The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-17
Police Intelligence.

MISUNDERSTANDING Friday aud Saturday nights there
were some half dozen burglres committed in this city,
the perpetrators in nearly every bong unfortunate
enough to fall into the hands of the police.
Officer Sutton, of the Seventeenth ward, whio patrol
ling the First about midnight Friday night dis
covered two burglars in the Of breaking the pro
vision Of Hugh Newman No l69 First avenue Tho
thieves burst in panel in the door and cawcd in when
tho officer rushed over and surprised them. 0ne Of them
named Pat McCauey, escaped, but his companion, Pa
Burns, being loaded down vita $50 worth OF swag, in sill
and copper COINS and two OF segas was not
The officer took Burns to the station house
and then saied out in search Of McCauey whom he
sequent'y captured Both the thieves we're well known
loafers Of the neghborhood Justice Brennan committed
them for trial
on Saturday night policeman Harris, Of the Eighteenth
precinct detected three reows in the act of burgariousy
entering the premises Of First Fifteenth
street. One Of the burglars, named William Brown, alias
Guest, captured and in his possession was found
coat which proved TO have been stolen from the house Of
Charles Keech No. a Third The prisouer
committed for trial in default Of 81 600 bail by Justice
Kelly.
James Pettigrew brought before Justice ouacken.
bush AT the jefferson Market Police Court on charge Of
Ms Emma Owens 22s west rwenty sixth street,
and stealing thereiom Sli0 worth of silk
dresses and other articles Of wearing apparel
stated that he stole her property being nstgated to the
felony by sheer restitution. Mrs. Owens told MIN that If
he would restore the goods he should go harmless This
tits alleged he promised 10 do. After waiting week
more and hearing nothing from him, Mrs. Owens yesicr
day obtained search warrant of Justice O,nckorbush
and portion Of the stolen goods found in Pettgews
apartment When the arrested he told the Of.
hcer that since Mrs. Owens had "padc such id fool
OF herself he would not let her have the dresses Tho
Justice, upon this statement, held Mr. Pcttgrew for
animation on the charge of housebreakrg. Pettgrew
carpenter and lives at No. 202 East Thirty third
The hardware store of Lucus Hart Nos. and Burlng
slip, burglarousy entered on Saturday morning. by
breadng of the paddock Of the cellar door, and nineteen
pigs Of block tin were carried OF by the thieves No
arrest.
James Conner aud Charles Bowers were arrested on
Saturday evening suspicion of having burgariously
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ray street, and blowing open the iron safe and robbng II
Of quantity Of copper COIN Justice Connolly committed
the prisoners for examination.
Tie hat and cap of John s. Francis No Js7 Bow
cry, was burgarousy entered on Saturday night, aai
a named John Mitchell, suspicion OF having been
implicated in the matter. Justice Brennan committed the
prisoner for examination.
NEARLY TRAGEDy.-Mrs Della Sconeli affirmed before
Justice Quaokenbush Saturday that while visit to
Mrs. Wsnds at No. 12l Fourth avenue, last Tuesday,
Young man, named James Keirns, broihernlaw OF the
lady she visiting entered the where she was,
and in few minutes, without any provocaton drew
Six barreled revolver, exclarning: "rn give you mig
ly for Mrs. Seoicd, Mrs. Wands threw up the OF the
young at the critical moment aad the ball. missing
her lodged in the wall the nantc pieco. Mrs.
Scoeld then out Kerns meanwhile putting the pistol
10 his sister in laws head and threatening to shoot her
for interfering The alleged cause of the attempt upon
Mrs scoelds life said have been that she some time
ago. referring to something that kerns had done which
she did not like, called him niger Mr.. Wall, hs
poyer became s bail for 81 goo to answer the charge
of ielonious assault
SET1LNG OLD ACCOUNTS About two years ago Andrew
Fisher convicted Of having wife too many and
two years in the State prison. Having served
his time ont nc came home and was welcomed by his
first wife, Julia Fisher. Mr. Fisher comes into court
and charges that while he was in trouble, and his wife
Julia raising all the money she could for his defence
man named Rudolph George who acted as sort of go
between for Fishers lawyer called at Mr. Fishers house
for money that she gave him all she could but that,
sas6ed with this George one day surrepttiousy obtain
ed gold watch chain and key, in Mrs Fishers absence
rvqo stole the articles George arrested yesterday
on the charge, but affirmed that the property given
to him by Mrs. Fisher for her husbands defence This
Mrs Fisher denies OATH and that he stole them
and subsequently pawned them. George committed
by Justice Quackcnbush to answer