The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-17
POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

sERIoUs AFFRAY SAILORS BoaRDrsa HOUSE,
Shortly before ton o'clock yesterday morning dsturb
ace occurred In the sailors boarding house. No ~
Jmes street. OF which Christian Peterson the pro-
pnetor which resulted In the dangerous beating OF VIM
Dryer, seaman, boarding in tho houss. appears
thlt while sitting at the breakfast table, Peterson
alleged that Dryer had insulted Mrs r., and subse-
qrntly Dryer entered the barroom, when Peterson and
High McIane, . for the house. assaulted and
kIocked him down. They then beat and kicked tho
helpless man In the most brutal manner about the head
fac and body after which they kicked him into
tn, street An officer OF the Fourth precinct hearing
ofthe disturbance fastened 10 the place. when Peterson
demanded that he should arrest Dryer who then lay
helpless on tho pavement but the ofcer, comprehend
Ing the state OF affairs and
him TO the Oak street station house He then returned
AMI arrested McIane, who had been engaged In tho
sast and took him to the lookup. The prisoners and
Dryer afterwards teken before Justice Dowiing
bu, the injured seaman being unable 10 remain and
prefer complaint, he was conveyed TO tho New York
Hospital. On being examined by the surgeon II was
found that several OF Dwyers ribs were fractured
besides which he had received and perhaps
committed tho Tobs by tho magistrate 70 await the
result OF thor victims injuries Dryer asserts that no
offered no ndignites whatever TO Mrs Peterson. and
that the prisoners had just provocation for assaulng
him.
ACoUSravnAS ASSAULTED WITH HArcHrr. On satur.
day night at very late hour, Mr. Joseph Deutuar, a
farmer living In Mount Vernon westchcster county fell
into the tolls Of colorcd woman who Induced him 70
walk up dark alley In Church streot. Two negroes
named Anthony Thompsoo and John Wright followed
along after tho farmer and beat him numerically He
struggled with them when OF the assaants struck
Dcutuar the side OF the head with small Ratchet
partially knocking him down. Tho victim screamed for
hep, whom an officer OF Tho Fifth precinct hearing
the cry ran up the alcyway and arrested both
Thompson and wright who taken to tho Leonard
street police station There Deutnar learned that had
lost IS from his ves, pocket, but although he believed
the intention OF the prisoners secure plumber he
could not that they had robbed him. The money
might have been taken by tho woman previous 10 the
commission OF the assault The accused parties were
taken before Justice bowling and committed to the
Tombs for trial In default or $500 bail each Wright
and Thompson we'll known TO the police OF the Fifth
and Eighth precincts as very dangerous characters
They viii have speedy trial. and TO ensure the attend
ance Of Mr. Deutuar witness against tho prisoners
he was sent 10 the House OF Detention
DnHosrsr LAps.- Peter and Thomas Woods lads aged
respectively sixteen and fifteen years. taken
custody Saturday by tho Sixteenth precinct police
The complainant in tho Mr. James EverdelI
who resides at No. las East Nineteenth street, and
charges Thomas. who formerly his employ with
having retained in his Possession and unlawfuly or
pended in company with his brother, $3.50 in United
States Treasury notes Thomas had been handed tho
money by Mrs julia Evcrell the 18th day OF Septem
Der last but had subsequently, failed 10 place the funds
nj the disposal OF their owner, whose and
his brother successfully avoided for fully three
When arragned before Justice Dodge nj tho Second dig
tric Police Court yesterday the boyish prisoners
both locked up for trial Thomas, when questioned IA
10 his occupation, answered " don't do nothing 4" and
In reply 20 the demand o. guilty guilty said
don't know what ~ say Peter claimed 10 have earned
livelihood by peddng kind haywood, and denied hay.
ing associated with his brother the day upon winch
the larceny was committed
''GofSG TuRouGu" DRUNKEN MAs.-That peculiar
phraseoogy, described under tho genuine term sang
contains como words and combinations OF words Of
startling and viydly descriptive power capable Of define
aing an idea, sensation or situation impossible
OF such thorough and complete analy teal ex-
preston through the medium OF tho moro
polite and recognized form Of dictionary words -
Going through" individual In a slang phrase
OF this comprehensive import; but exhaustive M
IL in ia fullest sense. In presenting verbal photo
gaph OF the condition Of pcrsn whose personal effects
have been removed from his possession even Il fails 70
realize the state in which ocer OF the Seventeenth
precinct found Frederick Keppsns lying drunk n the
street. about three o'clock yesterday morning Hs had
not only been ''gone through" but gone all over
this furnished subject for tho youth Of this city
search Of medical knowledge BY which tbcy might OBJ
tain an insight Of the mysteries Of mans fearful
and wonderful organism Tho officer found him
with nothing but shirt and crsvai II Is not Likely
that any individual party reduced him to this
condition Hs had on his person last night pocket
book containing $500 In grecnbsck This was probably
his rs loss and after relieving him OF this IL very
probable the thieves who thus esrspod
Another individual coming aionx and sceing him lying
nsensble dcsirous OF improving upon the cxampe OF
the Pbarisces possbly took hts hat and coa-perhap~
his vest The next seized his bcots and may b. his
rowsers although these have bcsn len Tor fourth
party Blu, for tho srcdsn, OF the officer discovering
him. II N not unlikely that his shirt too would have
disappeared, while will chartably suppose that the
would be left To him protect him from the
rsor OF December night Having been Furnished with
suc ent 60 he pres~ntabs he srrasgned at
the Essex Market Police Court during the day charge
OF inoxcaon when, In consideration of the suffering
with which he had already been vsss In conaequenoe
OF his overndulgenoe Justice Shsndlsy permitted h
togo about his business