New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-10-15
THE TONES POLICE COURT.
IEeforr lnsfice Dowlinc


TWICE RoBBED.-On the night of the Sth inst. Mr..
Andrew p Wiley resident of Galveston Texas but at pres
en stopping Sweeneys Hotel in ChatLanst met an hoi
donc female named Alma Kenten in Broodway end accom-
nsnied her into one OF the low dcns in the vicinity Of Prnce
and Broadway. After leaving the g WY Ound that hs
wallet containing SIS had been so.cn from him lie at
started in pursuit Of the thief and fndag her short time
after broadway heI IN charge OF an officer Later IN
the night Mr. Wiley met by young named Charles
Benee whom the police say Is the companion OF the girl who
proposed 10 Wiley to pay him back the sun stolen ~ tIe sr
The offer accepted by Wiley and thc sioen wales wa re-
turned him. 1t found contain but and n the sug'
gcsOn Of Benedict they went into saol u @ vicinity vince
There they drank several tme@ Wiley huks h qtor drank
by him drugged as he icl ASLEEP soon Ger lAAS ana
he aid not awake until late the next day ne Atn 10 ma 'aV
he had again been robbed Of his money and " CLIFTON re-
yolyer and silver watch In ne meas lH w. gan hau pea
arragned before Justice DoNng at iLe Ic4Ds "a no Ve
appearing complainant she was qiseage! Hee'ls lhat
he had been rotbedby Benedict Wiley 5Iea uEoh CapaI
Petty OF the Fifth Precinct and informed LIN oi tho occur
renee Detective Field detailed 10 LOOK p The matter and
on Friday night arrested Benedict and The e e stoeh pr
to found in the possession Of Benect Gpd nc slSeqIst
" gave information which led 10 the recovery OF me NNGh
None OF the missing money has oeen recovered On aeu
the prisoners were ar1aigned before justice DoN }u
temporarily committed on the cOmllnat Oh Whey.
Yesterday the prisoners Te as 1as S "a rid
examination BY the counsel ior the accused l tes
The counsel failed 70 shake II N any paiSln as ln.
decided to commit tie accused without bail and hey %eie ac.
cordngy consigned the Tombs Benedict is said by the
police TO have been Tor years past notorious panel a'
steamboat thief and pckpockt lie has been arrested
number Of times .of various ofenses and was Lot long
seat to Backwels Island 10Y fixiy Gays on cAae
OF being aGommon 1if and vagrant The magistrate ail'
mated that the lIfl DC phcu ny INC
witness against BcDcHct he being The more guilty 81 te Two
If the staten nt the r be believed her history sim
iar that Of many Of the Gloss 10 which she now belongs
residing with her parents N NeWDeIn,
n c. the acquaintance o! man WHO now re-
sides near Albany Y She sednced by him and about
year came to this city where she gave brit 10 child
Since then her educe who supposed that she was working AT
her trade that Of mner has contributed 70 TIE support Of
herself and child Nearly six months since she made the &c
qnarta Of Benedict and at that time was the possesor OF
Sv 4nered by the death Of her parents This was soon
squandered by Benedict and lately they have led lie Of
debauchey and crime having apartments at NO 10 Lawrence
She aged 10 years. sl rather pretty and retains evil
dence of early culture.
A STREET PREACHER TROuBLEs-Seyeral years since ID
police Of this city considerably annoyed by preach
ers who on each succeeding Sunday would collect dsorery
crowds Of persons City M Park and along the river
fronts and elsewhere by their hrans religion and tenn
pernce Several serious fights the consequence Of these
nfammaory hangnes and orders were az ength issued TO
arrest all street preachers the gOnnd thai their Efforts tend
ed TO ncite breach Of the peace In consequence Of this &C.
ton few street preaching has iaen into as
use Yesterday however IL revived BY Mr. Thomas Best
rather intelligent looking aged about - years also
mounted cart In Pearl Chatham ss and commenced
violent harangue the combined subjects OF religion and TEN
erance The neighbOrhOo1 Is rough and he
a motley crowd Of men, women and children
As might be supposed In such neighboThood his remarks
were greeted with expressions of derson and fearing that
disturbance would be created officer hcAnte Of the Sixth
Precinct requested the orator 70 cease his discourse and move
on refused do and then arrested and taken
10 the Tombs followed by such yelling hootng crowd rs
oHly the Points vicinity YOnt forth IN the way
there the PRISONER informed the officer that he had received
erance He obviously abong under this Authorization
and A would not promise the magistrate not 10 again preach
In the street committed 10 the Tombs on charge OF
dsorderly conduct