The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-28
Police Intelligence.
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THE COLUMBIA STREET MYsTERY-ARREsF ON SGS-
PICION AND DISCHARGE.


PICION AND DISCHARGE.
Some additional Developments in the Columbia stree,
my.tery have to light. The facts, they were
communicated TO reporter yesterday, are briefly
follCws:-Ias week German, In confused and agtated
Of MIND called the shoemakers store No AZ West
Broadway and asked tie proprietor the way to certain
shop in Thompson street, where he had been promised
work. The proprietor being shorthanded informed the
applicant that he in need Of workman and would
ike to employ enc. Franks, for such the journey
mans name readily accepted the offer and straghtway
made himself at home among the other workmen There
something singular and mysterious about the new
which attracted the attention Of all in the shop and
created suspicion in the mind of the proprietor that all
was no right Franks in the habit Of talking 10 himself
and saying he afraid be would BIO detected by his
clothes The suspicion further heightened by the
fact Of Franks having exchanged HIS coat for another
Of inferior quality and BIZ request that the proprietor
would put him In up stairs TO work, where he
would not be exposed TO the gaze OF passers byv One
night when Franks retired 10 bed, some Of his fellow
wOrkmen heard him say that he had killed his wife, and
that her form was constantly before him. Not thinking
that any one was listening Franks kept up the converse
ton to himself, described how hs had killed his wife with
chair spatteripg her blood all over the WALL and con-
Guided the confession by consong himself with the aseu
rance that perfectly safe from detection
privy TO the murder but himself The following
day the workinen communicated what they had
night previous to their employer and al
once resolved 70 AJAX Franks what all the strange talk
meant The inquiry seemed TO agitue the man some
what, but he managed TO excuse himself by saying
he had got into slight trouble lately but that 1t
would soon pass OIL lie was tnen asked 10 tell what the
Of his trouble was but he refused to give them
any further inor nation concerning the matter mani
Tested desire to change the subject The circumstances
mind OF the proprietor suspected might he
implicated in the transaction and in accordance With
such belief he communicated bis suspicious the police
and bad the arrested. The prisoner into
custody by Captain Squires, and was locked up the
station house to await the result Of pvesgaon Upon
ipqu3g into the antecsdents Of Franks, however, h
was loend that he lived in Norris street, and that
he recently ouarreed With his vrow and gave her sa-
hrnt her he IL
house IN and wandered 10 No. AZ West Broad
where he concealed himself already stated To the
surprise OF the police the boss shoemaker and the pi
soper himself the supposed murdered woman turned up
alive Instead of being murder case II turned
mere assault ana battery The poce were sold and the
Columbia street mystery remained as impenetrable as
ever.
DESCENT on DrsoRDERLy HoreE About twelve O'Clock
on Thursday night Captain Hu.chings of the Filth pre-
clnct with posse Of men, made descent upon q well
known coored crib dance house No. 81 Won tn street.
where they succeeded in arrestng some forty ODD
darsies, msle and female, all OF whom were at
the time enjoying themselves at q social dance.
the daJkes Of the Fifth ward, but OF late has be-
come quite nuisance, owlpg TO disorderly characters
quently que disturbances there, and Wednesday
night stranger, who was decoyed 70 the place. I'D his
watch and chain stolen. warrant on Thursday is
sued against the proprietor Of the place by Justice Welsh
for keeping dsorderly house, and the following persons
arrested and locked up in the Fifth ward station
William Miller, James JONES' Jacob Peterson. Richard
Reynolds, Joseph Plat, Richard Mel, William Matthew'S
David S. Washington, Hamlet Campbell, Franklin Hays
Thomas Peterson, Joseph Blown, Thomas Wilson, John
Cross, James Sanderson Henry Holmes, Robert Shirno
George Anderson Elias Waters, Daniel Pneket Francis
Waldron, John Hepger Cornela Carpenter, Jane Cham
bers, Henrietta Freeman Julia Dyer, Rebecca Johnson
Victoria Anderson, Henrietta Miller Catharine Purcell
Emma jenkins, Elizabeth Williams, Elizabeth Casey Ed
zabe!h Dunbar Eliza La Mar, Eliza Smith, Catnarne Da-
viz. Elizabeth Hughes, Florence Norton.
Yesterday morning they all conveyed before JUS
tice Welsh the City Hall Police Court where of
them, tom mt
the island as vsgrants.
ALLEGED ATTExrT AT RApE.-Miss Henrietta Harpe 70.
siding at No. sc Third street. appeared before Justice
Welsh yesterday morning, and alleged that during the
previous night she swoke from her sleep and found a
Thomas Hanon discovered under the bed 10 her
where he had taken refuge when she screamed for
help warrant Issued for the arrest Of Hauon and
during the afternoon he taken into custody by ocer
Guest, OF the City Hall Police and committed to answer
ALLEGED CuARGE OF FORGERY. VIM a. Dunham young
man, Wednesday taken into custody by officers
Mntross and Jameson, OF the City Hall police and
veyed before Justice Welsh alleged charge Of forg
ing check signed David Felt, for $3.50, the Phenx
Baak. alleged that Durham presented the forged
check at the bank for payment but the teller observing
that WAS fesgGy at once detained the accused aud
finally handed h.s TO the police Ho committed
TO The Tomhs 10 answer In default OF SO 900 bail.
TO TRE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
VIII you please correct the statement made in the
HERALD OF the 27h regard to the clubbing OF Mr..
Tracy who attempted the life Of his vito ut 1913 East Tnr
ty fret street We used clubs, and had clubs
with VA, and If had there not the slightest neccs
city for any. INNESS AND FROST.
Co,oners, nafce