The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-09-07
POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

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Thomas Jones respectfully dressed man. arra gned
before Justice Bowling yesterday afternoon, by officer
Coy, Of the Fith precinct charge Of having stolen
newspapers addressed for the mail and LEFT on
the top OF the street lamp Post once boxea The
MAGISTRATE found himself in . predcament, as there
were for the property and OF their
pelng discovered The Post ONCE authorities do not
ecognze anything placed on The top OF such boxes and
Under the circumstances he would be compelled to dis
mis- the complaint. The prisoner was then released.
Abusing Osu0R-As officer John r. Hill, OF the
1wentysixth precinct police passing through West
street yesterday he applied to BY stranger In rea
ton to the proper charge for hack to 60 up town. The
ofhcer gave the desired information when the hackman,
named Patrick Kelly who had been attempting an over
charge commenced abusing the Officer and called him
bv several vile names He was at once arrested and
aralgned before Justice Downing, at the Tombs Police
Court, who administered scsihng reprimand and ak
acted nne OF $40. AZ Patrick had no money he went
down stairs to . cell
AFErNE lFEnISl TALE. WITH SAD CAT-AsraorHE. -
John B. Tolman, OF No 1923 West Forty second street,
and his next door nsighbor. Robert Hashewood very
respectable citizens have declared AGAINST each
other in the fashion OF the Kilkenny cats and the fight
is all about deceased Thomas cat who, it would
appear, vas only good at a scrmmage and in tearing up
plants and flowers &C.. in his $50 he declaros) the de-
fendsnts garden The story runs that Tonans cat got
tho fence which divides his lot from Hushelwoods
and there confronting another Of his species pitched
into him. nosens polens Not only did the 'fnr fy' in
this paw topaw contest between the 'anines but 81
the great grief of Mr. H. his beautiful flowers were torn
up. lrrated beyond endurance, and obvous to or IT,
noran Of the fact that there ordnance OF the
city which prohibited the exploding Of 'guns. muskets
pistols &c, he fred musket at the cat-erwauers and
catastrophe enSued. Mr. Tolmans cat killed. and
Mr. roman Is resolved that bis neghbor shall repent
sent TO the General Sessions, where II thought
Mr. Hushelwood will be mulcted two counts-for
killing the cat and FOR firing the mnsket Pity Ills bnt
nevertheless It's true, that these intelligent middle aged
gentlemen who ought to know better. at bitter
nifty with each other about wort HESS animal; and be-
tween them the upshot 10 hatred malice and all I'M
charitabenes for the present and the future between
families that should be amiabIe toward each other But
such Is life even among the upper As it unfortunately
Is with the lower, crust OF society.
HoUsE THEY CAUGHT Old LADY.-Mrs Sarah
Leonard entered the Jefferson Market Police Court yes
tsrday afternoon accompanied by officer and bury
looking Of Africa with bald bead, named George
Brown, whom she charged With entering one Of the
rooms rented BY her In the house 507 Greenwich street,
and taking therefrom a coat Of the value OF $40.
What have you to say to o. charge, sirS"
Dat" SAID George, unnesltaungly, and u ne oiushed
his skin too dark for his Honor 10 notice it, e lady
am irely mistaken"
"why, law, now p exclaimed Mrs. Leonard, holding
up her hands and looking aghast at the efonfery Of
the "Judge you're sitting there I'd seed
with the coat on TO his arml'
"'Tirely mistaken, missus. Dis, Judge, case OF
taken indemnity suah l was sent to de house by
lady on Grand an dis yere pusson dis we're ole wo
man, she seedsme comm down de stairs. got larmed
'spose, AZ nv pearance an vent inter dem highster
Gums What all ladies are subject to an fowif she cuses
me OF ben' in her room -
But, sad bis Honor sshe says she ght you with
the coat on your ARM
This was staggerer for Brown: but, IN his own ex-
pressive language, he was eaual to de casion, and
this il how he got over that difficulty
"Dats easily splained, Judge You see, as I was a
gwine M dem stairs and nearly opposite de room in
which de lady says was IN, dis yer coat hangin'
on de haumsters fought him about to fall down.
when Ise ko,ched him. ana JUS den dis ole lady comes
long an seed him templeorily like dis yere arm.
Qwne nut him down de DqlIumsterS gin
when she say was a tie and commenced calm TO-
de perce In de sudden amsiety oh my mind run
away, quite fogetn' de coat my arm. OATS
how II was suah you. Judge"
s1Oh Lord oh, la!' cried Miss Leonard quite out Of
BREATH did you ever. Judge! Why. there isn't bal
luster or staircase within twenty feet Of the room
at is all the same madame" said the Justice
"Brown in de ault Of ball. you stand committed for
trial and the " culled gemman" was sent down stars
stand his trial the General Sessions like any COM
mon niger.
An ATTEMPT sNuGGLK wHsKEY. - Yesterday after
police officer John McEnroe arrested Adam Hess,
Peter McCon Bernard Falknsr and Mason Loeb for
Assaulsing interfering with him while in the dis
charge OF his duty. Divested Of its legal vcrbiaae.
officer, while passing by Mason Loebs dsiilIery, in
Thirty.third street. betseen Tenth and Eleventh
avenues saw q number of barrels OF whskey without
the brand of the United States inspector them and
from certain movements which he noticed was con-
WINGED that intention Of the parties to dis
pose OF the whskey that the government would be
derauded OF its He stated as much 10 Mason
Loeb and BY that person informed that the best
thing he could do would be to mind his own business
Not to he put OF, he got truck which barrels OF
this unbonded whkcy had been placed for the purpose
Of causing to be taken TO the station house. when he
violently assaulted by Adam Hess who In
cod thereto by his confederate he believed him To
be, Peter McCon with his cart wbip. subsequently
McEnroe assisted by other officers arrested the parties
held each bail In the sum Of $500 while Fak-
ner and Loeb.were discharged from custody.