The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-12-21
Police Intelligence.

CONSIDERABLE PchpocRrr-During the progress Of Tho
late lire in the Bowey Mr. John Patterson, Of No. 2s3
Broadway had two of his pockets picked by expert
thief. One pocket contained portemonnac with sl7 in
bills, gold studs &c, the other, a memor randum book
coItaibrg notes, receipts, &c., OF much Yes
terday morning Mr. Patterson made known his loss 10
Sergeant Lanrrts, at the police beadluarters and express
ed great desire TO recover the memorandum book which
be valued very highly. lie had been gone but .me
however when Mr. Lewis A. Burt, living at No l6o Mott
street, entered the Office and informed Srgean. Iener,s
that he too Ind been yctmized by thief NJ the
fire. and had his pocket relieved of $40 While showing
the sergeant the manner IN which he supposed he had
been robbed be ic some strange bnlk IN his pock IT,
Hastily drawing forth the same ne astonshed TO nd
that II was memorandum book, Of the existence OF
So "eo % s b, @
property ~ Mr.. Patterson the gentleman who had Just
lett, and Mr Burt sorcy puzzled 20 account for
possession OF his neiphbors The detective
explained the matter, however, and relieved Mr Burts
anxiety. The thief who robbed Mr. Patterson was tho
same individual who robbed Mr.. Burt He was a con
siderae thief, and finding tnat the memorandum
was Of no use TO except the he nethough
himself plan 10 restore il to ITS rghtfu owner aud
accordingly wbc, he picked Mr. Burts he slipped
the memorandum hooA into his coat pocket, well know ng
that in this way would eventually fall into the haads Of
the owner Mr.. Patterson acquainted with the
covcry of his property afterwards when he laughed
heartily At the singular manner in which his mcm0rAn-
DUN book was restored % him.
SrsBuSG ATTuys FGHrs.-0n Sunday evening
the Twentieth precinct police fouId a man named john
Riley lying in milk wagon suffering from the re,u Of
wound in tho side, received with a dirk knife in tho
hand OF somc unknown rovjy. The occurred At a
goggery 70 West Twenty eighth street. and the asaans
He'd Immediately after committing the assault doctor
was called IN 10 dress Riley wounds after which the pl
tent was taken 10 hts home.
Patrick sculy was found in q similar stnaton at the
corner of Canal street md the Bowery by policeman
sh' aror Of the Fourteenth precinct Scully bleeding
KNIFE IN The hands of some rowdies by whom he
lacked while passing through the Bowery. near Dylson
street Tho injured man taken the station house.
snd cared Tor by ply ysician. No arrests
A SI~.Vrlp Clsy- II pin vulay ra.c
came up before Justice scnnoly a, the lower Ponce
Court, on Saturday Michael Comerford Labor ing man,
residing at No ~ Pearl street. while going hams from
work on the evening Of December 4, with his weeks
and bag Of whca, which his employer hal given
him In part payment, stopped a, porter house to take
drink, leaving his bag the sidewalk During his absencs
apoliccman csp'ed the wheat, and surprising IL to bs
sioen carried on " the station house Comerford came
out and pursued him demanding his property weereupon
The ,fcer took linn INTO custody suspicion Of .hef,
AZ the station house, Comeriord told his story, but
officer IN charge refused 10 hear him, AMI him
TO the cells, where he kept until midday on the fol-
lowng sunday, and then taken before Ju-tcc Connolly
Who after afair hearing dismissed the casc and gave tho
accused IN order Captain Syi. for hs property
s'an' ~gc received ,he order b., refused % honor u.
toncriord then called upon Mr. Warren. the property
clerk and requested him 70 obtain the property OF give
M an order Tor 4, al the aame tnlc showing him Justice
tounoi, : order. Mr. Warren refused 10 comply with
h request and Come rfosd back Justice Connolly
and stated bis ease Connolly summoned Sergeant Dere
and after reprimandng him, ordered him o give toe man
bs property. Comcrford subsequently applied 70 tho
First station house Cor his proerty and vas gam
refused Judge Connolly will bring tho matter before the
Police Commissioners
ALLEGED fARcxSIr PORTER James Dun a porter
in the employment Of Messrs Ghon Co. Nos 30 and %
Barclay street. taken into custody by policeman Jour
don, 81 the sixth precinct, charge or stsalng at
various times, small packages of goods from hs EN-.
poycrs. Dun had been engaged store Of the above
firm for over nineteen years and his alleged dishonesty Ia
matter of much surprise The prisoner well 10 10
the world, being the proprietor of hogse aud "a
Seventeenth street between seventh and Eighth avenues
justice Brennan committed him Tor trial at the Cost Of
General Sessions.
AsAcrr WIN CrrR--A German namei John Won
Spaendonck entered the grocery store corner or E md
Howard streets Al early hour yeser lay morning and
called for segar, when dispute between him ami
the barkeeper relative the price Of the arte From
words the parties blows and n the melee Won
spaendoncx received a severe blow oa the bad with
club IN the hands Of his adversary The cries II tho
wounded man Tor help brought poiccman Montgomery OF
the foureenth Precinct 10 the SPOT but the
had made his escape through aide door The injured
man . wound WIS dressed b. physician.
TfR CLANCY Int sru-The examination IN tine case
q The People John Clancy, for malicious libel upon
stephen T. Russell Of the late candidates for Comp
uoller, on before Justice Osborn at the Lower
Police Court yesterday aiernoon. . '. Oatman, advcr
Using agent Of No ~ ekman street. deposed tha, the
fbcluLs communication handed 10 him by Mr. Clancy
With the request that be would publish the In the
New York sun and that arcprlance with this request
" handed tho 81 the clerks the san Office
ard told the latter to charge the advertising account
With thc examination Of Mr. Beach, the proprstor Of the
sun aud of bis clerks the was cosc,tfor tho
cay. further bearing will come OF next week.
CAPTURE % Az ALLEGED BrRefaR.-At a late hour on
sunday n'sht Mr.. Carpenter proprietor Of grocery
store In sixth avenue auehta burglar attempting 10
nc grocery store ON the orIoee side o. the street Az
he approached the burglar for the purpose Of ca pturng
hm the after took 70 ieht Mr. Carpenter pursued the
fellow, and was joined in the chasc by policeman Corwn,
who had heard the alarm After long and exciting
chase IN which two shots nred at the Fugitive. the
after bavc 10 ani gave himsef up The prisoner, who
gave his Thomas McNanus, was committed by
Justice Kelly of the second District Police Court.