The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-14
Police Intelligence.

p. McGili, land agent, keeping Office at No. 2i3
Fulton street. arrested yesterday by officer Button
of the Third ward police charged with deraudng DAME
Robson Of 800 Cherry street. out of $li8 under the fol-
lowing circumstances, as alleged by thecompainant
In the month OF June last Robson induced to pur
chase from Mct section Of land, which the latter
presented was situated at Peoria, ILLINOIS, that he paid
hcGil for the land the above OF money and then
started out West with his family that when he arrived
at Peoria instead Of getting peaceabe possession OF the
farm and Little log house expected he found that
II had already an occupant and proprietor who assured
him that he had been the sole proprietor Of the for
a number Of years The complainant, finding that he
had been vicimized started back for THIS city with the
intention Of prosecuting Mci and accordingly ne m.ds
a complaint against him for obtaining money by false
pretences and fraudulent representations The accused
was brought before Justice Wood at the Third District
Police Court Essex Market who held him 10 bail In the
sum Of $500 TO answer the charge.
CHARGE OF ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON.
Ex.policeman William Mckinney, OF the Seventeenth
ward, arrested yesterday by Captain Hart of that
district, charged with having shot a musician named
Joseph Hendricks through the palm OF the left hand
appears from the complaint made by Hendricks that
while he In hermitage Hail. OF Houston and
Allen streets playing his ins strument the accused
came In, and without any provocaton fired loaded pis
tol at him the ball entering the palm Of his left hand
and producing very painful and perhaps dangerous
wound The accused In defence, that the shooting
entire accident and that he never bore any ami
mostly towards the complainant. Justice Wood, before
whom the prisoner was conveyed held him for examina
tton on the charge preferred against him.
ARREST or ALLEGED LoTTEgY POLICY DEALER.
Yesterday Sergeant Smith, OF the Lower Police Court
arrested Fayei secor the alleged proprietor Of lottery
policy establishment at No. 2il Canal street The
complaint made by Rosert Edwards who ALE xes
that the accused keeps lottery office at The above
ber contrary TO the provisions OF the Revised Statutes
The prisoner conveyed before Justice Connolly at
the Lower Police Court, who held him bail in the
Of $500 20 answer the charge preferred against him.
the Court OF General sessions.
John Concklin arrested by Lieut. Dut ton OF the
First ward police Monday evening, charged with be-
ing the Of lottery policy establishment at No
eeiyns information Of the character OF the place made
descent upon the premises and arrested about dozen
OF the inmates many OF whom had just In there
for the purpose sf trying their luck in the
Five tf those arrested held by the magistrate
witnesses, while Conckln held te bail in ths OF
$500 TO the charg- All those arrested with the
exception Of Concklin, negroes who, u Il alleged
daily fequented the place and Invested the greater por
ton Of their little earnings in the sch, The books
pers and other documents belonging 10 the Office
seized upon and taken 70 the police Court
EcAPTuRE OF ALLEGED BURGLARS.
Three young men, named Frederick Shaver Henry
Stickner, and Joseph Oriem, arrested yesterday
charged with having burgariou.ly entered the plumber
cused is alleged, discovered in the shop by two
of he dome,tcs, who with the aid Of officer Kemp u
Justice Bogar, at the Lower Police Court, who held
them for examination.
TEE LATE FATAL SHOOTING CASE IN THE EIGHTH
WARD.
festerdsy Joseph Hall, charged with the murder -
William oBren, on tho night Of the drst Of January
last by shooting him through the body with . revolver,
and then attempting TO blow his brains out, In
ing himself severely 10 the Atept conveyed from
the Penuentiary hospital On wells Isand whittier
he tas been confined TO his since the
renee The prisoner, during his Illness was not 10.
formed OF the death Of oBrien a. il was feared the
lhock might prove fatal TO him. Yesterday hs was
brought before Justice Psarcey, at the Lower Police
C1Drt, who committed him 10 the Tombs 10 await the
action cf the District Attorney.
ARREST OF NUMBER OF DIsoRDERLY CHARACTERS
On Monday night, Capt. Carpenter Of the Fifth ward
police, caused the arrest Of number Of prostitutes
who were In the habit Of nightly walking u2 and down
Broadway White and Resse streets to tho great annoy
Of the respecabls residents Of thoso sresis Soe
thirty women taksn 10 the station hoase aud or
being brought before Justice Bogart the mornlr
hned IS each for the offence. Most of the rbor
succeeded In hberatpg themselves, bat few ron n
OF friends and money, under the unpleasant ess
sity Of spending few days In tie city prison.
Crrection.-In Mondays psper gave s1s,an. o
the arrest Of porter naAsd Lnnhan, for vteslin;
thirty pieces of linen from ;hs store Of Nss<s Wilmer
ding CO. OF Broad street Since the pub eatios u To
same We have been requested 70 state thu Linn hAp "a
not the porter Of Msssrs. wmsrdins a Co. ana tina
their regular porter, Edward Derur. wa y 90 "a,
sonnectse- With the alleged hrespy,