The New York herald., 1866-08-24
POLICE INTELLIGENCE.


0rrises IN rrK roxas-A reisoseR BnrrauY CLunHsp
sg.Mrch has been said OF latc in regard
tho clubbing OF prisoners by mc,nbcrs OF the police
force after the arrests madc and while the defend
ants were the 20 the station houses police
courts. Notwithstanding tho officers have ofea been
severely censurcd by tho mag strtcs for nsng
sary violence to parties whom, ia The discharge of their
duties, they iound IL necessary arrest, the wrong has
mol been Discontinued and Ent tic Commissioners take
the matter In hand and tlnk. examples ~ Of their
Offending suborinacs, clubbing vii be rcsortoi 20 when
such conrss might he avoided. case in point
occurred in the Tnnbs Yesterday mornlag Oniser
0Shca Of the Fourth prccinc, arrested Patrick Kane
conduct and took him before Justice Hogan, bg whom
he was committed AS tho oiIcer descending tho
stairs leading tn prison h, had anery words
with Kane, during which, IL y alleged, tho latter
attempted 10 strike Oshca At the Of the star; d
cnch ensaci between them, during which Kane w.rs
thrown or Knocked doyn hy the olcer who commenced
beating him with his sts. A that time officer SnlIih
who had been In The Toinbs With prs ncr. made Ms
appearance. and y Shel asked hm for his club II benz
given 10 him ohca dealt his PROSTATE prisoner several
heavy blows the head and left arm laying open The
inflicted the blood flowed freely and It
not Ill, the lnerfcfencs Of officer Barck-
ley. OF the Tombs Police touf, and Others, thai
oShea dcsted from uslng the locus, upon the head OF
Kane. Tue ln'tar then carried into cell aud A.
tended ly DR. Simmons, who bound m bis wounds u
l. sald hai deputy keepers long aud Kendall witncgsed
ths outrage aud also sndcavore1 10 stop ~ Justice
Hogan subsequently dsrhargci Kane. who was resisted
10 police headquarters FOR tho purpose nf lodging
plain, against the officer who had brutaiiy beaten MIN
REFRACTORY sFAMAS.-.Iohn Mulligan i a scaman.
thirty eight years OF age. IIaving lust returned from
long voyage he determined 10 have good tine shore
bcorc again rying bis fortune on the Accordingly
Wednesday night John started ont for cruise and
for scfprotcct:ou placed IN h pocket sGDe
shot. snbseauen ~ becoming dsorleriy Muigan fell
into the hands oil officer aud taken 10 station
house In Oak street when The deadly weapon found
In biz possession. Justice Hogan sent the prisoner below
10 await his trial.
! IIourrScenrp OPERATOR riEAr- GrILrY. Thomas
Burke, although yonng man ''only nineteen years
old to have early In his criminal career
Not having a limepicce Of hts own, he concluded 10
secure without paying for 1t, aud finding Mr. Charles
Thomas thrust his hand the pocket Of the
unsuspcctng Charles and ole silver watch. Thomas
was rauQhf in the act and az hc ran away threw the
stolen property into a coal boz from which Il re-
covered fhcmas wss scized by an Officer and yss,cr-
trial. Thomas Is a native of London, England
Tusrr 90 Prxrs Bosr,rx.--Most people 10 well
by vigorously prosecuting their business and allow
ing others % d, the thing but Patrick Lennon aud
Patrick smith. claiming 10 h. boatmcn. thought 10 do
otherwise and make some money by sezing three cop
per pumps valued at s0 belonging to the Erie Rail.
road COMPANY which they found lying the foot Of
Duane street and scnc them IN old Junk dealers
fortunately for this brace ~ ratricks they caught
at their ncfarious work by Andrew W. y Davis, an
aitachc ol the ccmlany o whom they confessed their
guilt and made restoration of The property eing taken
IA charge the prisoners araifncd before Justice
Hogan and committed Tor tfai
wASrsp To WEAR rIv P.Sruoovs Ann McKcnpey
firing al her style OF drcss sought don the male
ATTIRE and with the view Of provcins herself with un
mcntioralhcs sezed upon two pairs ~ pantsoons be-
longing 20 Michael Hc,ey, rcsidiny ut No IL Mulberry
street Before Ann c0uli make an appearance before
the public IN her new rig she was seized by officer
aud confessed to taksns the ppnt Justice Hogan COM
mitcd her 10 the funlbs t. mediate her course Of
conduct
DisrnAosp The recent examination into the charge.
against W q. re,rn, alleged u hsvc been engaged in
highway robbery before Justice Hogan resulted in he
discharge ~ The defendant.
Az A~srtr rr"S wovsS-On Wednesday afternoon
two boys. named respectively william Fox aged sixteen
and William Carroll aged fourteen brought before
Justice Kelly charged with an indecent assault Tho
complainant an elderly woman placed on the Wit.
ness stand In,crcga,ed by The Justice, she gave her
name as Mrs Mc1ee aud aid that shc is married and
living with her husband. ia 20 tho question as
TO what the boys hd done she replied nothing" II
appears that the drunk % TESTIFY, and
1 she was made 70 stand down. Nr. Smith was nest
placed on the stand Smith is good sizod man. with
rowsriuLlcokins rh,saue aud in sppearauoe
more than match Tor rn army OF boys like
the prsoncrs smith said tina, bs sccias
Mira Mctico home, when he stopped on Sscnnd
% ha him with an iron w,onch ha held IN his hsna
he tsmi'bl Stirred They then dragged the woman
away. she making considerable noe, which attracted
taken the matter very ouc,ly and under read Of con
sequences In the of that iron wrench, observed
strict neutrality un tho arrival of the officer lie had
not been hurt, and together they purtucd tho boys
whom they overlook afier shori chase one of then,
being engaged, said, In an attempt 70 violate the
person Of Mrs. hcGee. Upon tho appearance os the
pslo The shot taking IL roxs Ieg they cscsped
bus we're subsequently arrested In the absence o the
testimony of The woman In conseauene q her cordl
ibe original charge u sppsarng hoNsysr. IRON Tho