The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-11-24
POLICE INTELLIGENCR.


ing effects tho stuff called Bourbon and brandy rsailed
by grog shop keepers Of the First ward was recently
illustrated in the case Of Mr. John MoLane residing a.
loo East Eleventh street. Mr.. NcIane has been suer-
ing from chs fever but the evening Of the 18th
inst, feeling somewhat better he came down town Tor
the purpose Of calling upon some friends living In tho
First ward In passing through West street Mr. Mciane
was accosted by Daniel Murphy, youth OF nineteen
who invited him to join them in drink at corner
grocery store Unfortunately be accepted the
was 'as s's rns sWa M %sn S9'' was
he imagined another drausht might b beneficial and.
had the effect intended BY the designing youngstes He
after which Murphy and his confederate took their VIC
tim Into the street. and there, charged rned his
sS1c ana chain valued 500 but
AcLane subsequently found his way homo and then dis
covered his loss few days afterwards two detectives
. valuable watch and chain, and, believing that he had
stolen the property they arrested him. The suspected
individual detained until yesterday whom the owner
Of the tmepece was brought into court and made an
affidavit against the prisoner. Justice Downing
bail His confederate 10 still at large.
vERDAxr GENTLEMAN SwlxDLxD-Bsrnhard Polking,
who lives u 10th street and Ninth avenue yessr
day norsing "roped" into . shop in Chatham street
and gwindIed out Of his money. In affidavit file
before Justice Bowling Pokng sets forth that VIM.
Roberts induced him TO enter place In Chatham street,
aftor which he asked him to draw number for prize
bsr "s5," and then put up go, BY which drawing
Polling alleges he was entitled TO $780, Al soon a.
drawn the NUMBER IS but that he drew 81
instead Polking demanded return OF his money, but
Roberts positively refused make rcstoat on or give
him any satisfaction whatever An officer OF the Fourth
precinct then called and Roberts whom he
took 70 the Tombs The magistrate committed the sport
ing defendant TO prison 70 await an examination
THEFT OF CLoTHNG.-John Murphy. youth Of twenty
years, yesterday arrested by detectives stwe and
Schneider, OF the Second precinct on the charge Of
stealing coats other articles Of clothing and cane
valued at $751; from Mr. Charles Gregg OF Nos 90 and %
Gold street. The prisoner alleged, found the window
seized upon the property and escaped unobserved.
After Murphys arrest the stolen goods found in
ri Sa
Justice Bowling and committed TO the TOmbs for trial.
LACK OF STATIONERY. The business Of the Tombs
Police Court has been much impeded for months past IN
consequence Of the absence OF the necessary affidavit
paper blanks for the various crimes which up be-
fore the magistrates for adjudication subpmnas, &c
Captain Magrah the chief clerk has made frequent re-
QUESTIONS upon the street Commissioner for the
sary stationery, but each time refused the ground
that the appropriation for stationery exhausted.
Other police courts, however seem to have trouble
&c, and the question is almost daily asked why the
lower police court cannot receive its share of the blanks
required.
FIcHrrsc TicER--A You've MAN LOSES 81, 700 AT
FARo-On Thursday John A. Karst appeared before JUS
tice Ledwith and entereda complaint against Thomas
shedd and William McGau. The former it was alleged
keeps gaming place Broadway, and the latter con-
ducts similar institution in Ann street On the 10th OF
October, Karst alleges no was induced TO visit the
place OF Mcau, where he engaged In OF faro that
was there gong He asserts that that night LETT
the place loser to the extent OF $780, Two nights
thereafter he went again 10 the place Of McGau in the
lost $3.50 more This disguised him and he tried Nc.
eau again. But the night o. the 25th he visited
the gaming saloon Of Thomas Shedd, whore, he alleges
he lost In two nights' play the OF g. 100. being all
the ready money he had with him. Convinced that such
constant losses caused by something besides uck
both arragned before Justice edwith but wore allowed
70 remain at liberty on giving thor parole Yesterday
the counsel for the prosecution moved that tho com
plant against Mctau be dismissed This DONE and
the hearing of the against Shedd put over uni
70 day karst Is young man Of Hebrew extraction
and lives in tho South. II In said that this u his FIRST
visit TO the metropolis
ROBBED BY FRIESD.-Eliza Shaefer lives at II Sui.
van street. On Thursday night q little social party
convened at her place Of residence Of whom young
man named Charles King In the early part Of the
ing sum Of money amounting to nearly IS wos lying
upon the mantel piece she alleges that King took this
He strenuousy denied his guilt and asked her 10 send
for an officer TO search him. She acted the sugges
was searched, but nothing was found him. He sug-
gested that she had not looked among her effects On
King was believed to have L AND he Mss
taken In custody Justice Lcdwth yesterday committed
him for trial.
Lilly WE'LL NIGH BRoKES.-Cathsrine Lilly Is the
proprIeress Of modest little establishment on Laurens
street. where, by selling small articles in the grocery
line she earns decent livelihood Catharine is a very
popular in her neighborhood and few there are
w n say na IN f,rh
full sunny disposition Many are the people who esteem
no other pleasure like that OF gathering, cold night
In the pleasant little barroom OF the store where beside
roaring IRE and quafng mugs OF old ale the long
evenings are passed In pleasant gossip with the bright
eyed matron Avan Briggs Is who has been wont
TO meet many friend about her fresde and many
happy and social evening has no thus spent But
Briggs has fallen from tho matrons estimation
never more TO regain IT. On Thursday night no
unluckily met party of acquaintances somewhere
down town, and was by them induced TO mbbe so fro.
quently that in very short time he outrageously
drunk Al ten O'Clock he left this convivia party and
getting into his head that he must meet the ga altering
In the Lilly taproom reeled around that way When he
Mrs. Lilly had thus seasonaby retired for the night Il
made Briggs angry TO the place closed up and he
began TO pound on tho door with vehemence that
brought the startled andady to the door She quickly
comprehended the situation and refused Briggs admis
son telling him TO 30 home az he had had enough At
this the nebraied Briggs waxcd very wroth and gave
the hostess drubbing concluding by tearing on
one OF the shutters and thrustng through the window
hrs Lilly could not tamely submit to ndignsy like
tbs, even from drunken man Briggs therefore
delivered into the hands OF the police Yesterday morn
Ing Justice Ledwith sent him before tho Special Sessions
BOLD DASH REsUrrs UssrccKssyuLLY YESTERDAY
afternoon about two O'Clock young men entered the
Office Of the Rockiand County New Jersey Famers'
MIX Association, corner OF Broadway and Thyseventh
street. The clerk, Mr. Hen ry Canneld was writing at
the desk. The mon stepped up 10 him and made some
shown sample Of the article. The clerk went 10 the
ice box with one OF them for the purpose OF drawing
glass OF milk, while the other remained At the desk
While in the act Of drawing the milk the clerk saw the
young man at the desk lift up the lid and taking there
from package OF money conta lining $780, place IL in
his pocket Garfield 81 once made q rush after the
fellow whom he secured while the othcr ran from the
door and escaped. The prisoner was brought before
Justice Ledwith, when he gave hts name az James Nc
Intyre He was committed for trial al the General Sea
sions
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