, 1866-01-20
POLICE COUNT.
The Crime Of Arson-Thefts and Cap
turcs-A Hcartleas Seduccr.

Business ut ahe AEnor5 yesterday was quite
brf-k, and come Of the cases examined OF an I'M.
poftant nature. II will be Satisfaction to mauy
people 10 know that our police tozce ae making the
moet strenuous efforts to bring to justice tue In
ccndafes whose work of late has been the cause oi
so much alarm and los throughout the city.
And it will be stil more satisfactory
10 know that these efforts Ere not unsuccessful II
Ii veil that there Is no crime moro d!5cuH Of de-
teetiou than that Of arson, nnd charge more dl-
cnIt to prove. II the fire once gsts thoroughly M
der way II destroys all traces of It's origin and te
dcrs It almost Impossible, however strpns might be
tbe suspicion ssaiust the offender, to gct copsfc-
ttnu against the CRIMINAL, There ase now awh.tIn.
trial before the Recorders Court three perons
charged With arson, and yesterday two more were
brought up before lusttce Sturteyant fos pre1lznl
class will begin to learn that IRE fa1sfng is dan
Erlona business aad not q au Profitable. In adli-
uoo to The alleged fnse9dnes, she docket eentatn.
lns, Sagrnncy, 1nebtfahon, md other minor Of
ferces.
ALLEGED NcEsprAmxs.
Under the caption s'Ft1e." In Thursday morn
tlgs TRlhCSE, appeared an Item as follows: -tTbe
alarm Of fire at twelve O'Clock Last night occa-
stoned by the partial bn1nfnE ot SIMON nenns
hanes were e1tDEulshed before the ar1tsal OF the
e1g,nes, and the damage sustained nas lnconsIae-
faole.' The crime Of incepdiat1am having become
e 5s RGs3s 5Pe Pea he ~
ton into its origin, In accordance with this rule
on Thursday morning tso metnbers OF The Deputy
''conaetaton'' for the purpose IL possible, Of as-
cestatn1pg The crcnnsi ianees Of the outbreak. 4
careful examination Of the premises. npd shor:
nsens tended 10 leave 10 doa6t IN lie is Minds of
ihc o8cers that the fire was the work OF tucendia-
s,ss. md ,aat The parnes guilty Of the crime were
PEemcrrdoner. The ofleezs found, 10 back room
which Is divided oT from the shoe gtore by low
board partition, large number OF old new.papers
this mass had been partially burned. In examining
the stock Of goods tn the establishment the deec-
nEes found more than t~o-thirds Of the boxes
an sneursnce Inspector who, after careful iu.pec-
tton Of the stock. valued It at $aao0 It wis next
a.et7thined that Hcnne Premcr.dorfer had an 10
Merchants and Garden CRY Insurance Conpanlcs.
Upon this esfdence the pa.he4 were a11eeted- They
were ar1a'gned IN the Police court, and upon feP-
nation nas coni1uued until next Thnraday. In the
meantime they were required to elre ball IN the
sum Of tl,0oo each for their appearance
AIE19TED LARCENY.
residing at No. 1l3 South Wells street, upon enter
Ing bis abode encountered stranger ID the hall
leading to biz room. Hc asked The man Whist his
cd 10 rec Captain Lewls. Nichols informed him
1bs. no pe.son Of that name Lived there, and then
passed Into bis room. lie had not been there long
When he heard noise Of ecutllnc in the adioiu-
ing room, which sas occup1ed by 31aI!a McGoveru
md her hnsband, ano, Oh opening bis door and
looking out. be raw the individual, whom he had a
short time previously accoeted, tumbltug hcadlong
down ttatss. He followed and overlook him at The
corner and desired to known If be WAS the same
p tson Who desired to see ca1tain Lewis. The tel
Mst'o'tin coming up At that moment. charged him
9Th having came Into her room and stolen silk
dkss worth thirty d9llaEs: He vas handed over to
auaItefs At The A1mo.y. a search WAS then made
tor The Eis7ing garment md It Vas found On the
EltEt, tnpEed and fallen down s,airs is deacrtbed
Upon teinc sszasaned IN the Polite Court yesteT-
as s s o Tsoa y
Il ths Recorders Cont. ~
FnowLERs.
4 number Of ftellowa who hare been 1oatng abou
week. past, Without snJ 1lsib.e means q support,
were brought mp before 1he magistrate to Gtye an
account o. Themselves. The nrst one OF this class
Albert Seafon- He and another fellow, who cavc
bis name a. James Mulphey, were arrested BY Ser
Eeant csEton On The charge Of stealing an o1ercoat
that though three were men implicated In the then,
they were not the principals, Sexton, he said,
came to this cily on Monday last trom Adrian.
a
a. bis wjie. 1hey put up at the Rock Land Housc
and renamed there until I'uesday afternoon when
sexton told his companion that he had secured a
new boarding place. He then took her TO rotor
one house Of Id lame on Slate street, where they re-
manned until the nxxt usorntnE, when he told het
that ehe woQld In future have 10 earn LIVING for
hc1eelr and him By life Of p.oseitution; that he
marriage ceremony Which Ind been performed In
Ad1lau wrs only shan and that she was not hie
wife. He etated further taat he was ln need Of an
eyercoat, and that she would have to procure one
for him. The poor e1sl, as soon as the tnhumau
bftte aad quluel the house, Proceeded 70 the Ar.
moty a9d tssa'e9 r. lnese tacth 10 ~ segsant, ~ho
.E. atsvs.ea n.. tne III, "1se nan'e Il Mary Jen-
a!nss. iosat.!! aesioeS Id No!"aR. ono, out fe,
nosSu y Aallao, AiGn., a9oMk - noutns a9o, and
u Was "nl!e lnese Inat ene oecame acquainted vain
se1ton. JuetiSe snrtesank. aAe1 listening 70 the
slatemen! o. tae selgsant' anea sexton ~ and
e2et, ana os19!ed 1nat ae oe imprisoned at ha!d
!apor @ II tne ctly hf'ae"ea iot the Term oi sixty
uhy, lhree WeIi kuown eneak Thieves. were finch
$55 md coats, and sent down to the Br1dewelI for
tfxty days each. ..r
john Mcdonnell Was fined IS and COSTS and WIS
given thl1ty days in tho B.idcwell for being Va
grant, md Thomas McGoyeIn Vas fined SD and
sent doWn for sixty days on the game charge,
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t Gs.ney r.; st Play H. an alley running between