The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-07
Police Intelligence.
ARREST OF ALLEGED NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF THEIR
TOOLS AND BOOTY.


TOOLS AND BOOTY.
Two men, named William Lees and Richard Greenwood
taken into custody by Captain Leonard, OF the
Second ward police and officer Martin, Of the Lower
Police Court charged with the commission Of burglary
at Providence, R. l., the night Of the 18th ult on
which occasion the dry goods store of Mr. George Baker
robbed of silk goods to the amount Of $1,000. The
accused it appeared observed by Of the Prov
dence police lettering around the premises previous to
the commission Of the burglary and he knowing them to
be suspicious characters to New York and gave
description Of the men to the authorities here. The
matter placed in the hands OF Captain Leonard and
officer Martin, who, after nearly weeks search, sue
ceeded in coming with their men on Wednesday On
searching the residence of Lees in West Broadway
pet bag containing lot of burglars tools and some OF
the stolen property, was found secreted. Among the
burgarious implements found was large brass "safe
cu.er constructed In such manner that no bank safe
could Withstand the power brought to bear against
of the steel blades which made to fit into this
piece Of machinery Indeed, the police look upon the
tool as the finest piece of mechanism appertaining
to the cracksmans profession that under the
cognzance of the authorities The prisoners also
strongly suspected Of having been engaged in the late
burgares perperated In Broadway and vesey street last
month. when about SIS coo worth Of silks were stolen
ewelry store in Providence also burgarously en-
tered in the month of June last and all that vaua
bic carried off, II is supposed by the authorities in
Rhode Island that the authors Of all this mischief at
length discovered in the person Of Lees and
just arrested. The prisoners were taken back to
Providence.
CHARGE OF KIDNAPPING A SAILOR.
On Monday afternoon officer Ross Of the Lower Police
Court arrested two men, named Thos Hidden and
Thomas Murphy, uhe former proprietor of sailors
boarding house, at No. 26 Peck slip, and the latter
ping Of an Italian sailor named Anonia nbornia sposto
The complainant in this states that he walk
ing along Peck slip, he was met by man to him un
schooner for New Orleans at $40 per month. Sposito
replied in the affirmative wheIeupon he asked to
lay
ting into boat which was rowed BY Murphy, the COM
panant says he put board Of an American packet
sent re caseA.s soic :. =. f him nrorl
duty by going alof &c. The complainant demonstrated
with. them, but in vain. Watching his opportunity.
vessel, and by promising the boatman har dsome
ward, succeeded in pcrsuadng him to take him ashore
He then made his way to the police court and giving
rest Of all the parties implicated The who entced
the Italian into the boat could not be found although
strict search made for him. At the conclusion Of the
investigation Justice Connolly held MADDEN and Murphy
to bail in the OF 1000 each to the charge
while in the case mate there being sufficient
legal testimony brought against him. Justice Connolly
discharged him from arrest
STABBED IN A ROW.
John Sheppard, sailor, severely stabbed in tina
abdomen Friday last in a with shipmate of his,
named Brown. The took place at groggery
in Oliver street. The wounded taken to the
New York Hospital where he attended by the house
surgeon. Brown awsy after infcting the blow, and
has not since been arrested Sheppard ah severely
injured WILL it il thought recover, none Of the intes-
tines having been cut.
THE CANAL STREET BURGLARY-rURTHER ARRESTS.
On Friday night, officers Roach, Wark and Gautier Of
the Eighth ward police, arrested two named Joseph
Warner and Richard Rdner alias Dicky Riker,
pcion of being implicated in the late burglary upon the
premises Of Messrs Arnold Co. dry goods merchants of
Canal street. "a full account Of which published In
yesterdays ssue Ore Of the prisoners is recognized
one of the two men who were coming from the
Smile few minutes previous to the discovery of the
burglary. They were committed to prison for examina-
ton The police the track of two other men
who connected with the burglars on the night in
question.