The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-11
Police Intelligence.

AttKesp YHkyT or A CoRsI--A complaint OF rather a
csrious nature made before Justice Connolly
Lower Police Coar yesterday. Hermann Gompetz resi-
OF No % Ridge street, appeared before the mags
trae and that had stolen the body Of
hin deceased brother from his apartment at the above
punbcr Gcmpetz stated tina, his brother had committed
suicide the day previous, while laboring under III Of
temporary arrangement brought about by too free in
diligence In intoxicating drinks si Cnroner Cnnnery held
inquest upon the body, and gave complainant cert
Gcsic for bua, Purposes that during Tuesday night
doctor medical student .ao tho room wncrc tho
cortye was sd aud carried OF the body upon his back
The further stated that no suspected certain
parties at the Medical College IA Fourteenth street Of
the nag straie would despatch policeman with search
warrant 10 tbs premises. Justice Connolly granted the
search warrant, AMI placed the same 10 the hands of
policeman McCord. Upon proceeding the college Mctord
learned ihst the body Of deceased had been brought 20
the dIssectbg the night previous, aud that had
yet been operated UPON by any OF the students.
The gentle man having charge OF The d'ss' citing
room, learning how matters stood, bandiy as.
srred the tho corpse wunld not be mutt
lated. and that would be kept there until tho
:rctds would 1T TO remove it, The complainant
was rvtcd Of the attending The mission uf the
tcicpu an and ri once fastened the College and took
r-c-scssi, Il the body. The policeman wss unable to
ind out who carried CD the corpse but already tso young
dcipes 81 Escnlsrius strongly suspected OF having
Tlapned and carried into execution plan whereby the
ecryst removed from It's ten porsry restrg place
Ridge street "a the dssoong Of the Medical College
IN fourioclth street.
sNottAp ToHeyrrEs w ~ ON NINA NAN,
Nrxrfrs --Ttona < Whitaker alias William Brown,
broken down merchant, SIXTY six years old taken
tito custody IN Tuesday By inspector weed OF the second
precinct charge Of having forged the signatures %
numbtr " merchants In this city 10 checks for the sum
~ si5 81 each which be passed AZ dHereBt cilcss IN
Wall street check on the Fulton Bank. bearing date
October O. 1857 and purporng 10 have been signed BY
yessrs. slate Co. passed at the Office of Titus,
Fraser Titus; the In,n Pank dated January y,
ISss Tgrpprrg to have been drawn by Me.srs sutton
Co, passed at the store OF Henry r. Hor No. 179
south street: and another the Park Bank dated febru
AIRY $ 1853 was also attempted 70 be egoated but tho
attempt proved failure. All tbese checks
were llled up for the small sum Of Sl5 ~
each aBd sold by tho defendant 10 the parties Just
named. The prisoner on being brought before Jssce
Osborn at the lower Police Court stated that hc t6
years ~ are. native ~ Hudson in this sta,s hsd
occupation present aud resident Of this city.
In the charge preferred against him be- sad he
bed nothing 70 ,sy The magistrate committed the prison.
or Tor Il in. n default Of bali
ARREST 90 BURGLAR Yesterday morning officer sto
phtpfon Of the detective force took in custody
named VIM johnson, aas Williams, having committed
burglary Mt New Providence y. j. on Sunday night Tho
officer arrested him Just he entering the New cr
sey Express Ccmpanys occ IN Cortlanct street. where
he had large quantity OF the stolen property, amounting
20 about Slce He was conveyed 10 the Deputy Supern-
tendents tcc and after sitting for hts likeness he
taken back 20 New Providence by Newark officer.
BURGLARY ARsoN-oflcers Bensel and Gray, of the
Twelfth ward police, Monday night, arrested man
calling himself JOAN Murphy, charge Of burgariousy
cnt rrg lollaways Express Office, Yorkvo and will
fully setting IRE to the Office the latter offence, Is al
lceed, he caught in the act OF commit,ng The
ed conveyed before Justice Browpeli, who
mitt.d him 10 await tho Fire Marshas investigation.