The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-02-28
Poliea Intelliasnce.
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SHRawD YOuya CRInINAL-A NEW DoDen TO PREVENT
IDENTIFICATION. Hamilton, alias Henry Davis an
unusually bright and intelligent youth Of only seventeen
years born in Bath England was arTagned before Jus.
ce Bowling yesterday afternoon TO answer charge or
grand larceny. appears that about week since Davis
arrived in this city from Quebec, Canada, and engaged
himself as waiter with Mrs. Mary McLeish OF No ITO
Grand street. On Friday, 1t is alleged, this lady gave
Davis wallet containing $500 in legal tender notes and
bank bs TO take from that portion Of the house where
the family lived TO the store front Of the promises
Instead OF delivering the money to Mr. McLe,sh, a. direct
cd Davis as 10 charged ran down stairs end made ms
escape Vain search was made for the fugitive on Fri
day night but yesterday afternoon officer Stands D. OF
Me Twenty sixth precinct arrested him at the British
steamship Once where he was about purchasing
spent for new sun OF clothes, ives found
ling and confronted with MIS- Mceish and Mr. Frederick
May who had known the prisoner intimately IN Canada
The youthful offender sos'y denied ever having feen
equally positive as to bis identity They confessed how
ever, that his personal appearance was somewhat
them to tell. The magistrate, with more sasaCy Than
either OF the vitnesses instructed the prisoner 70 bend
found TO be covered with avanons compound OF grease,
lampbaok, &c, which the rubbing process removed IN
adopted that mode Of Disgusting himself, and but for ihe
foresight Of the magistrate might have been successful
was discovered and regarded ali hope Of escape IS then
lost Justice bowling Committed him TO the Tombs for
trial without bal
An OFFICER AsssuIyTp WITH sIuNG.S HoT.-0n Friday
evening about thirty young men, who the police think
were dry goods CLERKS approached the store OF Mr. f.
Davis Of Sixhvenus and Seventeenth street. and
without ado broke all the glass from handsome show
case which stood in front Of the stoe. Officer Mcbride
Of the Twenty.pin,h precinct, who Witnessed the oc-
currence made effort 10 arrest the ringieader q the
crowd when one Of the dlsorderly men struck him On
the head with slungshot knocking him dsvn and 10,
dieting serious cash. The men then escaped and the
wounded officer conveyed TO his residence No other
violent demonstrations were made by the clerks.
Posi- OYYIcE CLERK DAsGERousy sHor.-Mr. Jacob
N. Tlloison, clerk in the General Post once, while
passing down Chatham street, Roosevelt about half
past tive O'Clock yesterday morning, received pistol
shot wound in tire leg, the bones Of which were badly
shattered The pistol is said 10 have besn fired BY James
OConnor young solder; but whether the shooting was
the result or accident design did not positively ap
pear. OConHor however, was arrested by ocer Ioey,
him 10 the Tombs Tor examination Tho prisoner states
that the shooting accidental. Mr. Tloson, who re.
sides at 1877 Fast Broadway was conveyed 10 the New
York Hospital. An examination by the surgeon showed
that he had received compound fracture of the Leg and
the DO eior expressed doubts about hs recovery
ARREST or AlLEGEp snorLrTTERs-sToIEN Goops FovsD
OF PalsoyEss.-Three Germans, giving their names
Joseph Isaacson Isaac Wolf and Joseph soneberg we're
By Sssr Tsy Of Me Third precin. en- rho
SSs as 81 efSs % 81 Marin % No.
under prssncs Of Wishing 70 purchase yood. and whe
WITH ssS G y
h,a been the parties S aoqT q @sr o I
prisoners wolf and ssacSon Inc goods he
Mr.. Fox we're found and the person Of Woli ccer
bSy ean from he o nes
thai No 60 Warren street The accused parties we're sun,
sequeny taken before Justice Downg and committed 70
the Tomhg Tor exam nation.