The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-15
Police IntelIiyence.


AIFHhtf To kin A POICfNAN.
About two and hall o'clock yesterday morrtny
while snieer Mains Of tie Tv sn,y nrst ward police va,
patreng his beat al the corner o. Thirty street
and Sixth avenue, he heard alarm rap from one Of
the policemen In the Twentieth district and on walking
on to inquire what was the o tho signal lac saw
man running down sixth avenue a, rapid pace and
evidently pursued by some onictr Mains immei.
aey ss rted after this person. supposDg him 10 be
escaped thief Pursuing him costy the fugitive when
ut The Of Thirty third street suddenly turned
around and drawing pistol nom his person Cred II at the
officer who, undaunted by the attempt hh life msde
by the rascal pursued hin, ro old fran. house Al
this point which the daring fellow made his escape
by some outlet. The officer Injured BY tss
discharge OF the weapon, although quite close behind
thn fusltiye when II was fired at him.
ARREST FOR GAupLING-.KEnprsa A nIsoRprnlY
HOUSE,
About three o'clock yesterday morning officers Nore
and Jones' OF the Nineteenth ward police made n de.
scent upon porter house situated In Forty rs street
between Third and Lexington avenues owneI by man
named William Marx, and arrested seven men for gam.
bling Tho proprietor for keeping disor-
dery house, allowing the prisoners remain gambling
on hls premises at such unreasonable hour and on
station house Where they gave tner panes as Meh,"
Nugept, Patrick Coleman Edward Nugent Richard Cole
man, John Collin, and Michael Connolly. All parties
including Marx, the keeper OF the porter hoSrs
locked up for tho night at the Nineteenth ward station
house Yesterday they were taken before the Magistrate
at the Second District Police Court who held the propr
tor to bail Tor keeping dsoderly house. The other
prisoners were also held 10 answer.
ROBBED by PicKroCKErs.
About Q O'Clock on Saturday night whio Mr.. James
Mclaughlin, resting at Hobokep, was passing West
street through Washington market expert thieves
managed TO pick HIS pockets of wallet containing 1928
The victim was FIRST ade aware Of his loss on reschug
Ire hoboken terry, where, putting his hand In his
pocket for his ferrlge he found to his surprise that his
wallet had vanished. He I'm nediately informed po.
liceman of the fact who accompanied him back 10 tho
spot where he supposed he had lost his money. Here
tho pair addressed young N an whom they supposed
70 be pcrssn Of questionable character, and who Mr.
Mclaughlin identified being Of the individuals
WHO had pushed up against him In the MARKET bat
all quot'ons put him being fomcwhat tatisfacto.
proceed unmolescd tho officer not feeling justified In
wiIer man, resolving never leave money exposed
the Observance Of thieves again
PASSING COUNTERFEIT NoSEy.
man Iamed Francis Osborne arrested on Satur-
day the charge OF passing counterfeit s. bills the
farmers and Mechanics Bank Of Philadelphia
raj sbopteepofs in the upper part Of the city.
named Elizabeth McCan caused the Of The accused
who being taken before Justice Brennan, At tho Jcf
iorson market police court, detained him for cxamns
ton. YESTERDAY, three four perfons 10 e po-
lice court and stated that they had several Of these
counterfci's passed upon them the person answering
the description of tho prisoner Osborne thereupon
passed three Of these conntofeit the number
Of stofehoercrs In the UPPER part Of the city. Osborne
was committed for examination BY Justice Droanan.
D,EISG HIGHWAY ROBBERY
At late hour Saturday evening vi. Francis
yells q No II Waller street was knocked down IN
Ferry street ty daring robbcr and robbed Of wal
let containing si01 The money taken from the person
OF Mr. Wells did not belong 10 lin. being placed Ia bis
possession "a pay debt for friend 81 hs No clue has
yet been obtained 20 the Whereabouts ~ the highway
man, although pol e. officer ocspached with the
complainant after the in order II pos
sibio to find out some trace Of this street robber
srsrIcIoE or BURGLARY.
Four boys, named George Harrison, John roslcr WIN.
Kane ant John sopornost arrested BY officers Eve
rard and Dufy Of the Fuurla ward p.lca suspicion
OF having bnIglsTiousy entered the lewelry of j.
Ia ayifon No 410 Pearl street and stealing tho refrom
small quantity of property. The pr.soaer taken
before Justice Ofbornc at the Lower Police Court who
committed them for examination.