The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-28

O'Clock train arriving at Phsd elpnia at noon whore
tb-y will remain until the following mcrning and then
proceed 70 Trenton returning home the following day.
They Will b the guests OF seyere of the military corps
the above cities.
Police Intelligence.
DARING BURGLARY UPON A BROADWAY DRY GOODS
H0ysE-UNsUCCEsSFUL ATTEMPT TO. .0ARRY OFF
$500 WORTH OF PROPERTY.
AT SIX O'Clock, yesterday moruing. officer Van
Dussn Of the Third ward police patroNng his beat
In Broadway near Park place his attention directed
to horse and wagon being driven the after street
by three Thinking that in al probability the wagon
contained thieves, he communicated his suspicious to
officer Spence, Of the district 1t was then ar
ranged to keep sharp eye after the vehicle snd accord
ngy % the wagon turned the of Church street
the officers hastily akter it and succeeded secretly in
following the trio until they stopped in front osMerchant
Co.'S store corner of Reade street and Broadway Tn
men in tire wagon had turned up Reade street. and dv-
Ing pretty fast came to sudden halt at the of
Broaewsy. Two OF the men who had been in the
wagon went down into the basement of Merchant
q Co.'s store, while the third remained in
the wagon The policemen cautiously approached the
OF the door succeeded in capturing both of them Ths
man IN the wagon seeng The unpleasant,predcament
pid rats and escaped up Broadway The prisoners were
taken TO the station house in Barclay where they
were securely lodged The premises os Messrs Merchant
q 70 were then examined when 1t found that the
burglars had obtained entrance shrough basement
door BY means OF false keys and was hal to
the store ABOVE by cutting hole in the ceiling sufficient
" args to admit of the body of passing through
in the store found three large sacks filed with vaiu
able Silks aces gloves and deaines all neatly packed
up and ready Tor transportation The proper.y thus
collecsd is valued at $1,000 and would in aI proba
bihty have been carried away, had not the officers
soners gaze their names Henry Franklin aud Thomas
wells 1t is supposed by the Police that the accused
have nightly engaged in the psrperaon Of crimes
Thi burglary must have been committed some hours
previous to the arrest Of the prisoners the condition
o. things IN the store showed the OBJ to have one
of several hours labor The hour for the carry
ing od os the piunder was good ons, for just about
Dawn the time of the arrest private watchmen and po
hcemen who have been performing night duty leave for
their BEDS and thus thieves and burglars left in the
hour, thersabouts Franklin and Wells have been
committed to prison for examination.
TAKEN IN AND DONE FOR.
James Tough, green one, taken by some auo.
tionssrs Chatham street. ON Saturday afternoon by
be induced TO par Sis fr brass watch little or no
value Augustus Mogan the proprietor Of the auction
the complaint OF Mr.. Tough and being taSeu before
Justice Connolly, at the Lower Police Court was held to
pretences.
cHARGE OF RECEIVING STOLEN GOODS.
Henry Alison, proprietor of small store, at No. 1l2x
Greenwich street. taken into custody charge Of
having received and bought, with guilty knowledge
two ksga ch herrngs stolen from John Wyman Of
126 Greenwich street by two persons named Harris
peDdegst The alleged thieves az wen as the receiver
were committed for examination.
Official Corruption.
TRIAL OF JOSEPH X. EBLINd, COMMISSIONERS OF
STREETS AND LAMPS, FOR BRIBERY-THE JURY
UNABLE TO AGREE, AND DISCHARGED.
Before Judge Capron.
SUNDAY MoRNIsG-1O O'Clock.
At this hour Judge Cap-on came into court to hear
what progress the jury had made towards verdict. The
stairway leading to the court where the jury were
confined nj this hour crowded with the friends OF
the accuses and the court being thrown open they
all crowded in to hear the result
Judge Capron having taken his seat the jury were
called and each having answered to their Names the
Te foreman answered that they had not ana there was
no probability that they would agree:
The Judge then after instructing them upon points Of
law which had arisen In their minds SAID ha would keep
them together for q while longer and them again
during the day.
suNDAY--3h O'Clock, P. NJ
At this hour Judge Capron again came into court
There still around the court the company that
had been there, of them, ever since the night
before, anxiousy waiting for q verdict
Upon opening the court room door, the jurymen were
found some of them stretched out upon tables,
smoking and some sleeping and oil of them looking
they had been subjected 70 hard fare for n month.
Mr.. Ebng, attended by his Counsel Mr.. Busteed and
Merwin r. Brewer, present and the Judge again
taking his seat the jury were called to their
Judge Capron-Gentiemed OF the jury, have you yet
agreed upon verdict, or do you stand when saw
you lsstp
Forsman-ws precisely as when you last saw us.
Judge Cspron-You unable then, to say whether
this defendant IL guilty not9
ForemaD--We cannot come . conclusion.
Judg. Capron-I have had other object gentlemen,
keeping you together than 70 obtain verdict.
You unable TO agree verdict, after having
been together a reasonable tine. jury Is not to be
starved into verdict and being satisfied that
you eanDot sgree, now discharge you.
The Court was then adjourned for the term, and the
audience dispersed.