The New York herald., 1866-09-04
F0LICE INTELLIGENCE.


srArBI>e WIrp SWORD Ann Motion and s'ichae
Mccurry live No % Roosevelt street. but the hous.
seems quite too small TO contain both of them Tha
such the case is shown the that morn
| Ing Michael in nc OF anger seized and nourished
| atcing severe wound. Michael was arrested by an
officer OF the Fourth precinct and Justice Hosan
| mitted him TO tho rombs for trial.
| THEFr COTTON FROM STEAMER-Mr Charles Car
pcrter, superintendent Of the steamer Fambean lying
at pier North river yesterday caused the arrest c
Thomas q Haley a boatnlan on the charge Of stealing
quantity OF cotton IT being part of the cargo Peter
Thompson, OF the barge puchen, saw the prisoner in
small boat row near the Flabean receive
whrh pitched overheard from the steamer By an
| unknown man. Justice Hogan committed Haley to the
| Tombs for trial.
| BOARDING HOUSE KEErER BADLY srApnrp.-Ou sun.
day evening difficulty occurred at the boarding
of John Mcdonald, 81 Washington street. between the
| proprietor and Thomas Redmond, boarder in relation
TO money matters Angry words ensued and blows
followed during which 1t is alleged that Redmond seized
and calf of the leg, nicng very serious wounds
| Redmond was arrested by officer Of the Twenty
seventh precinct, ami yesterday Justice Hogan com
mtted him to the Tombs till Mcdonald shall be able TO
| appear and make complaint against him. The knife
the arrest. Redmond was formerly soldier but has
| been discharged from the service.
SURRENDER OF JACKSON THE eHoTEL THlEr-HE Is
| OBTAINED ON WRIT OF HADEAs CoRPus.-Yes,orday
afternoon William Jackson, alias Pat Maoy the noted
hotel thief recently arrested the charge Of stealing
So 700 in cash from gentleman Stopping at the Con-
tinenta Hotel Long Branch N. j. was surrendered to
officer from Long Branch, by virtue of a reqnsidon
issued by Governor Ward Of New Jersey upon Governor
Fenton of this State As the officer removing the
prisoner from the Tombs counse, for jackson served
| him with haoeas which had been granted by City
Judge Russell The writ is retlrnable Saturday.
and In the meantime Jackson will remain in City
Prison to await the Judges decision in the Jack
HARRISBURG Pennsylvania where he is under Indictment
for committing burglary and stealing jewelry valued
at $4,000.
BURGLARY IN LAIGnT STREET.-On Sunday night the
grocery store Of Charles r. Helm, No 81 Iaight street,
burglarously entered by of false keys and
robbed of about $50 fractional currency silver coin
and nickel cents Early the following morning a
woman saw two men, named James Holmes and Frede-
rick Cotton, alias Google, making division Of some
fractional currency, silver coin and nickels and her
pic,ops being aroused that all not right, she n-
formed police officer Of the Eighth precinct who inn
medately took steps TO secure the arrest Of the
pcious characters Shortly after he had safely lodged
them in the station house the officer learned
that burglary had been committed at No. 81
Laght street, and the fact Of the arrest
made known to Mr. Helm, who, on repairing to the sta
tion house. identified his money among tho effects that
were found 10 possession Of the prisoners when they
were taken into custody. Among the fractional
rency notes was portion of spurious twenty five cent
piece that had been torn in two parts Of which the
thieves left in the drawera sure witness against them
The other fragment was produced by Mr. Helm, and the
two fitted exactly that there room for a doubt
that the piece found with the prisoners was taken from
the till in Helms grocery The two struggled to
escape when the officer arrested them Among the
effects in their possession we're skeleton keys such
as are used exclusively by burglars Holmes is twenty
three years Of age native Of Baltimore, and boiler
maker by trade His conere felon Cotton, alias Google
Is twenty years Of age. native of New York. and
cabinet maker by trade They both declined answering
any questions with regard to their guilt innocence,
simply remarking II have nothing to say" They
committed yesterday by Justice Dodge for trial at Gen.
eral Sessions without bail.
A WEALTHY vAGRAM-A WLEL Known CHARAcrRR-
Ask your friend IL he know Joseph Epstein and very
likely 10 will say Ask him II he has met in
his journey nss to and fro through the city appa
senty about thirty Ave Or forty years q age with
making seemingly painful and tedious progress
his sts his hands protected BY leather Cloves
wearing short dirty looking jacket and little round
sides IL the s city be- viii say he has me-. such
figure frequently, and II inclined to speak
q SI, his own nj. charitable deeds may add that
has frequently bestowed gatuity upon the, as he sup
posed, deserving object, but somebody telling him
the other day that the fellow rich. Thai el6w'
Is Joseph Epstein Strangers visiting the city and meet
ing Joseph who in his pcregrnatons does not avoid the
places where they congregate, generally have their
hearts moved TO pity and their purse strings oosened at
sight Of much, they think, suffering. 1t s differ
ais and endcants of city like this rather dulls the
sense OF unadvset COMMUNICATION. Consequently when
officer No 39S, OF the Nineteenth precinct saw Joseph
Fifth Sunday, about ono o'clock with his
hGt Ia his hand soliciting aims No 3gS recoected that
there was law against begging ana arrested Joseph
Yesterday morning Joseph brought before Justice
Kooy. No. 39s testified that he had known him as
beggM for the last six years, and Joseph was
quently committed as ian idle person without any
Wis BILE means Of support and person ''wanderng
abroad and placing himself in the public highway
10 beg" Being a notorious oncnder and as such,
In the language OF the statute, sRn improper
person be sent to the poorhouse he was pursuant
10 the provisions OF the statute, committed TO the Pen
tentiary for sixty days After the commitment counsel
for Joseph moved for his discharge the ground of
his not being wthout the means OF support" and sub
mted 10 Court deeds and other documents showing
that he was of real property to the amount Of
$500 Justice Kelly denied the notion and counsel
stated his intention TO ceriorari the case
CITING AryAR.-About eight O'Clock p. NJ on Sun
day aray occurred Thirty second street, between
Ses enth and Eighth avenues in which three young
Irishmen, named Hugh Lcddy, Owen Smith and Edward
Dcvlin slightly cut with small pocket knives II
Is stated that the three men named were passing along
Thirty second street In company with one Mccormick,
CorInick his brother who appeared to have been
badly beaten. He Immediately charged party Of Ger.
mans, who had Just emerged from Gunckels saloon,
with having done It. whereupon the Germans made an
ndiscrmnate attack on the Irshmen using knives as
stated Officer No. IS arrested several or the parties
and took them TO the Twentieth precinct Yesterday
Jacob Hines and jacob WITT two OF the Germans were
taken before Justice Dodge and held TO answerHncs
In two cases. bail being respectively $500 and $780, and
Wit In one case, bail $500
BASE BALL CouRr.-Thc parties brought before Jus
tce Kelly yesterday fourteen in number charged with
charged
CHANGE IN THE JUDICIARY Justice Dodge bas rcsumodI
judicial functions at jefferson Market Police Court.
place Of Justice Ledwth, who has retired, ni least tom
porariy, from the bench.