The New York herald., 1866-07-22
POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

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THEFT OF A DIAMOND Pm IN A RAIL CAR-0n wednes.
day last Mr.. John Z. Merrill, residing at No. Broad
way riding down West in OF the Of the
Belt Railroad, when he surrounded by three men,
OF whom held in his hand newspaper, which he
repeatedly thrust close into Mr. Merrils face The lat
ter pushed away the paper once or twice without sns
pecting anything wrong but on leaving the
car car, soon afterwards he made tho unpea, s,
nj $500, had been plucked from his shirt bosom
Yesterday afternoon Detectives Macdouga and Gilmor,
who had been In search OF this gang OF pckpockcs,
arrested professional operator known Walter Brown
and, being confronted with Mr. Merrill, the latter
identified him the who thrust the newspaper in
his face just previous discovering his loss Mr. Mer.
rl made affidavit against the prisoner charging him
with the larceny Justicc Dowing committed the
cused the Tonbs for trial. Brown twenty two
years or acc born In Connecticut and he lives
in Worth street His confederates still at large.
THEFT GOLD Coy.-rwo men, named Hugh J. lay
den and William shoughnessy, twenty.tw and twenty
three years OF age, yesterday arrested by detective
Doyle, Of the First precinct, the complaint of Mr..
George ReifTcnstein broker, doing business at No
South William street. In whose employ tho prisoners
till quite rcccnv. II is alleged that they stole
rested Lavdcn confessed 10 the officer that Shoughnessy
took the money and gave him $50 of IL TO keep quiet
Justice Dowing committed the prisoners for trial In do
fault OF $1,000 bail esh.
ALLEGED OUTRAGE East RvER.--Jobn Whalcn,
alias Jack Shelby, John Kchoc and another invited
Margaret Brown and two other young women to take
ride the East river small boat last Friday evening
and after rowing up stream two three miles Il Is
alleged that whalen commenced taking improper libcr
ties with Margaret, and, while The other men wero
managing the boat he, notw outstanding her aud
resistance succeeded In violating her person srbse-
quenty Margarc. and the other girls taken ashore
and reaching homo alone late AZ nirh Margaret
tered compain 10 officer Dorsey Of the Fourth precinct
who subsequently succeeded IN sting Whalen and
Kehoc. who wcrc taken beoro Justice Bowling. Tho
outrag girl made affidavit tho prisoners and
81 900 bail each. The complainant and her female
associates in tho boat at tho time OF the assault we're
held as witnesses Whal In Ia twenty-five years Of age,
and lives the corner OF Water and Rutgers streets
He claims to be baker. Kehoc Is hborcr, aged twen
tyonc years and lives nj No las Cherey street They
admit being the river but plead not guilty 10 the
crime charged against them.
BoSDED WAREHOUSES R0aBsp-ARREsrs SUsrrcIoS.-
Four desperate looking young men, heavily roned, CIV
ing their James scanlon, James Jones' James
McCauley and Aaron seaman were yesterday brought
before Justice Downg by detectives Golden and Farley.
susrcion OF being clncerned In breaking into the
BONDED warehouse on tho Cunard dock. jersey CITY
few weeks since. and stealing OF vclvets valued nj
81, 900 gold From information received bv detectives
Golden and Farley they first arrested Seaman, who
At first dsncned 10 make any disclosures but after
a brief Incarceration he became more commnn cnive,
and stated that scanon Jones and McCauev robbed tho
Cunard warehouse, nnd employed him 70 sell thc so'en
goods among his numerous German acquaintance In
this city at the time agreeing to pay him com
mission OF dollars piece for dsposirg o' the vel
Seman nlso further stated that the other parties
named above recently came TO him with samples of
sixteen pieces Of silk and cigh, pieces Of velvet
from the United States Bonded warehouse, 3al
Greenwich street, the night Of the 14th instant,
and desired him 20 sell the goods Tho silks belonged to
Mcssrs. Edmund Yard Co, merchants. at l40 Dpans
street, and the vevets were the property Of McssTs
Dafmann a Co. doing business In Park fplaee. Two
pieces vevets stolen from the Jersey City
house found on the premises OF Mrs Ginn Green
wch street, and they said 10 have been Identifies
As yet there have been aidavts made against the
prisoners aud thero seems 10 be serious appchensons
about positively identifying the goods which havc been
recovered Justice Downg comnitted The prisoners to
the Tombs Tor examination.
AHARp Csss Joseph Riley arrested by officers Mur.
ply and Hcidclburg OF the Nineteenth precinct. was
brought before Justice Connolly, Friday morning,
charged with committing indecent assault upon bis
aunt Margaret Riley. Margaret states that he first
solicited her, and upon her refusal committed the
assault Tho officers say that bcng'upon post In East
Forty ninth street. and hearing cries coming from
No. 19e they proceeded to the house and found
Margaret struggling with Joseph Upon tho officers en-.
terlng the Joseph went 10 bureau and drawing
pistol threatened shoot them but speedily placed
hors de c,n'nt by the rocemen's clubs He held 10
oGlcers Joscph il already under bonds 10 answer
charge Of ind cent assault upon another mans wife IN
Iandman's Park short time since.
COLONEL GOODWIN AGAis IN couRr-Hs = CHARGED WITH
ArrxxrT AT MrnpxR MIR William r Mills, residing al
No West Eleventh street. appeared before Justice Led
WITH at the Jefferson Court yesterday and made com.
plant against Richard d Goodwin Of No sis Broadway
the agent for the celebrated medium aud spr,uas Ella
Van wle ng forth In his adavt that Thursday
night, while IN company with Edsard A. Weed and John
Adams, a, No sl4 Broadway the accused drew loaded
revolver aud placed u at his breast, evidently With tho
intention a. taking his iifc. Goodwin, who was In
the persons mentioned called at hts house and com.
menced abuse him; that he tried n drive them ont
with cane. and fearing that they had evil designs
drew hia pistol with view TO self profecton that no
did not present II at NILS brcnt, did he have any
idea OF using he further stated that Of the party
tAdamsl Was brother Of one of tho women with whom
he had previous trouble she having, company wh .
Mra Bradley, claimed 70 have exposed the secrets of
Ella Van VIE The accused was held TO bail 70 spsyss
srAuso cLoAr.-A srl named Ao~Siil, Win stealing .
.,o.t y.iu.a \, twenty doiia-, ron "~', -. 49,,
o'o"A' -, The complainant .tassu 'ns. nv
sbs found the Accused wearing .ns ~ H. secu.ed "a
demanded her ~. properly, ny u wv s.srsns 4 Art
man called HAL, :. :. 70 Sis llms pass cigars and
oosnnsp :. such is found for sale In the shops
.,oacconisis have been diappesrns most unsccoun.-
abiy from the promises cf Herman schulsz, Of 2os
Bewcry In all eight hundred dollars worth or shsre
abou,s have been lost Al ass schultz got weary Of hs
state of Affairs and determined 70 ses n the mystery
could be solved. He had . boy 10 his employ who =
himself under . table In the room and await tho
development of events. About nine o'clock on Friday
sv.ss Ks' took ..s s' gocn cnv unss' m =; Table
he had not been there great whs before he h.ard the
footsteps cf waking soft ~ up to the table whero
that ne ssw Gustav -chellenbee approaching scbclsa
berg seeing no ono present took bor Of cigars ~
charged by the boy and vas about making on with them
when Mar called out twho IL here ~ scheilenb@rr
then Inquired FOR schultz He not beiss in she merit In.
quiry was for Theodore Prank. former partner Of
Schultx Tho boy replied, Prank IL down Stain
rhsrsupon Gustav went down into the yard Kiess
called Prank who bad schellcnberg arrested He was
held by yudge sbsndly 70 default cf bail
TnE cAss AeAx~r BrHHAr. cIsax 70 CorIscroa o,
Cssv Rsvrsus this csss The examination IN which
w.s closed On Friday before Justlse Connolly. sister
xt~ us~vxlss .-kx~c tssflrnoov hss aux~sr~< A, ~
HrsArp va ealed in corroborafon Of Mis- esnh yase
assruW. aad sssuasd 70 We sans eissuDNsnsss have