The New York herald., 1864-12-23
Police InselligeAo.

TRAGIC AFFAIR IN THE EINErEENrH PRRcINCr SRA
TION HOUsR-A POLICEMAN AtTtMPrs TO MURDER
CAPTAIN HARTT-Hn FAILS IN TIE ATTEMPT AND
Is ARREsrED, ETC. .
Early on Wednesday evening intense excitement was
created In the Nineteenth precinct station houss. Fifty
ninth street, near Third avenue deliberate attempt
having been made to take tho lie OF Captain Hartt BY
James rennan patolman Of the Twenty first precinct
appears that Captain Hartt was standing nesr tho
telegraph instrument Tenant entered tho station and
said 70 Captain Hart "I salute you because you are
captain" which the Captain replied, v6ry WE'LL Mr.
Tenant; how, do you doa' Tennant thea commenced
using abusive threatening language towards the Cap
TAIN who informed him that he cease such talk In
the station house or he should have him e,ected. This
ed Ia excite Tsnna0t SIN more aud be com
tinuing his abuse 10 : mcmeut afterwards Tenant
revolver his pocket and adv aDced towards
The Captain ss Y TO shoot him Captain Harts called 20
none Of them responded except roundsman Fitzgerald
and officer Clark. Before Tennant could dschsrse TIE
pistol the seized him BY the throat and thus
prevented the execution Of bis muderous purpose
struggle then ensued between Tennsr the roundsran
and Captain HART. which resulted IN tho flooring and
Of the enrsged policeman Ie nsnt being 50.
cured, conducted coli and locked and whie
siructive @ w Ills Is rawlings wore those OF : maa man,
and eventusliy the prisoner became SO very
handcunsd. He resisted this operation with all his
power, and, after the ironing had been accomplished
himself from the .brscee,s" but in his efforts 70 do so
he dslocated OF hs wrists Yesterday morning tho
prisoner taken before Justice Kelly and required to
give bonds OF i've hundred dollars 70 answer
the charge OF feonous assault. Inc cause for this mur
assaut Captain Hartt 10 not clear Soms time
since Teunant ward detective 10 tho Nneeenth pre-
cinct but the thought proper to trans Or
him to the Twenty nrst precinct. much TO his disgust
Tenpant that this really the Work Of captain
Hartt Who he alleges, had formed dislike for him, and
this possibly the only excuse he prisoner has 70 oer
for his conduct His win be brought beoro
the Board Of Police C0mmssioners for investigation.
-BuRGLARx IN BLEEcksR srRHxr--rHn DUBsLARs
About halfpast O'Clock yesterday morning M AZ
White who keeps liquor store In the basement Of m,
misses 26o Beccker street, was aroused by hearing an
noise In the front He from his bed
ard seeing three men, asked them what they wanted.
Receiving answer, Mr. white nred four shots from bis
revolver at the msn who tbereupon toto the street.
with their hands full OF plumber. Uncer Rker, Of the
Twenty eighth preciuct hearing alarm, basteued 70
the SPOT and succeeded In aresting OF the fellows
He afterwards apprehended one OF the others. The
prisoners gave their Richard L. stage ard Isaac
smith. they we're taken before Justice Iedwith aud
committed trial The accused boys eighteen and
twenty years age pleaded guilty the oharGs
but stage says he knows nothing Whatever concerning
tho burglary Mr. White alleges that the prisoners stole
wiuss lluors aud cigars 70 tho value of about $500
HIS place had been broken nd robbed two three
times previously.