The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-10-08

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The amount 6 properly ssolea BY packp pockets In this
city annually b almoss Incredible Thousands robbed
ef sums varying from afy osnh 70 ave thousand dollars
eirsrgsss suffer moa severely Citizens seldom lose thsr
purses sxeepa perhaps, occasions Of m.eiugs'
public proossssons 10 but Strangers liable snsoy
anoe mat whore thsy turn their stops Femass ~
veil q males follow pocket picking fMa living, and s
many instances they have exceed the stsrnar the
aaroitnes ard ingenuity with which sacv pursue their
avecAton The west side Of Broat way. from cnAmcess
tlsmen Of the chepalr disd,ris school, waiting for
opportunity 20 display theif ecu lar ak In slight Of hand
matters Expert pick ,ooheas a Ways hnni In c,uple'
While ore picks the poch the Other evcs the purse
thus II thai piokpockes Is seldom arrested Win she
stolen properly in bis possession, the ckct book i
the quakDe Of hshnng, and the confederate escapes
With tbe properly, while the police are sosiy soar nlns
the OF the thief IN custody Yesterday two sac
cessful "hs" made by the fratcrnty.
William xaniey WAS br,usst before Justice Oiborn
s The Lower Police Court charged on the comp snt o.
ElzAbeh Schiller with having stolen from her psrsou
poriemonDae, containing slc4 The complainant mated
Ia ~ she WIS going through Uhsth sm stree, she
maj be Suddenly became rems SsSy Affection .ss. and
catching her around the waist commenced huggng her In
the most ardent While endeavorng 70 dseugage
apparently oonfederas OF Marley, brushed up against
me- and then passed on Upon leasing herc from the
gssp Of The aOcused she found tibet her book
gone Sne Immediately gave the Alsrm when MAnlsy
w taken into oustosy charge Of being the perpe
Of the larceny He searched upon the SPOT but no
trace Of the missing property could DO discovered
Tee accomphoes who had brushed past the
whe she Va In the CLUTCHES Of the prisoner had doab
received the plumber and carried Oh 70 paoe OF
Notwiths'andng Aanlsy's plea OF drunkenness he was
fnDy committed for Trial ana the pape In his wero
seD.to the Grand Jury forth wn thai no might meet
with speedy justice The psnapt resdest OF 81
Louis, Mo and was route for tho Wee whom she
unfortunate enough 10 IN contact win tho pick.
p0tkets.
Another Of p-cket picking where tho snug of
1910 wAs involved occurred yesterday morpng Broad
gay, oopose the Bo~Ing Green. A msrchsn named
Lssaic had his porte mopnsie aiming the
ed fem his pocket, In his Office, white buy,ny
fruit from an apple woman The loss CT the POCKET ,oor
Was NOT discovered until the had fully
made 70 ferret out her whereabouts by the POLICE still
trace OF either her or The money could DO found The
thef In this case was performed WITH much adro,ncss
CAFTrRK or An AuxGKp BCRCIAR I'm the month OF July
lat the store Of Hsirony Hsrod, No 1875 yenue A.
was entered by burglars, when the proprietor OF the
store surpsed tho sscas and fred hs revolver at them
wouudipg one Ct the fellows Tue wounded MAJ hal =
portion Of his jaw bone shot away, aad o.hoy
disogured He applied to doctor in the neigh cd
for medical aid and there gave his Josepa Beg
Ian On hone the police succeeded In tracing hm 10 MS
bldrg ptce, When he arrested and taken before AL
dermau Mcconnell, at the Esex Market Police Court The
prisoner wN Identified by Mr. Hero ~ the 81 ~hom
he nred the pistol the night Of the burglary and
committed 70 prison for examination.