The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-09-21
Police Intelligence.

THE HIGHWAY ROBBERY MANA.-Just now there appears
to be perfect mania for highway robberes and juvenile
stabbng matches Scarcely day for the last fortnight
passed that reporter has had report
two cases arrest for each of these crimes which
yet to be increasing in frequency.
About three O'Clock Sunday afternoon in broad day
light two gentlemen, named G. n Chamberlain, of 2O1
West Thirty fifth street. and Almond p. McConney were
conversing in Ispenard street with Of the
town, they attacked by two ruians and robbed.
One Of the fellows, whose names James McDermott
and Wilson W. Hogan ntcrfered under the pretence that
of the females was his wife, and fegned great ndg
nation at the insult put upon him. Hogan knocked
Mr. Chamberlain down with heavy blow,
while McDcrmott iercely attacked McConney, whom he
showed under cart and robbed of gold watch besides
1856 in money. An officer coming up shortly aer pur-
sued the robbers and arrested them On being brought
before Alderman Brady, McDermot pleaded guilty to
highway robbery and Hogan to assault and battery They
We're locked up for trial.
Another occurred the Battery early Yesterday
morning, the victim being Mr.. William Reed who be-
the hours of two and three ococki quietly re-
cinng against tree half asleep and half awake when
young vagabonds named John Butler and Frank Nc
Carly fell in with him and robbed him Of IS so and pas
down with the grasp Of vice. McCarty ried his pockets
Having got everything valuable the daring scoundres be-
began to beat retreat but the loud Of Reed reached
the ears of officer Rowland who Immediately the
and arrested the fugves Justice Osborne com
med them for trial and sent Reed to the House of De-
tention as witness
STABBED AND BEATEN WITH CLuB.-Yesterday morn
ing about six O'Clock, Mr. John McIntre of 2l2 East
openhofer, keeper of boarding house at 275 First
avenue and John Under, baker, in the of which
he charges that he stabbed in the head with knife
brutay beaten with club. The fight grew out of
anocnsve remark made by Mcntre in passing the pre-
misses of Openhoer while the latter standing at his
door with knife and smoothing iron in his hands Open
hotter, it is alleged, rushed upon the complainant with
the above warke instruments and commenced to test
the toughness of his opponents Uranium While thus
employed, Under issued from the house, showed the
complainant down the steps of neighboring lager bier
saloon and then and there pounded him with club until
he was almost senseless The accused were committed
for trial by Justice Quakenbush in default 81 900 bail
CAi1uRE FuGTlvEs JusncE.-Detectves King
and Slowey yesterday forenoon captured gigantic negro
named Aaron p Fisher 61I feet high at the corner
Of West Broadway and Church street Fisher IL is al.
legged fugitive from Philadelphia where he was under
81 900 bail to answer charge of robbng his employer
Mr. James p Divine, Of II Bank street He was sent
back to the Quaker city.
Another alleged fugitive, one Charles Williams, was
nabbed of the ferry boats by detective Temann
Williams also hailed from the city of Brothery Love
which was too narrow for him in consequence of his
having feloniously puroined from the pocket Of his
friend, Mr.. Samuel McCAlkn, wallet containing 500.
An accurate description of the offender by telegraph
the of his arrest The prisoner was likewise
taken back to Philadelphia.