The New York herald., 1866-07-13


POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
OUTRAGEOUS CASE or KDSArrNo-A LITTLE Boy STOLEN
AND SENT TO rHE HOUSE, o. ISDUsrRY.-Mr. Frederick
Muhlken, residing on the corner Of North Sixth and
Sixth streets Brooklyn yesterday appeared before Jus
tice Hogan and entered complaint against Jane Conno
w. scotchwoman twenty-three years Of age charging
her with kidnapping From the facts In the case as de-
veoped before Justice HGsa ,nst on sne
playing in front Of his fathers house, and forciby
S'k Doa4a % sSs boat 90 and sn'
city The day following jane took the little
fellow TO- TO- Mt Samuel %Nns. r. Tndust and
TO him that his name was John Chase that ne was OF
iegmate birth, and that his mother, who was now on
Blackwes Island had left the child In her care; but
being unable provide for his support she had brought
him TO the OF Industry to be taken care OF at the
public expense Mr. Halliday took the boy, and subse
pusntly saw an advertisement in the HERALD ask:
ing for information concerning a. child an.
swering the description OF the one Jane had left
the parents who had been searching day and night for
their lost one to the city ana identified him.
The meeting the anS % chd mi pn
was then described Captain Jourdan OF the Sixth pre-
cinct and yesterday he succeeded In arrestng her IN
Crosby street. On being arragned before the MAGISTRATE
the prisoner pleaded guilty taking the child and she
was committed the Tombs for trial In default Of one
thousand dollars ball. Child stealing seems 70 be ma
twice previously for the same onence
ARREST or FUGITIVE SLAVES FROM HAvANA-THzY RoB
THEIR MASTER AND SAIL new Y0RK-On the 00th ult
Mariana Estrada and Pauline Gaunzo Spanish negroes
then in the service OF J. Emilio Cespedes, Cuban
planter, during the absence or their master on bis
plantation robbed his house in Havana OF g. no so in
Spanish gold con two gold Watches diamond finger and
ear rings and bracsles besidcs other articles Of jewery
and clothing valued in all At about $1,000. After
securing tho punder the slaves sailed for New York In
tl,a eta
before United States vice Consul Savage and forwarded
the fug tiyes arrested The matt was placed in the
hans Of detective McCord attached to the strict At
ornsys oG and ne eventually saccoeaeo fd%nd a,res.
quantity Of wearing apparel worth one hundr dollars.
which they confessed stealing in Cuba and bringing TO
made an affidavit against Estrado and Gaunzo for the
larceny, and Justice Hogan, before whom they were
taken committed them for examination The prisoners
confessed to stealing tn r masters money watches
and jewclry and said they lett the pundcr with friend
in Havana 70 bring on to New York, as they did not
wish do 80 themselves fearing arrest and dete tion
Estrada and Gaunzo will probably be tired here for bring
ing stolen property into the State
EXTENSIVE THrPr BY PicKpocKErs IN A RAIL CAR-PoR-
TON OF THE MONEY RxoovERnD.-A very bold case Of
pocket picking occurred Of the cars Of the Belt
Railroad lao Wednesday afternoon, and resulted In
tho theft Of 81 $40 AT the time named Mr. George W.
Saepardsoa, doing business No. 321 Broadway, was
rollR Oh the ITOut OL tiou passing
West street. when three four young men jumped on
and commenced pushing and Jostiins him about in a
very rude manner. In few moments Mr. Shep.rtison
discovered that wallet containing S1,670 In legal
tender notes and fractional currency had been
abstr traltcd from his paniaoOns pocket Among the
persons who pushed against Mr.. shepardson was VIM.
Thompson, old well known pckpocket and as he
making his cycaoe officer Thompson, OF the fwen-
tyseventh prec nct pursued and arrested him at the
rsapd about $500 IN legal tender notes similar in ap
pearance 10 those stolen from Mr. Shepardson; pack
OF fractional currency done up IN precisely the sam
manner that taken from Mr. Shepardson was also
found in of the prisoners pockets. The accused
yesterday TAX before Justice Hogan and commit
sed The Tombs for examination The other parties
concerned In the robbery escaped with tho balance OF
the stolen money.
STEALING FROM RIVER STEAMERS For some. days past
several steamboats, and other vessels lying ut the North
piers have been entered by thieves and robbed Of
trunks carpet bags vaIises, coats &C. &c. Al length
complaint was made Captain Greer Of the THIRD pre-.
cincL vine detailed detective Tlsy To make enort TO
secure the offenders and yesterday he succeeded In
arrestiag Robert Thompson, young man, twenty
Of age, who was caught IN the act Of stealing coat,
valued At forty dollars the steamboat Nelly Whilc
running Red Bank and then lying at the 10 Of Bar
clay street Tne stolen cost belonged 70 Colonel William
paint against the prisoner, and Justice Hogan, commit
tod him for trial Thompson had confederates in the
business. and detective Tiey s In search OF them.
Tmyr OF TnA-James Murphy. seaman. was arrested
by oRccr Gilbert Of the Fourth precinct the charge
Of stealing half chest Of tea valued at forty dollars
from william H. Pegg, Of No 221 South street. The
stolen property was found In posssson Of the prisoner
bail.
Conn1rD. Charles Mannel, ono OF the, Eighth ward
rsoters vas committed defAult OF nve hundred dol
lars bail, for assault on ofncer Carpenter.
An OFFICER ASSUMING AUTHORITY A MAGE
rxArs Charles Chrster and Frederick Slap live at No
200 West Forty fifth street On Sunday evening
dispute occurred between them and is alleged Chrster
ut-. A.
and on Wednesday three days after the alleged commits
sion Of the offence. officer whitmore Of the Twenty
second precinct, who not witness Of the assault
20 10 have been committed by Christer arrested Chris
In his house. The complainant not appearing
there there being no evidence su6stansiasns the charge
against Christer the complaint dismissed There
upon occr whitmore sought TO prefer charge against
Christer Of feonous assault nasmuch according 10
tho statement Of the officer he had sought to the
arrest and drew pistol with that object Justice Con.
molly refused to entertain the complaint the ground
that the officer entirely unauthorized TO make the
arrest he had not been present at the time Of the
alleged assault and had no. any warrant upon .heh 10 %
liberty Of the citizen from undue interference the law has
provided certain forms and modes Of proceeding
where deprivation Of this right h int nded, and has
established police courts the channel through which
these forms and proceedings shall issue. The members
of the Metropolitan Police force should understand this
and further understand that they do possess the
power Of overriding the express provisions OF the law
In the present the officer should have instructed
the complainant as TO the course was necessary for
him pursue in order 10 obtain redress and the Court
censurcd him for acting Ia the he did, as ap
pcarcd that making this arrest, which he had not thc
right TO do, he had made free Of his club and m
nicted considerable punishment upon Cbristcr, whcn
from all that appeared to the contrary, he may have
been the party aggricved from the first.
CHARGE OF rErBEzzLragSr.-Robert Watson, aged nnc-
teen lately the employ of stephen Tce's stove
dealer 545 Eighth avenue The duties OF Robert we're
many, aud included collecting bls Thorc is certain
proceeding. known 70 the initiated, and far moro cxcn-
sivey practiced than the records of the Police Court
show fully and completely explained in the cur. phrase
OF .sknockng down. The las less In its disnc.
tons calls this little operation stealing, sometimes
bczzing Robert Watson appeared before justice Con-
molly, Yesterday, charged with having engaged in