The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-16

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represented by the police very desperate character
taken into custody Wednesday afternoon by officer
Mcdonald c the Fifteenth ward police charge ofhavng
committed assault with intent to kill, upon the person
of Theodore Frelss clerk in the grocery store Of VIII
liam Rand situated at the Of Mott and Houston
streets The prisoner, alleged for some slight cause
stabbed him twice, inHictlng wounds In the and
shoulder The alarm being raised the policeman hasten
was to attend Trsss Who was Bleeding oro
fusely. Tie medical man of opinion thAt the wound
in the shoulder Of the injured man is fatal one, and
that the complainant will recover Conway it Is
said also attempted to stab Of the other clerks in the
but tho subject Of the nfurated mans vengeance
taken before Justice Flandreau at the Second District
Police Court committed for examination.
CHARGE OF HIGHWAY ROBBERY About IL y O'Clock on
Wednesday night iodier from Govern ors Island named
Arthur Boston, while crossing through the Battery
attacked by two men, who, having knocked him down,
robbed him of silver watch and some small change
The soldier cried out Justify for help when officer Dack
OF the First ward police hurried to the spot and after
long chae succeeded in capturing Of the robbers Just
as be was making his escape over the Battery wall On
taking the prisoner to the station house he gave his
a. Patrick Quinn In his possession was found pistol
and qusntt Of ammunition. The complainant imms
Qunns accomplish escaping with the stolen
property Justice Connolly held the accused to bail In
the sum OF ~, 900 TO answer the above charge.
ARREST OF AN ESCAPED CoNvIcT.-John Brunuer alias
ago, where he had been confined preparatory to beug
sent to the State prison. to out term Of three
imprisonment arrested yesterday BY of the
eenth ward police and in his old quarters
at the Tombs Brunner escaped from the City prison
by of stolen ticket which he presented to the
turnkey, and thus allowed to depart from hi place
of confinement Search made for the fugitive imms-
diate after his escape became known but he succeeded
in battling all the eff Mts of the police until yesterday.
Mr.. Snoozer Will be sent up to Sing Sing to-day.
ALLEGED GRAND IARCENY.-A young man named Edward
Jones arrested by Officer Davis of the Fifteenth
ward police, charge of stealing gold watoh valued
at $ from the possession of Charles Seden of 1 Bond
street. pawntcKet for the stolen article being found
IN Jones' possession, he arrested charge Of hAv
ing committed the theft Justice Dawson held the
cused for trial.
CHARGE OF BURGIARY.-Frank Blanchan, q laborer,
about 56 years Of aee arrsated by officer Wet OF
the Fifth ward police, charge of having burgaousy
entered the store of Nelson Rollins No. 100 Canal street.
on Wednesday night, and stealing thsrsfrom about
twenty-five yards of carpeting, valued at $50. Ths
prisoner was observed leaving the premises with the
property in his possession and WAS followed to furni
ture store in West Broadway, whore he endeAvored to
entrance Of the mplainant and the aforementioned
policeman. Justice Connolly committed Blanchan for
trial. in default OF 81 900 bail.
THE ARRESTED CYPRlANs The statement in yester-
days HERALD in reference to the girls who arrested
on Tuesday evening last may to renec. somewhat
injuriousy Lieut. Bennett OF the Third ward police
they were taken to the Tombs next morning, without
any unnecessary parade Violence the paragraph
would reem to imply. The police, of course are not
blsmsabe for the conduct Of little urchins.