The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-25
Police Intelligence.
HEAVY ROBBERY In LANES STREET.


On Thursday afternoon last Mrs. Christina Rufane,
residing 100 James street, locked up her apartments
and went to make a call upon her mother living In
distant portion Of the CITY, On her return Mrs Rufane
found that the front door had been opened with false
key Of her trunks broken open and robbed OF $3.50
She Immediately reported the matter to Captain Thorne
OF the Fourth precinct who detailed officers Herbert and
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victim who lived in the same house, and knew that the
money and Jewels in the trunk had disappeared
found him and a young man named Thomas Hennessy
secretcd at No 1877 West Thirteenth street. Both parties
were arrested after which young Rufane confessed to
stealing the money and jewery, and also implicated
Hcnncssy in the transaction The officers succeeded in
recovering hundred and fifty dollars Of the money
telling where the balance Of the property Hen.
messy and Rufane taken before Justice Bowling,
when Rufanc pleaded guilty Hennessy claimed TO be
innocent The magistrate committed both the prisoners
for trial in default Of bail Hennessy Is twenty two
years OF age native Of Ireland and lives at No 40
James Rufane s years Of age, and
born in New Orleans.
ROW ON sHIPBoARD-Tw0 MEN STABBED.
AT late hour Saturday afternoon gang of sailors
and boarding house boarded the ship jeremiah
Thompson, lying at pier 46 East river, and commenced
to conduct themselves In disorderly manner when VIM.
Sutton. second mate and James Stoddard third mate,
endeavored to eject the intruders fight then ensued,
during which Sutton was dangerously stabbed in the
back and Stoddard received stab in the side
James Myatt English lad fifteen years OF age, IL is
alleged stabbed Sutton. He arrested by officer
Walsh of the Seventh precinct officer Buckcn, Of the
precinct arrested George Bradley and James Dono
van, who, Is alleged, stabbed stoddard The accused
parties taken before Justice Mansfield and commit
ted TO prison. Sutton and Stoddard conveyed TO
the hospital for surgical treatment
DESPERATE RIVER TaIEvEs-OEE OF THEM SHOOTS
THE CAPTAIN OF VESSEL.
About four O'Clock yesterday morning a number Of
thieves boarded the schooner Lotc foot Of Jack
street, East river and broke open the cabin where
Captain Bunker and his first mate asleep Being
awakened by the noise the captain and his mate at.
tempted to drive the intruders away, when Of the
gang fired three shots at the mate, OF which, how
ever took eject Another OF the thieves discharged
pistol at Captain Bunker. Tho ball entered his face,
the nose and lodged In the throat causing serious
but not dangerous wound The thieves then ran away
and made their escape, taking with them chronometsr
valued at two hundred dollars Tho bullet subse-
quen,y extracted from Captain Bunkcrs throat by Police
Surgeon Blren.
A CASE OF MAYHEM.
Robert J. Hlker and Benjamin Watson mot at q raic
in Third avenue, near Eighteth street, Saturday
night, and while there became involved in quarrel,
During the eight Hhker caught the chin Of his snago
mist BETWEEN his teeth and bit out large piece Of flesh
HiIkcr was arrested and taken before Justice Con-
uolly, who committed him for examination.