The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-10
Police Intelligence,
PROBABLE rATAIl ATFRAY on snIgFo ARD.

fhubAbiF FAIAlsAIFRAf On sHI2HlAKD
Yesterday aftcrnoon, about o'clock, serious ARRAY
took place board tine ship Washington lying In the
stream the Fulton ferry betweena number of the
in which of the seomen, named John Tl,omp-
son, beaten and stabbed IN such that lie
Is desparcd Of appears, FAR wocouid ascertan
that after Thompson had aboard the vessel with his
Clothes chest he discovered three four Of the
riHpg II Of contents lie went down the orccastic
andvpostnlhted with them their dishonest of
conduct when they attacked him and heat him over tho
head and neck with marngspkc. thompson TO nvoif
any further injury ~ the hands Of these ruans jumped
overheard with the intention Of getting into boat which
lay alongside the Washington But he did not sncc.ed,
he missed his foong and was precpitated intn,ibe
water number Of the disoricriy crew immeiiaAeiy
jumped into the boat and rowcd for the nnortunn fa
who was being carried away ny the rapid current at
very speedy rate After coming to him and Dntting
him aboard tine craft they oonmcncs to beat hin ein
and d not leave on their savage work until poor Tbomp
son lay almost eiess in the bottom Of the boat. They
then rowed the boat ashore md tt her shc ferry
house. Thompson taken 30 the New York hospital
where ne pnce under the n the house surgeon
The doctor says that if the injured reccsefs Il viii
be miracle Three the men who Il + alleged beat
fhompson were snbsfqnaniiy arrested hy the Second
ward p9iice They g4ye their Henry Brown,
wiiia,o Belt and Georgr Doyle They AT taken he
fore Justice Connolly 1T the lower Police court where
they We're committed for examination
RECKLEss USE OF FIREAR'ss.
No little cxcitesc was caused yesterday morning in
the Second ward by the reckless Of e,earms hy boz
about sixteen years OF age appears hat the ACCUSED
Charles Mccormick, bartender -, the liquor
of Mr.. MrIonshlin 4a4 Pearl street very fond al
GrcI aud bad procured six shooter. After having
loaded II with shot and bullets he repaired the
Of the house 10 see how the aashipc would go, Not
knowing rsther thongtcssty he discharged The con-
tents OF one Of The barrels at An out honse. The ball
passed through the wooden i..rds and lodged in the
shoulder Of IN associate named Fallen, who
what younger than himself FalioD, thinking he was
morally wounded, alarmed the ncighbnrs with his
screams which brought hrgc crowd 70 the
OF this almost fatal tragedy. Mccormick thnhing
no doubt that murder had been committed attempted 10
ny ana conceal the weapon. In this hr rather
fortunate in the haste put the revolver In his
pocket another barrel went IN the cont nts carrying
away two OF his fingers. Thi. second md pcctA
discharge renewed the eSritem,ut ans ~ sort, of
rnmors a Hying through the niRhhorhH3 ofieer IN
vine, OF the Second ward, hearing uf " urrcnre.
Iaired to tie liquor rorc oi AeiAu an opd ipoa Ne
toimick into custody. Thu accused broug before
Justice Connolly aud examined. The magistrate after
hearing NIL tn Gc IN the diseharxea the prisoner
ar there appear 80 be no evidence 20 show that BE hre
WITH criminal h'rht FALLEN was taken 50 the New York
iicspi,a whcrr alr being pronounced In dangerous
condition. Mctormich rearresied. I. j. likely tho
prisoner viii ose iwo ol hi- dnTers.
CHARGE or EaHEzz,EsrST.
ol.ccr Harmous, Of the Second ward arrested John T.
Standing htc clerk in The employ os Mr. peaglass
hardware dealer No Patt street charged with having
At various toee appropriated goods The amount Of
s2cC0 from hi employer portion oa the property
has been recovered The accused brought before
Justice Connolly committed for hearing in default
| ot bali
ARREST OF ALLEGED fUGiTIvEs FROM JUSTICE.
Charles Claude and Frederick Allen both esdcnts
Of The classic wards of our city we're arrested yoster
day by onc Greene Of the First Bsrirt Police fnrt
charged with being fue'ves from Justice son Hnboken
II l. alleged that they wanted there to answer com
paint OF grand larceny They were taken back 10 and
their trial.
SMART YouTHs--rsCApg. IRON COURT.
AZ the Special scssons few DAYS ago the Court was
rather asioniehcd Ia find that number prisoners did
not answer 70 their II VA however discovered
aGieF ie adjournment at the Court that the prisoners
had taken down board which separate. them FROM wit.
ne-ses policemen. rnd others and after having crept
through the aperture. mixed with the crowd and coolly
WHlked IL, under the ar the rdiaus uf Justice
Iwo d these boys. III and IL Of age named John
Kennedy aud Patrick tanior, rearresed YESTERDAY
hy setgeaut Siuaonds n the Second ward an cnrnit
ted Ia the Iomhs 10 await their trial The offenders
Who cscape were only commitei Tor iuseeanors and
petty crimes II hkcly those MT yet arrested may
urn uP "a tew days, arrested on the charge ot commit,
ting silniac vneaees,
sHAvEg 4 BABBLR.
Ja,nes -baDney On iri-i !abegeT was arrested ye,
teday by oaicrr Marks. charged with attempting 10 pass
counterfeit AZ bin of the Bank II wesiGcd Chautanque
county, New York. On James Rhodes - i.e Third ave-
III. bll rendered in payment for services on
he chin. MI successful there he attempted "a pas The
lin ~ grocery store in the lie wsa
brought before Justice fercy ana committed fr tsin
ARREST or An ALLEGED BURGLAR.
Two burglars yesterday attempting in force
tfen the door ~ VI. ~hnsn 80 seventh street Ly vi,
Edmund Walsh He Immediately o,y. iLc alarm .ben