The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-05
POLICE INTELLI0ENCE.
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About =. F&o srdget Mack, little girl twelve
years Of age was arrted charge Of larceny, and
Justice Bowling committed hsr to the Tombs. She was
placed in that portion Of the prison known Us the
Magdalen" On Sunday afternoon, 2sdget being alone
IN The room, forced open the dsmper the CRATE
used for heating the room crawled into chimney up
which she climbed 10 the roof of the prison She then
jumped to the roof Of the main prison. and thence down.
distance OF ten feet 10 the roof Of the old station
house fronting on Franklin street. occupied by tho
west end OF the roof and deliberately jumped the
wall thirty feet high and landed in the grass plot closs
aninjursd and, scaling the fence. ran away, Without
being observed by any Of the prison officials She was
subsequently missed, and later IN the day Nj. James
Finley the prison clerk found the little female runaway
secreted under bed IN Jackson street. where she for
merry lived Bridget taken back TO the Tombs and
not long since, while detained in house agninst her
WILL finding no othor Of escape proceeded TO the
roof and lesped or distance OF four stores receiving
ARREST or ALLEGED BURGLARS.
John Monahan, alias John Muligan, was arrested BY
officer Buckley. Of the Fourth ward. tho charge Of
breaking into the sparmeus Of Joanna Ksside No. 22s
Water street. and stealing silver watch worth thirty dol
lars After forcing open the door and entering the house.
Monahan broke open trunk, which he was engaged in
rising whom Joanna returned and caught him 10 Tie act
nted 70 the Tcmbs for trial in default Of two thousand
dollars ball.
lad asesn years Of eye, named John Grant, wa
taken into custody by rouudsnsn Mcdonnell Of the Sixth
precinct the charge OF having forced entrance
the premises Of Patrick Sullivan No. 90 Roosevelt street.
forty dollars Worth Of clothing. Grant subsequently,
returned the clothing but the money not recovered
Justice Hogan committed grant for trial.
CHURCH B0BBxR CAUGHT IN TIE ACT.
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. Bathuser Waller, an attAche
Of Trinity church. caught aged and respectable look
ing man in the act Of stealing prsyerbooks from the
church. valued ct eight dollars He seized the offender
and passed him 70 the custody Of oces On reaching
the Tombs the prisoner declined giving his name and
accordingly chrlsened John Doe" by the clerk,
ex-Alderman Hall Doe was committed 70 the Tombs TOT
trial Books valued at about two hundred dollars have
recently been stolen from Trinity church ana tho ac
oused now supposed to DO the mau who puroIned the
prsyerbocks.
WATCHING FOR raEv.
At late hour Sunday night of,cer McCsrty OF the
Tweutyniuth precinct observed three somewhat noto
young men passng through Sixth In search
Of some helpless or drunken individuals whom they
could rob without fear Of detection On reaching the cor.
Of Twenty firth street aud Sixth the trio saw
man aslcsp ana made an attempt 70 rife his pockets
when oanceS Mccary, wMh club In hand, rushed upon
them. The men, who proved 10 DO Thomas shannon,
James Fleming and Francis Coyle, showed fight, and
shannon struck ths ocsr In the face ne was speedily
repaid With interest," and other officers coming up
81 three Of tho sneak thieves Bartholomew Foley OF
lO& West Twenty eighth street. whom tho prisoners ut.
tcmped 10 rob- made complaint against them, and
they were committed By Justice Dodge for trial without
bail II alleged that TIE prisoners belong 10 the
gang OF offenders who murdered officer Walker OF the
Twenty niutb precinct
A soLDIep ROBBED.
Detective Roberts, OF the Eighth precinct arrested
Patrick Riley, living at 81 Houston street. on the
charge Of having stolen 500 In cash from James Welsh
late member Of the Nineteenth Connecticut regiment,
put now bailng from Philadelphia Welsh having been
induced 10 visit dclcndaDts room, got into sclc with
hnoy during which Welsh droppcd memorandum honb
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