The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-10
Police InteIIIrence.

FJECTIfG NEGRO FROM CITY RAILROAD CAR
AEEEsT OF THE CONDUCTOR AND DRIVER FOR AS
sAULT AND BATTERY.
On Tuesday afternoon, q negro named Sidney McFar.
land appeared before Justice Brennsn at the Jefferson
Market Police Court and entered complaint for assault
and battery sganst James N Congreve, conductor of
car No. "a, en- the Sixth Avenue Rsilroad and William
Lowry the driver in having forcbly elected him from
tie car solely account of the color of his complexion
Justice Brennan on hsaring the statement Of the
panant issued warrants the arrest of the accused
and placed the in the hands Of officer Murray for
execution The conductor and driver arrested
sna ns II me- cass ua thu
day at three O'Clock Accordingly yesterday the parties
appeared in side being by counsel
The complainant placed upon the stand and testified
that wanting 60 up town, he hailed Sixth avenue
car West broadway White street. got the same
but being told by the conductor that it was against
the rules Of the company admit coored people
only bore the inscription, Colored people al
lowed in this car" he was compelled to get of. THAT
he then got upon the part OF the next that
came along (No o. and rode upon it hall block,
when the cosduc'or Consreivs came up and told him
however, thought that he had right to ride in ali
and therefore, refused to get off The conductor, ha
deayoe to choke him or bus the complainant held on
tight to the railing and would not be elected Tie con-
ductor then rang the bell for the assistance OF the dr
YER who along with the aid Of the conductor succeed
ed in pitching him the railing He also states,
that the driver struck him very heavy blow on the
cheek.
On cyoss examination the complainant stated that he
knew there cars appropriated for colored people,
ever been raised against his He mad missed
the colorsd and thought 1t too long to wait for
another particularly they Ian very iTres.arly and
Other WITNESSES placed the stand to corrobor
ate the compliments testimony. The defence set up
leave The car and betske himself to one SGT spart for
those bs race and that refusing to Go So violence
sns s
tie yet, but 1t may be expected In few days
The case has created great ensaton among tbs CON
ductors the various city railroads. whose conduct in
the future, win, doubt, be somewhat governed by
the result OF this case
DUPED By FORTUNE TELLER.
Yesterday, woman named Catharine Gilmore was
brought before Justice Boeart Lowar Police Court
by officer McCusky, charged with larceny, the
plant Of Hugh Hsggerty Of 2s Pell street. in whose
the complaint maze against the girl is that days
ago Haegefty missd $50 in gold and suspecng Catha
Ine to be tie thief behought Of plan to ascertain
fortune teller who resided in the neghoorhood to
to hit house and practice her tricks upon the domestic
The Of the Torture teller had such effect upon
the gill that the folio wing day she packed up her
clothes and ade hasty departure from her employers
guilty applied e VARIANT For her @ hen which
being grsnted tie woman taken into custody but
there 1g no .gant her. JSs S g1
from custody. Whether the complainant was induced
to Zee tie fortune teller heavily not does not appear
CHARGE OF SEpucrroN. pan named James Donahue
was crested ye sterday by officer Jarboe o the Third
District Police court charged with having cadsed Fran
cta Mcdonald young Irish woman residing at No. 32l
Ninth street to stray from the paths of virtue under
promise Of marriage 1he accused conveyed before
Justice Welsh who held him for examination. Donahue
denies the charge, saying that he is s'mors slnned
against than shining.
ALLEGED BuRaLARY.-Tgo young men, named Joseph
Parker ara David Jones, taken into custody by
officer Churchill Of she Thirteenth Ward Police charg-
ed with breaking into tie of Michael Greenard
Nc pa Division street Wednesday night last, and
taking therefrorn quantity Of segars, liquors, and
broken bank bill Of no value all Of which found in
their possession by the officer Another complaint for
burglary has been made against these youths by James
whom the accused were conveyes, committed them in
full for trial
JEFFERSON MARKET POLICE COURT.
MAY7-Mr Z. II. Hut son appeared, with his counsel,
with E. j. Carroll for conspripg to defrsud Mr. Forces
ter of upwsrcs Of So 000 by false pretences Counsel
for Mr. H. stated his readiness to proceed with
examination Of the complainant ary other witnesses
TO be produced. Mr.. Hudson SAID he had demanded
examination on the moment of his arrest and had been
constantly applying for the opportunity to sft the mat
ter by minaon Of the prosecutor and offering
the evidence OF any. number OF witnesses rebutng
testimony IT was urged on the part of the complain
ant that he not In attendance in consequence of his
supposrg that the could not be proceeded with
ed that it the duty Of the complainant to attend
and stated he prepared to prove that 1.-THE
cutor had been notified that the set DOWN for
to-day. The counsel denounced the affidavit as false
and the warrant altogether Intellectual to Az any crime
Mr. Hudson, who surrounded by his friends, and
who would show that the charge was wholly without
Mr. Forester had had notice of the time appointed for
the examination and to the least of It. it was
traordinsy that he not In attendance He should
dismiss the complaint. The complaint was dismissed