The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-13
NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY JULY 10, 1865
Police InicIiineuce

NEW 1OKk HERALD, 1t
Police Intelligence.
DAGeR or SLEEPING IN THE HIGHWAY CoUs
! TRY GENTLEMAN ROBBED or DEEDS VALUED AT
FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS.
Mr.. Miles Cragin, resd ing at Susquehanna depot, Sus
quchanna county, Pennsylvania, yesterday appeared
before Justice Hogan, at the Tombs and preferred a
complaint Of grand larceny against Daniel Hogan living
at No 504 Canal street Mr. Cragin makes affidavit that
on Tuesday night he sat down on stoop Canal street.
and while there fell asleep When he awOke four deeds
for certain houses and Of land in Susquehanna
county, pennsylvania, and Broome county this State,
made out In his name and valued at fifteen thousand
dollars which in his possession the time he sat
down on the stoop, were missing, they having been
that soon after he awoke Hogan appeared
and said IL he Cagn) would give certain
I c 81 money ne would ge him all ms
the latter entered house by, from which he soon
returned with only of the deeds The three other
deeds have not yet been recovered Hogan was arrested
by officer Gunson Of the Fifth precinct and subsequently
taken TO court In explanation he denied stealing the
deeds and says he boy take package from Cra-
gins pocket, when he pursued and took deed from
him On returning the document to the owner he
MN the money. Tho prisoner detained Tor examna
| ton.
DESPERATE YOUNG BURGLAR CAUGHT IN THE
ACT.
| At an early hour yesterday morning officer Mosback
| Of the Eighteenth precinct, discovered young man
named John Henry in the act Of leaving the boot and
shoe store OF Thomas McGrath, 213 East Nineteenth
street, which he had entered by of forcing open
tho front door, and arrested him. Henry had two pair
of boots in his possession which he had stolen from the
store On the way the station house Henry struck
the officer powerful blow on the side OF the
head and endeavored to escape but after
submission and taken to the lookup In his possession
the officer found skeleton key and loaded re-
vover Justice Dodge, before whom Henry was subse-
cd fhnnf hail
Henry Is twenty years Of age and by occupation brass
dnisher
HIGHWAY ROBBERY IN PRINCE STREET.
Yesterday morning about two O'Clock John Johnston,
residing at 0l Greene street. passing through Prince
street, near Wooster. when man, giving his
Frank Foe him with such force as to prostrae
him the pavement While down Foo riAed his vic
TINS pockets of seventy five dollars Treasury notes.
with which he attempted to escape but officer keaey of
the Eighth precinct who witnessed the robbery,
rested Foe but not till he had disposed Of the stolen
money. The accused was taken before Justice Dodge
and locked for trial in default Of two thousand Ave
hundred dollars bail Foe is only eighteen years Of age
ARREST OF ONE OF COLONEL BAKERS DETECTIVES
HE is APPREHENDED BY A NEW YORK OBJECTIVE
ExToRrINd MONEY THE CHARGE
Application was made to Justice Hogan Tuesday by
John Mccullough, keeping public house at No. 1876
Liberty street. for against Edward Maloy for
merly employed by Colonel Baker as government de-
tective. Mccullough charged that Maloy had obtained
for his arrest and that he had instructions take him
to Washington and conne him in the Old Capitol Prison.
where he might remain for months before hearing
granted MN n0%gn Innocent ana 70 proven. being
ant paid Maloy $500, the latter agreeing to
tear up both the warrant and the complaint The
magistrate issued his warrant and yesterday detective
Slowey arrested Maloy at his residence in Blocker
street, near Mulberry On being arraigned before the
magistrate the accused confessed that he had received
two hundred dollars from the complainant but pleaded
that he had rendered Mccullough service which
lowing is the deposition dep Of Mr. %ocyou a Inc
John Mccullough, Of No. 1856 Liberty street, being
duly sworn on OATH complains that at this city on or
about the 9th day of May last in the absence Of de-
ponent, letter left at his place directed to de-
ponent, requesting him to meet Edward Maloy, the
writer Of the note that night without fall the corner
Of Prince and Greene streets in this city, in public
house there situated, at eight O'Clock p NJ Of that
, and %e said i sos to ha IA: ss
informed deponent that he had warrant for deponents
arrest issued by Colonel Baker and that he daloy had
him hence to Washington, in the District Of Columbia
and connne deponent in the Old Capitol Prison; de-
issued, when Maloy further informed him that an am
| davt was fled with said Baker, made by seaman
from the United States army that Savage had been ar
rested in Washington and on his arrest had given in
formation there that deponent had compelled him to
enlist in the navy and that depOnent had wrongfuly
obtained two hundred dollars Of his bounty charging
deponent with the crime Of causing him to desert and
further defraudng him 1.-THE said eavagc) out OF his
bounty; that he (Naloyj had strict orders to take
| deponent to Washington that evening on the
six O'Clock train, but not finding him homo left the
note aforesaid, and returned to Bakers Office and
reported deponents absence from the city, but as he
had found him now no should take him forthwith that
night and 1t most likely that deponent would have
to remain In prison three months before he would
get hearing dcponent believing the statements Of Ma
and this city asked haoy what effect it would have on
the IL he would pay the two hundred dollars alleged
nent paid him the money then that he 1MaIoy1 would
tear this warrant and affidavit before six o'clock the
next morning. and that deponent would have further
trouble in the matter that deponent proposed TO Maoy
down TO deponents house and get the money that
Maloy refused to let deponen declaring that he
must leave with deponent for Washington on the ten
O'Clock train that night and that his time Short but
that he aloy) had friend who would go 10 deponents
wife and get the s ns . MaOy
| and on deponent receiving the two hundred dollars
he handed it to Maloy, and that Maloy then and there
hundred dollars the said Edward Maioy under fear
Of being taken from this city and imprisoned In Washing
hs hs ss NO
affidavit had ever been made against him by the said
Savage or any person else and that said Maoy had no
warrant for his arrest; that no had known Maloy
to be in Colonel Bakers employ and the said Baker
and his employees about that time unfortunately
arresng citizens In this city and dragging them to Wash
ngton TO be imprisoned though deponsnt knew that he
had not committed the offence alleged by Maloy
against him. yet the threats Of Maloy taking deponent
from his family and home and the dread and Of
being imprisoned indefinitely induced him To part with
the money aforesaid Wherefore dcponcnt prays that
said may be arrested and dealt with the law directs
Justice Hogan committed Maloy for examination,
which will be granted him to-day. This Is probably only
Of large number OF similar complaints which 10
be brought before criminal courts for adjudication
EDWIN JAMES LIBELLRD IN FOREIGN JOURNALS.
Mr. Edwin James, the well known English barriser,
yesterday appeared before Justice Connolly, at the
Fourth District Police Court and directed his attention
to two lbes which had appeared in the Manchester
England G,sardi1n, and had been copied into other
English papers, arising out Of which had been be-
fore him for judicial investigation One OF these libels
said Mr. James, referred himself and the other
attack upon Judge Connolly The Judge after read
the paragraphs stated that they scandaous and
untegross misrepresentation Of what had occurred in
hscourt In the charge made by Henry Wilson against
Henry Hayward obtaining money by false pretcnces he
had fully investigated the case and there not
the slightest imputaon upon the conduct Of Mr. Edwin
James his friend. On the contrary, he was
honorable throughout the whole transaction Upon the