New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-12-06


yesterday morning, Officer Eielcs, of the Fifth Pre-
seac, while patrong his beat, observed three men,
one Of whom carried an apparently heavy pail on his
ARM tuln from Thomas street into Hudson. Tue cii-
Ger stoned the mar with the pail and asked him what
lie had in t. when tie fellow replied that he had just
oct son coal ard was going straight home to maze
fire :" Let ne examine your coal and see II 1t IS q
good quality said the officer, to which tie other re-
piled, IL know its good ard instantly dropping the
pa started TO run Of but was -tured by the oti-
GER TIE man who had given his name as William
Reed struck the officer blow in the face with his
fist and in return for the familiarity received stun
ming blow on his pate with club. Upon examining
the pail the office. found il nearly filed with pennies
An Effort was then made 10 take both prisoner aud the
pail Of pennies TO the Sateuliouse, but Reed said he
di not feel disposed to travel in that direction, aud
tie consequence was that slow progress was made the
officer having Ind then TO stop aud battle with ms
prisoner Reed Suddenly slipped from his coat aud Twas
again making off, when blow from the officers club
laid him sprasliig upon the Sidewalk. Assistance was
eventually procured aud the prisoner and properly
taken TO the sation-house Tue accused was srbse-
Queb,y taken to toe Lower Police Court and commit
ted 20 prison 10y Justice Connolly for examination.
shot tine aeI the arrest il discovered that the
flour ana feed store of Bogat Il Crafts, No. Is Jay
street had been burgariousy entered and robbed OF
SO in pennies. The burglars were obliged to leave
behind them in the store learly 800 IL copper CON-
which they were unable to remove. 1t is supposed
that the other two persons who with Reed aad
who escaped had hand in the burglary, and hal Sc
creted their share OF the pluIder.
RrFrIlsIsN-On Saturday morning two rufianly
looking fellows entered the drinking saloon Of q. c.
Lea,on corner Of Bovery and Bayard street, and
called for drinks, but he baTkeeper for reasons bes!
known to himself refused them, whereupon the row.
dies sh wed fight Oae Of the fellows buried heavy
glass lumber a. tie oar-keeper's head cutting Mm
severely ard al the same zine the other turned upon
gentleman who was 10 the place, and without pro',-
cation beat him most numerically. The parties as
.sltc tnieavored TO escape, aud while ruoninS up
fight Of stairs the ruAps drew their pistols AID fired
at Them but fortunately the shots did not take .heo.
Officers Marchsy aud Little =. the 10Th Pree.not,
hearing the report Of fire arms, fastened to the spot
and arrested the sssalsrts Of whom unfortunately
escaped from officer N. while the way to the Police
Sxtitr. TIE other pnsone. gave his nsms as Charles
Sturs,s and was committed 70 prison by Justice Bren-
nan.
A YorsG PRrrsNDrR.-A young nan, eighteen
yes,s Of age, csltrs himself Edward b. Corning has
been stopping for some two or three days at the
Metropolitan Hotel in this city. He II young man
Of coed address and respectable appearance and req
resented himself to be tee son Of the Hon. Erastus
Corning, Of Albany. From some proceedings Oh hIs'
however, Nj Leland va. led 10 suspect that he was
ro the perou he represe.ted himself to be, AID Mr.