The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-08
Police Intelligence.

AN EFFECTIVE MODE OF CATCHING THIEVES.
Atou. 1ot. O'Clock On Wednesday nigh. sergcsot
HUI, of the Twenty second ward police pstroNog
his beat in Sixty ninth street. hs discovered men In
The act of carrying of quantity Of pigs hsir the pro-
perty Of Arsss Lsorard of No. 60 Fifty first street.
Comicg suddenly upon them he required instant
render but she thieves would not lis to such
oiiona' proposals, and taking TO their heels set tine
ofcer At defiance. Sergeant Ha. pursued them with
revolver hsad, telirg them IL they did not cspitu-
late would be obliged FIRE az thea. But tie run
swsys stu, kept on aud were not at all ffighned whea
ore, Two, three sbots fred Bat The fourth dis
charge brought one OF them to dead stop and the
otber cne thinking that propety IL would be his turn
next and not Mt all relsning the cannonade kept by
the policeman. surrendered at discretion. The wouas4
the ader Of the night where they gave their rames
90 michael Lemon ard William smith Tae former Il
why received boil in the cali Of ths leg The wound
wac dressed by the dsric, surgeon who pronounced IL
70 b. Of eight nature Sergeant Eus mode of oring
W thieves to halt IS ioss eisctla provided the
cfeers air i true enough to wing fugitive only TAX
ing lie under any citcumftauces very serious mat
therefore, their receivers with caution esdea
yoing 70 capture thieves and burglars. 1t be sd
ut.ea that lodging sail in au gir's leg Il
cost scientific sre sure way OF capturing the rascaI
but lie saoud not ne taken In any case because per.d
venture sn nnocens man might possibly become a
victim.
CHANGE or HIGHWAY ROBBERY.
samuel Thompson, young man about Is years Of see
taken into custody Wednesday night by Officer
Duet OF sde Fifth wsrd police charge Of robbery In
the first degree The accused il IL alleged ettsckea
btDNSNihr neuie1 RuolpncS IrfytOs, Wn0 re walk.
ing through Leonard street towards West Broadway and
sretcbiCg mis- bat of With he The complain.
,nt giving The alarm, officer Duze. pursued prissnsr
who when caught had the hat buttoned up inside his
oytfcoet Ire prisoner beirg taken before Justos
Connolly at The Lower Pohce Court said that he did not
strike tho complainant with the intention Of robbinQ
HIN HAT lie jossled against by Mr. Dreyfoot wbiio
he was taking 70 erale, and thinking that he meant
TO insult tirr struck hiT in the eye The raeistrat
committed the accused for trial charge OF highway
ro5tery.
sERIoUs srADBING AFFRAY.
Al a. eary hour yesterday morning the thirteenth
vrrc police wege called upon TO quel disturbance
which tooa Place between two men named Thomas Ko-
mister AMI Bernard Turner a. the house Nc. SO Wiet
street wherein the former Is alleged stabbed Turner
10 the beck With cirk knife inGictinQ severe wound
The eccuser and the accused both taken 70 the Sta
ton house and Locked no for the right The district
surgeon dressed T,rners wo-nd. Eoruster WAS taksc
tepte Justice Wood, ct the Essex Mazke Police Court
vbere be vas discharged the comp painant refused
appear against him.
CHARGE or FeLoNrous ASSAULT.
A woman Of very prercsseasiDg appearance, namsd
Bridget Hs.gsn, taken into custody yesterday b.
ccer gu ivsp of tae Lower Police Court on charge cf
having committed felopious assault upou John y
holmes Of No. 147 Broadway. with penknie. Tl.s
n iscre- was arrested At the ofae Of the
and On being hrouyhs before Justics Conneuy ut IL
Tcmhe ehe was committed TO prison sor examine top
The sceused unmarried woman and resides ip At
,orney street She says she has been very tay tres "a
By holmea, ard dcsur serse perfectly justified Ia
| uli.t'rg the seAsglr.