The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-03-22
Police Iatellixs 80.

Police IotelliR' .x,.e
ALLEGED DESPERATE ATrEMPs M prpv , uo,-Sy-
ARREST OF THR Occur Mt ON SUSPICION
On Thursday night last senseel looking man named
Gustavus Ludwig sstod bv Once, Glove OF the
Twentieth precinct on 10 charge of attempting 70 burn
the house No $50 Wes Thirty sixth street, situate the
corner oil tgntn Nv enue The prisoner WIS conveyed
before justice ke at the Second District Court Jehsr-
son Market wh' committed him 10 prison TO await the
IRE AATsAas investigation II seems, from the facts at
present eci by the Fire Marshal that tho accused oc
cuped spa the third noor Of said premises the
same BENZ tenement house. On Thursday night be
tween eS O'Clock the occupants Of the apart
menss directly under Ludwg's room discovered sene
landl, I'd was al once notified looking through
the Eeyhole Of Ludwigs room he saw Light ,crning
on trying tho door found fastened wnea becoming
armed 70 tho stat house and The All
Of officer Cove The officer broke open tae DOR, when,
70 their astonehment lraton 70 re tie house
discovered Between the side Of the bureau IRE
place syosd I've gallon oemonn the sdo OF wnisn
cracked. about two thirds Of the floor saturated
with the brancy, which had n,wet from the N lha
Within few inches Of the demij0hn wire
trap and IN THE trar hole was stuck ,os csnd,a hcs
was burning, and around placed several pieces OF
paper saturated with hquo By the side o: the moue
stocd The broom ard on top Of the demuohn ooson
stretched from the bed 70 the centre os the floor end
made FAST 20 tho bed and the other end placed aso tho
liquor Tic Blinds TO the windows were closed AID the
shades down on the aside; against one window bed
comfortable nailed 10 darsen .he room which
done the ut OK
:ro the street. by the negh5ors ia the adouog house
When this preparation discovered, the candle nsd
burnt down within about inch Of the paper. -ons.c-
able alarm manifested by the fam les IN tho hodse
eome O: them we're inclined 70 administer samnsry pun
ishn1cnt 10 Ludwig lis return aut probably Soiid
have dcre had they not been prevented oy the police
IL further shown that acwig had left
several Gays ard taken away articles Of furniture
the time OF the s,'e-,pt she living ia twenty sxh
hod efeots in the Rutgers Insurance Company. Tne
vii proceed before Jusuce Kelly 70 day.
DESCENT UPON GAMBLING HOUSE AND SUBSEQUENT
ESCAPE Or THE PRISONERS FROM CUSTODY.
Sergeant Lefers, OF the detective police, With squad
Of men under his command, uiade descep: upon tue
orour den OF thieves and gamblers kept by J,nnny Nj
er 81 No. 372 Canal stree, Saturday night and arrest
cd all tao Inmates CT tho cs.a5lsnn met, lcudry pro
prot7r and thirteen others, wbo upon bsog brought to
the FIFTH Qreoinc; station house gave their ro
lows:Iehn Miller EA~ ard Brown. George Joaas9G, raos
Mccoy, John Casey, George Carey, Ms1hes Coocti,n,
| Franklin p,lna- Charles Cole Robert jonas Jams
Bluff, John Murphy. John Smith John shaw Ice
prisoners we.ea iocGsi 40 N Tie ceAs aad &c posse
then returned to The PREMISES they aisDvcrei
large number ~ burglars zoos, together vita 10. OF
gan hing apparatus consisting OF checks, dosag ooxes
! Dlght, While the doosi.epes absent from zoe
loSer oor OF The staton house, all ths prisoners. with
thc exception OF Bro Sn, Carey Smith and Shaw.
&C. from ths:r ces and succeeded u getting away
from the porcc before any eiJr coc!d be
I's Ie' u ls' s'ief ana ooopis q as a.,
rosor when uIucgi y placed thor rc,ca.
IhsJ sh"n oroAs yen me ce.s u nsr e.os prisoners,
80 I.o .noe party, We u1s s1eeptob OF lour n~1e
- -, ~ go q. - %. :. ns a.i.Vl n'u'e a1o' Hsy
DtoEe tHe 0nT 10 oo.nA.'u naa am I'Sa 81 Sh"s was
rJs5pers had ben resrrestei Tbe ;oc,s ., o- e,i
dcors II The ststco house IN qCest are Is said,
suGc,"u = We NO. miserable ana nmsey msnner vth
eve- tSey t.Le notion No. resin their nsrrty rr,S,
PONG tb-ourh ho teoious forn OF tai q ,he ou- OF
Sessiocs.
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