The New York herald., 1866-09-14
POLICE INTELLIGENCE.


RosHED-osE or rHs VICTIMS MEXICAN GxsxRAI,-THs
THEY ISsUaAscs BaoKxR-HB ARREST, Ero-Fos
some days past Mr. Samuel Porter, Special Deputy
sheriff. employed at the Metropolitan HOTEL has been
the alot for thief who had boen entering boardcrs'
rooms ahd purloining property. Late Wednesday
afternoon Mr. Porter 0bserv cd suspicious looking
on one OF the upper floors Of the hotel and accordingly
watched his movements. Tho stranger was seen 70
listen AZ the keyholes OF rooms and thinking
tho coast clear the fellow, with false key entered
NO los, occupied by General @. Sanchez 0choa, Of
Mexico and stole therefrom coat pair OF pants shirts
and other articles, valued at ST. Tho suspected party
Henry Watson On searching the prisoner the
goods stolen from The Mexican Generals room wore
found IN Watsons possession The accused also bad In
his pockets door keys from the Metropolitan and Fh
Avenue Hotels and also the Astor House. besides large
number OF trunk and skeleton keys In OF watsons
portion Of s43 worth Of clothing, &C., taken from the
room OF Mr. Charles W. Matheny. stopping at tho Metro
politan Hotel This room was entcred and roboed on
the evening Of the 10th instant during the absence Of
Mr. Matheny. His property. with the exception Of the
eyeglasses has not been recovered tho prisoner stub
bornly refusing to tell what disposition he had made OF
IT, Detective Elder yesterday assisted Mr. Porter
10 working up the case, and In doing 10 learned
that Catholic clergyman had been robbed Of his robes
attending convention In Baltimore no cannot now ap.
pear 70 make . complaint Mr.. Charles Il Hardness
also formerly stopping at the Astor House. had his
entered and robbed OF considerable amount Of pro-
perty which has not been recovered Yesterday after.
mtted to the Tombs for trial. ban being refused He is
twenty Ave years 6 age, was born In Philadelphia h
insurance broker and says he lives in the Fifth Avenue
Hotel That he had room there certain, for the ON
cors found small quantity of stolen property tors
Before being sent 10 tho Tombs Watson was shown up
TO the principal hotel keepers Of the city and had h.
is the intention Of the criminal authorities TO have Wat
son indicted and tried in the Of three four days
An OLD RoBBKIy CAsE-On the 9th Of May last, John
AacNin, living at No. 90 Madison street. James sullivan
and STRANGER met in n dark allcywsy In Pell street,
where an alteration ensued between them During the
quarrel II Is alleged that the unknown man knocked
MacNif down and held him, while Sullivan rined his
pockets OF gold watch and chain valued at $72 So
The rpued robbers then ned and could not be found
the police who made search for them Yesterday Su-
van reappcarcd and arrested the charge OF rob-
berry. Just co Bowling committed him 10 await an
examination. The unknown man Ia still at large.
Dock TnEr.-Gcorgc Finay caught yesterday
morning IN the act OF taking Gve china cups worth
twenty five cents from crate pier 81, East river
He held answer by Justice Mansfield on complaint
OF j. A. Pennel, tho master Of the ship which the
crate had come As freight.
An EARLY EVIDENCE ''ORiGrSAL SS. "-"see, mother
what have foundi" exclaimed little John McGil
holding up watch TO hts mother he entered her
yes crday afternoon 'ewhy, Johnny where did
you get that the eager inquiry Of the astonshcd
mother. 81 found II, mamma; found II lying In tho
street." The boy had been sent just before 10 return
place When he back from this errand he brought
the watch Scarcely had the mother recovered from her
surprise TO him have It, before Waxenbaum made his
appearance and inquired for u, and told by the
mother that the boy father had It, He away and
returned soon after with officer and got tho watch
VIII ch was worth S. Tho boy-a wee fellow Of eight
yesterday afternoon, and complaint made against him
The mother stood by, pleading his infantiie years
often enghtening the Court with tho remark, sbOys
will lie and steal But neither her tears, the
boys tender age his juvenile pccuarity succd
save him from one night In tho lookup.
THE BAn AND THE Fisu.--At No. 53 avenue Mossrx
h.1a.
wares exposed on the sidewalk On Wednesday after
Emil Braasch passed that way and nibbed at the
bait, ~ Messrs. Strauss Young hoped he would but
contrary 70 thoir expectation the halt slipped on and
they meatiess clump Of arculaied bones rigged
out with fsh's mouth gliding on from the naked hook
with the bait, Mr. Young, Of the abovs firm,
The bait used on this occasion eleven and half
yards Of ladies' cloth, worth twenty three dollars But
me s are no. -. 90 soon
IL again Accordingly no "waded i'm aud secured
only that but also Braasch Yesterday complaint was
made against this individual at tho Easex Market Police
Court where he held for appearance at the Special
Scssiona
DAsrARDLv ArArLr.-On Wednesday night Mrs.
Louisa IAnngan. OF No. IL Hamilton street, while
turning from tho house OF her sister, Third sircc
company with little girl about twelve thirteen years
Of age was thrown upon the sidowaIk and ndecentIy
assaulted by Michael o. 'Brien. 0Brisn is now held 70
At the Essex Market Police Court.
wARsNo TO Jrr BoArxHx.-John white, Daniel
O'Brien Patrick Began, Francis Graham and Bernard
Conoy who have been running junk boats the North
river yesterday arrested while plying their voca
ton and taken before Justice Lcdwth charged with
carrying their business without license. Tho
had taken out Mayors license, appears but the Law
makes II necessary for them 70 have Police Com
missioners license also or the necessity for this
license they totally ignorant Tho Justice deemed
II obligatory for him 10 hold the parties and bound them
n the sum OF 5000 each for trial at the special Sessions
A DRUNKEN wryx.-Richard German, . lsboring man
with . very honest face, appeared At the Jefferson
Market Police Court TO prefer charge against his own
Wife The latter has uncomfortable fondness 70,
LIQUOR that she brings dsgnce upon her family yet
when she b. not drunk she Is good wife and mother
fourths OF the time she is In maudlin state. II
hard TO mark he struggle between duty and ale con
that asated The bras of the poor man as with ch oked
stood the while bitterly sobhns the bAf And tina.
.oa &. aS be- N 'ons," sss.
bis f1ce fnlled him. HIS wrctcbed wife mosned and
stf,fsd t6s officers we're taxing her away and begged
Of her husband not 70 let them take her on TO ja !"
thought OF the duty that forced him 70 remove tho
mothers bad example from tho sight OF their children
al bome his mind vas liked and without another word
aoSs" 4Ss :St tbs door in swoos, snd va. di.s:sa
away TO make room fos ihs next offender.
Bousp ovn-c n. rrudt, Of SO4 West Fory second
street. yesterday complained before Justice Ledwith Of
John Bowling, at whose hands be received a
castigaton on Wednesday Dowling attacked and beat
I'm very heavily In the face with his nsta The csodi
date for sc hono put under $500 bonds 70 restrain
bis puglistc proclivi'ies
D. d. d. D.-t has become matter Of history how
rorney received his degree from the President ycster
day however appeared at the bar Of the Jefferson
Market Police Court who rightly entitled 70 degree
twice ~ great that u the immortal dead duck. !"
Cornelius Hon, deaf and dumb man, had been drunk
and dsorderiy Tho Justice considered dangerous for
N h ~ fary d for
ten days
PrTrAsLn sseHr. --Eariy yesterday morning hack
up the second precinct station house With an
insane young woman, who had been found about nx
O'Clock the previous evening BY dstsctve making
disturbance on Sixth avenue ana nnz the whole neigh.
borhood with her outrles She had been taken 70 the
station for the night and her friends from whom
she bad escaped the previous day were then
10 consultation with Justice Ledvith IN regard 10 her
future disposition while the hack waiting In front
Of the court room the rawlings Of the poor gr attracted
large crowd The shrisks Of the unfortunate IunAtic
hcsrtrcndDs and the singular beauty OF her fea-
turcs enlisted the sympathy and pity o. every by
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