The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-27
Police Intelligence.
ECENpIARY FIRE IN HUDSON srREET-MRS. MARY
THOMPSON ARRESTED on SUSPICION OF ARSON.
Before Justice iavisou.

NCENLlART FIRE IN HUDSON sTREET-MRS. MARY
THOMPSON ARRESTED on SUSPICION OF ARSON.
Before Justice DAWSON.
II will be recoected that on the morning o. the 18th
instant between the hours y O'Clock two very
mysterious fires occurred in the iwetipg house Of Mrs.
Mary Thompson, No. 4bS Hudson street. On the lrst
alam less Than distinct aud separate hres were
discovered amongst the household furniture the object
Of the ncendary seeming be the destruction Of the
furniture and not the building AL these fires on the
first occasion were eytngashed By the police ana tue
neghbors The Fire Marshal assisted by Captains Acker
man ard Iul Dbpll made carefGi examination OF the
premises dd not leave the house until aoou3 o'clock
shortly AMER O'Clock second dre broke out on the
cond story tire having been second time applied to the
bedding and bedteads The result Of The Fire harshas
investigation being au before Justice pa 1isop, warrant
issued for the arrest OF Mary Thompson on the
charge OF wuy firing her household furniture Tor the
purpose al ce raecng the Insurance company iester
day Captain Ackerrnsn tel Mrs Thompson, and jus
tcc DAWSON required her to tnd bail IN the sum Of $500
to aIsv eI the charge,
RyARsYsI or EsoArEn Prisoner ssrgean. Moxham
and officer Austin Of the Fourth district police court yes
terdas returned from Albany, having In custody young
man named Daniel Gallagher, who stands charged
with the commission OF a rape upon the person Of Mary
Ann Conely residing in $50 street Harlem. Tie crime
ateed u nave been committed about three wee1 ago,
At which time Gallagher arrested, but when taken
70 Tie police court h. manage 10 get away from the Of
hcer hayifg him in charge and not heard OF again
vn.i last sunday Information Was then received that
be had been seen 10 Albany and Justice Bogart dis
patched the above named officers after him. on reach
the stepping place Of the fugitive they found that ae
bad just left the hoWe, and started Ia pursuit. Gal.
aghcr seeing the officers ,ognzed them, and took
bis bees, he fed tor nearly two miles, but finally took
refuge old mill and before the police could take
him, they obliged to IRE two shots over Is
head This Itmdated the fugitive, and he surrendered
and was brought back and Justice Bogar locked him up
or Trial.
ALLEGED THnT or Law Booxs-A gentlemanly appear
ug about So years Of sge, who neither by threats
nor persuasion wosld dyulge hs name, was arrested
yesterday, charged with having stolen i've law books
valued AZ So, from the Office Of Tomnson Walden No
Wal street The preorar, i further alleged, sold
some 81 the books 70 Patrick b. Hsverty, No ITO Fulton
street VITO resold them 10 q Mr.. Blood. The accused
taken before Justice Welsh and committed for fur
Their examination. he demurred being locked up. and
offered the officer who bad him in charge a considerable
TO allow him 70 remain in the prison yard until be
could procure bali; but his request hot compiled with.
ALLEGED PicErocgETs AT A FrSXRAI Two young men,
named Girard Clifton and Janis Williams, detected
MONDAY afternoon the Of picking ladies' pockets
at tie Jane Methodist church. when the funeral
service over the body Of Mr. Thos II Braun being
solemnzed They were arrested By officers Bennett
lcntris a the Ninth ward police, and committed 10
prison by Justice davidson,
BURGLARY The cloth store Of Joseph L. Flood No 5
Chambers street, entered by burglars on Nenday
night aud robbed ef $500 worth Of cloths aud cassmercs
with which the ragcals capped. No arrest.
EsieRASr Rcssrs.--Philip Stats, WIN. Taylor, Theo
core Schmidt, Francis shaeDsky and Joseph Gattman,
the parties against whom complaints made last Fri
day for soliciting emigant passengers and selling them
tickets without license. yesterday appeared before jus
tee Welsh, At the Lower Police Court and gave bail In
$500 each 10 answer the charge. Il said that the
sa,e bsrbarians, who swndle and fleece every INN.
grant tLst lslls 10 their way.