The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-04-16
Police Intelligence.


ALLEGED DISHONESTY OF A DOMESTIC.
On Saturday afternoon Mrs Ellen Halssy, of No. sa7
Water street. found to her astonishment that her bu
feau drawer had been broken into and red of its
tents, including $3.50 in bank bills. suspectng that
her domestic, Catharine Swift, the thief Mrs. Hal
sey gave information Of the robbery at tho Fourth ward
station house, informing officer wsgan at the time Of
her suspicion to Catharire's honesty. decided
did. At first the domestic indignantly denied all know
aminsd, admitted having taken the money and burying
it in the cellar Of unoccuped dwelling house in South
after the theft was committed The officer accompanied
her to the spot Indicated and there true enough, WAS
@ the m.sns ssy ha 6ensats the :.
Lower Police Court held her to bail in the Of
81 600 to answer. #
LITERARY GENTLEMAN IN TROUBLE
few days ago Walter Mooney, Of SO Barclay street,
appeared at the Lower Police Court and made COM
plant against young fellow about IL years age for
snatchng his watch out Of his hand under the follow
ing circumstances Mooney, it seems while in the
public house, Of Greenwich and Barclay Streets
him untl he had reached ~. street when ne stepped
our when the watch was snstshsd ont Sis hand By
aiusSie before any alarm could BE- raised Ysstsrds1
officer Hambin, of the Third ward police, arrested
young person. named Edward Crawford on suspicion Of
being the individual who uncersmoniousy took pos
session Of Mr. MONEYS time.pe Crawford is Ger
man. and speaks six seven languages, and Is, to all
appearance, very gentlemanIy little fellow.
WHOLESALE ARREST OF ALLEGED GAMBLERS
At an early hour Sunday morning, Captain Norris
the Tenth ward police along with squad of men un
der his command, made descent upon tho drinking
saloon No. So Orchard street. kept by Jacob j. Strauss
and there arrested fifteen persons charged with gambling
playing cards for drinks suppers and small OF
money. The prisoners, being taken before Justice
Walsh at the Essex Market Police Court, presented
rather curious appearance Among them might found
merchant clerk book keeper professor, manufacturer
and number Of tradesmen. All in . very excited
state OF mind when brought into court but their pre-
sence of mind returned to them when they heard
the decision Of the magistrate in the case whih was
that each Of the parties arrested be fined doar The
penalty, Of course quickly paid, and the prisoners
departed in much better spirits than when making their
ingress
SUSPICION OF BURGLARY.
"A young man named Cornelius Parsons was arrested
at an early hour on Saturday morning by officer Aowey
OF the Tenth ward police, suspicion Of burglary The
accused had in his possession at the time Of his
subsequently identified by Mr. Collins Of As Christie
street. as being portion OF quantity or tools taken
TSn his shop which he alleges has bssn
sons, the officer met with resistance the
party not deemng it the officers business to stop him.
until he ussd the policeman rather roughly The ac-
cused was taken before Justice Wood, at the Essex
Market Police Court, who committed him for examina.
ton. #a
ALLEGED CARELESS BLASTING.
Three men, named Michael Riley, James sRiey and
Patrick Kelly arrested by ocers zen apo Stew.
art Of the Nineteenth ward police, charged, the
carelesy blasted rocks in the OF Forty
third street and Third avenue on Saturday last The
were taken to the Nnsteenh ward station house.
where they were discharged having been shown that
the blast was properly covered according law that
he occurrence was purely accidental 1t was in this
injured from rock thrown on the roof from the spot
where theee men were blasting.