among who known to be suspicious
thereby gathering information of the greatest i'm
portance. Sergeant Reed and his principally
stationed in Wall street. the Chief it deemng that
locality the best to invoke the activity of the shadows
and many poor Wall street genius has been for weeks,
night and day, under the surveillance Of vidocq and
all the facts down in the Chiefs book. Oh, what
altogether the Chief feels satisfied that the rogues
not remain at long in New York There are to DO
sure, men, almost daily, entering into the list OF
crime-some not known while others under the
icion Of the police but until they are detected in some
depredaOn of their conduct only falls under the
orders Of keep an eye on them"
F'rcshets MT the S0utl--Dannge to Railroads.
The Columbia Carolina Daily Times of the I'd inst,
writing this subject, says The most reliable in
formation received since yesterdays issue, enables.us
toreport more definitely the extent of the injuries
In Inv fhn md
late freshet in Broad and saluda rivers. The road is
slightly injured at the crossing OF sauda by the dsplacc-
ment Vt two bents OF the trestng leading to the
bridge the damage at this point very slight and will
be repaired From Sauda to Cedar Creek eighteen
miles above this town. the road has sustained injury.
The bridge this creek stands firm and secure
of the abutments leading to it has been partially under
suffered its greatest injury Several of the testes have
been washed down. the one in Col Bookters plantation
presenting the most serious obstacle 10 the reesabsh
mont Of the travel over the road We trust that we
shall be able in few days. TO report the complete resto-
ration of the road The train the South
Carolina road, which left here yesterday morning for
Charleston returned with all board; the flood in the
Congaree being so high TO prevent their transfer to the
train below Communication with the seaboard will be
opened Immediately, doubt after the subsdencc of the
| waters
The Grcenvle Southern Paio, of the 2sth ult saws:
We have had quite swell in rivers and a great
number of the bridges on the Saladas Enorees and
Tigers s., have been swept or Lyons bridge on
over the mountains Is also carried away The did
not arrive last night from Columbia and appre
ried of of the bridges below The down train
started yesterday morning at the usual hour and mot
been heard of since. 1t crossed the Sauda into Andcr
The bridge at that point is remaining The injury
to the farms above the village is very considerable
understand. Some Of the rivers high as they
were in the great August freshet.
The Wilkes Rtputcon of the Sd instant says -" The
rains on Saturday and Sunday morning last very
heavy in this section of the State The water courses
much swollen and considerable damage to the
bridges and lowlands. The bridges Little River and
Hardens Creek on the line Of the railroad both
damaged the latter losing arch aud the former three
by which s passage Of the train has been interrupted
The bridge over Harden's Creek has boon repaired,
though that Little River will not be ready for use
before the first middle of next week. There is how
ever detention passengers an extra engine being
kept the other side ply regularly between the river
and the Junction The cuts also much damaged by
eavng and will require some time to the loose
earh
On Saturday last, says the Anderson e. CO. Gazette Of
the LIST instant 1t commenced raining early in the
ing and rned without ntermission until six O'Clock
Sunday morning Our creeks and rivers have been very
much swollen and, II the rain has been at all general,
shall expect TO hear of much damage being done be-
low. Already reports have reached Of the destruc
ton Of several bridges in this district and as yet We
have heard but from section We trust that It may
| turn out to be better than anticipate.
The Newbery Is. CO. Sentinel Of the LIST inst, sayy
Another eshet has been caused by the large quantity
of rain which fen on last Saturday night From every
quarter Of the district hear that the streams
very high. The streams around our town were higher
than we have known them. We understand that
Broad river very high Serious damage It feared
has been done to the g. and c. Railroad. Four bents Of
several others giving way and the water was vash
ing out beneath them.
The Athens Herald says On Saturday and Saturday
night last had one OF the old fashioned sorts of rain
which fell continuously for about twenty.four hours
without intormsson. The result was that the Oconee
was on Sabbath nearly high in August 1852
We have yet heard Of little damage being done except
the washing Of Smontons bridge, the Sandy Creek
bridge, and the Barbers Creek bridge, the paper
mill Since writing the above we have learned that con-
siderable damage has been done to and
river lowlands.
California Emigrants and the Cherokee
Indians.
The following resolutions of the National Council of tho
Cherokee Nation publishedin recent number Of tho
Tayetev lie (Ark Iaiciigcncer.
Whereas, The Chcrokees opposed to having their
country made a common thoroughfarc for persons
taking cattle TO California; thereby bringing contagious
diseases among stock, and leading to the commission
of deprcdalions thereupon and equally opposed to
any cmpranis other whites winterng their stock in
our Territory uron the same grounds, and likewise