The New York herald., 1866-04-21
Police Intelligence.
uHrRoyoKKD AND MURpERoUs AssAULT-ARREsr
OF TuR ASaAII ANTs.

Three young meu from seventeen TO twenty three
years Of age, named Alrrod Fox, George Halliday and
John Boyd ats Thursday night entered lager beer
saloon the corner Of Thriy-sevcnth street and
Ninth avenue and after ordering refreshments refused
10 pay the bill. The barkecper repeatedly demanded
hrs money, and Charles Hoage who In the place at
was but small and thus ssitie the matter amcably
For his interference, Hoage shamei ully abused by
the tn, Of dsordercs. soon alter which he left the
No. 40 Yves, Thirty SIKH s,rees He bad pro-
cecded but . short distance whcn the three pr
down. beat and kicked him In the cruel and brutal
manner. Not satisfied with this. knife drawn and
alarm was given. when ofccrs Robinson aud Fitzgerald
OF the Twentieth precinct 10 the spot but before
thor arrival the assaiants made their escape For
tunately, they were well known and the officers evenu
ally succeeded in arresting them. Dr squb called
10 attend Mr. II age, and after max ing an examination
pronounced Of the wounds be OF very danger
Gus character The accused parties taken before
Dodge and held 10 await the result OF Mr. Hoages
injuries There was no just proyocaon for the ASSAULT
and t s 10 be hoped the guilty parties may receive
mcrted punishment
ALLEGED THEFT OF COTTON.
Ofnccr Dowdei, Of the lower Police Court yesterday
arrested man named Charles Matthea, the charge
OF having stolen nve bales Of cotton, valued al ooo
the property Of Mcsss Bowlcs Boxer. aud Frederick
Sawyer, merchants, OF this city. Tho complaint was
Kennedy. The cotton In question had been discharged
from his vessel at OF the North river piers after
which II Is alleged the accused and EN-.
poyed William Doran Of AS Hudson street, 10 cart the
cotton TO No 90 Pine street and dump II the sidewalk
The cotton remained there ill the following day when
w. removed, since which time tho Qwpsrs bave been
unable 70 learn It's wns ab2qs Ma,thea was taken be-
fore Justice Hogan and held FOR examination.
BoYs AhassTEp FOR RoBBrS0 sArE.
Tho safe in the once Of Irwin & Sons Cussom
House brokers' No 10 Broad street. was cpcned the
9th inst and robbed OF tin boz containing g. 400 IN
gold $500 gold certificate, eec In Treasury notes, SIS
worth Of revenue STAMPS and some small change
amounting In the aggregate 70 81, 7ss 05 II was Sub
feQuenv learned thai two boys-Henry Kelter and
John Cullough--n the employ OF a irm at No. 10
Broad street. the robbers, previous 10 whi the
lads werc arrested by Of the detectives, but dis
charged for want o evidence Afterwards Sergeant Csser
Of the Fftich precinct. brooklyn who friend o Mr.
Irwin arrested the suspected parties when Mccullough
con csscd 70 opening the safe IN company with Henry
Keltcr removing the treasure 20 the house OF keltcrs
mother, where Il sccfeted the cellar Henry rave
fifty dollars TO his mother, and small sum u Mccall
day also boys living where the money was secreted
managed 10 obtain u from the cellar and what they did
with Il IA unknown They gave forty.two dollars 10
james Mctec, Of 22t Third street. which was recovered
Sergeant easier also recovered the hfty dollars which
Henry Kolter had given 70 his mother and other small
sums amounting IN alt 20 hundred and scventysix
dollars and nfty cents The 1vc boys nsmef above
were taken before Justice shandey and committed for
examination The lad Nccee detained AZ q witness
Sergeant Ca<er is making strenuous effort 70 recover
the remainder of The misains money.