The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-24

A Dishonest Cicrk-Chdrgcd Nth En,teszlemen,.-Yes
terday the police arrested young named Gilbert
o. Msigs, clerk in the employ Of Thomas Hope Co..
grocers, No l32 Chambers street. charged with embez
zlng sums Of money amounting to about $500 On be-
ing detected be acknowledged his guilt to Mr. Hope He
was convey ed before Justice Bogar and in default OF
900 bail required he committed to the Tomb for
trial The accused twenty years Of age, and native
Of Rome Oneida county, in this State
a Violent Assault c,M a Hammer Yesterday morn.
ing afray took Place between two Of the workmen in
machine shop in Fifth street named Thomas Brophy and
Amos W. Eaches In which Brophy inflicted violent blow
the back Of bis antagonists head racturng his skull in
terrible manner. The injured man was attended by DR..
C. Johns, who removed portion OF the fractured bone.
The injury II considered very dangerous not one OF
fatal character Brophy 10 his defence says that Caches
made attack on him, aud that he struck him in self
defence with the hammer, which nc then held in his
hand. The injured taken to his residence, No.
Al Gold e ard Justice stuart committed Brophy TO
prison 10 await the result.
A B0d House f,otJer Yesterday afternoon at about
o'clock daring rogue entered the dwelling house
122 Madon avenue and stole therorom large amount
OF valuable properly, cons ssting Of watches, &c an
account of which Is set forth In advertisement in
other part Of this paper
A Charge Of Stdbtiag A mao namod 1hos Gallagher
arrested on Monday night by officer Maher, Of the
Fourth wprd, charged with stabbng john Ives in the
thigh wih knife. The accused taken before Jus
tice Bogart who committed him 10 prison 10 answer.
Choyfe Dismissed against Leonard D. Shaw.--A few
days charge was preferred agains. Capt Leonard
y. Shaw, hy Mr. Henry Glover nautical instrument ma
ker, Of S0atb street, alleging that Capt shaw had
bezzl,d some $40 from him while in his employment.
The whole matter heard before Justice Bog,rt but
The evidence produced did not substanate the charge
and Mr.. Shaw was honorahy acquitted.
Charge Of Robbery in ne First Degree. Officer Doyle,
OF the Fourth ward police, yesterday arrested man
named Iatrck Clark, well know character 10 water
street charged with forcibly robbng sailor, named
Charles Picket OF silver watch valued at hSe doars
under the following circumstance; On MONDAY hisht
Picket met In the street by Clark ana another man
and Picket then under the influence OF III luor
they easily persuaded him 10 accompany them on board
OF small ster sloop lying at the foot of Roosevelt
street Soon after Picket was board he laid down to
sleep but before he got fully asleep he was aroused by
some one feeling ab his pockets and on looking up
discovered Crk and the other man Picket sprany upon
his feet and CLARK instantly seized hold OF him BY the
throat and with billet Of wood nplifte in the act Of
sikne exclaimed that he would spt his brains out II
he dared to resist make any alarm. The accompice
~ Ciark who Is said 10 bc fellow known tBen the
Fiddler made Of the threatening language to
yards the complainant, and the robbery effected by
them IN the manner described On the person Of the
prsoper when arrested the officer found the identical
watch stolen from the complainant. The accused was
taken before Justice Bogart who committed him to prison
for trial
A Desperate Negro-On Monday colored woman
raped Hannah Bush residing at No Jersey street APP
pearsd before Justice Welsh at the Third District Police
Court, and preferred charge against black man,
named Abraham Simmons, for indecen; assault. or.
6cer Palmer and Boyle of the Fourteenth ward were
depued BY Jstc. Welsh TO arrest the negro who refused
to be ta en- and violently assaulted the officers After
considers BILE OF battle the officers succeeded IN BRING
nR him before the Court, and the magitrats required
IT 4 els l-l - y. E4I y. .Sto - ."c- = - "a de-
au' ~ which tho prisoner vas committed 70 the iornes
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