, 1866-01-15

ReIlIGercnt RIGhts-The Hackmcn In
Trouble-LArecnless

The pulice Copss on Saturday Was III but tenant
less ns regarded spectators, and, though the prso
ners' boz WIS moderately we'll flied, The docke
snoWnd but limited number Of cases WORTHY O.
being recorded. Saturday Is generally the yer,
duett day Of the week in this Respect and besidet
# Was hne morning. when policemen would rathel
be abzcsd than sitting on the benches waiting K
testify. I'll remarkable TACT that in bad weatbe
there Is alHaJB an extraordinary number of snal
charges 10 be preferred, and this ttse Of affairs i,
dua to the Other tact that policemen, like othe1
mortals are prone 10 la21nees occasionally, and pre-
fer citing nezF Whrm ttovc, On cold, fa1ny nom
Ing, 10 walking any bca. tn the city. The cynis
might regard 1t as The interest OF every member o
the force to catch some offender, no matter hoH
trivial may be his offence, N order to secure ,hei,
Attendance At the Atnosy for the purpose Of testi
tying. Sometimes 1hs greater portion Of the torce
may be eeen conereeated around the etoEc awaiting
each for his particular prisoner.
AssAul11Na An oFTIcEn.
About eight O'Clock on Friday evening, while
officer Newton Of the First Precinct sub-staion was
On hts beat looking ont for offenders against law
and order be haa hfs attention attracted BY cries OF
"murdes ~ coming from woman who Wa etand-
Ing Ia The door Of taloun On The Archer road near
Twenty second atreet The officer Immediately pro-
men and woman engaged in desperate struggle
With the proprietor Of tie saloon George Gregory.
Tho msu md wom.n were eodeaEorfng, to qniet
the fuEr Of ttce1. lit. Newton requested The
parties 10 let Greeeog up rrom The door and be
would MANAGE him, bnt tie moment The tntnrlated
tearing hfs new Uniform coat INTO Hbbons M nd cut
ting his head f15ghuuny. A severe light ensned,
but every time the officer saeceeded IN getting
IN and astis, her hu,ond. Tne encounter vas
sn boal. na,ii anan5; III. Newton struck his | al.
10 fsnh Q the earth, when he was secured, and
marched to the station house. On the wsy thither,
Mis- GreezoEy. who followed. continued 10 assault
urd The result was that abe too showed into the
cell. Az the Police Court yesterday forenoon,
Justice Aslilken, ailer listening to The officers es1
md costs, aud reauitcd tnem to n.ke good ihe
damages done 10 the officers clothing.
swED1Iv1 HAcKNEg.
Nate Boughman and James SilreE, the former
he steq g1 e, aee
pl.ced in the dock charged With violating the hack
ord:nsuoe- Aman named William Miner, OF Ma
husnR county, Ohio, testified that while he was Sit
ting m the baf room OF the Jervts House,
be wns approached bv silyer, the "eea,per,'f u
who nsked him to take ride. The poor fellow was
not up 10 tbe trisks q such seenndrels q Silver
carry them about, and were fir! driven 70 Kinzie
street from heret 10 the .Vartcties, md then 10 a
notorious "hreak o day" house on Sherman street.
Douahrnan demanank ttteen dollars from Miner
for services Of himself and carriage. Miner, alter
rome little hesitation, complied, not knowing hut
iused, @ ofiiecr Daniel Mccarthy, oT the michigan
southern depot forca, hearing Of the transaction,
a1es4ed Borghman .ud,his "eealpstf and brought
800 snd costs and the latter SO and costs, and
the justice recommended The Mayor 10 revoke
Bougkman's license.
LxAv1yo H1e cARHtAGx.
Charles Carroll one OF those innocent, harmless
beings known as hhckmcr, WIS Mrested by N MI
cr ior leaving his carriage at The Pittsburgh Fort
Wnype depot, Anc going within the yard and sol1e-
Ting paseenger to ride IN h,s hack. A reminder
tered.
pn1yna WITHOUT AEuNBER.
An ordinance Of the city requires that ~ hacks
ehall b properly numbered, and TIE namea ol their
takea 20 that sn cue Of my violation Of The ord.
nancea concerning euch vehicles, the number and
name OF the owner nhy be asce1tatntd without the
driver brought 70 lsstlea. A young fellow named
Alexander Moudesu wns a1raigned Tor violation oi
both these requirements, hts carriage having
neither number nor name painted On IL he VAS
-. .'N' LAnc1sY or An orIReoXz.
Thnmns Scott, powerfully bullt coloEed man,
dressed in the national uniform, was aaa!g9ed Ut
Daniels on The charge Of stealing IN oyercoat The
complainant testified that the preoner, on Chr1s!-
mas night while both were At lskowsky H4ll,
enn6t cited hls ove.coat from the cloak room. He
eold ihe garment for g 10 : laborer in Hough's
nsckjpc houee. He was committed in default oa
$500 bill -
On the night Of The ssh Of December Last, the
wsIehouse 10. 2lB Jet1trsou Etreet, was broken
opcn and qnanttfJ OF bldes were carried away.
Sugplciou fastenad upon two men. one OF whom
Tas a,7esied almost fnrnedtatelF, but ~ accom-
niice. \ fellow named Peter pnnn socld not be
fonnd. 0f6csr 1t, Of tha Second Precinct, took
tho na,se4 IN hand about two weeks aEo: aad ssts.
dlieent md persistent se1Feh, sneeeodea. on On
Safurdxy. in a{rssttug him. BE xas placed % NJ
docI ai lie sfta,noon resaou. on Saturday out U
ths nb<cuce Of . witness, The examination Was Son
ttnued. the pt1ssns1 being required 70 s''0 'sa Il