The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-10
Police Intelligence.

A PRECOcIOUs YOUTH-ROBBIN0 STORES.
On Monday last Joseph Robertson. a youth ofnins.
teen years. entered the store Of Mr. John a. Kecham,
sO3 Washington street, with unknown man. under
the prctence Of wishing to purchase butter While Mr.
Ketcham was talking with the stranger and showing him
samples OF butter, Robertson, under the pretence Of
getting drink of leo water walked back into the oce
in which was the safe The door Of this iron repository
being open Robertson, charged, examined the con.
tents and stole therefrom four hundred and thirtytwo
known confederate managed TO escape MI ketoham
missed the money Immediately after their departure,
and not till then did he know the shrewd game which
had been played upon him by the pretended
butter merchnnst Information OF the matter add de-
scrption the parties given TO Captain Bracke OF
the precinct who detailed officer Dunn, Of
his force TO work up the His efforts resulted in the
arrest Of Robrcn but his s mas NO. YET
fedcrat, the 3ls ultimo stole nfty dollars from
Mr. John A. wilett Of $40 Greenwich street, under cir
cumstances similar to those in which they vctimzed
Mr. Kctcha At Mr. willetts store the parties repre-
scented that they wanted to purchase -four and during
the strange man. Robertson rded desk drawer, and,
securing plumber stood in the front doorway when
MT Wiilett came from the basement Robertson, who
saws he is bartender and lives 100 varick street,
yesterday arraigncd before Justice Hogan and CON-
mtted for trial the complaints of the two gentlemen
he had vctimzed Probably there will be other similar
complaints brought against him.
ALLEGED THEFT OF MONEY.
Margaret Clancy residing at No $50 Downing street.
yesterday appeared before Justice Lcdwith and entered
complaint against Jas Quinn and Ca,barne Ryan living
In the same house, charging them with stealing one
hundred and twenty five dollars. On the sth instant
Margaret entered the apartments OF the persons COM
planned OF for the purpose Of paying them some money
for furniture which she had purchased She placed her
pocketbook containing the money lounge, and In
few moments afterwards was gone As no other per-
except James and Cathnc were In the room AZ the
time the money disappeared Margaret accused them OF
the theft 0fcer Jones Of the Twenty eighth precinct
called and took the suspected parties 10 the station
house, and Justice Ledwith subsequently, committee e
each Both the accused parties claim TO be entirely IN
nocent Of the charge preferred against them.
CHARGE OF ROBBERY.
Andrew scollen, u seaman twenty-one years Of age,
was arrested by officer Reynolds Of the Twenty
precinct on charge of robbery, preferred against him
by Joseph Harry detained in the House Of Detention
awitncss He alleges that Scollen caught him by tnc
shirt collar in the street. struck him violent pow IN me
face with his s and then by force and violence stole
three dollars from his pockets Justices Hogan COM
med the prisoner for trial without bail scollen lives
| at 140 Washington street.
RoBBiSa MS COMPANION.
oncer Garland, Of the sixth precinct yesterday ar
rested Patrick Welsh seventeen years Of age, bar.
tender living Of SO Mulberry street. on the charge Of
stealing no hundred dollars in legal tender notes and
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| his own house the prisoner being with him. and was
subsodaently awoke by some one fumbling about his
pcke umd up Just n time 70 gee wesn run out
Ss oss and Saus the prisoners Justice Hogan,
before whom welsh was arraigned, committed him for
| trial in default Of one thousand dollars ball
| ALLEGED xxBEzzLKMENr.
Thomas Coleman, young man, twenty. years Of
age, recently employed q porter by Mr. VIM. @. Coch
ran, No. liz william asrsst was arrested by officer stil
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